The Lesser Nerds Podcast » aliens http://www.lessernerds.com Tech, Sex and Society Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:45:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.lessernerds.com/feed/podcast/ A weekly review of technology, sex and society with news stories and feature interviews every Wednesday. the Nerds yes the Nerds webmaster@lessernerds.com webmaster@lessernerds.com (the Nerds) Because you're not a TOTAL geek. Apple, technology, sex, comedy, iPhone, Macintosh, Windows, geek, nerd, Star Wars, funny The Lesser Nerds Podcast » aliens http://www.lessernerds.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.lessernerds.com TV-MA Midtown Manhattan, NYC Weekly 3.5 Inches of Nerd http://www.lessernerds.com/2010/05/3-5-inches-of-nerd/ http://www.lessernerds.com/2010/05/3-5-inches-of-nerd/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:01 +0000 Art Carlson http://www.lessernerds.com/?p=2237 This week, the nerds are in a questioning mood.  For example, we want to know…

Who the hell is buying floppy disks these days?  Apparently enough to keep them thriving… in spite of the fact the nerds now use them as sassy coasters.

Is social networking making our kids anti social?  We pose that question to Wired Magazine’s Ken Denmead, who feels that (in the words of The Who), the kids are alright.

Does Facebook big cheese Mark Zuckerberg believe in privacy? Well, according to one of his colleagues in the Twitterverse… not so much.

Why does Roger Ebert hate 3D so much?  Turns out the Nerds’ favorite film critic thinks two dimensions is fine, thank you very much.

Did homosapiens and neanderthals ever get… busy?  The answer may surprise you (and kinda gross you out)

What would a REAL first person shooter POV look like?  Some obliging Dutch soldiers give us the answer by storming a hijacked ship with HD camcorders strapped to their heads.

Plus, what are the craziest things you can buy on the internet?  Wherefore CNN?  And we answer the question left hanging from last week’s show.. “Who won the damned Chuck Norris books!?”  All  that and more, on the only podcast allowed in Vatican City…. Lesser Nerds.

]]> This week, the nerds are in a questioning mood.  For example, we want to know…

Who the hell is buying floppy disks these days?  Apparently enough to keep them thriving… in spite of the fact the nerds now use them as sassy coasters.

Is social networking making our kids anti social?  We pose that question to Wired Magazine’s Ken Denmead, who feels that (in the words of The Who), the kids are alright.

Does Facebook big cheese Mark Zuckerberg believe in privacy? Well, according to one of his colleagues in the Twitterverse… not so much.

Why does Roger Ebert hate 3D so much?  Turns out the Nerds’ favorite film critic thinks two dimensions is fine, thank you very much.

Did homosapiens and neanderthals ever get… busy?  The answer may surprise you (and kinda gross you out)

What would a REAL first person shooter POV look like?  Some obliging Dutch soldiers give us the answer by storming a hijacked ship with HD camcorders strapped to their heads.

Plus, what are the craziest things you can buy on the internet?  Wherefore CNN?  And we answer the question left hanging from last week’s show.. “Who won the damned Chuck Norris books!?”  All  that and more, on the only podcast allowed in Vatican City…. Lesser Nerds.

