You know those people who you watch movies with who turn to you in the crazy action scene and say “Man, that could never happen.” (we hate them too.)  Well, you might want to direct them over to Cracked magazine for their list of absurd movie scenes that actually happened.  The nerds interview the writers of the piece and get a crash course in how to become an employee of the newly blossoming Cracked.com.

Was Monty Python just a “guy” thing?  The boys delve into that burning question while trying unsuccessfully to contain their enthusiasm for the news this week the Pythons are collaborating on a brand new film project. The details have yet to be fully worked out. (right now they’re only wafer thin)

All that plus, a Star Trek divorce, Apple’s mountain o cash, and just how far back does Hollywood’s war on technology go?

Considering the questions coming out of Crashboy this week, you might wonder if he’s been getting close with da ganja.  How else would you explain his query regarding how better to improve the human body through non existent genetics?  It does however lead Art to ask that age old question… invisibility, or flight?

Some people have written in to say we talk about iPhones way more than we talk about Blackberry.  We’d like to remedy that.  If only there was some sort of big news coming out of the hallways at Research In Motion that would facilitate a conversation regarding the future of the “other” smartphone.  I guess we’ll just have to try and make something out of this minor shuffle they came up with this week.  No biggie.

Apple wasn’t exactly quiet either this week.  In fact, it’s quite possible they might have taken the first steps towards changing the way we go to school.  The nerds take a hands on look at iBooks 2 and the future of the text book.  The verdict?  Well,… listen and see.

All that plus, Star Wars Uncut, Bad Lip Reading, and just what the hell is a skeumorph??

The music industry seems to be even more complex with each passing week.  How do they even keep track of “sales” anymore?  What is a “sale”.  To help the nerds make sense of it all, music historian Alan Cross pops by the Flimm building to discuss that, as well as the birthday of David Bowie, and just where the audience participation lyrics in Billy Idol’s “Mony Mony” might have come from.

Did you get a new tv over the holiday?  If you did, it’s likely to be outdated in just a few months.  Then again you probably already knew that.  The CES show is just around the corner and TVs will be front and center as some of the biggest names in electronics converge on Las Vagas to show their wares.  But as the nerds reveal, the CES itself is on the verge of needing some life support of its own.

So if you’re a big producer of beverages like,…oh… let’s say PepsiCo for example, and some guy sues you for finding a mouse in his Mountain Dew, what would your best argument be?  Let’s hope it was better than Pepsi’s actual defense which is…. well, listen and judge for yourself.

All that plus, Microsoft helps you avoid the “ghetto”, Crashboy learns who the f*@k Cee lo Green is, and how Facebook can help you even after you’re dead.

Did you know that Creed have sold more records in the U.S. than Jimi Hendrix?  That’s just one of t he disappointing facts about music that Art brings our way this week.  Of course, your level of disappointment with depend on how big a Bieber fan you are .

How do you say “The eagle has landed.” in Cantonese.  You might want to brush up on your Chinese space lingo now that there’s a Sino moon mission in the works.  The boys look at the possibilities, and Art fills us in on how to say “mushroom head” in 42 different languages.

All that plus, Sir Ives of Cupertino, YOU can be Stephen Hawking’s right hand man, and where you can sell all your ex’s belongings safely, and with a vengeance.

A new study this week tells us that you’re more likely to lie if you’re texting, but Art calls bulls#!t on the study which limited itself to only….. stockbrokers!??

So here’s a question… if you work as a secretary in a high school, and one of your students comes up and asks for your autograph, and you ask him what for, and he tells you it’s because he saw you in some porn films online, and then the school board gets wind of it and fires you…. what’cha gonna do?  Well, if you’re in Quebec, you’re just going to start your own porn business!

It’s that time of year when most magazines and websites are looking back on the year, and one of the main things to do is pay homage to the people we lost.  2011 saw the demise of one of the biggest names in tech, but there are a few others you may not have heard about who left us this year.  The boys give props to a few people who changed your life but you’ve never heard of.

Art was confused this week.  It must have been the egg nog, but who else would have been unsure as to whether or not the site cats4gold.com was actually legit.

All that plus, a cold war secret revealed, one of the boys has a man crush on Ryan Gosling, and the Japanese world champion of…… well…. you might just want to listen and find out.

While on the subject of kids, the boy peruse a list of things you probably believed as a kid.  It turns out that Art still believes your face “will freeze that way”.  However, the nerds show their somewhat warped side by each revealing one unique thing they believed as a child. (hint, they involve witches and tar)

Do you know what you’re getting your mom for Christmas?  If not, just pop on over to “The Giftinator”, a flow chart from the folks at Mashable that lets you pick mom’s perfect gift depending on her degree of tech savvy.  Its fatal flaw?…. assuming mom’s have a degree of tech savvy.

Good news for the boys…. a new study this week reveals that swearing is actually good for you, or at least good for relieving  pain.  The release of the foul word seems to also release pain within your body.  All this can be found within the awesomely titled professional publication, the “Journal Of Pain” (yes, it actually exists) (yes, we looked it up)

All that plus, what’s a ringtone?… what’s object permanence , and what the hell is “daddy butter”.  All on the special Christmas edition of Lesser Nerds

So now that Steve Jobs is no longer with us, it’s time for pop culture to deify him.  And what better way than with a by the number bio pic.  Of course that leads to the inevitable question of casting, and it turns out the folks behind the project were big fans of early E.R episodes.

Have you ever wondered if hair color was related to people’s fear of going to the dentist?  If so, (firstly, you need to get out more) then you’ll be interested in a study that found redheads actually have a greater fear of getting drilled.  That  thanks to a study out of the University of We Should Probably Be Using Our Money To Research More Important Stuff Than This.

All that plus, what camera Annie Leibovitz wants you to have, the “fourth Jason Bourne movie”, and this week’s Ask Art puts our world renowned advice columnist in a tight spot.

If you don’t know what the hell that means, you’re likely under the age of twenty.  The nerds start out this week with a list of some sounds your children will never ever hear.  Also on the list, Art’s favorite movie projectors, and the and Crashboy’s favorite:  the poetic national anthem scored sign off of a TV station.

One sound all of us will continue to hear however is the tender strain of someone spreading gossip.  And according to a new study commissioned by, of all people a cosmetics company, women will typically only wait 32 minutes before spreading that juicy tidbit they’ve just heard. We take a close look at the sexist results and wonder just how the surveyors came up with their numbers.

The nerds are quite happy to not be on the dating scene anymore.  Especially now that everyone has a smartphone, and there’s a whole new set of etiquette to learn. Do you leave your phone in your pants?  If so, that might not be the only thing in your pants that night.

Now that the economy is recovering/crapping out again  (pick one), who better to go to for some clarity than… Tay Zonday??  The Chocolate Rain-ite is back with a look at what’s ailing us financially, but Crashboy finds a few flaws in his musical primer.  (In related news, Batman is part of the 1%)  None of those people however was down in “Freedom Square” Tuesday morning when Bloomberg and the boys swept in to… sweep up.

