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?

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.

So this week’s season finale is jam packed with goodness.  For example, did you hear the one about the guy who guessed the exact price correctly on “The Price Is Right”  Turns out, working as a weatherman has more upsides than one would imagine.  And for those of you who think “The Price is Right” is only watched by old people, well, you might want to keep an eye on those same people on Facebook… The site still has no good way of dealing with people when they die.  And it’s bound to happen.  Especially if they heed the billboard now on display in New Jersey encouraging old people to kill themselves. (then again, they’re living in New Jersey, so it’s not a bad idea)  And speaking of old people who should think about assisted suicide, how about that Dick Cheney!

We also revisit the topic of electric cars, now that GM is making the smart decision to guarantee its electric car batteries for longer than their gas powered cousins!  So you and your cougar girlfriend can go to make out point all you want, especially now that scientists have tried to explain what makes a cougar a cougar.

All that plus, what the hell is a QR code,  how much is Marilyn Monroe’s death house going for, and one more Ask Art for the road.  All on the season finale of Lesser Nerds.

The nerds are getting down to business this week.  For example, just how much time and money was lost this week when Google turned it’s homepage into a Pac-Man emulator? More importantly, does anyone care?  If anyone does, it might well be a go getter like Alec Brownstein… the young whippersnapper who landed himself a job by appealing to the hubris of his potential employers.  How did it turn out?  We ask him ourselves!

Business is booming for the info ladies of Bangladesh – those two wheeled mavens of  modern tech who pedal their way through the townships doling out advice on anything from crop diseases to contraception. (two topics related only through alliteration)

Bill Gates used to be in the business of seeing the future (before HE started ridding the world of crop diseases).  So, ten years ago when he made some bold predictions about the future of computers, how well did he do?  The nerds have a look.  For example, did he predict the end of instant messaging?

Plus, the best phony Twitter accounts, William Shatner gives Art a touch of Tourette Syndrome, and how we might be able to tell which space pioneer pleased the ladies more.  Oh, and if you thought vajazzling was gone… think again.