]]> http://www.lessernerds.com/2010/05/3-5-inches-of-nerd/feed/ 0 3.5",3D film,aliens,Carmi Levy,Chuck Norris,contest,Cracked.com,DNA,Facebook,first person shooter,floppy disk,GeekDad This week, the nerds are in a questioning mood.  For example, we want to know... - Who the hell is buying floppy disks these days?  Apparently enough to keep them thriving... in spite of the fact the nerds now use them as sassy coasters. - This week, the nerds are in a questioning mood.  For example, we want to know... Who the hell is buying floppy disks these days (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8646699.stm)?  Apparently enough to keep them thriving... in spite of the fact the nerds now use them as sassy coasters. Is social networking making our kids anti social (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/fashion/02BEST.html)?  We pose that question to Wired Magazine's Ken Denmead (http://www.kendenmead.com/), who feels that (in the words of The Who), the kids are alright. Does Facebook big cheese Mark Zuckerberg believe in privacy? Well, according to one of his colleagues in the Twitterverse... not so much (http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/04/report-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-doesnt-believe-in-privacy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher#ixzz0ms1SRQ39). Why does Roger Ebert hate 3D (http://www.newsweek.com/id/237110) so much?  Turns out the Nerds' favorite film critic thinks two dimensions is fine, thank you very much. Did homosapiens and neanderthals ever get... busy?  The answer (http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0429/Study-suggests-humans-mated-with- Neanderthals) may surprise you (and kinda gross you out) What would a REAL first person shooter POV look like?  Some obliging Dutch soldiers give us the answer by storming a hijacked ship (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-04/first-person-shooter-video-dutch-marines-storming-pirate-held-ship) with HD camcorders strapped to their heads. Plus, what are the craziest things you can buy on the internet (http://www.cracked.com/article_18410_the-12-most-insane-things-you-can-buy-internet.html)?  Wherefore CNN (http://wtfcnn.com/)?  And we answer the question left hanging from last week's show.. "Who won the damned Chuck Norris books (http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/?act=12564553#!/lessernerds)!?"  All  that and more, on the only podcast allowed in Vatican City.... Lesser Nerds. the Nerds no 39:31 Kevin Keller Loves Triscuits! http://www.lessernerds.com/2010/04/kevin-keller-loves-triscuits/ http://www.lessernerds.com/2010/04/kevin-keller-loves-triscuits/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:01:43 +0000 Art Carlson http://www.lessernerds.com/?p=2180 The nerds love themselves some retro.  In that vein, we start this week’s show with a trip back in time 100 years and look at some postcards that predicted exactly how we’d be living in the year 2000.  Turns out they got a few things right. (although we don’t use quite as many balloons as they imagined.)
Speaking of 100 years ago, that’s when Virginia Campbell was born… she of the now viral video showing her rapt in the throws of her new iPad.
In more recent retro, Art reveals a long lost survey that asked librarians to give their opinions about sex… and got the surveyor fired in the process!  We also learn that doing it “in the stacks” isn’t quite as dirty as it sounds.  Perhaps our minds are being perverted by reading too many Archie comics, where this month we are being introduced to Riverdale’s first gay character.  No, it’s not Jughead,… it’s Kevin, and it turns out, he’s fabulous!
Crashboy then shows us a few children’s toys that might make you scratch your head.  After all, who actually green lit the coat rack that enables little Johnny to hang his coat on a bear’s erection? (we couldn’t make this stuff up)
We close out the show with a trip back to geekville, and look at the future of cellphones.  Will Crashboy get one implanted in his head?  Will Art heed the warning of Stephen Hawking and not talk to aliens?  Will either of the nerds laugh at the first video ever uploded on Youtube? (elephant penis joke?… really?)  And just what the hell is Stephen Baldwin doing begging for money on the interweb?
Plus… why you probably can’t buy halal Triscuits, where “4/20” actually comes from, and in a stunning turn of events, “South Park” offends people.  All that and more, on Iceland’s 34th most popular podcast… Lesser Nerds.