It was a busy week in iPhone news.  Apple released an iOS update to fix their battery problems, but met with only limited success.  Also, some folks on the intertubes discovered a panorama feature on the camera of the iPhone.  It’s hidden however,… much like the man who does the UK voice of Siri, who was watching TV one day only to discover that… he was the man who does the UK voice of Siri.

All that plus, the haughty hipness of a hip holster, how to not get a promotion, and why it might be a good idea to let your parents meet each other early in a relationship.

But the memories remain…. steak dinners, dirty martinis, burlesque entertainers dressed as bad guys from Dr. Who.  The boys discuss the full resurgence of the fine art of taking your clothes off in public, as well as a demographic breakdown of the audience one might find in such events.

Speaking of demographic breakdowns, the big birthday weekend also gave us a first hand look at the difference between iPhone users and Android users, since Crashbrother came along for the trip and brought his Google progeny with him.  The nerds were forced to admit it ran circles around their iPhones (in some departments).  One thing the android doesn’t do however is monitor your sleep to wake you up at the proper time.  Then again, Crashboy spent $100 clams to discover the iphone doesn’t either, which leads to a discussion on how the tech world might very well help you catch a few of those long overdue Zs.

How long has Scientific American been around?  Long enough that the first issue featured a cover article on the “latest locomotive”.  The lads geek out to the retro blogging styles of the first ever issue of the respected publication.  It will be interesting to see what they have to say about any upcoming missions to Mars.  They certainly have more to write about now that a group of Russians have emerged from their year and a half isolation to train for an upcoming mission to the red planet.  This time, they made it through the entire 500 days without any booty call based fisticuffs.

All that plus, Art’s next meat thermometer, Andy Rooney’s greatest hits, and Ask Art provides a number one answer to a number two dilemma.

“Quite strange.”

Bravo good sir!  Of course, the Bill had a few other things to say, including his take on Occupy Wall Street, and why you might want to get a drop cloth for your retinas.

Have you ever thought Uranus was boring? (don’t go there)  Scientist have for years thought it was pretty much the most boring planet in our solar system.  Not any more.  Certainly not after a series of explosions the size of Texas shook the blue planet last week.  What caused the explosions remains a mystery.  One mystery that did get solved this week is who exactly was responsible for the six foot Lego man who washed up on a Florida beach recently.

L.N. producer Ellen Smithee talked to the nerds recently about bringing a more.. balanced voice into the Flimm building.  Thus the welcome appearance of author and geekette Amber MacArthur who stops by to tell us why we’re never going to get a “dislike” button, and whether or not she really was in Girl Scouts.

CNN would never run with a misleading headline, would they?  If they say “Netflix takes up 32.7% of Internet bandwidth”, you can trust it’s really true, yes?  Well,……. no.  The nerds dissect that claim and in doing so discover the pros and cons of the popular streaming service.

All that plus, how Steve Jobs drove without a license plate, grown up goths, and what exactly the name of this week’s episode refers to.  All on Siri’s favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

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Have you read the Steve Jobs bio yet?  Why not?!  After all, it’s been out for 48 hours now.  This week the nerds have read it, and find some select juicy bits.  Crashboy finds Steve’s potshots at Bill Gates to be somewhat of a pot/kettle situation.  But he’s not exactly one to talk.  After all, following Art’s revelation on last week’s show that he picked up a shiny new iPhone, Crashboy made his own trip to Cupertino.

If you are of the same vintage as the nerds, chances are you have fond memories of the ads in the back of comic books.  And if that’s you, you’ll enjoy our interview with author/blogger and retro archivist Ken Demarais who drops by the Flimm building to delve into the shadowy world of sea monkeys and X Ray specs.

How many Facebook friends do you have?  If you’ve always taken a certain amount of numerical pride in the size of your virtual social circle, you’ll be pleased with the results of a new study that links your brain’s grey matter to the number of your Facebook friends.  The nerds discuss, and compare the size of their circles.

All that plus, your new fake virtual texting girlfriend on this week’s show.

Art got himself a fancy new iPhone.  But rather than waiting in line for 12 hours, he just kinda slept in, called the store and popped down.  So now it’s time for the nerds to test out Siri, Apple’s fancy new voice controlled assistant.  Perhaps we could ask it what the future of R.I.M. is after last week’s global meltdown.  Crashboy gives us a look at the bleak future of the Canadian company.

If you think there was no really big battery news last week, well think again! (also, please get out more)  The Japanese used the post tsunami reality to reinvent the Ni-Mh rechargeable battery.  And if that wasn’t enough, the big car companies came together in a rare moment of harmony, and announced they would all use the same charging system for their electric cars.

All that plus, Saddam’s porn kidnapping problem, sweaters for penguins, and we ask the age old question – cheese, or font?

Of all the viral videos that made their way into the Flimm building this week, nothing tickled the nerds more than the viral sensation of four year old Ferris finding out who Luke Skywalker’s father really is.  (spoiler alert – it’s another character in the film)  This leads Crashboy to share a little bit of B roll love with us.  Confused?  You won’t be.

If you listened to last week’s show, you know all about the high tech ways you can scare your neighbors this Halloween.  This week we ease up on the gadgetry to show you a simple mirror that does the job for a fraction of the price.  And while on the topic of All Hallow’s Eve, the nerds look at a new movement to spread the Lord’s good word in October 31st, and the reasons why that might just be a tad hypocritical.

If you’ve been to London lately, you might be one of the people who noticed that Big Ben isn’t quite as… erect as he used to be.  Tourists began pointing out Ben’s increasing flaccid quotient to the powers that be in Westminster, and it turns out they were right.  (Well, even though Big Ben isn’t really the name for the tower, but we know what they meant)

All that plus, Andorra is a real country, the odd reasons leaves turn red in the fall, and an Ask Art Double Shot Flashback.©

The internet is speaking so massively and uniformly, and so many are doing it on smart, simple to use pieces of technology with a half bitten mirrored apple on them, you have to know it would make Steve smile.  The nerds take a pause a drink a cup of apple juice to the man in the mock turtleneck.

Would you take a pill that would stop you from getting drunk while drinking?  Apparently some people have an interest in just such a pharmaceutical wonder since they’re working on a pill that does exactly that.  No more making an ass out of yourself after work with the buddies. (well, at least not alcohol related)

Halloween is almost here… do you have your overpriced amazingly realistic animated door decoration yet?  The nerds geek out at this year’s hot scare tactic. (but balk at the price tag)

Do you miss Andy Rooney yet?  After all, it’s been less than a week since we’ve had access to his pithy yet wry observations about glove compartments.  So to celebrate the insanely long career of news’ most curmudgeonly curmudgeon, we present you Andy Rooney Out Of Context.
Where do you spend your online time?  Google?  Sure.  But a new study this week tells us that we spend on average 8 hours a month on Facebook.  Just imagine how much more we’ll spend on the new timeline feature.

All that plus, the woman who’s broadcasting her birth live on the intertubes, an update on faster than light particles, and a keen eyed look at the first computer designed especially…. for the ladies.

