The Lesser Nerds Podcast » Google Maps http://www.lessernerds.com Tech, Sex and Society Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:33:17 +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 » Google Maps http://www.lessernerds.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.lessernerds.com TV-MA Midtown Manhattan, NYC Weekly Google Teat View http://www.lessernerds.com/2010/11/google-teat-view/ http://www.lessernerds.com/2010/11/google-teat-view/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:00:12 +0000 Art Carlson http://www.lessernerds.com/?p=3534 We all know the benefits of Google street view.  After all, who hasn’t gone online just to look at their house.  But who knew it could be a weight loss program.  That was the case for a British man who, after seeing his somewhat sizable girth as captured by Google’s cameras, lost 100 lbs!  It seems cameras can be a good thing.  But don’t tell that to the folks at NYU who are struggling to figure out what to do with a professor who plans to have a camera surgically implanted in the back of his head.  The reason why he’s doing this?  The nerds discuss, but (spoiler alert!) come down on the side of attention whore. Is there such a thing as a Kosher internet?  That’s the question being asked as many orthodox Jews go online but try to shield themselves from seeing things they shouldn’t.  Art uses this as an opportunity to make some barely salient points on world religion, while Crashboy takes the teachers at his Catholic school to task for their blinkered myopia.  But if you’re looking for religious hypocrisy, thou shalt look no further than Rev. Cedric Miller of Cedric, N.J.  This fun (and orgy) loving pastor told his flock this week to stop using Facebook.  Largely so they wouldn’t see any evidence of him flocking a church assistant.  It seems Facebook has indeed changed sex.  At least that’s the hypothesis put forth by an article posted by Lesser Listener Jim on our Facebook fan page. (What? You haven’t been to our Facebook fan page??)

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.

]]> We all know the benefits of Google street view.  After all, who hasn’t gone online just to look at their house.  But who knew it could be a weight loss program.  That was the case for a British man who, after seeing his somewhat sizable girth as captured by Google’s cameras, lost 100 lbs!  It seems cameras can be a good thing.  But don’t tell that to the folks at NYU who are struggling to figure out what to do with a professor who plans to have a camera surgically implanted in the back of his head.  The reason why he’s doing this?  The nerds discuss, but (spoiler alert!) come down on the side of attention whore. Is there such a thing as a Kosher internet?  That’s the question being asked as many orthodox Jews go online but try to shield themselves from seeing things they shouldn’t.  Art uses this as an opportunity to make some barely salient points on world religion, while Crashboy takes the teachers at his Catholic school to task for their blinkered myopia.  But if you’re looking for religious hypocrisy, thou shalt look no further than Rev. Cedric Miller of Cedric, N.J.  This fun (and orgy) loving pastor told his flock this week to stop using Facebook.  Largely so they wouldn’t see any evidence of him flocking a church assistant.  It seems Facebook has indeed changed sex.  At least that’s the hypothesis put forth by an article posted by Lesser Listener Jim on our Facebook fan page. (What? You haven’t been to our Facebook fan page??)

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.

