Authors@Google: Randall Munroe

Interesting for anyone who's an avid reader of xkcd comics, but in all honesty, I had absolutely no idea what half of his geek jokes meant. Nice, in a "leave-on-in-the-background" kinda way. I actually enjoyed a few of his jokes because he was pretty... unpolished. And a little awkward. Like... any other normal geek guy friend I have. And if he ever reads this post, it should be pretty weird to explain.

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Randall Munroe is the creator of xkcd, a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Munroe on Munroe: "I'm just this guy, you know? I'm a CNU graduate with a degree in physics. Before starting xkcd, I worked on robots at NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia. As of June 2007 I live in Massachusetts. In my spare time I climb things, open strange doors, and go to goth clubs dressed as a frat guy so I can stand around and look terribly uncomfortable. At frat parties I do the same thing, but the other way around."

This Authors@Google event took place December 7, 2007 at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, CA.

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