Says Giz reader (and dancer?) Dallas in an email to Gizmodo from this morning:

I just watched the [Woz] episode tonight and David Allen Grier and his partner Kym did not dance a Lindy Hop. He got a complete bye! He danced a Charleston. The entire routine there was not a single swing out. That was not a Lindy Hop at all! He should not have received scores nearly as high as he did, because he did not dance the correct routine.

This is the Charleston
This is a correct Lindy Hop

Watch the episode for yourself. Count how many swing outs or triple steps (the "and 8" 's) you can see. There are ZERO! The Judges would have known the difference between a Charleston and a Lindy Hop. That was no Lindy Hop. Steve Woz was screwed off of Dancing with the Stars.

Woz was screwed.

Is he right? Can any of you geeks dance? Personally, when I dance at the clubs people tend to speak in tongues and go blind, so I have no idea if this is legit or not. But I do know I love The Woz, and I agree with Blam that his dancing was "a giant (but rapidly decreasing in weight, mind you) bundle of circuit board, Segway riding, love bouncing around with the enthusiasm of a child on two barely-functioning legs" awesomeness.

Of course, as any DWTS aficionado knows, the three judges' scores are only a portion of the tally that decides a dancer's fate each week. However, if the audience vote was close, and it was the judges' score that decided Woz's fate, well... I think you all know what to do.

After long weeks of dancing his heart out, propped up on his busted up legs by only his resolve, courage and legions of SMS-voting geeks, Steve "ThunderToes" Wozniac is booted from Dancing With the Stars.

For some, he was hard to watch dancing. OK, maybe for most. But not to me.

To me he was a giant (but rapidly decreasing in weight, mind you) bundle of circuit board, segway riding, love bouncing around with the enthusiasm of a child on two barely-functioning legs. The man who could out design professional mainframe builders in his early teens found dancing impossible, but here he was trying, bucking what fate handed him (genius, riches) for what nearly everyone else took for granted (having fewer than two left feet). Woz is a deep geek—ours—with the accompanying social awkwardness. And he lost, and lost perhaps more badly than any contestant in the history of the show. But I don't think anyone else faced such overwhelming odds. And who can resist cheering for the underdog?

Lets see if we can get Woz on Survivor or American Gladiators. [Newsday]

*Sorry for spoiling the ending, ladies and dudes. I figured it was not so much a "spoiler" as a "save-you-from-having-to-watch-bad-TV-ler".

Photo Credit Robert Accettura

Despite his injuries and having the obvious support of the crowd, the dickweed judges awarded him a 10 out of 30. Now, not to be disrespectful of these judges, but who the hell are you? You're dance judges on a TV show. Nobody cares about dancing unless it's packaged in this way, so why don't you just get off your high dancing horse and dole out scores to the people who show the most heart, which is Woz? Otherwise it's back to dealing with bulimic teenagers at a suburban strip mall dance studio with you.

Hey, look, your votes kept Woz on the show!

The first and most obvious is that Woz is hurt from all those hours of dance practice. The second, and most plausible, is that Woz has installed some sort of bionic technology to improve his foot speed. The third is that he's had another right foot installed, for added coordination. All organic.

He's walking on it, so its not broken. Maybe its tendon damage or something. Dunno!

Woz, what happened, man? Are you ok? TALK TO US!

UPDATE: ABC confirms that Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles xrayed and found a fracture. BUT he'll be able to continue on the show.

[ABC Local, GEEKSUGAR]

Anyone can do something they're good at. But last time I checked dancing was not one of the pillars of geekdom (programming, video games, math, science, social awkwardness). In fact, I can remember my first school dance in grade school, where the thought of moving my body to the music was so terrifying, I lied and told everyone I didn't feel good. I'm not sure I've progressed that far beyond these fears.

Maybe, just maybe, I thought, Woz was some secret dance maniac.
I wrote Woz and he replied back no, he wasn't a dance maniac, and that he was enjoying himself dancing, even losing 25 pounds but that learning a routine every 4 days was daunting. "Dance moves have never come to me easily, even the Macarena. If I focus on one foot issue, I totally forget my hands, and also what's coming next."

Even if none of his computer skills can help him here, I think his math skills can be put to good use. As Woz says, "Mark Cuban calculated that if the DWTS judges award you 0 points, and every other contestant gets 300 points, you only need a 6% advantage in the viewer votes to come in first place."

If that's the case then 6% or fewer votes are all we need to get the big guy to number one. Are there enough geeks in the world to pull off this hack?

Dancing With the Stars starts tonight with at 7/8C

And for those of you interested, Woz's partner in this will be Ukrainian dance champion Karina Smirnoff, one of my favorite Eastern European dance champions. Oh, and in case you weren't aware, fucking Steve-O from Jackass is in this as well. God help us all. [LiveJournal via The Daily What]

Call his rig a ripoff if you want (his speakers, Bowers & Wilkins 802Ds, probably set him back over $15,000), but don't impugn his enthusiasm. For these ten decreasingly-appareled minutes, Ken the Audiophile is the happiest man in the entire world, and he only has B&W, Keith Richards and his predatory loan officer beer to thank for it. —Thanks, Jonathan

The launch of Sony's long awaited Second-Life-alike has not been without its problems. Although it's been in closed beta for almost six months now, it's never had a true stress test. Tonight may prove to be that night as tons of G4 fans log into the newly opened virtual world all at once, all in the same place, while the G4 folks broadcast it live on TV. It all goes down at the "Mall" area—wear your finest unisex virtual t-shirt. [G4 Forums via Binge Gamer via MAXCONSOLE]

[Cocoon via Designboom via Josh Spear]

I, for one, can't wait to get my mitts on one. [GetRobo]

DOT MATRIX REVOLUTION* from superbrothers on Vimeo.[io9]

Beyond the self-sufficient floor, the club will also sell organic spirits served in polycarbon cups; and the bathrooms will feature a recycled water system for flushing the toilets.

Entry to the club costs about $20, but clubbers who can prove they arrived on foot, bicycle or public transportation will get a free pass (so long as they sign a pledge promising to work towards curbing climate change too, that is). Charalambous hopes to open the club on July 10, with US-based clubs in New York to follow, as part of his Club4Climate campaign. [Evening Standard]

Its Segway-esque legs dance to the beat of any MP3 player via 3.5mm jack, and its 49 LEDs stay shining like some kind of cybernetic Rhinestone Cowboy. The A.M.P. has touch-sensitive DJ scratching pads and 62 sound effects built in so you can spice up your songs with a little "wiki-wiki", and an IR sensor so he will follow you (and his remote) from room to room and keep the music playing in your direction.

Too bad the A.M.P. costs 500-f'ing-dollars, which won't even buy you a Li-ion battery, since you either plug the knee-high bot into the wall (huh?) or fill it full of D cells. What's this thing made of? SOLID GOLD? It sure dances like it. Bring the price down to $99, and I will buy it. Available in October. [A.M.P., Gearlog]