Episode 84 is chock full of excitement as Sean Ryan and I have the pleasure of interviewing Lindze and Brad Merritt, of Cosplay and Cartoon Network** fame – respectively!!
http://traffic.libsyn.com/matinghabitsofthemoderngeek/Ep84_MHMG.mp3
They join us to help discuss ways to keep good geeky relationships strong so that can last; something everyone except me seems to excel at 🙂
Sean suggests that you look for reasons to high-five each other, finishes Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, oh, and announces that HE’S GOING TO BE A FATHER!
I talk about The VVitch, my feels about 10 Cloverfield Lane, and I officially announce Table-Flip Tuesdays with Andrew “M3JCNV” Bartlett, a bi-weekly addition to the blog.
Sean and I play a magical ame of “Would You Rather,” where we disagree… and I can’t remember that my favorite Dane is from Denmark – sorry Mads.
Tables get flipped over “Walking Billboards” and whether or not The Americas are actually two continents. By Sean’s estimation, California is it’s own continent, so you’re not going to want to miss this!
**Director, Cartoon Network Game Design – Brad Merritt is an employee of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Views expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect views of his employer.
LINKS!
Lindze a la mode
Cartoon Network
Lindze’s Facebook Page
Mating Habits of the Modern Geek: Love and Dating within Your own Species – your comedy source for relationship advice for geeks and nerds.
Ahhh! I’ve been waiting for an episode on makin it last! Super excited to hear this one! Counting down the work day!
I hope you enjoy it! 😀
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tectonic_plates
I’m just going to leave this here for you, Sean… But I agree with Kelley, when in doubt defer to the non-American education system involved!
Here’s the problem (also presented by Wikipedia):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent#/media/File:Continental_models-Australia.gif
There are about seven different models. It all depends on what you were taught where you grew up.
This issue a great example of a “convention”; what defines a continent is perspective and conceptual. For a myriad of different reasons, people have passionate ideas about what and why a certain definition should be dominant. Basically, no one can be “definitively” correct, but there are people who will argue about it forever. Pedantry is annoying, and being “right” doesn’t lead to a great conversation. So I try to use the rule of injecting a point of view and moving right on!
I know lots of folks who were raised with a “south up” map… as so…
http://map-projections.net/img/figs/rectang-0-southup-150e.jpg
And of course, the one I use the most, a dymaxion projection…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map
Oh, and just because I’m terrible with my own advice, or one more personally pedantic kick, Pluto’s not a planet…
Sorry Sean, in matters geological I will defer to the professional geologist, not Wikipedia.
Also, Pluto is definitely not a planet. 😀
Oh, Kelley, no one listens to geologists…that’s one of the reasons why we drink so much…
Plus, politicians who set school policy listening to scientists… that seems un-American at this point.
Oh yeah. I also saw The West Wing.
https://youtu.be/vVX-PrBRtTY
But, yeah, I’m on board with you that there’s not “definitively” correct answer.
Awesome, I can’t believe that actually had a TV show that went through that issue!
I personally love watching people push pedantry to very limits, as long as I’m not involved!