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CAPTION: 1989
[[GIACOMO, wearing a wifebeater and jams, with shades and a box-fade (and muttonchops, an interesting addition), stands nearby as ROSS, sporting Whitesnake hair and a giant clock on a chain around his neck, speaks about the enormous contraption at center.]]
ROSS: Check out my rad new electronic typewriter!
You can REVISE what you write even BEFORE it types in onto paper–and then you can SAVE it onto a DISK!
It’s amazing. It’s the only way I can work anymore.

CAPTION: 2009
[[GIACOMO is now bald and wearing more normal clothing. ROSS now has short hair and wears a top hat. The enormous electronic typewriter is gone, replaced by a laptop on a small writing desk.]]
ROSS: I downloaded this app that shuts down my network connection, hides everything on my desktop, and disables every other program except for a bare-bones text editor.
It’s amazing. It’s the only way I can work anymore.

{{Header: get better at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: 2029: everyone is dead from brain tumors caused by comprehensive municipal wi-fi}}

#519; In which we went Too Far transcribed by in

CAPTION: 1989
[[GIACOMO, wearing a wifebeater and jams, with shades and a box-fade (and muttonchops, an interesting addition), stands nearby as ROSS, sporting Whitesnake hair and a giant clock on a chain around his neck, speaks about the enormous contraption at center.]]
ROSS: Check out my rad new electronic typewriter!
You can REVISE what you write even BEFORE it types in onto paper–and then you can SAVE it onto a DISK!
It’s amazing. It’s the only way I can work anymore.

CAPTION: 2009
[[GIACOMO is now bald and wearing more normal clothing. ROSS now has short hair and wears a top hat. The enormous electronic typewriter is gone, replaced by a laptop on a small writing desk.]]
ROSS: I downloaded this app that shuts down my network connection, hides everything on my desktop, and disables every other program except for a bare-bones text editor.
It’s amazing. It’s the only way I can work anymore.

{{Header: get better at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: 2029: everyone is dead from brain tumors caused by comprehensive municipal wi-fi}}

#519; In which we went Too Far transcribed by in

CAPTION: 1989
[[GIACOMO, wearing a wifebeater and jams, with shades and a box-fade (and muttonchops, an interesting addition), stands nearby as ROSS, sporting Whitesnake hair and a giant clock on a chain around his neck, speaks about the enormous contraption at center.]]
ROSS: Check out my rad new electronic typewriter!
You can REVISE what you write even BEFORE it types in onto paper--and then you can SAVE it onto a DISK!
It's amazing. It's the only way I can work anymore.

CAPTION: 2009
[[GIACOMO is now bald and wearing more normal clothing. ROSS now has short hair and wears a top hat. The enormous electronic typewriter is gone, replaced by a laptop on a small writing desk.]]
ROSS: I downloaded this app that shuts down my network connection, hides everything on my desktop, and disables every other program except for a bare-bones text editor.
It's amazing. It's the only way I can work anymore.

{{Header: get better at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{Alt-text: 2029: everyone is dead from brain tumors caused by comprehensive municipal wi-fi}}

2029: everyone is dead from brain tumors caused by comprehensive municipal wi-fi

#519; In which we went Too Far

  — May 22nd, 2009

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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