It's funny: when I first started getting vocal about how much I liked 'Doctor Who,' I didn't realize how deep the fan base was.

Rats are just Ziploc bags full of disease.

The nerdist movement is less about consumers; there is a large contingent that are creative nerdists instead of consumers.

My best friend, Wil Wheaton, identifies himself as a geek.

Long ago you may have given up control of your brain and set it on autopilot either because it just felt like too much work. And it is work! But for me, this work was well worth it for the prospect of not waking up sad every day.

If you're able to build from your falls you'll be unstoppable and damn near fearless. You see, every time you fall down and get back up, you add another piece of body armor to yourself. You learn what not to do, how to do better, and how to create comfort through practice.

Twitter is really a hyper-distilled version of how the internet should work - short bursts of relatively useful information.