I like your distinction between Geek and Nerd but am a little disheartened to see you drinking the Apple Kool Aid. Not that there is anything wrong with Apple they make a good product but obsessing over a brand name is exactly how corporations have become oligopolies. Now I will get off my soapbox and listen to my Ipod.

What Dean said. I actually write and produce Uplift on a lovely Lenovo laptop (though it's true I have an iMac in the upstairs office, it doesn't get much use).

"Digital Lifestyle Emporium" is brilliance on rollerskates. You are a rare techno/creative anarchist, dude, and this is a great read.