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Are you the nerd of the year??

By scripting.com
Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:23:37 GMT

Whenever you ask for something with Bluesky they tell you about how a user account is like a website, you just have to make it work a certain way, that some devs have mastered, and I guess I could too, but right now all my attention is focused on WordPress and getting it to work well with ActivityPub so my editor can get directly into the Mastodon network and possibly with Threads too.

But what about Bluesky which is growing like a weed now??

It might be easy for the right person.

  1. Come up with an interface that makes it so that a WordPress blog is just a user on the Bluesky network.
  2. They have a nice API, I've just spent a year implementing on top of it. I imagine for someone who knows both WordPress and Bluesky this might be a weekend project?
  3. Do it, and blow our minds! There's a lot of content out there in WordPress and a lot of people publish on it.
  4. And the best part of it is that it totally drives adoption of textcasting which is my not so hidden agenda. ????
  5. And for the people who are starting to think it's only an ActivityPub thing, think again.

If you do this you might not win the Nobel Peace Prize but you will be Nerd of the Year in my book!


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htmlnerd-minute: episode 1

By htmlnerd.blogspot.com
Published On :: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:10:00 +0000


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Raven Riley Video Game Nerd

By boogie-blog.com
Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:02:05 +0000

We’ve often talked about how one of my favorite internet models, the intelligent and gorgeous raven riley, continues to be a video game nerd. here is more evidence. I know you guys my think im a dork but i got the new Dance Dance Revolution and i love it! I even got a cool [...]


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Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ortho-Nerd Staretz

By www.ancientfaith.com
Published On :: 2014-11-26T01:47:08+00:00

A long time ago, in a parish far, far away . . . It is a period of church war. Ortho-Nerds, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the Nominal Ecclesiarch. During the struggle, Ortho-Nerd spies managed to steal secret plans to the Ecclesiarch's ultimate weapon, the Death Pew . . . (Also in this episode, Fr Joseph says: geek, dork, loser, dweeb, tetragrammaton, gamer, and emo.)


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Fun Friday: Nutella book club, Nerds' at the Big Game, Pillsbury candles, Cheez-It tailgating truck, Haribo float

By www.snackandbakery.com
Published On :: Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0400

This week's Fun Friday includes a Nutella and Betches book club partnership, Nerds at the Big Game, Pillsbury partnering on candles, a Cheez-It college tailgating food truck, and Haribo's float debut at Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.


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Nerds Support Achieves Prestigious Pioneer Recognition on CRN's MSP 500 List for 2024

By www.24-7pressrelease.com
Published On :: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Awarded a Spot in the Pioneer 250 Category, this Compliance-Certified Managed IT Services Provider Continues to Lead with Exceptional IT Services, Support and Cloud Security Solutions


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NERD HERD REPOSITIONS TO CATER TO THE B2B2C HVAC INDUSTRY

By www.24-7pressrelease.com
Published On :: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 08:00:00 GMT

Finally, A Marketing Agency that Speaks "Engineer"


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"Nerd TV" is a Trend. These Are the People Responsible for It.

By www.discovermagazine.com
Published On :: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 22:00:00 GMT

Fact-based dramas are bringing more realistic science to the small screen, at a time when we definitely need it.


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My Faith in Nerds: Stronger Than Any Gelatinous Cube

By www.43folders.com
Published On :: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:01:57 +0000

dConstruct 2010: Merlin Mann - "Kerning, Orgasms & Those Goddamned Japanese Toothpicks" (NSFW)

ME - Kerning, Orgasms And Those Goddamned Japanese Toothpicks on Huffduffer

Download the audio | Huffduff it

Let's be honest. I don't go...mmmm...places very often.

I sit in this chair. I go to the Safeway with my daughter. Sometimes, I take the train downtown to get a haircut. I check the mail.

But, by and large, like most nerds, I'm without question, a bit of a shut-in.

Which makes it more than a little ironic that my first trip off the North American continent brought me all the way to Brighton, England's wonderful dConstruct Conference.