Who doesn’t love Shweddy Balls?  Apparently a mom’s group in the States is in a bit of a tizzy over Ben & Jerry’s new flavor which pays tribute to the now famous SNL sketch.  But Crashboy is suspicious of their intentions.

Are you a redhead?  Do you have sperm?  Do you want to donate some of your sperm?  Well, too bad for you because the largest sperm bank in the world no longer wants your ginger seed.  Apparently there’s too much supply and not enough demand.  The nerds discuss the pros and cons of making a little deposit.

Facebook had quite a week, didn’t they.  First they annoy most of their user base with yet another face lift, then they announce a major shift in the entire site with their new “Timeline”.  Might it be time for Google+?

The tech world was rocked this week by the news that scientists had recreated images from people’s brains.  Translation?… Get ready for a DVR for your noggin’.  Hopefully it will be ready in time for the kids whose father retouched family vacation pictures to digitally insert Ewoks.

All that plus, an update on our Android users, Einstein get’s schooled, and just how much you’d pay for an IKEA shelf you just finished building

Maybe people can look to Facebook for love.  That’s what a British woman did a few weeks back, only to find herself driving the getaway car in a robbery!  How exactly did someone get duped like that?  This week’s show fills you in.

Crashboy this week points us in the direction of a fascinating study showing how fervent belief might very well have been killing people in Southeast Asia.  Those who truly believed were dying at an abnormally high rate.  And those who didn’t lived to tell the tale.  What lessons can we take away from this little parable?  In happier health news, Art tells us about scientists in the U.S who have found a new helper in the fight against cancer…. AIDS.  It turns out your immune system can be taught to seek out cancer cells and assassinate them.  And the HIV virus might very well be the key.

All that plus, the enigma machine in 2011, which Jennifer Connelly do YOU prefer, and why Crashboy will always have a higher income than Art.

Art wonders this week if social photo sharing apps such as Instagram have finally reached critical mass.  And the nerds review a new app that might just have Instagram looking in the rear view mirror.

Would you pay a flat monthly fee to access Amazon’s book collection?  Crashboy fills us in on the net giant’s new plan that may very well be coming to an intertube near you.

How would you pay tribute to the late Amy Winehouse?  Well, if you’re a British conceptual artist, you’d likely construct a topless bust made entirely out of chocolate.  Duh!

All that plus, the three dollar quarter, the truth about NASA’s space pen, and a very happy arrival for some long time LN fans.

The nerds are back, and the Flimm building is buzzing with excitement! (or that’s just the fluorescent tube that custodian Brian never got around to replacing)

We dive right in to the new season with a look at how the future is supposed to be…. according to some famous films.  Art catches Crashboy off guard by confessing a less than affectionate attitude towards a sci fi classic.

And speaking of sci fi classics, it looks like George Lucas had a busy summer.  Not only did he green light a new home building in Singapore that actually looks like a cool and interesting idea, he also released the Star Wars trilogy on Blu-ray.  Gee, it makes you wonder if he made any changes in the films.  Naw, he wouldn’t do that, would he?

Steve Jobs didn’t have the best summer.  On the positive side though, his biological father wants to meet him.  Leading the nerds to both ask the burning question…. “Wait… Steve Jobs is adopted?!”  He is indeed, and his background may surprise you.  You may also be caught off guard when Crashboy introduces us to ten myths about the U.S. space program.

Did you know men have a cycle, just like the ladies?  Well, neither did we.  The nerds poke holes in the claim that we get grumpy every 33 days.

All that plus, Carrie Fisher aims to get back in her Leia bikini on the season premiere of Lesser Nerds.

Feeling lucky, punk?  Google’s not.  All indicators are pointing in the direction of the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button going the way of the dodo.  You won’t hear any weepy eulogies here however.  Are you ready for .coke?  How about .nyc?  The intertubes are about to get a whole lot more crowded now that ICANN has opened the floodgates to hundreds of new domain names.  You can have one too if you happen to have a few hundred thousand dollars sitting around.

Does excessive gaming change the wiring of your brain?  A new study out of China says yes.  But the nerds find the study to be a bit less compelling than the accompanying graphic which tells Crashboy a bit more about himself than he’d like to know.

What’s fair use these days?  After all the internet has become one big heaping plate of plagiarism.  This week the nerds look at what is and isn’t considered fair use in the wake of the lawyer initiated demise of a witty Twitter feed that used Peanuts comic strips.

All that plus, Lesser Nerds updates on the trials and tribulations of a CHiPs star, a Facebook app for the iPad, and why that Kobe steak might not be quite as appetizing as you think.

Have you seen “The Hangover 2″ yet?  If not, you might want to go while you can and enjoy Ed Helms tattoo while it still exists.  The tattoo artist is now months away from winning a lawsuit that would require Warner Bros. to digitally scrub the offending ink from Ed’s face when the film is released on DVD.   In other news, apparently they still make DVDs.

This week the nerds try hard to talk about the brand new entry in the Duke Nukem franchise, but end up talking instead about the Club Med style vacation spot in Arizona where you can pay to act like Duke Nukem.  Because quite frankly, if you’ve never wakeboarded while shooting an AK-47, you’re just not a man.

So if you were in charge of the tourist bureau in Des Plains Illinois, and they put you in charge of merchandise, what would YOU come up with?  Suffice to say it would probably be better than the tshirt slogan they really did come up with.  Although on the plus side, they’re probably going to do a brisk business in the San Fernando Valley.

All that plus, porn mode on your iPhone?, Roger Ebert has an app, and what actually happened to “Gay Girl From Damascus”

If a company from Puerto Rico gets its way, we could be seeing iris scan technology in a lot more machines, including your cell phone.  But as one of the nerds points out, the chances of Minority Report becoming reality are not quite as close as some may think.  What is close however is using your cell phone as your wallet.  And if you doubt it, just ask the folks in New York and San Francisco who will be able to pay for goods using only their cell phone starting this summer.  The nerds do have one question however…. How?

Long time fans of LN will be familiar with the dulcet tones of Wired.com’s geek dad, Ken Denmead.  After all, he dropped by the studio last season for a chat about his new book.  Well, it’s deja vu all over again, as Ken joins the nerds for a chat about his follow up book, and his refreshingly candid answer to the question of why exactly he wrote it.

All that plus, the sandwich in a can, why Microsoft kinda likes Android, and an Ask Art that will have you wondering “How safe is my porn?”

Previously on the show, the nerds questioned whether or not people still read Playboy.  Well now they have an easier way to do it.  Now that Hef’s new young bride is feeding him his blue pills in the freshly disinfected and now 100% disease free grotto, his business savvy daughter has put every single page in Playboy’s illustrious 57 year history online.  So for the millions who were looking for that long sought after Bruce Dern interview, your luck is about to change.

