Kiyoshi Martinez – nerdlusus blog the geek wants out

Posts from November 2009

Thoughts on Twitter copywriters and the l33terati

Tomorrow Museum presents an intriguing argument about my generation’s lack “of authors whose love of writing was born from years of geekery, starting in chat rooms and message board,” which jomc dubs the “l33terati” (clever term!), and puts forth a few reasons why such a literary movement hasn’t taken place.
The latter half of the essay [...]


My love for the samurai

If I had absurd amounts of money, probably one of the first completely unnecessary purchases I would make would be a set of authentic samurai armor dating as far back as possible and with the most ornate detail. I’d want it all. The chestplate, the facemask, the headdress, the gauntlets, the sword and spears and [...]


Collecting for the sake of cool

Throughout my life, I’ve enjoyed quite a few hobbies, most of them involving “collecting.” Like a lot of young boys, I believe I first collected rocks that I thought looked really awesome. Obviously, these stones I found in forests, driveways and backyards retained no actual monetary value, but I’d put them in my pocket, take [...]