Which wonderful conference placed me inside a very royal complex, alone on a very large stage, 90 seconds after being informed I'd better be entertaining, because I'd be conducting my oration on the same spot where, a scant 36 years earlier, ABBA had become international stars by singing an up-tempo number about giving up. So, y'know. No pressure.

Commanded to this location by two of my web heroes, I was told I could speak about whatever I wanted. So, wow, to quote the ladies of ABBA, how could I ever refuse?

Thus, I stood on that stage for over 35 minutes, rambling to 800 talented, creative people about Dungeons & Dragons, japanese toothpicks, torrenting Photoshop, as well as what I used to find myself doing after a long evening of shooting mutants in Stargate.1

But, mostly? Yes. Mostly, I stood on a stage thousands of miles from the chair from which I barely move, and I told a lot of really smart people that they were nerds. I also told them they should get out more.

I swear: it made sense at the time.

Some Serious Talent

My talk about the challenges and opportunities of being a giant nerd seemed well received. Honestly, I'm very happy with how it turned out. But--oh, brother--was I ever up against some heavy hitters. Serious Lou Gehrig shit.

I'll leave it to other, more eloquent folks to tell you what a wonderful day this was. But I will very much suggest you learn this for yourself by listening to the audio of the fantastic talks. Because every one of them is a corker.

Additionally, like I said, Tom Coates put on one of the loveliest slide decks it's ever been my pleasure to see (56MB PDF).

Great speakers, great hosts, wonderful attendees (who aren't above buying a yank a pint [thanks, everybody]).

And, Thanks, dConstruct

I have to admit, I'm kind of over conferences as a thing, which makes it even more crazy when I go to one, and it blows me out of the water with the care and quality of the event, the speakers, and the attendees. dConstruct was absolutely one of those blown-out-of-the-water events.


(photo: happy.apple)

As I learned over and over again--yes, like me--these folks are nerds. But, brother are they ever talented nerds who care and care. Which I just love so much.

I'll take a nerdy bunch of fontdorks and cellists over a splashy mega-conference full of VC pitches and skanks pushing free Red Bull anytime. Anytime.

dConstruct was simply a top-notch operation from end-to-end, and I'm insanely grateful that I was invited to participate. Thanks, Clearleft.

And, you, the reader? If you get the chance next time, go. Heck, I might even leave this chair and go there, myself. Maybe.

I suppose when Dr. Who's over, I could just let these 20-sided dice decide for me. Lemme see...what's my Armor Class and Hit Points...?

Listen for Yourself2

dConstruct Podcast

  1. MARTY NEUMEIER - The Designful Company

    The Designful Company on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  2. BRENDAN DAWES - Boil, Simmer, Reduce

    Boil, Simmer, Reduce on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  3. DAVID MCCANDLESS - Information Is Beautiful

    Information Is Beautiful on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  4. SAMANTHA WARREN - The Power and Beauty of Typography

    The Power and Beauty of Typography on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  5. JOHN GRUBER - The Auteur Theory Of Design

    The Auteur Theory Of Design on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  6. HANNAH DONOVAN - Jam Session: What Improvisation Can Teach Us About Design

    Jam Session: What Improvisation Can Teach Us About Design on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  7. JAMES BRIDLE - The Value Of Ruins

    The Value Of Ruins on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  8. TOM COATES - Everything The Network Touches

    Everything The Network Touches on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  9. Kerning, Orgasms And Those Goddamned Japanese Toothpicks

    ME - Kerning, Orgasms And Those Goddamned Japanese Toothpicks on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  1. Hint: Number Three. ↩

  2. Code for these was stolen wholesale from the dConstruct site. Jeremy, et al - don't hesitate to tell me if that's a problem.Srsly. ↩

”My Faith in Nerds: Stronger Than Any Gelatinous Cube” was written by Merlin Mann for 43Folders.com and was originally posted on September 10, 2010. Except as noted, it's ©2010 Merlin Mann and licensed for reuse under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. "Why a footer?"


