When news broke earlier this month that NBC had finally jumped on this latest installment of the vampire bandwagon, I died a little inside. The studio, now synonymous with kicking Conan to the curb and giving David Hasselhoff a career boost as a human clap-o-meter, has purchased spec script Zombies Vs. Vampires, written by Jake In …
Earlier, I saw a “Save Google Wave!” tweet. I clicked. This is what I got:
Did this exist? The Internet says it used to. And yet, it is gone. I suspect Google’s hit squad is behind it. (Hey, what’s this lasery-looking red dot on my shirt?)
Poor Save the Wave campaign. We hardly knew ye.
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Do iPhone Users Really Have More Sex? [OkTrends]
Amazon Is Said To Look At Hardware Beyond Kindle [NYT]
Why The Verizon iPhone Is Already Too Late [Gizmodo]
Twitpic Founder Announces Stealth Communications Startup Heello [Tech …
The Smoking Gun got its hands on some hilarious bits of transcript from the trial of David Kernell, the 22 year-old hacker who broke into Sarah Palin’s email in 2008, but it’s not Kernell that made us giggle. 4Chan creator Christopher ‘Moot’ Poole was called to testify during the trial, and much to our delight, much of his time on the …
Monday, August 9th, 2010
Here’s what else is going on in nerd news around the web:
Billy Mitchell Again Is Champion Of Donkey Kong [Kotaku]
How To Install Flash On An iPhone 4 [Gizmodo]
The Holes Found In U.S. Border Fence Technology [Popular Mechanics]
Soon It’ll Be 05:06:07 8/09/10 [
For its eighth full-length album, Geek rockers Weezer have chosen to dub their upcoming release Hurley, as in – you guessed it – Jorge Garcia from LOST. Together, a team up of Weezer and Hugo are two unstoppable forces of nerd-cute, which is why Hurley’s face displayed as the cover art will ensure my purchase. It hits record stores …
If your biggest dream is to be Dude #8 in the back of a big-budget action film, here’s your chance.
(More on Techland: Transformers 3 Rips Through Chicago)
Michael Bay’s upcoming Transformers 3 is on the lookout for extras in the Washington DC area. They’re asking for your height, pant size and if you can drive through the city’s …
Friday, August 6, 2010
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A great white shark named Nicole, after actress and shark lover Nicole Kidman swam from South Africa to Australia and back in under nine months. This 12,400-mile trip set a record as the fastest return migration of any marine …
Thursday, August 5, 2010
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Orcas are the only natural predator of the great white shark, but humans are the worst threat to this species, which has finally earned government protection in many of the areas in which this species is found.
New …
Tomorrow, the hilarious Matthew Latkiewicz and I will be in NYC’s Central Park where he’ll lead a round of Star Wars yoga. If you’re willing and in the New York City area, come join us between 1:30 & 3:30 on the lawns around Cop Cot (south side of the park around the 6th Avenue entrance).
Can’t make it? That’s okay, we’re documenting …
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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Great white sharks can have up to 300 teeth in their mouths at any given time; the teeth are serrated and can reach three inches in length.
Resistance Forms Against Hollywood’s 3-D Push [NYT]
MiTube, An …
With yesterday’s release of Kick-Ass on DVD and Blu-ray, we called on Chris Brown, president and CEO of customized digital media company Metabeam, to walk us through the Blu-ray disc dual-screen experience, Metamenu – controllable by your iPhone or Android-platform smartphone. Download the free Metamenu app and your phone will …
