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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons Pokemon = Supernatural
Are these the same show? I think so. Let’s look at six of the best reasons Pokemon = Supernatural. SIX OF THE BEST… reasons Pokemon = Supernatural – The Nerdery Public
SIX OF THE BEST… ways to stop cheating
As nerds, we usually abhor cheating when we’re part of a contest (unless the game calls for cheating as part of the play itself). We think that victories won by cheating are hollow and tainted, and we’re not alone. We … Continue reading
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Tagged cheating, deflategate, espn, football, nfl, patriots, protest, scandal, spygate, suspension
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Fan Film Review: “Star Trek: Renegades”
Tim Russ is probably best known for his role as Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager. However, since the end of that series, he’s devoted his time to producing fan films that extend the story of Star Trek independent of both … Continue reading
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Tagged invictus, of gods and men, renegades, star trek, tim russ, tuvok, voyager
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SIX OF THE BEST… ways technology depresses us
Lately I’ve been having some real struggles with my depression, and I think a lot of them are related to how much technology I use. In that vein, here are six of the best ways technology depresses us. SIX OF … Continue reading
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Tagged casual gaming, computers, depression, digital records, distraction, double depression, dysthymia, gamification, jones in the fastlane, keeping up with jones, neurotypical, passive interaction, sleep, technology
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Book Review: “The Shepherd’s Crown” by Terry Pratchett
On September 1, my Kindle automatically downloaded my preordered copy of The Shepherd’s Crown. By September 3, I’d finished reading the final Discworld novel. How do I feel about this? Empty. Satisfied, but empty. The book is closed on the … Continue reading
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Tagged discworld, granny weatherwax, lampshading, review, sheds, spoilers, terry pratchett, the shepherds crown, tiffany aching
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about finishing a series on Netflix
There’s a lot of TV serieses on Netflix to finish watching. Here are six of the worst things about being done with one. SIX OF THE WORST… things about finishing a series on Netflix – The Nerdery Public
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Tagged algorithm, binge watching, cost-benefit analysis, netflix, waiting
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SIX OF THE BEST… poop revelations
My partner filled in for me last week, but I posted it to the wrong blog. Oops. SIX OF THE BEST… Poop Revelations – enjoy!
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Tagged celestia price, farts, guest writer, home bowl advantage, let it go, poop
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SIX OF THE BEST… annoying bugs
Let’s face it: there are plenty of bugs in the world that we really wish didn’t exist. But there’s a reason for everything in nature — even the duck-billed platypus. With that in mind, here are SIX OF THE BEST… … Continue reading
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Tagged ants, arachnids, bugs, cockroaches, duck-billed platypus, fruit flies, house centipedes, insects, mosquitoes, spiders, wasps
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SIX OF THE BEST… Harry Potter soundtracks
Since this Friday is Harry’s 35th birthday, I figured we could take a look at six of the best Harry Potter soundtracks. Because they’re pretty good. SIX OF THE BEST… Harry Potter soundtracks – The Nerdery Public
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Tagged alexandre desplat, chamber of secrets, deathly hallows, goblet of fire, half-blood prince, harry potter, john williams, nicholas hooper, order of the phoenix, patrick doyle, prisoner of azkaban, sorcerer's stone, soundtrack, soundtracks
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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons to watch the movie first
I watched the Divergent movie before I read the book. Now, here are SIX OF THE BEST… reasons to watch the movie first over at Nerdery Public.
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Tagged books, divergent, game of thrones, movies, seveneves, shailene woodley, stardust, tales of the south pacific
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SIX OF THE BEST… French people in genre TV and film
In honor of the storming of the Bastille, here are six of the best French people in genre fiction. SIX OF THE BEST… French people in genre TV and film – The Nerdery Public
SIX OF THE BEST… things about Herman’s Head
With all the positive noise being made about Inside Out (which, sadly, I still haven’t seen), I wanted to take a moment to take you back to the 1990s, to Sunday nights on Fox, to a show about a fact-checker … Continue reading
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Tagged herman's head, inside out, leslie nielsen, television, the simpsons, tv
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about seaQuest DSV
Twenty-two years ago, Steven Spielberg brought a Rockne S. O’Bannon (creator of Farscape) show to NBC about a vision of the near future where the oceans were the new frontier and the guy from Jaws was the man in charge … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalization, farscape, jonathan brandis, nbc, netflix, rockne s obannon, seaquest, seaquest dsv, steven spielberg, television, the abyss, tv
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SIX OF THE BEST… alternatives to classic card games
Because you can’t play Gin Rummy all the time, here are SIX OF THE BEST… alternatives to classic card games.
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Tagged apples to apples, card games, fluxx, games, gaming, gin rummy, go fish, hearts, kurt, mille bornes, monopoly deal, poker, quiddler, skip bo, spades, spite and malice, spot it, uno
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SIX OF THE BEST… reasons I keep coming back to the Anita Blake novels
Whenever I tell people about the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton, I tell them to stop reading after the eighth book — before they get to the muddled middle that was everything from Cerulean Sins through about Hit … Continue reading
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Tagged action, anita blake, book, books, familiarity, internal monologue, investment, laurell k. hamilton, nostalgia, novels, sex scenes
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about pooping at work
Unfortunately, we can’t always poop at home. Sometimes we have to brave public bathrooms at restaurants or stores, in which case we do the best we can and get out as quickly as possible. But other times we have to … Continue reading
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Tagged automatic lights, farts are funny, home bowl advantage, luxury poopatorium, poop, toilet paper, work, workpoop
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 