I agree with so much of this article.

Posted in Labels: edit, homework, keyboard, nerdy 0 comments Posted by Super at 10:40 PM    

Here's a few articles about helping you with your words and grammar. There seems to be a trend in their titles.

10 Mispronunciations That Make You Sound Stupid
10 Flagrant Grammar Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
Mistakes That Make You Look Stupid
5 Grammatical Errors That Make You Look Dumb

Posted in Labels: education, linkdump, nerdy 0 comments Posted by Super at 3:39 PM    

This article, "Maxed out: How much can we remember?" by David Robson describes exactly how many digits of pi humans would be able to remember if we weren't so... you know... lazy.

Personally, my record for digits of pi is 621 digits. The numbers in this article make that sound like child's play.

Click here for the article!

Posted in Labels: cool, nerdy, people, science 0 comments Posted by Super at 9:15 AM    

It is becoming more common to pronounce the letter "T" in the word often. I must say this is a huge pet peeve of mine.

The stem word for often is "oft" --in which the t is pronounced. But when the ending "en" is added, the t sound is lost (though it remains in the spelling). There are, in fact, MANY examples of this sort of shift in English and in every other case the t becomes silent when followed by an -en or -le.
For example, soft (pronounced) vs. soften (silent).
More examples:

• list -> listen;
• glisten;
• fast [as in 'held fast/secure'] -> fasten;
• haste -> hasten;
• moist > moisten;
• chaste -> chasten;
• nest -> nestle;
• castle; mistletoe; whistle;
• wrest -> wrestle;
• trestle; gristle; thistle;
• Christ -> Christmas

Unfortunately, so many people started to pronounce the "t" that many regard is as an acceptable alternative, in certain dialects. That's the way language goes, I suppose, if enough people make the same mistake for long enough that it is no longer a mistake!
I hope this proves my point. If you found this interesting, here's a couple links that might interest you:

10 Mispronunciations that make you sound stupid
10 Simple Ways to Make Your Boss Think You're Brilliant
120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power

Posted in Labels: education, linkdump, nerdy 0 comments Posted by Super at 11:02 AM    

Are you a Nerd, Geek, or Dork?
I'm officially a nerd. My score was 52 % Nerd, 39% Geek, 48% Dork, giving me the title of "Pure Nerd"

The site says:
"For The Record: A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one. A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions."

Click Here to take the test!

Posted in Labels: nerdy, online, procrastination 0 comments Posted by Super at 9:27 AM    

Brainiac's "Things But Very Slowly" shows various common, and not so common, things on a high speed camera. I particularly enjoy the slap in the face segment.

Posted in Labels: cool, nerdy, science, timing, video, youtube 0 comments Posted by Super at 8:10 PM    

Democratic Chess is chess game where each piece is made of an IP-WLan-network camera each capable of looking around, listening and talking to the other figures as well as the two real person players. With this technology there are many different ways how to play the game, the next move can be decided in a democratic way among the figures or they are allowed to discuss the next move with the players and each other.

But, in the end, the two players make the moves. Still cool though.

Here is the site!

Posted in Labels: games, nerdy, politics, technology, toys 0 comments Posted by Super at 5:18 PM