A Thinking Stomach (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tomorrow, one of my favorite nerds is leaving LA to return to Kentucky for a new opportunity.I hate losing nerds.This nerd, in particular, is wonderful. Have you ever had one of those "just add water" friendships, where it feels as if almost as soon as you meet the person, your friendship is a natural extension of breathing? I'm lucky to have a few of those...
What Really happened (Free subscription) | yesterday
Turns out that these claims are absolutely false and that the computer models have been rigged. WRH permalink
American Thinker (Free subscription) | yesterday
Never mind the incriminating CRU emails, the real chicanery in climategate is found in the computer programming code. A guide to the fraud for nontechnical people.
Bus Chick, Transit Authority (Free subscription) | yesterday
On Saturday, Bus Nerd and I spent an evening out alone (thanks, Dawn and Juanya!) and decided to check out a restaurant we'd been meaning to try on Queen Anne. On the 4 ride home, we sat directly across from the latest Operator of the Year/Vehicle Maintenance Employee of the Year photos, and Bus Nerd pointed out that the blurb next to the OOY's photo doesn't include her name. Check it:...
Gay South Florida (Free subscription) | yesterday
Actor (and former Playgirl centerfold) Stefan Pinto – who lived and worked in Miami Beach until moving to Los Angeles last summer – will be on the Maury show on Thursday. Pinto is a former computer programmer who lost 60 pounds, firmed up and became a model. The Maury episode is titled “Nerd to Knockout Transformations” Click here to watch a preview.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
SLIDESHOW: From Megan Fox to Jessica Alba, check out the list of sexy stars who claim that despite their success, they were really just huge nerds growing up
comiXtreme (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Image: http://www.comixtreme.com/gallery/data/media/1178/cxfrontpage.jpg *CXFP | NERD ALERT FOR DEC 9th, 2009* Compiled by the Mighty CX Intern Army Welcome back to the *Nerd Alert*. In theory, this should be a weekly feature, giving you a peak at notable releases both big and small for the...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Any wedding that plays the "Superman" theme is a good time in our books. So when wedding crasher General Zod is defeated by Superman (the groom) and that music swells, we know this couple has a bright future. Apparently none of the guests knew that a scene from "Superman II" was going to be recreated. The line that brings them back to reality: "Thank you Superman for saving...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
A dude from Standford and someone who plays a made up position called "defensive tackle" are included alongside real football players as Heisman Trophy finalists. Sounds like a classic college...
Free Market Mojo (Free subscription) | yesterday
If any of our readers are following Israel's prisoner swap negations with Hamas, could you please help me understand why Hamas, which politically and ideologically opposes Fatah to a violent extent, is demanding that Israel release Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti as part of the prisoner exchange for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit?
The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wired : Behind every mash-up of two or more online services, there’s an API . That’s short for application programming interface, a set of commands that lets programmers write new code that controls an existing piece of software. Many APIs are proprietary, but the net is full of open APIs that let anyone, say, play a YouTube video on their own Web page or overlay bike routes on a Google...
Wired Space (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
We all know the best part of the holidays is playing with toys meant for tots. Here are the finest gizmos you and your younglings can share this holiday.
Celebrity - Female First (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Claire Danes is a "useless nerd".The 'Me And Orson Welles' star admits she has never been cool, but doesn't think she is clever enough to make a good geek.She said: "I was a pretty nerdy kid. I'm still kind of nerdy. I have all the worst qualities of being a nerd - all of the affects and none of the smarts. I'm a useless nerd. That's pretty bad."...
Crikey Politics Etc RSS (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
It's a classic school yard politics up in Canberra at the moment, writes Annabel Crabb , with head jock Tony Abbott now Opposition leader and wanting the geek's job of school captain.
Unshelved (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
World's best "Read" poster in today's Sheldon . Posted by Bill on 12/4/2009 9:56:00 AM
