Category Archives: six of the best
SIX OF THE BEST… unconventional vampire abilities
SIX OF THE BEST… unconventional vampire abilities
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Tagged dracula, feeding on emotions, fog, getting high, minions, sparkling, the world on blood, vampires
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SIX OF THE BEST… stupid little life hacks
SIX OF THE BEST… stupid little life hacks
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Tagged command hooks, containers, desk chair, earbuds, feather duster, frozen cups of water, frozen grapes, lids, life hacks
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about Android Phones
SIX OF THE BEST… things about Android Phones – The Nerdery Public
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Tagged android, apps, cell phone, choice, competition, customization, google, iphone, updates
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about iPhones
This is the first in a three-part series about cell phones. SIX OF THE BEST… things about iPhones
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Tagged android, apps, cell phone, ease of use, fragmentation, gestalt, google, iphone, itunes
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SIX OF THE BEST… writers to take over for George RR Martin
Of course I don’t want anything to happen to GRRM, but if something does, here are six writers who could take over for him. SIX OF THE BEST… writers to take over for George RR Martin
SIX OF THE BEST… defunct webcomics
My latest Nerdery Public column is about webcomics that I miss. A lot. SIX OF THE BEST… defunct webcomics
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Tagged angst technology, comic, comics, dar!, everything jake, goats, ozy and millie, something positive, theater hopper, webcomics
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about reading A Song of Ice and Fire after everyone else
My latest column on Nerdery Public is about Game of Thrones. Again. SIX OF THE BEST… things about reading A Song of Ice and Fire after everyone else
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Tagged a song of ice and fire, game of thrones
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SIX OF THE BEST… lesser-known kid-focused books with genre elements
If you’re looking for some lesser-known kid-focused books that have genre elements, here are six of the best that might help you find new ways to share your love for sci-fi and fantasy with your kids. SIX OF THE BEST… … Continue reading
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Tagged allen steele, apollo's outcasts, james patterson, judge benjamin, judith whitelock mcinerney, leslie morrill, lois lowry, maximum ride, my monster farts, neil gaiman, norton juster, planet builders, robyn tallis, terry pratchett, the giver, the phantom tollbooth
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SIX OF THE BEST… book series… serieses… whatever… to read while you wait for the next Song of Ice and Fire novel
Now that I’ve begun reading A Song of Ice and Fire, I’ve become quite aware that, at the speed I read, I’ll be done with all five existing books long before George R.R. Martin releases the sixth and seventh ones. … Continue reading
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Tagged a song of ice and fire, brandon sanderson, discworld, game of thrones, george rr martin, greatwinter, gregory maguire, harry potter, incarnations of immortality, moonworlds, patrick rothfuss, piers anthony, robert jordan, sean mcmullen, terry pratchett, the kingkiller chronicle, the wheel of time, the wicked years
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SIX OF THE BEST… secret sex scenes in Star Trek novels
My parents didn’t realize this, but nine-year-old me was reading novels aimed at adults. I was an advanced reader, to be sure, but I’m pretty certain my parents would not have been pleased with me reading books with semi-explicit sex … Continue reading
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Tagged dave galanter, della van hise, diane duane, foreign foes, gene roddenberry, greg brodeur, jean lorrah, john vornholt, judith and garfield reeves-stevens, killing time, masks, my enemy my ally, peter david, q-in-law, sex, star trek, survivors, the ashes of eden, the motion picture, the rift, tie-in, william shatner
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SIX OF THE BEST… unexpected things in my wallet
SIX OF THE BEST… unexpected things in my wallet – The Nerdery Public
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Tagged business card, fourth amendment, jcc membership, loyalty card, money, old stamps, wallet
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SIX OF THE BEST… John Cusack romantic comedies
If there’s one thing geeks know, it’s which movies show the “slightly-off” guy getting the girl. And who better to play guys who are just slightly off than John Cusack? Read more in my latest Six of the Best, over … Continue reading
SIX OF THE BEST… nerdy tumblrs
I got into Tumblr in late 2008. I’m not sure how I found it, but once I did, there was no stopping me. I now have twelve different tumblrs, all of them for different subjects, and I follow more than … Continue reading
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Tagged a tall ship and some contraband to fill it with, are you talking to meme, blog, blogging, blogs, bri-chan, george takei, just say narf, missocki rocki, obsessive compulsive desire, texts from tng, tumblr, uss awesome
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SIX OF THE BEST… things about long-distance relationships
Long-distance relationships are hard work, and they can be fragile… but, given time, they can bloom into the best in-person relationships you’ll ever have. I’ve written about them at Nerdery Public. Go read. SIX OF THE BEST… things about long-distance … Continue reading
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Tagged communications, e-mail, email, honesty, in-person, intimacy, ldr, lessons learned, long-distance relationships, openness, relationships, safer sex, time, video chat
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SIX OF THE BEST… Discworld onramps
When I tell my friends about the Discworld, I try to give them good places to onramp into the series — that is, a good book to start with so they get into it, enjoy it, and then go back … Continue reading
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Tagged discworld, men at arms, moving pictures, soul music, terry pratchett, the truth, the wee free men, wyrd sisters
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SIX OF THE BEST… problems that are all CNN’s fault
I’m writing this column at the same time as the missing Malaysian Airlines flight news coverage fiasco is going on. Not to belittle the tragedy that is the (probable) death of hundreds of people, but I kind of think that … Continue reading
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Tagged 24-hour news cycle, cnn, election cycle, exhaustion, first, hillary clinton, news, newsworthy, politics, reddit
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SIX OF THE BEST… gaming strategies my kid uses
You might think kids aren’t so great at tabletop games. Maybe they just have a strategy all their own. Read. SIX OF THE BEST… gaming strategies my kid uses
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Tagged fluxx, gaming, hoarding, parenting, scrabble, settlers of catan, strategy, ticket to ride, tsuro
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SIX OF THE BEST… casual games to distract you while someone else takes over the world
When I was younger, I remember people saying that Tetris was just an attempt for Russia to take over the US, and to someone born near the end of the Cold War, the quasi-joke made perfect sense. It makes even … Continue reading
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Tagged 2048, casual gaming, fanimutation, flappy bird, gamification, gaming, pattern matching, running, sudoku, tetris, threes
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SIX OF THE BEST… things to put in your con bag
Now, I’m not going to spend a bunch of time reminding you to bring underpants and comfortable shoes, but here’s six of the best things you can put in your con bag — by which I mean the bag you … Continue reading
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Tagged bananas, charger, check out, con, con bag, conventions, non-perishable food, shirt, surge strip, towel, water
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