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The Dork Reporter
http://www.dorkreporter.com
One reporter's take on health care, science, technology and other incredibly geeky topics.
Written by a newspaper reporter who covers health care, science and technology.
- Added on: Jan 24th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: dork reporter
- Listed in: Science Health
- Tags: science technology geek health care dork reporter
Recent Posts
When I meet Big Papi, I will shake his hand even if he spits on it
Sometimes I fantasize about being in a SportsCenter commercial.Most print journalists are in print because at some level they're loathe to let people look at them. I am highly uncomfortable getting my picture taken, much less ever being bold enough t...
If you ever read the captions for Olympic curling, it's like reading a dirty magazine
Sometimes I fantasize about being a deaf reporter.First of all, how great would it be to meet someone in person for an interview for the first time? I've been in my e-mail, setting everything up, and then I go to meet them and right off the bat I'm t...
I almost wrote "Caligula," which would be cool in its own right
Sometimes I fantasize about being a calligrapher.Penmanship has never been my strong suit. I've got a fairly neat print that works well enough for my notes, and when I'm done reporting I can usually read everything when I go back again through the pa...
Fabrication doesn't have to be something that only happens in manufacturing plants
Sometimes I fantasize about being a writer-liar.And yeah, that is a term I just made up. Someone else may have made it up before me, but if I get that phrase trademarked, just like the Kentucky High School Athletic Association has the trademark on "S...
If I die before I pay all the student loans, then I totally win
Sometimes I fantasize about being a perpetual full-time student.I'll admit, I've already sort of tried this. I went to college and then went straight to grad school, but idiot that I am, I chose a program that spat me out in four semesters (a year a...
I probably wouldn't give a damn about Futura vs. Verdana, but no promises
Sometimes I fantasize about being the technical writer for Ikea.From what I gather -- and frankly, I'm not gathering the news here, so I may or may not have heard this, it could all be made up -- a good deal of time is spent writing instructions if y...