Those listening to the show last week will remember our luck needed a bit of changing when it came to interviewing the author of “Man Up” who we found on a train to work.  This week Crashboy sits him down to talk about the finer skills involved with being a modern man, including the controversial inclusion of bra removal.  (not your own)

Of course0 as everyone knows, the real measure of a man is his fertility, or lack thereof.  And researchers this week found a rather unusual way to determine which men will be more likely to have boys that can swim.  It all has to do with a length measurement, but….. umm…… probably not the one you’re thinking of.

All that plus, what we learned this week from an anonymous projectionist nicknamed “Deep Focus”, the nerds make a brief return to vajazling, and why you might want to work for a German insurance company.

But other serious topics are incorporated into the broadcasting.  For example, Arthur Carlson tells us about research making scientists at the university level who think they may have cured the cancer disease.  This is discussed with much gravity and speculation as to whether or not this claim has veracity, and if so, why aren’t the enormous companies of pharmacology spending dollars to develop the cure.

There is an example of serendipity shown to us this week by funny boys who used the Twitter to direct you the listener, to a picture of Starbuck and Starbuck having a Starbucks in a Starbucks.  That sentence likely raises much confusion for you which will be helped by clicking on the internet link that directs you to the picture.

Much pain comes to the hosts of the internet radio program when they discuss the legal case of a woman in the United Kingdom who has been charged in a legal court with masticating the testicles of her common law partner.  How did it happen, the hosts ask.  You must be listening to the show to determine their answer to that interesting question.

Amusing things happen this week when the funny radio hosts try to get in touch with the renowned author of a fresh book for an interview but find him on a train unable to complete the intercourse.  That leaves them free to begin an interchange about the fall TV schedule announced this week by the Columbia Broadcasting System.  Many surprises abounded including Ashton Kutcher’s addition to the cast of Two Men In Half, and the shocking deletion of the much anticipated Woman Of Wonder reboot.  This leads to news that is breaking.

One of the fans of the internet radio show posted a number of links to the page on Facebook which has been started by the creators of the internet radio show.  One of them which the hosts find humorous is a comparison of a real camera made by superior company Canon with the camera in an Apple product which is new.

In addition to those sections, you will also be amused by discussion of Airwolf 80s TV show, the denial of heaven by smart wheelchair bound physics man and humorous digression on the ride possibilities now available in Disney World with trademark application by Walter Disney of the term “Seal Team 6″  Ha ha.  All that and more on the podcast favored by people with a high level of intelligence as illustrated by standardized scholastic testing, Lesser Nerds.

But it’s not all fun and games on the show this week… after all, this week brought the death of Osama Bin Laden. (ok, maybe it IS all fun and games)  The nerds look at the pros and cons of being behooved to bury the bad guy with brevity, and stand in awe at the man who apparently live tweeted the attack on Bin Laden’s compound not knowing that’s what was going on.  At the same time, they examine the possible reasons that Superman recently decided to announce his U.S. citizenship.  And no, it wasn’t to get free Canadian health care.

Internet porn is changing the way we actually process sexual desire, at least that’s the claim of a new book being released this week.  After all, when the menu is so wide and varied, chances are you’re more likely to find something you really really really like.  Maybe they could come up with a piece of software that tells you what you like, in the same way they came up with a piece of software that tells you is a dirty joke is funny.  Yes, THIS is what we need our technology to focus on in these dark times…. does a “That’s what she said” joke actually work comically.

Did you watch the Royal Wedding?  It turns out the nerds did.  Well, a bit.  But mostly just to see how hot Kate Middleton’s sister, Pippa is.  We put our LN spin on the royal nuptials and look at why the family jammed cellphones one the big day.  Maybe they were the ones jamming Disney’s wifi as well.

Do you have  TomTom GPS?  If you do, there’s a chance Big Brother has some data about you thanks to the company’s policy of selling their GPS data to the law enforcement community.  It turns out one of TomTom’s sources of revenue has been to approach the cops with data collected from their system.

All that plus, dueling camera apps, how to find your stolen camera online (sort of), and a very transparent Ask Art.

What happens when you tie pork fat to a computer keyboard and let birds peck at it?  You get the most unique (and according to one of the nerds, boring) Twitter feed ever.  Meet Valdemars Dudums, the man behind Hungry Birds.  You can also catch up with Morgan Spurlock this week.  The man behind Super Size Me has made a documentary about product placement in films, but ran in to a bit of money trouble since no one would sponsor it.  (no, we’re not kidding) .  The nerds look at how he found his way through, and do a verbal compare and contrast essay on the similarities and differences of Mr. Spurlock and another well known button pushing documentarian.

Why would anyone, much less the US government build a version of a Star Wars AT-AT walker?  Believe it or not, this is actually being talked about.  That is, it was until the sharks in Lucasfilm’s legal department caught wind of it.  (good thing he never made a film about electricity or dialysis machines)  Crashboy reminds us of the awesomeness of Gene Roddenberry, while Art questions the wisdom of bipedal automatons.

All that plus, the sneak preview of Battlefield 3, a Russian dead alien hoax, and the best (and perhaps only) Super Mario marriage proposal ever.

As when it comes to geeking out over phone technology, no one does it better than the current commander in chief.  B.O (wait, his initials are B.O?  Why has no one run with that??) was caught in an unscripted moment this week complaining about how old school the phones in the Oval Office are.  And after some cursory research, the nerds decide… he’s right!

A study came out this week illustrating the way magic mushrooms work, showing they actually constrict the flow of blood to your brain, not increase it.  And leave it to the boys to turn it geeky with a Star Trek reference.  Although from what we can determine, Star Trek never made mention of hemp, which is getting a lot more talk as a legitimate cotton alternative.  The nerds briefly visit the sordid history of marijuana, with help from Boing Boing editor Cory Doctorow.

We got an update this week on the topic of in app purchases, seeing as how Apple was hit recently with a class action lawsuit based around Smurfberries. (you can’t make this stuff up.)  And speaking of purchasing on the intertubes, it looks like ebooks have reached the tipping point and are now on the fast track to ubiquity.  With sales up and tablets flying out of stores, ebooks outsold paperbacks and all other formats in February, the first month that’s ever happened.

All that plus, the fast easy way to argue with someone online, the dubious future of the Blackberry Playbook, and what it would sound like if Ronald Reagan and George Takei had a child together.

Greater folks than the nerds have looked into the gender bias inherent in children’s TV ads, but this week we look at a fascinating visualization of that very phenomenon.  An intrepid netizen took it upon himself to come up with a word cloud of keywords from children’s ads aimed at boys, and another one aimed at girls.  Let’s just say the results probably won’t surprise you.

What WILL surprise you is the reasoning of a Washington D.C woman who last week attacked a famous Gauguin painting in the National Gallery of Art.  (hint: Mr. Gauguin was big on the hot girl girl action)  And if you’re looking for a little girl action of the artificial kind, you’ll have to wait a while before you can get your sexy on with Miley Cyrus’ artificial likeness.  After all, the doll sold out in two days!

