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.

We also revisit a few salient topics this week.  Art tries desperately to put his profanity laden tirade from last week’s show into some sort of meaningful perspective, while Crashboy speculates on the possibility that our poll might very well have been hijacked by the good folks at the Parents’ Television Council.  And if that wasn’t enough, Mark Ryder of vajazzleville.com drops by the Flimm Building to drop off a few DIY kits for our listeners.

Plus, the switch to Google Chrome, the story behind Saddam’s sex tape, and what you can tell your spouse when the term “wild Asian ass” comes up in your search history.  All that and more on British Petroleum’s favorite podcast, 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.

And as if we needed to prove our geek bona fides, the nerds profess a passion for a remote control Millennium Falcon.

A plethora of Lesser Nerds updates came across our desk here high atop the Flimm Building this week. The first tells us the news that William Shatner has been cast as the dad on the upcoming “Shit My Dad Says” – a development Crashboy welcomes with open arms, and Art welcomes with closed nose. The second tells us whether or not Crashboy’s middle school nemesis is a grown up “vajazzler“. And finally, we give away the “Texts From Last Night” books from last week’s contest. (turns out Lesser Nerds has quite a few lady listeners! Who knew.)

Speaking of the ladies, we take a moment this week to tip our hats and note the passing of Ronald Howes, the inventor of the Easy Bake oven.

But we also celebrate a bit of life, acknowledging the 20th birthday of Adobe Photoshop (also known as Adobe Photoshop Software©… all rights reserved).

The nerds speculate on the ethnic background of the name “The Edge”, while learning U2′s lead guitarist is cutting part of the California coast away in a veiled attempt to live up to his name. Maybe he can move in with the members of the Mars Society, who are currently proving that Belgians might not be the best choice for a trip to the red planet.

All this, plus the M.I.T sex survey, and what will hopefully be the one and only mention of Pauly Shore on the podcast (we promise).

But in looking for something to live for, we come across the charms of Texas native Kayla Kromer, who drops by the Lesser Nerds studio to discuss exactly what compelled her to build a hamburger bed, a Millennium Falcon bed, and why she may be the only person in North America with a passion for Jar Jar Binks (but Crashboy is too shy to ask her what SHE thinks of the man who does Star Wars body paint – NSFW).

Crashboy tells us why kids today expected more technological advancements by now, while Art tells us why the senior circuit is quite fine with tech today, thank you very much.  Too bad they probably won’t be around to experience the advent of light emitting walls.

And we speculate on exactly what kind of coffin would be suitable for the late great Curtis Allina, inventor of the modern Pez dispenser (and yes, you’ll be able to see the punchline coming down Broadway).