Category: Geek Cred

Athenae, Big Damn Heroes, Geek Cred, Television3 Comments

RIP TWOP

Allison Hantschel

One of my favorite parts of the Internet is being killed off: DailyCandy and Television Without Pity, two high-profile Internet content properties owned by NBCUniversal, are being shuttered, a move that management told staff this morning would be occurring next week. Local recommendations site DailyCandy had been purchased by the Comcast media unit in 2008 for $125 million from the New York-based Pilot Group. The sassy TWoP TV review and recap site — its motto is “Spare the snark, spoil the networks” — was purchased by NBCU’s Bravo cable unit in 2007. Both were founded in the Web 1.0 era. … Continue reading RIP TWOP

Athenae, Big Damn Heroes, Geek Cred, Television3 Comments

RIP TWOP

Allison Hantschel

One of my favorite parts of the Internet is being killed off: DailyCandy and Television Without Pity, two high-profile Internet content properties owned by NBCUniversal, are being shuttered, a move that management told staff this morning would be occurring next week. Local recommendations site DailyCandy had been purchased by the Comcast media unit in 2008 for $125 million from the New York-based Pilot Group. The sassy TWoP TV review and recap site — its motto is “Spare the snark, spoil the networks” — was purchased by NBCU’s Bravo cable unit in 2007. Both were founded in the Web 1.0 era. … Continue reading RIP TWOP

Athenae, Big Damn Heroes, Geek Cred, Television3 Comments

RIP TWOP

Allison Hantschel

One of my favorite parts of the Internet is being killed off: DailyCandy and Television Without Pity, two high-profile Internet content properties owned by NBCUniversal, are being shuttered, a move that management told staff this morning would be occurring next week. Local recommendations site DailyCandy had been purchased by the Comcast media unit in 2008 for $125 million from the New York-based Pilot Group. The sassy TWoP TV review and recap site — its motto is “Spare the snark, spoil the networks” — was purchased by NBCU’s Bravo cable unit in 2007. Both were founded in the Web 1.0 era. … Continue reading RIP TWOP

Athenae, Big Damn Heroes, Geek Cred, Television3 Comments

RIP TWOP

Allison Hantschel

One of my favorite parts of the Internet is being killed off: DailyCandy and Television Without Pity, two high-profile Internet content properties owned by NBCUniversal, are being shuttered, a move that management told staff this morning would be occurring next week. Local recommendations site DailyCandy had been purchased by the Comcast media unit in 2008 for $125 million from the New York-based Pilot Group. The sassy TWoP TV review and recap site — its motto is “Spare the snark, spoil the networks” — was purchased by NBCU’s Bravo cable unit in 2007. Both were founded in the Web 1.0 era. … Continue reading RIP TWOP

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RIP TWOP

tommyfd

One of my favorite parts of the Internet is being killed off: DailyCandy and Television Without Pity, two high-profile Internet content properties owned by NBCUniversal, are being shuttered, a move that management told staff this morning would be occurring next week. Local recommendations site DailyCandy had been purchased by the Comcast media unit in 2008 for $125 million from the New York-based Pilot Group. The sassy TWoP TV review and recap site — its motto is “Spare the snark, spoil the networks” — was purchased by NBCU’s Bravo cable unit in 2007. Both were founded in the Web 1.0 era. … Continue reading RIP TWOP

Athenae, Big Damn Heroes, Geek Cred, Television

RIP TWOP

Allison Hantschel

One of my favorite parts of the Internet is being killed off: DailyCandy and Television Without Pity, two high-profile Internet content properties owned by NBCUniversal, are being shuttered, a move that management told staff this morning would be occurring next week. Local recommendations site DailyCandy had been purchased by the Comcast media unit in 2008 for $125 million from the New York-based Pilot Group. The sassy TWoP TV review and recap site — its motto is “Spare the snark, spoil the networks” — was purchased by NBCU’s Bravo cable unit in 2007. Both were founded in the Web 1.0 era. … Continue reading RIP TWOP

Athenae, Geek Cred, Television1 Comment

Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

Allison Hantschel

Three and a half weeks! On to Game of Thrones! Has your life been everything you thought it would since the first day you were cast as Hodor? Kristian: I never dreamed things would have turned out how they have. Things seem to keep happening that I constantly have to check myself and think “Really? Is this real?” I knew Hodor would be a popular character… D&D [David Benioff and Dan Weiss] told me he would, but I didn’t think to the level he has so far! I love the guy, I can see why people like him. It’s a … Continue reading Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

