I made sure my various chargers, extra batteries, headphones, and other nerd essentials were in their proper place. Then, having confirmed that I had everything I would need to entertain myself and survive a zombie apocalypse, I headed back into my bedroom to load up my suitcase.
I told my wife what the holodeck does, and how it works, doing my best not do speak in geek, which as it turns out is very difficult to do when you are describing the primary functions and inner workings of the freakin’ holodeck.
About a year ago, I saw this commercial: I’m not going to lie to you, Marge: I thought it was pretty awesome. It’s beautifully shot, it’s clever, and it doesn’t beat me over the head with some sort of BUY THIS THING message; it entertains me, which is what good advertising should do. About a…
I’m really lucky that the overwhelming majority of people I interact with — many of whom I will never meet in person — are kind and awesome to me.