The nerds are giddy this week after spending a bit of time on  Wikibombs, a collection of dubious Wikipedia entries, as collected and curated by a thoughtful intertube inhabitant.  We look at some of the better entries including: “Easter”, “lower back tattoos”, and of course… “Charlie Sheen”

Would YOU let a company advertise on your house if they paid your mortgage?  The nerds debate the pros and cons of a new offer from net company Adzookie, and discover among other things that Crashboy has standards, and Art is a bit of a whore.  Although both of them coming out smelling clean in comparison to the woman in New York who is living in a 90 sq. ft closet.

What’s Google up to?  After all, German courts finally decided the company could continue with their street view service in Deutschland… yet they have now chosen to stop of their own volition.  The nerds look at the possible reasons, and in doing so discover that Microsoft actually might be better than Google at something!

All that plus, the great Pringles shortage of ’03, what exactly is a “Mushroom Teleporter”, and Ray Bradbury brings sexy back.  All on Billy Ray’s favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

Have Will and Kate signed a prenup?  Although a high profile legal firm is heartily suggesting they should (surprise, surprise), no one seems to know.  But with the big day fast approaching, the nerds look at the rumors and discuss the pros and cons of the happy couple planning ahead for their tabloid years.  Perhaps Kate is even planning ahead to the years of wrinkled cleavage.  Well, she need not worry.  All she has to do is grab herself the new La Decollete Sleeping Beauty bra, which promises to give leering men a smoother playing surface when they steal a glance.

Ahhh, those hands free faucets.  Thank goodness they’re here protecting us all from disease.  Not so fast says a study out of Australia.  It turns out those faucets are actually carrying MORE disease.  How?  The nerds investigate.   And while going over recent studies, they also delve into the one that shockingly claims Facebook to be a catalyst for narcissism. Who would have thought!

All that plus, an iPhone 5 rumor roundup, Art’s wise words of advice for the stripper community, and a painful look at Charlie Sheen’s less than accurate torpedo of truth.  All on Chuck Lorre’s favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

Hi.  This is Lesser Nerds producer Ellen Smithee. Until we find the boys, I thought it would be interesting to introduce you to the very first show the boys ever did.  It was before they hired me, so you’ll notice a drastic difference in production quality.  But the kernels of geeky progression were there, even in this long lost first show.  Those of you who discovered the show later in its lifespan have probably never heard the pilot.  So sit back and enjoy as they fumble their way through their first show (which I wasn’t involved in, I remind you) and talk into their 6 dollar mics they probably picked up at Radio Shack.

Are you a fan of Angry Birds?  Are you wondering if maybe you’re addicted?  Well, it turns out the cure for your addiction has been found, and it lies in the hands of… Mike Tyson.  The nerds look at the newest viral ad hitting the tubes this week and digress into the downside of being a muscle bound mouth breather?

Apps made the news this week, starting with the Idaho man arrested for impersonating a police officer (or more accurately impersonating a police car) using only an app that flashed red and blue.  And if Apple evades hot water for approving that party trick, they didn’t escape the wrath of gay groups who had harsh words for Steve and the boys after they approved an app which claims to cure your homosexuality.

The nerds have pined for jet packs on previous episodes of the big show and thanks to a heads up for a reader, we now have the link to a new shiny flying toy that we’ll probably never get.  The nerds look at the Martin Jetpack, a flying monstrosity that can be yours for a mere fraction of a million dollars.  Cheaper however would be an ebook reader and it seems most of the country agrees seeing as sales of ebooks has taken off significantly.

All that plus… invisibility vs flight, the many uses of sock puppets, and why Facebook and bigamy still just don’t go well together.

The iPad 2 seems to have some serious muscle.  So much so that it’s even beating current Macbooks!  The nerds take a peek under the hood, and Crashboy gloats at the depth of his Cupertino connections.  And speaking of Cupertino, what genius made iPhone clocks go BACK an hour on the weekend instead of forward.  The nerds speculate this was less a technical glitch than it was human error.

And while you have your iphone in your hand, why not completely waste 99 cents like the nerds did, and download an app that attempts to put some fun into your bedroom, but instead puts some space to waste on your hard drive.

You would think a legendary history figure would have a bit more respect given to him, rather than having one of his most important parts go missing.  But King Tut’s penis is nowhere to be found.  And no one can agree on how, or even when, it went missing.

All that plus, what the hell does ‘SOT!” mean, Ask Art delved into the delicate world of personal grooming, and why Wisconsin’s union fight has found its way into a legendary little blue pill.

Do smartphones make you sexy?  If you think so, chances are you’re a guy.  Chances are also pretty good that you haven’t gotten any for quite some time.  Maybe you should just go out in a two weeks and get yourself a brand spanking new iPad 2.  Crashboy tells us why he will be doing exactly that, and tips his hand as to who he will bequeath his now antiquated iPad 1 to.

Have you seen the new Old Spice commercial?  More importantly, have you seen the behind the scenes video about how they made the new Old Spice commercial.  The nerds take a look at the continued rebranding of a drug store fragrance also ran.

Northwest University might need a bit of rebranding following last week’s live sex toy demonstration that landed the institution in hot water.  It turns out keeping your students after class and showing them exactly how to use a f#*k saw is not considered sound pedagogy. Who knew?  (Maybe the same people who knew that 50% of men might very well be carrying the HPV virus.)

All that plus, when the world is going to end, listener feedback, and what exactly (or to be more specific, how much) a Florida prison inmate had stored in a very private place.  All on Chuck Lorre’s favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

What would an episode of Lesser Nerds be without touching on a bit of sex, or in this case sex.com.  It turns out the most expensive URL in history has an appropriately sordid past including, fraud, Tijuana, and 11.5 million dollars.  Of course you don’t need that kind of money for a bit of naughty fun in the comfort of your own home.  Now that Ubisoft is marketing the first “adult” game for the Wii, all you need is £17.91 and a few friends with questionable taste who will put up with a bit of your nonsense.

Speaking of nonsense, politicians have been using their higher office to good use as of late, as we can see through the impending death of the Easy Bake oven which last week saw itself dealt a mortal blow by elected officials with the law on their minds.  But perhaps we speak too soon…. after all, Mattel isn’t giving up that easily.  This thing might just keep on popping back up like a Whac-A-Mole.  That thought takes us to Florida and the case of a technician who insured himself work by writing a virus specifically targeting the carnival game he was in charge of repairing!

All that plus, a FML ripoff, Lesser Nerds listeners on iPhone vs GPS, and a surprisingly accurate quiz that tests your exact level of nerdiness.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we actually cared enough to do that.  Alas, the “choose your own adventure” books are distant memories from our past.  Or are they.  It turns out one of the founders of the books is attempting to stage a comeback, in tablet form.  Will it work?  The nerds are hopeful.

The nerds are less hopeful however about Apple’s new subscription model that lets you virtually subscribe to your favorite magazine.  The lads from Cupertino seem to be aiming for a bigger piece of the pie than the magazine industry was ready for, and Google is breathing down their necks.

We also spend a bit of time this week helping those sitting at their desks stuck in a productivity gap.  Art takes us to a virtually indescribable web based time killer, and Crashboy tips us off to the idea of rebooting your computer when you find yourself procrastinating.  Why?  Listen and see.

