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Bitcoin joke of the day

From the webcomic Cyanide and Happiness, by Rob DenBleyker. Click to see the source. Thanks to Anne Mackenzie for the find! Credits:Bitcoin joke of the day was originally published in Global Nerdy on March 01, 2014 at 01:31AM. This was shared via Feedly

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“Star Trek” did it first!

“Dr. Sheldon Cooper” pointed us to the graphic; we just cleaned up the fonts and fixed a typo. Click the graphic to see the source. Actually, Star Trek did inspire Martin Cooper, inventor of the cellular phone, and without whom, we wouldn’t have much of a business: The clip above is from the 2005 TV […] Credits:“Star Trek” did it first! was originally published in Global Nerdy on January 29, 2014 at 11:08PM. This was shared via Feedly

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Modern web design, explained in a single Venn diagram

If you’re tech-inclined and looking for an amusing Twitter account to follow, I recommend the parody account Bored Elon Musk. He’s the new DevOps Borat (who hasn’t updated since April 5th). Here’s the latest Bored Elon Musk post as of this writing — it’s a Venn diagram that very simply explains modern web design. As […] Credits:Modern web design, explained in a single Venn diagram was originally published in Global Nerdy on December 18, 2013 at 01:29AM. This was shared via Feedly

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It goes both ways: The proposed Type-C USB plug will (finally) be reversible

We’ve all had some form of this experience (sometimes, I need to flip the USB plug only once): Apple’s solution to the problem was the Lightning connector, a beautiful and proprietary 8-pin connector that can be inserted with either side facing up, and for which they’d be very happy to charge a licensing fee for […] Credits:It goes both ways: The proposed Type-C USB plug will (finally) be reversible was originally published in Global Nerdy on December 05, 2013 at 03:41AM. This was shared via Feedly

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Samsung Galaxy Gear: A “small green tomato” that sold 50,000 or 800,000 units, depending on whom you ask

Today’s numbers that show how well Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch have been doing have been all over the map. An early report in BusinessKorea declared the Gear a flop that sold only 50,000 units since its introduction in September, with daily sales of “800 – 900 units” in Korea. Samsung quickly responded with an announcement […] Credits:Samsung Galaxy Gear: A “small green tomato” that sold 50,000 or 800,000 units, depending on whom you ask was originally published in Global Nerdy on November 20, 2013 at 03:40AM. This was shared via Feedly

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JetBlue 2302: The first flight to allow gate-to-gate use of personal electronic devices

I wrote that it was happening soon, and it’s already begun: on Friday, November 1st, 2013 JetBlue 2302, which flew from JFK to Buffalo, became the first flight to allow passengers to use personal electronic devices at any time they were onboard, from gate to gate. This is result of months of investigations by the […] Credits:JetBlue 2302: The first flight to allow gate-to-gate use of personal electronic devices was originally published in Global Nerdy on November 02, 2013 at 09:47AM. This was shared via Feedly

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iPhone Case of the Day

Click the photo to see it at full size. If you find yourself constantly reaching for the Calculator app, you might find this iPhone case useful — assuming those apple-shaped beads slide easily. Credits:iPhone Case of the Day was originally published in Global Nerdy on October 12, 2013 at 06:40PM. This was shared via Feedly

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2009′s Laptops = 2013′s Smartphones

Specs don’t tell the whole story about a device, but it’s important to note that the gap between the things we think of when we say “computer” and “smartphone” is getting smaller and smaller. It’s a bit of an “apples and oranges” comparison, but the specs of one of the pricier 2013 smartphones aren’t all […] Credits:2009′s Laptops = 2013′s Smartphones was originally published in Global Nerdy on October 14, 2013 at 11:01PM. This was shared via Feedly