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Nerdiest Interview Ever: MPU Workflows Part II

By www.43folders.com
Published On :: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:34:26 +0000

MPU 046: Workflows with Merlin Mann II « Mac Power Users

I have the life that I have because I've made a lot of weird decisions, and they've worked out well.

Not gonna lie to you. I'm a huge nerd. Surprised?

Yep. I can recite big chunks of The Big Lebowski from memory. I can argue for an hour on the merits of Dick York over Dick Sargent. And, I can—and frequently do—catch myself thinking Catwoman, Batgirl, Princess Leia, and Emma Peel should have a light-hearted pillow fight that ends with an hour of genial french-kissing.

Pretty much like you, probably. I dunno, maybe your version includes Kitty Pryde. Po-tay-to/Po-taht-o, right?

Perhaps most saliently, by virtue of having spent a solid 2,399 days as a Fake Productivity Guru, I have been provided with an unquestionably Janusian monkey's paw of a gift; I now know a lot about workflows. Nerdy, nerdy workflows.

I can tell you a few things that almost always work, I can tell you a handful of things that almost never work, and—best or worst of all—I can tell you thousands of things that might work. Sometimes. Maybe. Kinda. For some people. For now.

And, at the risk of gay-marrying my arrogance to my hypocrisy, I can tell you that I also know enough about the unholy diarrhea of potential options for Theoretical Productivity to share two big patterns:

  1. Getting your workflow right matters.
  2. Getting your workflow right to the exclusion of the actual work is a fool's game.

But. Managing to get the most useful and most elegant and least fiddly mix of 1 and 2 right is super-hard. Especially for nerds. Especially for me.

So, as I type this today, I believe there can be no greater testament to these claims—or, at least, no greater place to test the veracity of these claims for yourself—than in this TWO AND A HALF HOUR-long interview for Mac Power Users.

It is reeeeeeeeally nerdy. Almost intolerably nerdy. Just…overwhelmingly nerdy.

But, man, is it ever really good, and really fat with the most insanely granular details of How I Work.

Lo, even these 928.5 days after officially retiring from productivity pr0n, my desire to not "vend stroke material for your joyless addiction to puns about procrastination and systems for generating more taxonomically satisfying meta-work" is tempered by a (widely under-reported) practical streak.

Yes: I continue to despise empty advice about rearranging deck chairs on The Titanic. But, yes: I do also still very much enjoy talking about how all the tips and tricks can or can't work in the context of work you care about. That matters. It really does.

So. Here goes. A one hundred and forty six minute-long, Joyce-ian amble through the Big Stuff and the Little Stuff. David and Katie were very patient.

How I name text files. Why I break iOS apps. Why I love the letter "x." Why I won't row out to islands any more. How a 115,000 word book manuscript is "like a house full of confederate money." How "The Cloud" broke in New Zealand. How I use MultiMarkdown, Scrivener, TextExpander, OmniFocus, TextMate, Notational Velocity, Dropbox, and an explosive combination of Elements, Notesy, Nebulous, Simplenote, CF Outliner, iThoughts, Instacast, Good Reader, and wow wow wow.

How I try not to fiddle—how I sometimes succeed and often don't. But, how I try.

Anyhow. There you go. A perfectly nerdy bookend to last year's first Magnum Opus MPU interview on these same topics, Mac Power Users Episode 46 is just insanely nerdy. And, what have you.

I hope you like it. I hope it's useful. I hope you don't use it to replace real work.

And, as ever, I really hope Batgirl starts having more sexy pillow fights.

Enjoy. And, God save you.

MPU 046: Workflows with Merlin Mann II « Mac Power Users

”Nerdiest Interview Ever: MPU Workflows Part II” was written by Merlin Mann for 43Folders.com and was originally posted on March 27, 2011. Except as noted, it's ©2010 Merlin Mann and licensed for reuse under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. "Why a footer?"


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The nerdy one! Taapsee Pannu reveals in note about a school visit experience

By www.mid-day.com
Published On :: 10 May 2020 04:55:51 GMT

Actor Taapsee Pannu put out yet another throwback picture from her archives on Saturday, and shared her childhood experience, noting how the school does play an important part in shaping one's personality. The 32-year-old actor posted a photo on Instagram with her school principal in an auditorium with kids.

