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Geek vs. Nerd Infographic

Liz — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:00:54 +0000

I pretty much agree with this, and I like that they use actual demographics statistics, especially in “self-identified geeks.”

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“Bread Intruders”

Liz — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:32:47 +0000

Acrylic on canvas, bread ties. 18″ x 24″. 2010. Liz McLean Knight.

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“Outdated representations of African-American nerds are simply not cutting it anymore”

Liz — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:58:57 +0000

A coalition of African-American activists and scholars released a strongly worded statement Monday citing the “urgent need” for popular media to depict a new black nerd archetype that more accurately reflects the full spectrum of 21st-century American dorkdom.

“Outdated representations of African-American nerds are simply not cutting it anymore,” the statement read in part. “Perhaps in the ’80s and ’90s it was possible for young people to identify with Steve Urkel’s hiked-up pants, nasal voice, and lovable catchphrase of ‘Did I do that?’ But today’s black nerds are different.”

“They may not carry slide rules and calculators, but they do carry smartphones to make posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Foursquare,” the statement continued. “Yet where are the modern-day nerds of color in our films and television programs?”

African-American Community Calls For New Black Nerd Archetype

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Coffee filter? What? There are no knobs on this thing.

Liz — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:11:22 +0000

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Maddox (“I am Better Than Your Kids”) critiques kids singing on YouTube. Hilarity ensues.

Liz — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:33:23 +0000

This is the first video from Maddox, the programmer-writer who gained internet notoriety by critiquing kid’s drawings as he saw fit, in a most amusing manner. The re-done Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song set to the original video had me laughing so hard, I had to watch it twice. Nay, thrice.

I personally don’t find videos of kids amusing or cute, either and have much the same internal reaction. Must be the robot in me. Or something.

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Forever Alone Pumpkin

Liz — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 16:20:07 +0000

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“Fuck You,” 8bit style

Liz — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:09:59 +0000

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Designcore Hiphop: “Gettin’ Money with a Mouse and a Wacom Pad (Fuck Comic Sans Fuck Papyrus Too)”

Liz — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:47:20 +0000

Money Money Money – “Gettin’ Money With a Mouse and a Wacom Pen (Fuck Comic Sans Fuck Papyrus, Too)” from Brad Chmielewski on Vimeo.

Watch out, Nerdcore, Designcore is taking over the ‘trons.

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Urban Pranks: “Real Life Lemmings” and “Black Tie Beach”

Liz — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:32:13 +0000

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Awesome human Pac Man stop-motion video

Liz — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:02:39 +0000

I love the a capella Pac Man theme music too!

UPDATE: This is part of Guillaume Reymonds “Game Over” project, where he does live human stop-motion videos of many other vintage games. (Thanks, Le Singe)

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