If you watched the events in Egypt and wondered at the possibility of a similar internet shut down happening here, you’re not alone.  The idea of a decentralized internet to keep Big Brother’s hands out of your tubes is occupying the minds of many people, including a Columbia law professor who is trying to build a gadget to keep your internet private.  Maybe he could also help them come up with a way to stop our new wireless technology from interfering with current GPS.

If you’ve found the relationship options on Facebook to be limited and not really applying too much to you, you were probably very happy this week at the announcement of their LGBT options, as well as a few more confusing ones that were clearly written by a lawyer.

All that plus, the confusing death of Uncle Leo, erotic Jurassic Park fan fiction, and what the world looks like through the eyes of a hot booty.

But it’s not all about love this week.  After all, we do need to geek out just a little bit.  Crashboy takes us into the geekdom of his past and refreshes our memory on the joys of Police Quest, now that the entire series is being re released for PC.  Then Art shows us an iPhone app that allows you to make your confession directly into your smartphone.  The Vatican however isn’t too thrilled about replacing your local priest with a small gadget.

All that plus, an update on the attention seeking prof with the camera in the back of his head, whether or not you really need to be worried about geotagging, and just exactly how did those spiky dinosaurs have sex?

All on the official podcast of faking an orgasm, Lesser Nerds.

But there are lighter topics to get to this week.  For example, what kind of iPhone user are you?  The fanboy?  The complainer?  The nerds look at a chart and find out they might occasionally want to have something else in the palm of their hand.  Then again, now that Apple looks to be incorporating an easy new way to pay for stuff using only your smartphone, it might be increasingly hard to put that thing down.

The smartphone also appears to have changed the face of the sex trade.  It seems lawyers aren’t the only professionals who overwhelmingly favor the Blackberry… ladies of the night are also getting the most out of their RIM products.  Not only that, half of their client referrals are coming from…. Facebook.

Got Rockmelt?  Art’s a big fan of the new social network inspired browser.  Crashboy however is still reluctant to let go of his beloved Firefox.  So Art goes outside the box this week and talks to Eric Vishria one of the founders of Rockmelt to see exactly how the browser plans to comfortably get itself into an already crowded field.    Will it be trickier now that the world has run out of IP addresses?  That’s the word this week out of ICANN.  The cupboard is bare, the well is dry, there’s no room at the inn, and there are no more IPs to give.  So….. why is no one panicking?

All that plus, stitching together the entire McBain movie, the woman who returned a dog because Martha Stewart would have objected, and how one man and 30 litres of beer beat the odds, the reaper, and a metric ass ton of snow.  All on the official podcast of something really important and prestigious, Lesser Nerds.

Crashboy seems to have found a new passion, and it’s Hey Tell, the push to talk instant voice messaging service for the iPhone.  We give it a try to see if it actually has real world applications, or is the app equivalent of the fondue pot.  Then we look at some people who have way too much time on their hands: first up, the scientists who decided to turn a gene off in mice to make them more aggressive, and then, the physics nerd who fully calculated the planetary specs of Azeroth and determined the planet from World Of Warcraft has a diameter of exactly…. 8 miles! (Coincidentally, also the closest he’s been to a girl)

It wouldn’t be an episode of LN without a brief mention of Facebook.  This week saw a rather optimistic study out of the University of Texas which speculates the social media giant actually makes us MORE social offline, not less.  The nerds discuss exactly what this means, as well as how Texans define the word “social”

All that plus, cars that talk to each other, Samsung’s less that fabulous Galaxy, and yet another difficult week for the world’s unluckiest man!

Fortunately the day is saved by R2 D2 creator and LN fave, Tony Dyson who takes time away from thumbing his nose at the Maltese flu virus to tell us his theories about 2012, and give us an inside glimpse of the upcoming robocalypse.

Also this week Art points us in the direction of the story of Darren Hope, the British man who discovered 19 years after the fact that his hair transplant surgeon actually wrote the word “wanker” in implants on the back of his head!  Of course, if it had happened today, the surgeon probably would have written “wnkr”.  But if you think texting is making your kids worse spellers, a new study out of Coventry University says you might want to think again.

All that plus, more annoying Japanese fashion trends, what exactly “hover hands” are, and why Vietnamese men can be heard moaning while they pay women to touch their…. ears.  All on the official podcast of Rice A Roni, Lesser Nerds

Please get rid of that embarrassing picture of me from St. Patrick’s Day last year.  Thanks.”

What do you suppose the chances of that working are?  Probably about the same as the chances that a new service to erase your pictures from the internet will fly.  The nerds give two thumbs down to the idea of turning your online images into a time bomb.

Hey, you know that fancy new car you bought… the one with the awesome keyless entry system?  Yeah, turns out it’s actually really an easy way for thieves to steal your car without breaking a single window.  Want to know how?  We chat with the Swiss Mister who did the study and ask him why he didn’t actually steal anyone’s car.  Maybe the thieves in South Africa are getting a double dip if they do this.  After all, they’re already stealing the SIM cards out of the traffic lights in Johannesburg, and using them to make lots of expensive phone calls.

Speaking of phones, one company has now made it easy, a little too easy, to file your taxes using only your smartphone camera.  How does it work?  Crashboy tells us.  Then Art reciprocates by telling us about up’n'coming rapper Chet Haze.  Aside from being the only rapper in recent memory named “Chet”, he also has another distinguishing characteristic…. a very well known father.

All that plus: things real people DON’T say about advertising, when is a Cordoba NOT a Cordoba, and what exactly is happening in the bedrooms in the land of the flaccid sun.

Something you might want to be a part of  is Google’s global science fair.  The nerds discuss the implications of Google’s new venture, as well as taking a look back at their own stellar science fair careers. (well, one of them was stellar.  You can probably guess which)

Speaking of stellar, there didn’t seem to be too much exciting or memorable emerging from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.  That is, unless you count the sassy new autotune mic from one Mr. T Pain.  Now you can annoy people regardless of studio availability!

But mostly, this week is reserved for a look at the past and future.  Crashboy points us in the direction of a video featuring kids trying to figure out what some 80′s tech toys are.  Then the nerds discuss some of the things that won’t exist when the babies born this year grow up and are old enough to know what a broadband connection is.

All that plus, what exactly is the U.S. government trying to create with their internet ID program, Oprah gets some bad news for a change, and why you might want to stock up on honey buns if you plan on commiting a major crime in Florida.  All on the number one podcast in Kyrgyzstan, Lesser Nerds.

This week Art tells us about a Michigan couple whose marital unhappiness has reached such heights, the husband is currently facing hacking charges for reading her email.  And in the vein of tech problems, Crashboy shares the absolute worst part of coming home for Christmas.

Do you know what an earworm is?  No no, not the Chekov kind, the music kind.  One company thinks they have an online cure for that song stuck in your head.  The nerds find it might create more problems than it cures though.  Maybe the song is an old children’s ditty you remember from your kindergarten days.  You know, the one they payed the copy write fees for?  What?? Your kindergarten didn’t pay fees for the songs it used in class??!!  You must not be from Germany then.  That’s the country where you’ll find the piracy police currently patrolling the tiny desks and chairs of the classroom for any infringements.

