Beware of geeks bearing coded references Met a new guy tonight, wife's friend's husband. Fortyish, geekyish. Sent out a geek dogwhistle, making a veiled (ha) reference to the Federation's abjuring cloaking devices at the Khitomer Accords. He didn't get it. But he works for a video game company and just come back from a RPG conference. So definitely same level, different vectors. Then we shared a deep cut Cryptonomicon reference ("Gomer Bolstrood furniture") and all was right with the world.

If you enjoyed this post, go read Ready Player One.

PS - just googled it and my dog whistle was out of tune. It was apparently the Treaty of Algeron that prohibits the Federation from developing cloaking technology, not the Khitomer Accords. So I am hereby exposed as a geek poseur. The shame, the shame.  ¶ 9:23 PM 1 comments