]]> The nerds love themselves some retro.  In that vein, we start this week’s show with a trip back in time 100 years and look at some postcards that predicted exactly how we’d be living in the year 2000.  Turns out they got a few things right. (although we don’t use quite as many balloons as they imagined.)
Speaking of 100 years ago, that’s when Virginia Campbell was born… she of the now viral video showing her rapt in the throws of her new iPad.
In more recent retro, Art reveals a long lost survey that asked librarians to give their opinions about sex… and got the surveyor fired in the process!  We also learn that doing it “in the stacks” isn’t quite as dirty as it sounds.  Perhaps our minds are being perverted by reading too many Archie comics, where this month we are being introduced to Riverdale’s first gay character.  No, it’s not Jughead,… it’s Kevin, and it turns out, he’s fabulous!
Crashboy then shows us a few children’s toys that might make you scratch your head.  After all, who actually green lit the coat rack that enables little Johnny to hang his coat on a bear’s erection? (we couldn’t make this stuff up)
We close out the show with a trip back to geekville, and look at the future of cellphones.  Will Crashboy get one implanted in his head?  Will Art heed the warning of Stephen Hawking and not talk to aliens?  Will either of the nerds laugh at the first video ever uploded on Youtube? (elephant penis joke?… really?)  And just what the hell is Stephen Baldwin doing begging for money on the interweb?
Plus… why you probably can’t buy halal Triscuits, where “4/20” actually comes from, and in a stunning turn of events, “South Park” offends people.  All that and more, on Iceland’s 34th most popular podcast… Lesser Nerds.

]]> http://www.lessernerds.com/2010/04/kevin-keller-loves-triscuits/feed/ 0 420,aliens,Archie Comics,Barbie,Batman,cellphone,Cracked.com,enema,first contact,gay,Huffingtonpost.com,indigo.ca The nerds love themselves some retro.  In that vein, we start this week's show with a trip back in time 100 years and look at some postcards that predicted exactly how we'd be living in the year 2000.  Turns out they got a few things right. The nerds love themselves some retro.  In that vein, we start this week's show with a trip back in time 100 years and look at some postcards that predicted exactly how we'd be living in the year 2000 (http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/2007/4/24/postcards-show-the-year-2000-circa-1900.html).  Turns out they got a few things right. (although we don't use quite as many balloons as they imagined.) Speaking of 100 years ago, that's when Virginia Campbell was born... she of the now viral video (http://www.oregonlive.com/lake-oswego/index.ssf/2010/04/video_of_99-year-old_lake_oswego_woman_with_ipad_goes_viral.html) showing her rapt in the throws of her new iPad. In more recent retro, Art reveals a long lost survey that asked librarians to give their opinions about sex (http://willmanley.com/2010/04/11/will-unwound-78-the-1992-librarians-and-sex-survey-results-by-will-manley/)... and got the surveyor fired in the process!  We also learn that doing it "in the stacks" isn't quite as dirty as it sounds.  Perhaps our minds are being perverted by reading too many Archie comics, where this month we are being introduced to Riverdale's first gay character (http://www.newsarama.com/comics/Archie-Gay-Character-100422.html).  No, it's not Jughead,... it's Kevin, and it turns out, he's fabulous! Crashboy then shows us a few children's toys (http://www.cracked.com/article_18494_15-unintentionally-perverted-toys-children.html) that might make you scratch your head.  After all, who actually green lit the coat rack that enables little Johnny to hang his coat on a bear's erection? (we couldn't make this stuff up) We close out the show with a trip back to geekville, and look at the future of cellphones (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/8639590.stm).  Will Crashboy get one implanted in his head?  Will Art heed the warning of Stephen Hawking (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/space/article7107207.ece) and not talk to aliens?  Will either of the nerds laugh at the first video ever uploded on Youtube? (http://gizmodo.com/5523416/its-been-five-years-since-the-first-youtube-video-was-uploaded) (elephant penis joke?... really?)  And just what the hell is Stephen Baldwin doing begging for money (http://www.restorestephenbaldwin.org/) on the interweb? Plus... why you probably can't buy halal Triscuits (http://gawker.com/5523210/why-do-the-islamic-extremists-who-hate-south-park-also-hate-triscuits), where "4/20 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/20/420-meaning-the-true-stor_n_543854.html)" actually comes from, and in a stunning turn of events, "South Park" offends people (http://www.newsweek.com/id/236828).  All that and more, on Iceland's 34th most popular podcast... Lesser Nerds. the Nerds yes 37:24