Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'nerd'
August 1, 2008
A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Canadians are still funny. (Via) A 10-year old explains “Nuking the Fridge.” How do you spell “morbid?” (Via) Can you hear me now? No? Good! (Via) Mitch Hedberg is the Tu-Pac of comedians. Another reason to love The AV Club: IMDbates. Mac Nerds! Sync files from your Mac to your iPhone with File Magnet. Do it! (Via) Janeanne Garofolo has remade Tango &......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Friday Fried Onions"July 28, 2008
The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Redlasso, the other YouTube, has shut down its beta site due to a lawsuit from Fox and NBC. Amazon.com has teamed up with The Dandy Warhols to sell music via texting. Think your life sucks? Be glad you’re not a comicbook artist. Two words: Tron 2. Woman finds metal screw in McDonald’s Apple Pie. No word if there were actually any......
Continue Reading "Whiz of the Web: Monday Meat Slices"May 8, 2008
Battlestar Galactica is easily the best drama on TV! You're cut, The Wire! Get lost, Lost! Err, ER! If you can put the original campy Star-Wars knock-off (that we all loved back in the 70s) out of your head and give this Sci-Fi Channel reimagination a chance, you will be treated to some of the best writing, action, and drama this side of the Eye of Jupiter. (Plus some pretty hot "Human on Toaster" action.......
Continue Reading "Nerdgasm: Battlestar Galactica Party in Old City"April 4, 2008
If you are an elitist coffee nerd like us, you get Starbucks e-mail. Today we received a missive that totally got our caffeine-infused juices flowing. Starbucks is revealing something BIG on 4/8/08 (i.e. next Tuesday) at 12 noon (i.e. noon). In true marketing fascism fashion they are not telling us what it is, in the hopes of keeping us talking and blogging about it. Well, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Since we can only guess what Starbucks is......
Continue Reading "Something Venti Is Brewing at Starbucks on 4/8/08"March 14, 2008
Today is March 14th, or if you are a big numbers nerd, 3/14. If you are an even bigger numbers nerd you know that 3.14 is the first three digits of Pi. If you are the biggest numbers nerd you know today is “Pi Day.” It is also “Steak and Blowjob Day!” I am not making this up. February 14th is Valentine’s Day, a holiday created for the ladies (which includes flowers, candy, and......
Continue Reading "Happy Pi Day"