No, this Twitterama has nothing to do with Independence day, it’s just a clever shtick to get attention. Or something. Anyway, on with the show! Continue reading
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Google+ is a new social networking site. Yes, new social networking sites come out every other week. Yes, no-one cares. Yes, Google has tried to get into the social networking field before, and failed. This might be different. Most social networking sites are intended to be additional to whatever social networks you already use. Hell, many even have buttons to share stuff from them to Facebook or Twitter.
Google+ is different. The message of Google+ is that it does everything Facebook does, and more, but also lets you control your privacy and sharing better than Facebook. The goal of Google+ is nothing short of consigning Facebook to the dustbin of history, alongside MySpace. Continue reading
Part Three: Android Advanced
As Android becomes more and more popular, people are increasingly looking for advice on which phones to buy, which apps to download, and what settings to use to optimize their Android experience. Lucky for you guys, I’m here to help. I’ve had my Android phone (a Verizon Droid Incredible) for almost a year now, and I’ve done just about everything you can do to one.
This is the third in a series of three articles, each covering a different aspect of using and playing with your Android device. This article will cover advanced level Android topics, specifically ROMs and Theming. Continue reading
Since the NBA season has ended, fans have tons of time to analyze the game’s finer points. One ingenious tumlbr user has used his time off as Armchair Coach #1 to compile this delightful list of NBA Doppelgangers.
My fellow Nerdmericans, this week I bring you news of lawsuits that verge on cheating. I bring you news of clothing for cats and superheroes alike. Unfortunately, I also bring you news of the death of a beloved figure and the untimely demise of a career barely started. But put down your Bat’leth, there’s no reason to commit Hegh’bat just yet. I also bring you news of new shows that will numb the pain. All these stories and more in this week’s NERD NEWS ROUNDUP!
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Craigslost is back! Somehow we survived the first edition of our terrifying exciting peek into the soul of America’s favorite creep-fest with fairly few outbreaks of horrible jungle-viruses.
If one truly wishes to understand the soul of Craigslist, you must try to imagine the most skeevy person you know. This is where a world where nothing is off-limits, where no sexual advance goes too far, where Anthony Weiner is considered a rank amateur. Are you scared yet? Because you should be!
Let’s get to the good stuff fuckery. Continue reading
Nerds! Your drought of nerd-centric news ends today! You’re already getting great, hard-hitting news about the real world courtesy of Newsbunny, but what about the news that really matters? What is really going on at DC Comics? What’s going on with the next wave of consoles? What movies should you obsessively tweet about for the next 6 months? Nerd News Roundup has you covered.
According to Google there will be a live press release hosted online from San Francisco at 9:30 AM Pacific time today. Amit Singhal from Google was aloof saying only that they:
“…will take you through an under the hood look at Google Search, share our vision and demo some of our newest technology and features.” [CNET]
[Inside Search Live Event – Google]
Today Apple began selling unlocked iPhone 4 phones in the Apple Store. I’m not an industry insider and certainly no fan-boy but that’s not going to stop me from shooting my mouth off about this. Lance Ulanoff over at pcmag.com took a very strong stance that Apple will NOT do this and his reason is simply: “Apple isn’t stupid.“ Well I beg to differ and we now know just how wrong he was.
What is the Fermi paradox?
“The apparent size and age of the universe suggest that many technologically advanced extraterrestrial civilizations ought to exist. However, this hypothesis seems inconsistent with the lack of observational evidence to support it.” Continue reading