All that plus, Art gloats over two accurate predictions, pirates just can’t get enough of naked blue people, and some of the weirdest news stories of 2010.  All on the epic, viral, wow factor podcast of mama grizzlies and the American people, Lesser Nerds.

We all celebrate this time of year differently.  Some open one present on Christmas eve, some have Chinese food, and some have a statue of a Spanish peasant taking a dump.  After all, celebrations around the world can get kind of wacky.  Heck, even Ron Jeremy is busy this holiday season, making a short film mostly just because the title was kinda funny.  And in celebration of the opening of “Tron: Legacy”, we take an oh so brief look at some of the original “Tron”‘s biggest mistakes, including a bit of a whopper.

Then it’s interview time at the Russian Tea Room.  The nerds look high and low for someone to give us the goods on the hottest nerd gifts this season… thus tech guru Carmi Levy drops by to tell us why that 3D TV might be a really expensive clothes rack in a few years.

Of course, in a few years we might not even be around.  It turns out the U.S. government has some new guidelines for what to do in case of a nuclear explosion. The problem?  Figuring out a way to tell everyone without making the entire country freak out.

All that plus, Larry Flynt’s give of love to Julian Assange, 9 ways to get in touch with Santa, and a few holiday surprises.  All on Krampus’ favourite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

Mystery #2 – what was the #1 topic on Twitter this year. I know, I know, it was Justin Beiber, right? Well…. wrong actually. But it was another really greasy accident, so we’ll give it to you.

Mystery #3 – How creepy can the internet get? OK, that’s not really a big one, but this week showed us the depths to which the intertubes can sink when Art points us in the direction of a site where you can sponsor a girl to get free breast implants. And as if that weren’t bad enough, we also look at the man who got revenge on his unfaithful girlfriend … through Netflix. Perhaps she just had too much of the slut gene. Think that doesn’t exist? Well, science would like to disagree with you.

All that plus, online restaurant reservations, a primer on ciabatta, and why the printing press and Jenna Jameson are not as far removed as you think. All on the official podcast of Julian Assange’s legal department, Lesser Nerds.

Speaking of mistakes, I wonder what the vibe will be around the Quaid Christmas table this month.  After all, Randy and his bride have holed up in a hotel in Vancouver and are in the midst of plumbing the depths of #1-Hollywood’s dark underbelly, and #2- their own nuttiness.  That doesn’t stop Crashboy however from having a bit of a crush on the fairer nutbar.

Speaking of plumbing the depths, that’s exactly what NASA’s been doing for the last few years.  After all, there’s not much left to do in space given all the recent cuts to the program.  So why not come up with a new life form that feeds on poison!  There’s no way that could end badly.

Ending badly is exactly what seems to be happening to the point and shoot industry, thanks to the fact that most of us are carrying a camera around in our pockets anyway.  But cell phones aren’t being used in the same way anymore, or in the proper places….

All that plus, mechanical trousers NOT made by an evil penguin, an update on the attention whore who implanted a camera in the back of his head, and by listener request, the nerds debate the age old question – what’s the best way to back up your porn.

After all, we lost Leslie Neilsen this week, so the nerds take a few minutes to give props to the man who gave us a few of the most quotable punchlines in movie history.  We also, in true net hipster style, point out a few errors being made in some of the quotes being attributed to the late great Mr. Neilsen.  However, our tweeting of a lovely montage of his funniest moments leads us into the dark underbelly of YouTube to see things we didn’t know were there (hint: it’s not sneezing pandas).

Tron is only a few weeks away now and Crashboy consolidates his intention to make it the movie to which he loses his tender 3D flower.  Ah, they grow up so fast.  Jeff Bridges grew up too, which is why the folks over at Disney whipped up some magic software to make him look younger for the film — a development he’s quite happy with!

If you thought you knew Edison, well you might want to think again.  After all, this is the man who gave us the cement phonograph, the ghost detector and the snuff film (no, we’re not making that last one up).

Are you surprised that there’s a guy who swallowed a pill to turn his stomach into a jukebox?  No, neither were we.  We talk about his possible motivations for doing it, and chances are you’ll be able to see Art’s punchline coming down 5th Ave.  We also look at a few things this week that we NEVER saw coming.  For example France becomes the first country to get a 3D porn on demand channel (hide your shock), Willie Nelson gets busted for pot (whaaaaaa??!!), and the server for Wikileaks is housed in a nuclear bomb shelter (what, are they paranoid or something?).

All that plus, Angry Birds for Christmas, information overload in the age of Gutenberg, and why Art thinks the electric car might very well be the next iPad (it apparently makes sense to him).

All on the official podcast of the Large Hadron Collider, Lesser Nerds.

All that plus, the kids today and their fancy gadgets, Angry Birds get beaten on by Papa Smurf and the boys, and why bringing a USB key into a Brazilian church might get you exorcised.  All on Sen. Jim Boehner’s (R) favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

Also true to form is Crashwife, who this week was subjected to yet another recording of her exploits, this time with her permission, however.  Sit back and relax as the made in heaven combination of hotel WiFi, iTunes music store and an innocent iPad conspire to drive the Crashcouple to distraction.

Speaking of driving, did you have any problems behind the wheel this weekend?  It turns out, driving after a daylight savings time switch is a wee bit troublesome for some.  The nerds take the opportunity to look at some of the quirks of our twice yearly ritual.

Art finds himself somewhat stunned this week by the growing influence of Google on our everyday lives.  As an example, the nerds look at a war that was actually started by an error on Google maps.  No, we’re not making this up.  Then, it’s a quick jaunt into the world of climate change to see how one guy decided to let his Twitter do battle with the twits.

All that plus, the wonders of finger power, the iPod’s place in history, the perils of autocorrect, and the best newspaper apology ever.  All on the official podcast of Star Trex, Lesser Nerds.

Although we give short shrift to all things political this week, we did have to pause to marvel at the sheer audacity of the New York congressman who attempted to win his debate by placing his opponent’s ex-wife in the front row!  Not that it worked. In fact, he might have had better luck with Suzette, a chatbot program that fooled judges into thinking it was human by distracting them.

It turns out space may very well be the final frontier for some lucky volunteers..  this according to NASA who have announced plans for their “100 Year Spaceship.”  (interpretation? one way trip).  But for the less intrepid space lover, you could instead opt for the full operating manual of the USS Enterprise which was released this week!

All that plus, Angry Bird plushies (you heard us), why Facebook users should be nervous on December 11th, and the most disturbing personal collection we’ve ever come across – all on Winona Ryder’s preferred podcast, Lesser Nerds.

Hey, Georgie is thinking about making three brand new Star Wars films which would be sequels to the 6 extant ones.  Burning question – will there be Ewoks?  At least there was some good news from space this week – it turns out the moon has more water than we thought.  Which means we’ll be able to go there and completely tear it apart.  Yay us!

