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Geek Perspective: Is the Hobbit movie true to Tolkien's works?

12/19/2012 4:00 PM

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By now you've probably seen the new Tolkien movie adaptation of 'The Hobbit.' Peter Jackson takes the helm again in a new movie trilogy, bringing ...

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Michael Dambold
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Nasa crashes $375 million probes into the Moon (on purpose)

12/18/2012 2:30 PM

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After spending a year mapping the gravitational surface of the Moon, NASA instructed their two GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) ...

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Jason Powers
Scene Writer

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YouTube releases its epic "Rewind YouTube Style 2012"

12/18/2012 12:18 PM

YouTube posted an epic mash-up video today, starring major Youtube stars and pop-culture icons. The video includes such icons as the musician PSY, Felicia Day of 'The ...

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Michael Dambold
Scene Writer

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"The Hobbit" carves out the largest December Opening Ever

12/17/2012 3:04 PM

It looks like the 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' surprised exactly no one and took the top spot at the box office over the weekend. At $84,617,303 according to ...

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Jason Powers
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A holiday-themed Google easter egg "for the rest of us"

12/17/2012 9:58 AM

On a fairly regular basis, Google releases a new little quirk in their search engine that makes for a memorable search results page. Often, we see these in their 'Google ...

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Micah Choquette
Scene Writer

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2012: The Year of the Bow & Arrow

12/16/2012 6:00 AM

If 2012 has showed us anything, it is that people apparently really love the bow & arrow. This weapon has appeared in some of the most critically acclaimed media out ...

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Chris Moore
Web Production Tech

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Star Trek Into Darkness: What we know so far

12/14/2012 5:00 PM

New Star Trek Into Darkness images and information released

Within the last week, numerous news sources discussed plot reveals for Star Trek into Darkness . Spoilers ...

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Michael Dambold
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Cumberbatch says he's not Khan

12/14/2012 12:41 PM

In an interview with Access Hollywood, Benedict Cumberbatch made a pretty definitive statement about his role as the villain in the upcoming “Star Trek Into Darkness”: ...

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James Royal
Staff Writer

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Spoiler Roundup: "Iron Man 3" casting, "Star Wars" rumors, new trailers and much more

12/13/2012 4:00 PM

The information just keeps coming about our favorite upcoming movies! Here's a look at the latest info:

Iron Man 3: New villain cast

It was announced ...

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Michael Dambold
Scene Writer

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Citizens of the United States demand a Death Star!

12/13/2012 2:19 PM

A petition submitted to the government proposing the construction of a Death Star has received the 20,000 signatures required for an official White House response.

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Jason Powers
Scene Writer

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Nerd roundtable: Our favorite nerd moments of 2012

12/13/2012 9:46 AM

Jason Powers: I have two. The first, and if you know me, or have read any of my previous blog posts, this will come as no surprise, is the successful landing of ...

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Matt Clayton
Staff Writer

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Facebook and Google follow up with their own "year in review" sites

12/12/2012 12:09 PM

Yesterday I published a post on Twitter's 'Year on Twitter' report, which gave us some insight on the most popular tweets and conversations of 2012, and introduced ...

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Micah Choquette
Scene Writer

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Matt Clayton floats between being a nerd, geek or a dork. Has an extensive collection of toys, comics and video games that would make any adult feel ashamed to call themselves a parent. Unlike most nerds, he does enjoy sports, but his favorite sport is soccer, so that really doesn't count as a sport anyway. Can quote "Clerks" at the drop of a hat and owns a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier named Will Wheaton. And no, Ewoks could not have possibly taken down the Empire with just sticks and rocks.

Nerd strengths: Zombies, Star Wars, Video games, Game of Thrones, Tech, cars, British soccer.

Micah Choquette is a self-proclaimed web geek who generally despises the term "nerd." He can hold his own in a conversation about comics or movies with the other Prairie Nerds, but his heart belongs to the internet and his soul was sold long ago to Apple. He routinely follows many of the design and development gurus of the day, soaking in their ideas and putting them to work for the 'World. He's also an avid user and abuser of Social Media, and can be found on Twitter, Facebook and yes, even Google+.

Nerd Strengths: Apple, Coffee, Google, Coffee, Code, Coffee. In that order.

Anna Codutti has been a card-carrying nerd since high school and the beloved academic team. Now merely a pub-trivia ringer, her refined nerd tastes have focused on Buffy (yep, she's still going!), Doctor Who and anything Felicia Day does. Her childhood crush was "TNG's" Wesley Crusher, but now she wants to marry "The Big Bang Theory's" evil Wil Wheaton.

Nerd Strengths: Music blog snobbery, tabletop/party game dominance, and ability to read supernatural young adult novels at lightning speed.

Michael Dambold is a comic fanatic who has been reading Marvel Comics since he was 11. He's read almost every X-Title book in existence. He thinks Jean Grey needs to stay dead. He also has an obsession with Star Trek, Stargate and MST3k. He's a literary nerd, obsessed with works by Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Jules Verne.

Nerd strengths: Coffee chugging, X-Men & Marvel Comics, Star Trek, Stargate, X-Files, paranormal mysteries (Bigfoot, etc.), classic sci-fi TV, movies and books.

Chris Moore is not ashamed to be called a Geek. It is who he is first and foremost. While some out there hide from others that they play video games, he proudly displays his love and knowledge of the pastime. He hopes one day to have a collection of games which rivals that of a city library. To this day one of his greatest moments is that he was able to watch and record the original three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies by sheer luck.

Nerd strengths: Video games and TV.

Jason Powers is the resident geek dad. He is trying hard to raise his kids to be smart, thoughtful nerds just like his Dad raised him. He was brought up on a steady diet of Doctor Who, JRR Tolkien, Douglass Adams, Sherlock Holmes, Vertigo Comics and vintage pulp noir novels. He's been watching shows made by the BBC for so long, he sometimes has a hard time grasping American television. He still enjoys Legos a great deal.

Nerd strengths: British Science Fiction, Star Wars, Sherlock Holmes, X-files, Coffee, Zombies, Space.

James Royal can tell you what Kirby crackle is. His favorite X-Man is Nightcrawler. He owns more than two dozen Star Wars novels. He knows how much damage a magic missile does. His favorite T-shirt features the insignia of Cobra, the ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world. He liked the Walking Dead before the Walking Dead was cool.

Nerd strengths: Comic books (especially Marvel), movies, Star Wars, fantasy novels, pro wrestling (does that count), 1980s cartoons and television shows, video games.

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