The Thappad actress told that she went to meet her school principal and was surprised to meet inquisitive kids.

Pannu wrote, "I was visiting Jaipur for an event and I remembered that my school (ex)vice-principal is now Principal in a school of Jaipur. Couldn't miss this opportunity to meet her. What was unexpected was that her entire school came to meet and kids were really sweet and inquisitive about a lot of things."

While talking about the visitor experience, the 'Naam Shabana' star pointed out the important role played by teachers in shaping one's personality. The actor also revealed she's been a 'nerdy' in school, and she keeps going back to her school time and again. "School does play an important part in shaping up your personality and your teachers are the 'karigars' moulding the raw stones we all are. I don't know if it's because I've been a nerdy kid or coz I'm grateful to my teachers for letting me shape up all aspects of my personality equally, that I keep going back to my childhood time n again," she added.

The post on the photo-sharing platform garnered more than 1 lakh likes from fans and celebrity followers including Kajal Aggarwal.

Last week, the 'Manmarziyaan' actor shared her picture where she is seen caught in a moment while using a VR headset. In the post, she spoke of how technology can take us over.

Lately, the 'Thappad' star has been sharing many throwback pictures as she earlier announced on Instagram that she will be posting a series to refresh some memories during the coronavirus lockdown. Taapsee is currently at home like many other celebrities as the country is under lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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7 DIY valentine ideas for science nerds

By www.mnn.com
Published On :: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:15:30 +0000

Do electrical circuits and chemical elements make your heart sing? Check out these fun Valentine's Day designs.


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Nerds Support Joins the Ranks of South Florida Business Journal's Fast 50

By www.24-7pressrelease.com
Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:00:00 GMT

IT Solutions Provider Earns Recognition for its Continued Growth and Effort in the Local Community


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Nerds Support Recognized for Excellence in Managed IT Services Miami

By www.24-7pressrelease.com
Published On :: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:00:00 GMT

The yearly list recognizes the best Managed IT Services companies of 2018


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Nerds Support Ranks 90th on the 2019 CRN Fast Growth 150 List

By www.24-7pressrelease.com
Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 07:00:00 GMT

Recognition Earned for Exceptional Growth and Performance as an IT Channel Provider


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Miami Based Nerds Support Ranked Among World's Most Elite 501 Managed Service Providers Only Miami IT Firm to Have Made the List

By www.24-7pressrelease.com
Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 07:00:00 GMT

12th Annual MSP 501 Identifies Top Forward-Thinking Global MSPs & Leading Trends in Managed Services. MSP 501 list recognizes top managed service providers based on metrics including recurring revenue, growth and other factors.


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Design Strategy for Nerds.

By feedproxy.google.com
Published On :: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 23:11:44 +0000

This week was my second one-on-one mentorship meeting with Marie Poulin as I go into my second month of Digital Strategy School. This month is all about Positioning, a subject my business is struggling with. The copy on my site as of today is not cutting it, it is vague and does not truly convey […]


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Innerduct

By www.freepatentsonline.com
Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:00:00 EDT

A seamless and integrated textile innerduct having: a warp composed of polyester monofilament yarns and a weft composed of polyester multifilament yarns, wherein the warp has 70-85 ends per inch, the weft has 14-25 ends per inch, the warp and weft are integrated seamlessly to form an elongated enclosure having breaking strength of at least 1000 pounds, a vertical retraction rate of less than 3% at 150° C. for a duration of one hour, a longitudinal shrinkage rate of less than 3% at −80° C.; a pulling strip is placed inside the enclosure; the pulling strip is made of polyester multifilament yarns; and the inner duct is flexible and stretchable longitudinally.


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Wie aus einem Nerd-Projekt eine beliebte Programmiersprache wurde

By www.welt.de
Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 06:33:49 GMT

Guido van Rossum hat die Programmiersprache Python Ende der 80er-Jahre entwickelt. Auch heute ist sie noch bei Netflix, Instagram und Co. im Einsatz. Für die weite Verbreitung gibt es einige Gründe.


