Stephen Fry Gets Guardian Gadget Gig

Stephen Fry, like any God-like creature, takes many forms. Comedian, actor, novelist and, er, uncanny Oscar Wilde lookalike. He's also a major gearhead (Fry bought the second Mac in the UK, after his friend Douglas Adams).

After his recent 6500 word rant on smartphones, Fry is now an official Gadget Hack, with a new column in the UK Guardian. The introductory article is still characteristically wordy, but describes the modern tech world perfectly, from our intimate relationships with computers, to the importance of design. The mere presence of a smart column like this shows just how mainstream gadgets have become:

So, believe me, a love of gizmos doesn't make me averse to paper, leather and wood, old-fashioned Christmases, Preston Sturges films and country walks. Nor does it automatically mean I read Terry Pratchett, breathe only through my mouth and bring my head slightly too close to the bowl when I eat soup. (None of the above, I grant you, excuses a 50-year-old for saying that anything "rocks his world"; that's just too horrid and must stop.)

Witty and smart. Put this in your RSS reader and show it to your friends next time they call you a nerd. And don't worry. There are some geek jokes in there too (middle class geek jokes, but geek jokes just the same):

If I had a grain of rice for every minute I have spent watching a progress bar over the years, I would be able to make you all a bowl of kedgeree.

Welcome to dork talk [The Grauniad]