]]> http://www.lessernerds.com/2010/11/google-teat-view/feed/ 0 Bob Mewse,Bristol,catholic,catholisism,Cedric Miller,England,Facebook,George W. Bush,Google,Google Maps,Google street view,Iraq We all know the benefits of Google street view.  After all, who hasn't gone online just to look at their house.  But who knew it could be a weight loss program.  That was the case for a British man who, after seeing his somewhat sizable girth as captur... We all know the benefits of Google street view.  After all, who hasn't gone online just to look at their house.  But who knew it could be a weight loss program.  That was the case for a British man who, after seeing his somewhat sizable girth (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8133138/Man-loses-seven-stone-after-seeing-himself-on-Google-Street-View.html) as captured by Google's cameras, lost 100 lbs!  It seems cameras can be a good thing.  But don't tell that to the folks at NYU who are struggling to figure out what to do with a professor who plans to have a camera surgically implanted in the back of his head (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703670004575617083483970398.html).  The reason why he's doing this?  The nerds discuss, but (spoiler alert!) come down on the side of attention whore. Is there such a thing as a Kosher internet?  That's the question being asked (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-kosher-internet-20101120,0,179342.story) as many orthodox Jews go online but try to shield themselves from seeing things they shouldn't.  Art uses this as an opportunity to make some barely salient points on world religion, while Crashboy takes the teachers at his Catholic school to task for their blinkered myopia.  But if you're looking for religious hypocrisy, thou shalt look no further than Rev. Cedric Miller of Cedric, N.J.  This fun (and orgy) loving pastor told his flock this week to stop using Facebook (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/thou-shalt-not-facebook-says-reverend/article1802736/).  Largely so they wouldn't see any evidence of him flocking a church assistant (http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/pastor-who-banned-facebook-admits-to-group-sex/19727485).  It seems Facebook has indeed changed sex (http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/facebook-sex/).  At least that's the hypothesis put forth by an article posted by Lesser Listener Jim on our Facebook fan page. (What? You haven't been to our Facebook fan page (http://www.facebook.com/lessernerds)??) All that plus, the kids today and their fancy gadget (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/21/technology/21brain.html?_r=1)s, Angry Birds get beaten on by Papa Smurf and the boys (http://mashable.com/2010/11/17/smurfs-village/), and why bringing a USB key into a Brazilian church (http://www.geekosystem.com/usb-satan/) might get you exorcised.  All on Sen. Jim Boehner's (R) favorite podcast, Lesser Nerds. the Nerds no 32:37 Get Yer Wii Wands Out http://www.lessernerds.com/2009/10/episode-7/ http://www.lessernerds.com/2009/10/episode-7/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:47:29 +0000 Crashboy http://www.lessernerds.com/?p=320 In this weeks episode the nerds talk to Cyprian, the creator of ijustmadelove.com, who gives us an impromptu position quiz.  We learn what our listener thought of Marge Simpson’s publicity stunt.   Hey cellphone user,…..do “Stairway!!”  Art has no problem with everyone at border patrol seeing his assets, and Crashboy wants to help his friends with their Wii wands.  The nerds wonder why so much attention is being paid to this Andy Warhol book, and find out what zany hilarity can ensue when your license plate spells XXXXX.  We also learn why things were tense at Grant Wood’s family functions and even more tense deep underneath Geneva, Switzerland.  (and we use this word quite a bit)  Plus we give long overdue props to the fine folks at Hoot Suite

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]]> http://www.lessernerds.com/2009/10/episode-7/feed/ 0 airport security, American Gothic, Google Maps, IJustMadeLove.com, parking tickets, RIAA, sex, The Simpsons, Large Hadron Collider In this weeks episode the nerds talk to Cyprian, the creator of ijustmadelove.com, who gives us an impromptu position quiz. We learn what our listener thought of Marge Simpson's publicity stunt. Hey cellphone user,.....do "Stairway!! In this weeks episode the nerds talk to Cyprian, the creator of ijustmadelove.com (http://ijustmadelove.com/), who gives us an impromptu position quiz.  We learn what our listener thought of Marge Simpson's (http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/bios_family_marge.htm) publicity stunt.   Hey cellphone user,.....do "Stairway (http://www.ringophone.com/Stairway%20To%20Heaven-ringtone-122795.html)!!"  Art has no problem with everyone at border patrol seeing his assets (http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/709833--x-rated-x-rays-airports-test-scanners-that-see-all), and Crashboy wants to help his friends with their Wii wands (http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/10/shigeru-miyamoto/).  The nerds wonder why so much attention is being paid to this Andy Warhol book (http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2009/10/16/alg_twitter_megan-mccain.jpg), and find out what zany hilarity can ensue when your license plate spells XXXXX (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_VANITY_PLATE_SNAFU?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2009-10-16-21-10-55).  We also learn why things were tense at Grant Wood's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gothic) family functions and even more tense deep underneath Geneva, Switzerland (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/science/space/13lhc.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1256130183-BLMzr57txlMX8tm4dcCpbA).  (and we use this word (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/essentially) quite a bit)  Plus we give long overdue props to the fine folks at Hoot Suite (http://hootsuite.com) Carlson & Crashboy yes 26:05