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Nerdzilla's 100th Episode!

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:53:00 +1000

It's our centenary and we are officially old.


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Nerdzilla Review of Blade Runner 2049

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Sun, 08 Oct 2017 18:03:00 +1100

One of the most original and influential sci-fi movies of all time gets an update. Is it worth the price of admission?


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Nerdzilla Review of Thor Ragnarok

By www.abc.net.au
Published On :: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 21:36:00 +1100

They've chosen a Kiwi comedian to direct the latest MCU film, so guess what sort of movie he made?


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#183: Accio Nerdfighters!

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Published On :: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0000


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My Faith in Nerds: Stronger Than Any Gelatinous Cube

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Published On :: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:01:57 +0000

dConstruct 2010: Merlin Mann - "Kerning, Orgasms & Those Goddamned Japanese Toothpicks" (NSFW)

ME - Kerning, Orgasms And Those Goddamned Japanese Toothpicks on Huffduffer

Download the audio | Huffduff it

Let's be honest. I don't go...mmmm...places very often.

I sit in this chair. I go to the Safeway with my daughter. Sometimes, I take the train downtown to get a haircut. I check the mail.

But, by and large, like most nerds, I'm without question, a bit of a shut-in.

Which makes it more than a little ironic that my first trip off the North American continent brought me all the way to Brighton, England's wonderful dConstruct Conference.

Which wonderful conference placed me inside a very royal complex, alone on a very large stage, 90 seconds after being informed I'd better be entertaining, because I'd be conducting my oration on the same spot where, a scant 36 years earlier, ABBA had become international stars by singing an up-tempo number about giving up. So, y'know. No pressure.

Commanded to this location by two of my web heroes, I was told I could speak about whatever I wanted. So, wow, to quote the ladies of ABBA, how could I ever refuse?

Thus, I stood on that stage for over 35 minutes, rambling to 800 talented, creative people about Dungeons & Dragons, japanese toothpicks, torrenting Photoshop, as well as what I used to find myself doing after a long evening of shooting mutants in Stargate.1

But, mostly? Yes. Mostly, I stood on a stage thousands of miles from the chair from which I barely move, and I told a lot of really smart people that they were nerds. I also told them they should get out more.

I swear: it made sense at the time.

Some Serious Talent

My talk about the challenges and opportunities of being a giant nerd seemed well received. Honestly, I'm very happy with how it turned out. But--oh, brother--was I ever up against some heavy hitters. Serious Lou Gehrig shit.

I'll leave it to other, more eloquent folks to tell you what a wonderful day this was. But I will very much suggest you learn this for yourself by listening to the audio of the fantastic talks. Because every one of them is a corker.

Additionally, like I said, Tom Coates put on one of the loveliest slide decks it's ever been my pleasure to see (56MB PDF).

Great speakers, great hosts, wonderful attendees (who aren't above buying a yank a pint [thanks, everybody]).

And, Thanks, dConstruct

I have to admit, I'm kind of over conferences as a thing, which makes it even more crazy when I go to one, and it blows me out of the water with the care and quality of the event, the speakers, and the attendees. dConstruct was absolutely one of those blown-out-of-the-water events.


(photo: happy.apple)

As I learned over and over again--yes, like me--these folks are nerds. But, brother are they ever talented nerds who care and care. Which I just love so much.

I'll take a nerdy bunch of fontdorks and cellists over a splashy mega-conference full of VC pitches and skanks pushing free Red Bull anytime. Anytime.

dConstruct was simply a top-notch operation from end-to-end, and I'm insanely grateful that I was invited to participate. Thanks, Clearleft.

And, you, the reader? If you get the chance next time, go. Heck, I might even leave this chair and go there, myself. Maybe.

I suppose when Dr. Who's over, I could just let these 20-sided dice decide for me. Lemme see...what's my Armor Class and Hit Points...?

