So I've been away for a bit, attending a conference held by nerds and the people who love nerds: other nerds. The conference was in Boston, which is still a really great city if you can ignore things like the really bad way the professional baseball team is playing, or all the Democrats in bad suits preparing for the most boring event in FleetCenter history since the last Air Supply tour. I had trouble with those things.

But I did discover something nice about travelling, which can be a good tip for all you kids about to go into college: no matter where you are in the world, booze still makes you tipsy.