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Thursday, October 28th, 2010Taking a cue from the Ok Go music video playbook, the band Hollerado filmed a clever analog “8-bit” music video (in one take!) for their song ”Americanarama”. Via Unique Daily, who appreciates the Space Invaders, but finds it hard to commit three minutes to anything but an elaborate Rube Goldberg machine or better. Find 8-bit t-shirts [...]
Skills that Pay the (Very Small) Bills: 2010 World Yo-Yo Contest Winner
Thursday, August 26th, 2010This guy has got some ninja-level yo-yo-ing skills. In fact, this might be one of those rare cases where the inverse relationship between impressing other nerds* and being sexually-attractive to women doesn’t actually apply. Ha, ha, just kidding. Of course it still applies. Via Laughing Squid, who doesn’t discriminate against people in an inverse relationship. * [...]
This Is Horrific: Kristen Bell Stars in Music Video for Yeasayer’s “Madder Red”
Monday, August 16th, 2010Not hyperbole: this music video for Yeasayer’s single “Madder Red,” starring Kristen Bell, is horrific. As in, you will be horrified. I shared this with the legions of GWS Twitter followers and Facebook fans on Friday, but there’s no reason for them (and me) to suffer alone. Let our shared pain bring us closer together through commiseration and [...]
The Geek Social Hierarchy Chart
Thursday, August 5th, 2010You had me at “the only thing lower than erotic Furries is writers of erotic Star Trek fan fiction starring Furry characters.” Click Image to Zoom! I don’t find much to fault in this chart by The Brunching Shuttlecocks describing the social hierarchy of different types of geeks. My only nit is that “comic book fans [...]
Twitter Link Sampler – Week Ending June 5, 2010
Sunday, June 6th, 2010Follow my Twitter profile or the GWS Facebook Page. Nine (eight?) times out of ten, it’s better than listening to your grandpa complain about the little old lady who keeps stealing his Jell-o in the old persons’ home. Angry teen werewolf. This cannot be real. Which makes it ok to laugh your ass off at it. http://bit.ly/cEEEnm Mass [...]
That’s Right: Comic Explains Difference Between Nerd, Geek, and Dork
Monday, May 3rd, 2010Good news: for anyone who couldn’t quite grasp the scientific simplicity of the Geek/Nerd/Dork Venn diagram, here’s the difference between nerds, geeks, and dorks explained by comic characters. This Chuck & Beans comic from Shoebox Blog comes via Gizmodo, whose inner nerd has outwardly dorky tendencies. Find Magic the Gathering cards on Ebay
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