Listen for Yourself2

dConstruct Podcast

  1. MARTY NEUMEIER - The Designful Company

    The Designful Company on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  2. BRENDAN DAWES - Boil, Simmer, Reduce

    Boil, Simmer, Reduce on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  3. DAVID MCCANDLESS - Information Is Beautiful

    Information Is Beautiful on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  4. SAMANTHA WARREN - The Power and Beauty of Typography

    The Power and Beauty of Typography on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  5. JOHN GRUBER - The Auteur Theory Of Design

    The Auteur Theory Of Design on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  6. HANNAH DONOVAN - Jam Session: What Improvisation Can Teach Us About Design

    Jam Session: What Improvisation Can Teach Us About Design on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  7. JAMES BRIDLE - The Value Of Ruins

    The Value Of Ruins on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  8. TOM COATES - Everything The Network Touches

    Everything The Network Touches on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  9. Kerning, Orgasms And Those Goddamned Japanese Toothpicks

    ME - Kerning, Orgasms And Those Goddamned Japanese Toothpicks on Huffduffer

    Download the audio | Huffduff it

  1. Hint: Number Three. ↩

  2. Code for these was stolen wholesale from the dConstruct site. Jeremy, et al - don't hesitate to tell me if that's a problem.Srsly. ↩

”My Faith in Nerds: Stronger Than Any Gelatinous Cube” was written by Merlin Mann for 43Folders.com and was originally posted on September 10, 2010. Except as noted, it's ©2010 Merlin Mann and licensed for reuse under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. "Why a footer?"


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Nerdiest Interview Ever: MPU Workflows Part II

By feedproxy.google.com
Published On :: Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:34:26 +0000

MPU 046: Workflows with Merlin Mann II « Mac Power Users

I have the life that I have because I've made a lot of weird decisions, and they've worked out well.

Not gonna lie to you. I'm a huge nerd. Surprised?

Yep. I can recite big chunks of The Big Lebowski from memory. I can argue for an hour on the merits of Dick York over Dick Sargent. And, I can—and frequently do—catch myself thinking Catwoman, Batgirl, Princess Leia, and Emma Peel should have a light-hearted pillow fight that ends with an hour of genial french-kissing.

Pretty much like you, probably. I dunno, maybe your version includes Kitty Pryde. Po-tay-to/Po-taht-o, right?

Perhaps most saliently, by virtue of having spent a solid 2,399 days as a Fake Productivity Guru, I have been provided with an unquestionably Janusian monkey's paw of a gift; I now know a lot about workflows. Nerdy, nerdy workflows.

I can tell you a few things that almost always work, I can tell you a handful of things that almost never work, and—best or worst of all—I can tell you thousands of things that might work. Sometimes. Maybe. Kinda. For some people. For now.

And, at the risk of gay-marrying my arrogance to my hypocrisy, I can tell you that I also know enough about the unholy diarrhea of potential options for Theoretical Productivity to share two big patterns:

  1. Getting your workflow right matters.
  2. Getting your workflow right to the exclusion of the actual work is a fool's game.

But. Managing to get the most useful and most elegant and least fiddly mix of 1 and 2 right is super-hard. Especially for nerds. Especially for me.

So, as I type this today, I believe there can be no greater testament to these claims—or, at least, no greater place to test the veracity of these claims for yourself—than in this TWO AND A HALF HOUR-long interview for Mac Power Users.

It is reeeeeeeeally nerdy. Almost intolerably nerdy. Just…overwhelmingly nerdy.

But, man, is it ever really good, and really fat with the most insanely granular details of How I Work.

Lo, even these 928.5 days after officially retiring from productivity pr0n, my desire to not "vend stroke material for your joyless addiction to puns about procrastination and systems for generating more taxonomically satisfying meta-work" is tempered by a (widely under-reported) practical streak.

Yes: I continue to despise empty advice about rearranging deck chairs on The Titanic. But, yes: I do also still very much enjoy talking about how all the tips and tricks can or can't work in the context of work you care about. That matters. It really does.

So. Here goes. A one hundred and forty six minute-long, Joyce-ian amble through the Big Stuff and the Little Stuff. David and Katie were very patient.

