Okay, the time has come. Having received an inordinate number of spam comments over the last few days, I've decided to no longer update this LiveJournal account. Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth will continue over at Wordpress - http://matthewhyde.wordpress.com . Please feel free to ( Read more... )

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So I'm up to four geocaches now and I've officially got the bug.

Not that I haven't encountered rookie issues. My first cache was in a car park, which lulled me into a false sense of security. My second was probably more typical - I found myself on a piece of public land that was nevertheless inhabited by horses. This, of course, meant I not only ( Read more... )

Geocaching is one of those things I vaguely knew existed, like nose flutes or Lithuania. It's effectively a global treasure hunt, making use of GPS and smartphone technology to help players discover 'caches' hidden by other participants. Cool idea but not something I ever thought I'd get involved in.

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And so I'm embarking upon a new chapter of my life, and that involves setting out on a commute at 5:30am. This is fine - I like driving at that time, because it's quiet and I can enjoy the journey, and that's not something I often say about driving. But being out and about at that time, and having little to do other than contemplate, listen to ( Read more... )

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On this day in 1999, one if my favourite films was released; here's a repost of my review.


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You want to know why people talk about the triumph of the nerds? It's not because of geek culture becoming mainstream. It's not even because NASA can land a huge robot on Mars. It's because of the joyful-but-slightly uncomfortable hugging in this video.

It's because of passion, dedication, hard work and excitement.

Nerds rule.

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