No wacky holidays from us today — it’s a solemn day for many, and a day when we simply lean into the words of a couple of very wise dudes. Today in particular, we’ll do our best to honor their guidance:

This is The Reset Button from Classic Nerd, resetting your day.

September 11 in Nerd History

Here are five things that happened on September 11th at the intersection of nerd and pop culture.

I.

Birthdays of honor: Ludacris (1977), Harry Connick Jr. (1967), O. Henry (1862), D. H. Lawrence (1885), Bear Bryant (1913), Moby (1965), Brian De Palma (1940).

II.

Today in 1977, video games changed forever when the Atari 2600 hit the market and popularized the ability to not only play video games at home, but to be able to swap out games using a single system.