How I name text files. Why I break iOS apps. Why I love the letter "x." Why I won't row out to islands any more. How a 115,000 word book manuscript is "like a house full of confederate money." How "The Cloud" broke in New Zealand. How I use MultiMarkdown, Scrivener, TextExpander, OmniFocus, TextMate, Notational Velocity, Dropbox, and an explosive combination of Elements, Notesy, Nebulous, Simplenote, CF Outliner, iThoughts, Instacast, Good Reader, and wow wow wow.

How I try not to fiddle—how I sometimes succeed and often don't. But, how I try.

Anyhow. There you go. A perfectly nerdy bookend to last year's first Magnum Opus MPU interview on these same topics, Mac Power Users Episode 46 is just insanely nerdy. And, what have you.

I hope you like it. I hope it's useful. I hope you don't use it to replace real work.

And, as ever, I really hope Batgirl starts having more sexy pillow fights.

Enjoy. And, God save you.

MPU 046: Workflows with Merlin Mann II « Mac Power Users

”Nerdiest Interview Ever: MPU Workflows Part II” was written by Merlin Mann for 43Folders.com and was originally posted on March 27, 2011. Except as noted, it's ©2010 Merlin Mann and licensed for reuse under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. "Why a footer?"


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Episode 60 - The Internet of post-Easter nerds (IoPEN) F8, Mac Pro and RIP NES Classic

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Published On :: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 09:45:58 GMT

Back with a bumper edition after the Easter break, as Henry Burrell takes Scott Carey, David Price and Dom Preston on a chat odyssey to discuss Facebook's F8 conference. Will chat bots ever be good and who uses QR codes? The gang then discusses Apple's out of character decision to brief journos on the Mac Pro and even admit they got it wrong. Finally we talk about Nintendo stopping production of the NES Classic and whether there's more affordable retro goodness around the corner.  

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Banking on AI: NerdWallet’s Recommendation Engine Matches Customers with Relevant Financial Products

By blogs.nvidia.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:00:29 GMT

Dating apps may get all the press, but NerdWallet has been refining the art of financial matchmaking for more than a decade. The company provides its members with sound financial advice generated by machine learning algorithms. But as computing has advanced, so has NerdWallet’s ambition. Now the company is using AI to better match casual Read article >

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i'm not a nerd

By www.bonequest.com
Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0753


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TOM UTLEY: How daft to claim calling someone a nerd is a hate crime

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Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:26:02 +0000

Sonja Falck, senior psychotherapy lecturer at East London University has claimed someone who uses terms such as 'geek' or nerd' should be prosecuted for a hate crime, writes TOM UTLEY.


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Angry Nerd - Series Trailer

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Wed, 08 May 2013 19:01:46 +0000

A lot of nerds work at Wired, but one of them is very, very angry. Passionate nerd Chris Baker rages from behind his desk against the things in geek culture that just plain don’t make sense.


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Angry Nerd - Old Trek, New Trek

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Wed, 08 May 2013 19:01:47 +0000

Star Trek films: they don't make ‘em like they used to. With the imminent release of Star Trek: Into Darkness, WIRED’s arbiter of geek culture, Angry Nerd, fumes over Captain Kirk and the Starfleet becoming "typical, blockbuster action heroes" and pines for the franchise’s Golden Age of DIY stunts and primitive charm. Where have you gone, William Shatner?


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Angry Nerd - Can Star Trek Into Darkness Be Any Good?

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

Angry Nerd explains the “Star Trek Curse,” where every other film is either great or terrible. Can Star Trek: Into Darkness break the curse?


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Angry Nerd - What Roland Emmerich Can Learn From Superman II

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Want to know how a real pro steals our nation's seat of power? Roland Emmerich, allow us to introduce you to General Zod.


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Angry Nerd - Can Michael Shannon Trump Terrence Stamp's General Zod?

