I would say that nerds, as a rule, are much more sexually active than the average person. There's a lot of anxiety and stress in the nerd brain, so sex is good for that.

Mainstream culture is like your mom: It's always a little late to catch on and gets easily confused by technology, but it means well.

I think the mistake a lot of people make with new media is they just focus on one thing. But any one thing - just doing podcasts or just having a website or just doing television - isn't enough anymore.

Nerdists, unlike nerds, tend to be creators as much as consumers. They're creative consumers.

When I was in grade school I was into chess club, Latin club, D&D, computer camp - everything that made vaginas go away.

While the liberal media elite depict the bowler as a chubby guy with a comb-over and polyester pants, the reality is that bowling is one of the most tech-heavy sports today. Robotic pinsetters and computerized scoring were just the beginning.

Trying to make strangers laugh is crazy and more than a little narcissistic.