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Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

Allison Hantschel

Three and a half weeks! On to Game of Thrones! Has your life been everything you thought it would since the first day you were cast as Hodor? Kristian: I never dreamed things would have turned out how they have. Things seem to keep happening that I constantly have to check myself and think “Really? Is this real?” I knew Hodor would be a popular character… D&D [David Benioff and Dan Weiss] told me he would, but I didn’t think to the level he has so far! I love the guy, I can see why people like him. It’s a … Continue reading Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

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Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

Allison Hantschel

Three and a half weeks! On to Game of Thrones! Has your life been everything you thought it would since the first day you were cast as Hodor? Kristian: I never dreamed things would have turned out how they have. Things seem to keep happening that I constantly have to check myself and think “Really? Is this real?” I knew Hodor would be a popular character… D&D [David Benioff and Dan Weiss] told me he would, but I didn’t think to the level he has so far! I love the guy, I can see why people like him. It’s a … Continue reading Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

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Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

Allison Hantschel

Three and a half weeks! On to Game of Thrones! Has your life been everything you thought it would since the first day you were cast as Hodor? Kristian: I never dreamed things would have turned out how they have. Things seem to keep happening that I constantly have to check myself and think “Really? Is this real?” I knew Hodor would be a popular character… D&D [David Benioff and Dan Weiss] told me he would, but I didn’t think to the level he has so far! I love the guy, I can see why people like him. It’s a … Continue reading Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

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Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

Allison Hantschel

Three and a half weeks! On to Game of Thrones! Has your life been everything you thought it would since the first day you were cast as Hodor? Kristian: I never dreamed things would have turned out how they have. Things seem to keep happening that I constantly have to check myself and think “Really? Is this real?” I knew Hodor would be a popular character… D&D [David Benioff and Dan Weiss] told me he would, but I didn’t think to the level he has so far! I love the guy, I can see why people like him. It’s a … Continue reading Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

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Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

tommyfd

Three and a half weeks! On to Game of Thrones! Has your life been everything you thought it would since the first day you were cast as Hodor? Kristian: I never dreamed things would have turned out how they have. Things seem to keep happening that I constantly have to check myself and think “Really? Is this real?” I knew Hodor would be a popular character… D&D [David Benioff and Dan Weiss] told me he would, but I didn’t think to the level he has so far! I love the guy, I can see why people like him. It’s a … Continue reading Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

Athenae, Geek Cred, Television

Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

Allison Hantschel

Three and a half weeks! On to Game of Thrones! Has your life been everything you thought it would since the first day you were cast as Hodor? Kristian: I never dreamed things would have turned out how they have. Things seem to keep happening that I constantly have to check myself and think “Really? Is this real?” I knew Hodor would be a popular character… D&D [David Benioff and Dan Weiss] told me he would, but I didn’t think to the level he has so far! I love the guy, I can see why people like him. It’s a … Continue reading Hodor’s ‘bear following is extensive’

Geek Cred, Science5 Comments

Genetic Code, and What’s Cool About It

hobbular

My father recently brought to my attention an article about a “second DNA code” discovered hiding within DNA: DNA contains about 3 billion bases, more than 99 percent of which are the same in all human beings. “The order, or sequence, of these bases determines the information available for building and maintaining an organism, similar to the way in which letters of the alphabet appear in a certain order to form words and sentences,” according to the National Institutes of Health. For instance, the genetic code uses a 64-letter alphabet called codons. The team found that some codons, which they … Continue reading Genetic Code, and What’s Cool About It

Geek Cred, Science5 Comments

Genetic Code, and What’s Cool About It

My father recently brought to my attention an article abouta “second DNA code” discovered hiding within DNA: DNA contains about 3 billion bases, more than 99 percent of which are the same in all human beings. “The order, or sequence, of these bases determines the information available for building and maintaining an organism, similar to the way in which letters of the alphabet appear in a certain order to form words and sentences,” according to the National Institutes of Health. For instance, the genetic code uses a 64-letter alphabet called codons. The team found that some codons, which they refer … Continue reading Genetic Code, and What’s Cool About It

