Google snapshot

I was really disappointed to see that Google’s first result for the search “jack the sound barrier bring the noise” is (today) an entry by some guy in the Wesley Clark campaign blog. What a crying shame. One of the greatest phrases in sci-fi literature (from Snow Crash) is associated with politics more than sci-fi.

Where did all the nerds go on the internet? It used to be full of clever manipulations of pi and other geekery, but now it’s corporate, shiney and as homogenized as any other mainstream media. Now you really have to dig to find those gems.

Also note that this means the CDI(Chicks Dig It) factor for the internet has gone to hell. “Pft. A web page? A blog? Everyone has those!” Geeks just ascended from our own primordial ooze (or at least dark basement corners in Math Department buildings), and we’re already slated for removal from the gene pool. We’ll be extinct within a generation.

But then who are you going to call when you can’t figure out how to hook up your DVD player, huh? Suckers.