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Anti-bullying ad shows the real revenge of the nerds

I’ve seen many gloomy anti-bullying ads. This one uses humor and fear instead—and it may do the trick. The message: The nerds you’re torturing today will probably end being your bosses tomorrow. And they won’t forget any of the things you’re doing to them. I really hope it works, although I think that none of…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Apr 24

8 of the World’s Most Phenomenally Nerdy Beers

Beer might come with some pretty brotastic connotations, but as with everything else in life, it’s the nerds who really do it right. Because when the same passion that gave us NASA and Lord of the Rings is applied to booze, the results are phenomenal, delicious, and (most importantly) geeky as hell. These are eight…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Apr 11

Neil Armstrong’s Amazingly Inspiring Nerd Manifesto

Neil Armstrong was commander of Apollo 11, the first astronaut to ever set foot on the moon, and a man whose accomplishments were legendary and far-reaching—but he was also an irrepressible nerd in love with mathematics, science and engineering. This is his manifesto. This speech was delivered at the National Press Club on February 22,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Apr 1

What is the nerdiest fandom on the hierarchy of nerds?

Greetings, post-apocalyptic postal service users! I heard you all are experiencing the “polar vortex,” and there’s some debate about whether it’s a result of global warming, or proof that global warming is bunk, or whatever. As a person living in the future, I feel you all should know two things: 1) global warming is real,…

io9 Rob Bricken Jan 8

It’s 2014 — does the term “geek” really have any meaning anymore?

Periodically you have to ask this question again. Geeks aren’t just running some of the world’s biggest companies — they’re also the heroes of mega-hit TV series like Big Bang Theory; and, in the post-Snowden world, they’re international political subversives. So what the hell is a geek anymore? Has the term “geek” just become a…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jan 6

Sh*t Nerds Never Say

How do you revive the Shit Girls Say meme that’s dead not only because we all grew tired of it but because YouTube productivity assassins (aka movie makers) simply ran out of different types of people to make fun of? You reverse it and switch it into shit people would NEVER say. Like nerds thinking…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 24

The directors of Zero Charisma explain the war between nerds

When a classic, obsessed, socially-dysfunctional nerd named Scott meets a new wave hipster nerd named Miles, there a clash as epic as any Dungeons & Dragons battle. This conflict is examined by directors Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews in Zero Charisma, out on video-on-demand today. Both directors were kind enough to give us their joint…

Movies Rob Bricken Oct 8

The Nerd vs. Geek Argument Explained in a Hilarious Rap Battle

The never ending argument on what defines a geek and what constitutes a nerdhas seen graphs, rules and now a rap battle. Yes, a rap battle. Rhett & Link go at each other for being a nerd and being a geek and drop wonderful lines like, “You’re a geek, that just means you’re a hipster…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 3

50 Things a Geek Should Know

To be considered a true geek in today’s geek friendly world, you can’t just be smart. You have to dedicate yourself to the right movies and TV shows. You have to be curious about all kinds of computer and technology. You need to know which video games to play, which superhero to root for, which…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 27

Full grown man explains why he changed his iPhone to Android

Andreas Goeldi is a German who just got an Android phone because his iPhone is going to get a “frosted” glass effect. The sign of the apocalypse when it comes to gadgets, he explains. The fact is that—except for Apple fanboys and fandroids—all phones are basically the same crap running the same apps. https://gizmodo.com/frosted-glass-effects-why-i-switched-to-android-after-1040746797

Sploid Jesus Diaz Aug 6

The 17 Types of People You See at Any Nerd Convention

San Diego Comic Con has wrapped up and E3 has been long over, which means two of the biggest “nerd” conventions are gone until next year. That’s okay! If you’ve ever been to a convention like that, no matter how much fun you have or think it will be you’d know that going too often…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 24

When the nerds go to war with the geeks, who will survive?

In this week’s “Postal Apocalypse,” you guys ask the tough questions about Game of Thrones, Avengers and cybernetic hand replacements, and I give you the hard answers, mostly because giving you soft answers sounds even dirtier. The mailbag is running low, so please don’t forget to send your questions to [email protected]! War Games Dan S.:…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 20

This Is What Happens When You Ask Nerds to Tell Jokes

As an experiment, New York Times media columnist David Carr decided to gather a bunch of geeks at SXSW and ask them to tell jokes. This video is the result. It’s left to you to decide how funny it is. [Vimeo via BoingBoing]

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 12

This Is An Actual Nerd

I’m from Portland and I hate Portlandia. But this clip from the latest episode is by far the most accurate thing Brownstein and Armisen have ever come up with and it has nothing to do with Portland. The Nerd PSA accurately depicts what “hipsters” think of when they call themselves “nerds”. It’s brilliant. And Brian…

Tech News Peter ha Jan 21

The Tech Nerds Who Are Up for Time Person of the Year

Time magazine just put out a list of eight finalists for its Person of the Year award, and some of our favorite tech heroes made the cut. https://gizmodo.com/12-tech-heroes-of-2012-5967532 There’s Marissa Mayer of Yahoo, Tim Cook of Apple, and Italian physicist Fabiola Giannati and the Higgs Boson. They’ve got some stiff competition from Mohammed Morsi, Undocumented…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Dec 18

Why Every Single Gadget Unboxing Is Weird, Creepy and Maybe Even Pervy

Think of this comic strip as a warning for everybody with a YouTube account who’s going to get an iPhone 5 and record a video of them unboxing it. Don’t do it. It’s weird. It’s silly. It’s not a thing anymore. And it might be even a little pervy. I’ll admit it, I was once…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 15

What It’s Like Inside the Bullshit of a Tech Conference

TechCrunch Disrupt is a tech conference that makes a lot of money for TechCrunch and gives a little bit of attention to tech startups. It’s a place where people are overly optimistic, eye-buggingly enthusiastic and entirely removed from reality. A conference for buzzwords that don’t mean anything, hollow phrases that sound nice together and proponents…

Tech News Casey Chan May 31

Multimillionaire Software Exec Arrested in LEGO-Thieving Bar-Code Scam

Ah, power. You give a person too much and they will abuse it. Such is the case with Thomas Langenbach, a 47-year-old VP at Palo Alto-based software company SAP Labs, who has been arrested for the nerdiest crime in recent memory. His abuse of power: computer skill-based. It is reported that Langenbach had been using…

Tech News Molly Oswaks May 21

Ruin Your Kid’s Rep with This Nerdalicious Math Sweater

For the parents who have obviously forgotten that most children are borderline sociopaths when it comes to teasing one another, this sweater will pretty much guarantee your kid will be bully fodder until he graduates from high school—probably college. The Seven/Eight Year Math Sweater is hand-knit of machine-washable wool and designed to fit the average…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 9

Marvel Comics Pleather Gaming Chair Is the Nerd Throne You’ve Been Dreaming Of

Comic fans can be pretty rabid in their loyalty to their favorite heroes. They hoard crates upon crates of musty old issues. They cosplay at conventions. And they, apparently, buy and sit in pleather gaming chairs with images of their favorite Marvel characters stuck down the middle of them. Features of the XZipit Video Game…

Books & Comics Kyle Wagner Apr 23

Anti-bullying ad shows the real revenge of the nerds

8 of the World’s Most Phenomenally Nerdy Beers

Neil Armstrong’s Amazingly Inspiring Nerd Manifesto

What is the nerdiest fandom on the hierarchy of nerds?