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

In the upcoming film, Man of Steel, General Zod will be played by Michael Shannon. Can Shannon trump Terrence Stamp's portrayal of Zod in the 1981 film, Superman II? Angry Nerd is skeptical, obviously. Photo Credit: General Zod artwork courtesy of Steve Oatney


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Angry Nerd - Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey-An Analysis

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000

Angry Nerd says what's on everyone's mind. The problem with Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is its length. That's right. It's far, far too short.


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Angry Nerd - Doctor Who's Regeneration

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Angry Nerd has a bone to pick with the latest incarnation of Doctor Who. Since when did the Doctor care more about emotional truths than interstellar engineering feats? Angry Nerd thinks this 900-year-old Gallifreyan could use a little more galaxy-saving know-how and a little less bow tie.


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Angry Nerd - The Apocalypse

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:00:00 +0000

The world is ending (on TV) and Chris Baker is not a fan of pop culture’s interpretation of it. Why does the cast of NBC's Revolution act like they're stuck in the 18th century instead of a world more closely resembling the industrial revolution 2.0? How does an interspecies alien war in Syfy's Defiance result in cowboys riding motorcycles?


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Angry Nerd - Chris Baker Responds To YouTubers And Defends His View on Doctor Who

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000

Chris Baker responds to a few comments from viewers on his opinion of the latest incarnation of Doctor Who. The Angry Nerd respects people with the temerity to disagree with his opinions. But he respects them angrily.


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Angry Nerd - Marvel's Interpretation of Wolverine's Origin Story

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:30:00 +0000

Angry Nerd loves superheroes, but hates RETCONs. He's especially miffed at what Marvel has done to Wolverine's origin story. Find out why Angry Nerd thinks those metallic, foot-long bone claws are not only implausible, but unforgivable.


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Angry Nerd - Chris Baker Responds To YouTubers About Wolverine's Origin Story

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:31:47 +0000

Chris Baker responds to YouTube comments on his impatience with Wolverine's claws. Here's a hint, folks: Don't tell an Angry Nerd that "it's just a comic book."


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Angry Nerd - Despicable Me Super Villain Conspiracy Theory

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000

Chris Baker is no conspiracy theorist, but finds all these kids' movies where the bad guys turn out to be good guys a tad suspicious. Super villains with a sudden change of heart—or the ultimate scheme to take over the world?


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Angry Nerd - Zynga's Shameful Digital to Board Game Switch

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000

Like we weren’t going to notice, Zynga? Turning Words With Friends into a board game does not make it not-Scrabble. Same goes for Hungry Hungry Herd. Angry Nerd takes a stand against the shameless genre crossing of digital games back to board games.


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Angry Nerd - San Diego Comic Con 2013: Cosplay Weapons Check

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 00:54:00 +0000

Angry Nerd throws down his rant at Comic Con, he's madder than ever cause this time he can't bring his weapons!


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Angry Nerd - San Diego Comic Con 2013: White House Geek Memo

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 23:32:27 +0000

The Angry Nerd vs The White House.


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Angry Nerd - San Diego Comic Con 2013: Chris Baker vs. Godzilla

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 21:30:10 +0000

Angry Nerd isn't happy about the upcoming re-boot of the classic 1954 Godzilla, and he tells us all exactly why.


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Angry Nerd - San Diego Comic Con 2013: Bronies

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 07:19:56 +0000

You've all been asking Angry Nerd to rant about Bronies, but he's just not going to do it.


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Angry Nerd - Chris Baker Responds To YouTubers About Despicable Me Super Villain Conspiracy Theory

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000

Chris Baker is convinced that Hollywood has gone soft on super villains and responds to comments that either agree with him, or think he looks like one of them.


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Angry Nerd - Chris Baker Defends His Disapproval of Zynga Board Games

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:30:00 +0000

Chris Baker got Angry and Nerdy about Zynga making board games out of online games out of board games. Commenters commented. Baker defends his purchase of said games. And gets Angry.


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Angry Nerd - Pixar Sells Out With Crappy Sequels

By www.wired.com
Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 10:30:00 +0000

Angry Nerd used to love Pixar. Then they got lazy, churning out one tired sequel after another. Has this once shining beacon of creativity totally sold out?


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