Athenae, Geek Cred2 Comments

Christopher Lee Facts

Allison Hantschel

I don’t know why we bother with this Chuck Norris clown when Christopher Lee exists: I will never get over how he corrected Peter Jackson on the proper sound a man makes when he’s been stabbed in the back because he actually worked in the British clandestine services. Or how he volunteered to fight in one of the most brutal fronts of WWII (the Finnish-Russian Winter War). Or how he was fucking NAZI HUNTER. Basically, Christopher Lee is the real Most Interesting Man in the world and I honestly don’t know why we tell Chuck Norris jokes when this badass … Continue reading Christopher Lee Facts

Athenae, Geek Cred2 Comments

Christopher Lee Facts

I don’t know why we bother with this Chuck Norris clownwhen Christopher Lee exists: I will never get over how he corrected Peter Jackson on the proper sound a man makes when he’s been stabbed in the back because he actually worked in the British clandestine services. Or how he volunteered to fight in one of the most brutal fronts of WWII (the Finnish-Russian Winter War). Or how he was fucking NAZI HUNTER. Basically, Christopher Lee is the real Most Interesting Man in the world and I honestly don’t know why we tell Chuck Norris jokes when this badass is … Continue reading Christopher Lee Facts

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Spambots

Allison Hantschel

All right, we’re getting hit with a particularly nasty set of spambots, so I’ve turned on the thing where you enter a verification code and your e-mail to comment. Lots of you already enter your e-mail, so hopefully this won’t be too onerous. If things calm down in the Cylon war we’ve got going on here, I’ll turn it back off, but I’m in and out of the Internet the next few days and I don’t want you all getting buried beneath Chinese porn or whatever the hell the latest is. A. Continue reading Spambots

Athenae, Geek Cred1 Comment

Spambots

All right, we’re getting hit with a particularly nasty set of spambots, so I’ve turned on the thing where you enter a verification code and your e-mail to comment. Lots of you already enter your e-mail, so hopefully this won’t be too onerous. If things calm down in the Cylon war we’ve got going on here, I’ll turn it back off, but I’m in and out of the Internet the next few days and I don’t want you all getting buried beneath Chinese porn or whatever the hell the latest is. A. Continue reading Spambots

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There’s an app for everything

Peter Adrastos Athas

I just got an email from the AMC movie chain.They’re proud that their smart phone/tablet app has added a practical but somewhat gnarly feature: Plan potty breaks with RunPee. Click the ‘RunPee’ button on any movie page and find the best times to go, so you don’t miss any crucial plot twists or action sequences. We’ll let you know what you missed, and if there’s anything after the credits. Given the size of the big ass uber diuretic sodas they sell this is practical, but calling it RunPee? Sheesh. It should, however, make New Orleanians feel like it’s Mardi Gras. … Continue reading There’s an app for everything

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Sunday Starbuck Video

Allison Hantschel

Because fuck yeah, Katee Sackhoff: “Never gonna happen in the US. Proper gun safety is a necessity though. RT @FulsomPrison: @kateesackhoff @CNN @cnni Here’s a radical idea folks. How about NO gun?” That was pretty much the closest the actress, known for her role on “Battlestar Galactica” as well as for playing Vic Moretti on the A&E Western/cop series, “Longmire,” came to a specific stance on the matter. Despite this, a whole bunch of Twitter users didn’t seem to want to hear it. “On a lighter note since I’ve lost half my followers due to talking about gun safety…the sun … Continue reading Sunday Starbuck Video

Athenae, Geek Cred, Television

Sunday Night Game of Thrones Vid

No new ep this week, as it’s a holiday, but have some of Ser Barristan the Hot: The best part of that whole scene? Joffrey’s afraid. Protected by five kingsguard and his dog, not to mention the entire small council, Joffrey’s still smart enough to realize that the biggest badass in the Seven Kingdoms is the man he just stripped of his cloak. Once, long ago, a prince had named him Barristan the Bold. A part of that boy was in him still. – A Dance with Dragons A. Continue reading Sunday Night Game of Thrones Vid

Athenae, Geek Cred, Television

Sunday Night Game of Thrones Vid

Allison Hantschel

No new ep this week, as it’s a holiday, but have some of Ser Barristan the Hot: The best part of that whole scene? Joffrey’s afraid. Protected by five kingsguard and his dog, not to mention the entire small council, Joffrey’s still smart enough to realize that the biggest badass in the Seven Kingdoms is the man he just stripped of his cloak. Once, long ago, a prince had named him Barristan the Bold. A part of that boy was in him still. – A Dance with Dragons A. Continue reading Sunday Night Game of Thrones Vid