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Happy Nerd's Hangout

~ The Thingite Clivorian Ostrichsolarian Calendar ~

Yawning 2012

Sodit

Wimpy

Wibble

Thing

Poets

Doobry

Dontbry

Hello and welcome. smiley Make yourself at home, enjoy some choc and coffee or tea , and please leave a message. biro

If I'm on hootoo, I probably over at the Comms Team's Headquarters or chilling at the Penguin Intergalactic Investigation Bureau.

You might also find me on Facebook or Twitter. Recently I've been busy on Youtube:

Gus

Anne

Willie and Waylon cat

Amber Eyes cat

Carmichael cat

Dilly

Greyson

In RL I'm happily married to Mister Nerd love We live near Sasquatch with our three beautiful cats, , , and Gus.

Here are handy links for spelling, the H2G2 Maths Lab, and seeing who's online ¹.

Seasonal Haiku

Weed, plant, clean, repair,
Race against Spring's arrival.
Look! Banana slug!

Escape from heat wave
Cool, refreshing barley pop -
Homemade IPA

Stacking the firewood
Harvesting the last pumpkin
Cold snap in the air

Teasing sun hangs low
Casts shadows but does not warm
I shiver all day

Goldfish barely move
Below the layer of ice
And my car won't start

- Happy_Nerd 2007

¹ The one to the left doesn't work as advertised.

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(The Return of) What book are you reading at this time?	h2g2	Jan 16, 2012	Yesterday
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HN: What did I learn today and did I have fun?
5 Weeks Ago

At his memorial service, we learned a lot about the man. We are his son's age though, and I don't remember meeting the man until about 12 years ago. He used to ask his kids every day when they came home from school, "What did you learn today?" and then he'd listen. The next question was, "Did you have fun?" He did this the whole time they were growing up, and even after they were done with college.

What did I learn today and did I have fun?

What did I learn today? I need to define clear boundaries.

Did I have fun? Well, I guess that depends on how you define fun. But overall I feel better about a position that had become a large and unwieldy mess.

Discuss this entry - 36 replies - Latest reply: 3 Days Ago

Keeping it fun
Feb 3, 2012

I've been looking into gamification lately.

Gamification is a term that covers a wide range of concepts designed to encourage certain behaviors by making them more fun, more game-like.

Lots of activities are drudgery from start to finish. Some are interesting at first but then become tedious.

And who better to learn from that the masters over at Institute For The Future: http://www.iftf.org

Discuss this entry - 29 replies - Latest reply: Mar 15, 2012

Starting a year ago today: The Evolution Of The Comms Team
Jan 24, 2012

A year ago today, I found out that the BBC were planning to dispose of h2g2, probably a few hours after everyone else did, due to the time zone.

Not wanting to accept this fate quietly, I began tweeting links from some of my favorite Guide Entries from my own twitter account. I also signed up for the same google group as two hundred other people did. Within a few days, I was using two twitter accounts and a newly created Facebook page to help keep the researchers calm and focused on the task at hand - saving h2g2.

Then of course there was the bid, then the contract, then the move, then the relaunch, and through it all we promoted h2g2, the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Earth Edition.

The Comms Team's remit evolved over the past year to keeping researchers informed through the Announcements and social media and promoting h2g2 as the ever-expanding Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything to the general public through traditional and social media.

Thank you to all the current and former hard-working members of the Comms Team, your work promoting h2g2 has helped expand it even as we faced an uncertain future.

Thanks to those of you who volunteered but then were scarcely heard from again. It's hard to be hoopy enough for the Comms Team, and you can always reapply once you have had a

and found your

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And thanks even to our "detractors", you know who you are. You couldn't kill us, you made us stronger.

Discuss this entry - 10 replies - Latest reply: Jan 25, 2012

Pumpkin Soup & a Tequila Sunrise
Jan 21, 2012

I'm done with work for the day and the week. So it is suppertime!

Want to guess what's for supper?

Discuss this entry - 7 replies - Latest reply: Jan 21, 2012

Merry Christmas (2011)
Dec 24, 2011

Mr Nerd and I wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

And to 2legs,

Discuss this entry - 5 replies - Latest reply: Dec 27, 2011

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