Are you using Ping yet? (naw, neither are we)  So we decided to get A List music geek and radio legend Alan Cross to answer the age old question – Who’s a bigger jerk, Zuckerberg or Jobs?

All that plus, Angry Birds, celebrity deathmatch (kinda), and why Penn Jilette might be to thank for the longer bath time of your wife.

This week, the nerds also look at a study that says nice guys get the girl.  Art had problems with it, but they still both kinda hope it’s true.  What IS true however is Rupert Murdoch and the boys at News Corp escalated their war with cable companies this week.  The nerds try to break it down.  (Key word – “try”)

A Lesser listener this week pointed us to the fact that Han Solo actually had nothing to do with saving the day in Star Wars.  It was in fact nameless tie fighter pilot #24601.  Either that, or maybe the rebels were driving a Toyota Hilux.  After all, that does seem to be the vehicle of choice for insurgents and their ilk.  We here at the Flimm Building wonder what the EPA mileage of the Hilux is.  More interestingly, we wonder what the EPA mileage of the new electric cars is.  It turns out… the EPA doesn’t even know.

Plus, Tarantino’s take on CGI and how to spy on your grocery store from the comfort of your living room.  All that and more on the world’s most error free podcast, Leser Nerd.

What do you suppose will happen to your digital data after you die?  It turns out there are lots of places who will take care of your digital life when you enter the afterlife…. that is, if they’re still in existence by that time.  Art this week pointed the listener to a study that indicated scientists want you to masturbate.  And surprisingly enough, the nerds have pretty much no problem with that.  What the nerds do have a problem with is people who “fake it”.  And this time the scientists are on their side, as the statistics seem to be ratting out the fakers.

A Lesser listener asked our opinion on the new Nokia concept phone, the Morph.  Our opinion?… Coooooool!  Also cool: the new Ford dashboard designed by the designer of Apple’s first mouse.  It comes in black.  (and white)  Speaking of cars, Google is thinking outside the box and working on cars that drive themselves.  Will this ever be a reality?  The nerds don’t see eye to eye.

All that plus, a “Shit My Dad Says” update”, the difference between Farmville and farming, and a lengthy debate on the controversial opening credit sequence from this week’s episode of the Simpsons.  All on the only podcast known to cure upper respiratory tract infections, Lesser Nerds.

Crashboy takes us through a study of 11 sci fi predictions that actually came true, in which our true nerd bona fides come into serious question when we have to look up Hugo Gernsback on Wikipedia.  We reclaim them somewhat however when we look at the new earth-like planet that was discovered last week, and suggest reasons why Gliese 581g might not be the best spot to build a summer home.

All that plus, the fans flood the Facebook page this week, the army actually DOES have an Iron Man suit, and why you may not want to be making fun of your British friends’ teeth.  All on America’s most trusted podcast, Lesser Nerds.

From the pages of “Duh” magazine this week, it seems Ashton Kutcher has little Twitter influence – a development that has Art trying to define the word “influence.”  One place that does have a little bit of influence on the interweb is Facebook.  Alas, their influence waned on Thursday when they actually went down for three hours.  Wanna know why?  The nerds suggest you don’t ask.  Facebook might have another bad week seeing as how The Social Network opens Friday.

Ever wonder why it’s hard to concentrate when you only hear one half of a conversation, instead of both?  Scientists wondered too, so they did what scientists do… they released a study.  Scientists also appointed someone to talk to aliens this week should they ever come a’knocking.  So meet Mazlan Othman, our designated “Take us to your leader” person… BREAKING NEWS… (or not)

All that plus a Texts From Last Night update.  All on the official podcast of the hipster backlash, Lesser Nerds.

Best Buy executive Brian Dunn didn’t seem so smart this week…. He said iPads were stealing over 50% of the laptop market. Then he said they weren’t.  Then he said he misspoke.  (It’s kinda complicated.)  Have you heard of this “Face Book”?  It’s all the rage with the kids apparently, and there seems to be a movie about it coming out next week.  But there WON’T be a Facebook phone it appears, a development that brings no tears to the cheeks of the nerds.  Crashboy shines a light on the fact that HIV has been around for thousands of years, and Art takes the editors of the New York Times to task for an egregious headline error.  Just imagine how he’ll be when he gets older and doesn’t give a damn what he says anymore!

All this plus… Borat as Freddie Mercury, listener feedback, some helpful tips on what to do when a part of your body falls off, and just who is that wearing the Lesser Nerds shirt?!  All on the official podcast of the autumnal equinox, Lesser Nerds.

As part of the big show this week, Art’s Uncle Leo joins us in the T dot (that’s what the locals call it) and actually manages to score a few red carpet interviews.  Our intern Steve also decides to get out of his van and catch a few of the films here.  He has a reviewing style all his own.

Perhaps one of the films from this year’s festival might one day wind up on the list of the most disturbing kid’s movies ever. Or better yet, might be released as a completely unnecessary director’s cut.  Lord knows there WILL be listing.

All that plus, last week’s poll results, The Big Lebowski enters the Matrix, and just how much does it actually cost to run iTunes.  All on Joaquin Phoenix’s favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds.

The Roomba however is most definitely a robot… a robot that needs to watch its back, now that it’s getting some high tech competition.

What happens when you die in space?  More specifically, what happens to your body?  Mary Roach tells us the process is sort of a cross between freeze drying coffee and shaking up brown sugar to get rid of the lumps.

Also this week, Art tells us why having “antidisestablishmentarianism” as your super mega password might not help you after all, and Crashboy shows us the real numbers behind women in technology.

Facebook and Apple seem to be having a falling out over Apple’s new “Ping” service, and surprisingly enough, it’s not because of its unbelievably stupid name.

All that plus, live tweeting a heart attack, naked people on iPhones, and what exactly is a “plushie.”  All on the commemorative Sept 8, 2010 edition of Lesser Nerds

We start this season in Japan, where odd relationships continue to be par for the course.  Yes, Japan… the only place where you can go to a resort to spend time with your virtual girlfriend.  Something the nerds know nothing about.

Turns out Art didn’t even know that Firefox has a “private browsing” feature… something that seems to spike at certain times of the day.  Hmmm, why might that be?  Maybe people are just updating their Facebook.  After all, Facebook seems to be feeding into a trend of narcissism, and you wouldn’t want anyone to know about that.  Otherwise you might end up like the man in charge of Apple’s rigid anti-porn stance, who was outed for following escorts on his Twitter feed (never has the “twit” been so appropriate).

Delving into the world of tech this week, we look at Nike, who applied for a patent in the self lacing sneakers from Back To The Future, even though they didn’t show up on the list of The 50 Greatest Technological Inventions of the Past 25 Years.  Then again, neither did the Commodore 64, and it still seems to have its fair share of devoted followers.

And we close out this week’s show by talking to tech guru Carmy Levy on RIM’s really really bad summer, and whether the Blackberry will survive.

All this, plus the Cami Sec