Comments on: The Time 100 Gala: A Nerd’s Perspective http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/ News and reviews from the world of gadgets, gear, apps and the web Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: TIME 100: Paul Krugman makes me cry, Ayaan Hirsi Ali says she's proud of me, and I squeeze out one lousy Tweet - The Curious Capitalist - TIME.com http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Thu, 07 May 2009 15:40:05 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1512#comment-1007 [...] Here’s Lev Grossman’s account. Turns out he has a different view of what “nerd celebrities” are than I do. And then there’s this [...]

]]> By: lostepic http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Thu, 07 May 2009 11:20:39 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1512#comment-1005 Thee JJ Abrams. The one who is rebooting ‘Star Trek’? Which was created by Gene Roddenberry when JJ Abrams and Ronald D. Moore were in diapers? The very same Roddenberry Ronald D. Moore owes his career too, since TNG wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Roddenberry and thus one could hypothesis that BSG would never existed if it wasn’t for the opportunity of working on TNG which is the product of TOS, which was created by Roddenberry for his own imagination and not a reboot. Hey, Abrams and Moore have a lot in common.
No, I do agree that BSG had great original concepts employed in a universe that was created by someone else, as I am sure the new Star Trek “so-called” reboot. I only say “so-called” because Abrams says its not but everyone I know says identify it as such.

]]> By: Kemper http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Thu, 07 May 2009 00:42:52 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1512#comment-1001 @ dennitzio – Lev admitted that my version was pretty close. I think his inner nerd came boiling out due to alcohol and desire to be close to someone who had talked to Ensign Ro….

@ Cliff – There can be only one! (And let’s hope it’s the one making Iron Man 2.)

]]> By: Cliff http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Wed, 06 May 2009 23:09:25 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1512#comment-998 Jon Favreau was there, but it was the wrong Jon Favreau — the speechwriter guy, not the Iron Man guy.
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Am I the only one thinking that they need to duel with swords to determine who achieves the Quickening?

]]> By: dennitzio http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-996 Wed, 06 May 2009 22:34:52 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1512#comment-996 @kemper – Lev’s a pro – he was there as a writer for Time. So he was probably hitting her up for gossip about Alice Walker and Terry McMillan.

]]> By: Dave http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-992 Wed, 06 May 2009 21:59:00 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1512#comment-992 I hear ambrosia provides a much better time than synthehol.

]]> By: Kemper http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-988 Wed, 06 May 2009 18:27:35 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1512#comment-988 @ Lev – Classic. I hope someone at Time got some video of that encounter.

]]> By: LeeJH http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Wed, 06 May 2009 18:12:11 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1512#comment-987 It’s so funny that there’s a gala linked to a bogus list. I guess the names on the list are reasonable ones, just not their ordering.
http://musicmachinery.com/2009/04/15/inside-the-precision-hack/
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1883644_1886141,00.html

]]> By: Lev Grossman http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-985 Wed, 06 May 2009 18:02:24 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1512#comment-985 @kemper it was seriously almost like that. if I’d been slightly more disinhibited … thank god for my legendary alcohol tolerance …

]]> By: Kemper http://techland.time.com/2009/05/06/the-time-100-gala-a-nerds-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-982 Wed, 06 May 2009 17:56:19 +0000 http://nerdworld.blogs.time.com/?p=1512#comment-982 A drunk nerd in close proximity to Whoopi Goldberg?
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“So..(hic).. Guinan….What’s Picard really like?…I mean..(hic).. He’s cool and all….but sometimes he seems kind of prissy.. (hic) Hey, did you ever get to fire the phasers? (hic) ‘Cause that’d be pretty cool… So…(hic)..Where’s your hat?…(hic).. You worked with Ron Moore, right?…(hic).. Can you get him to comp me some Galactica DVDs?…(hic)… ‘Cause these stupid commenters on my blog are ALL over my a** about that show..(hic)..”
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