Results tagged “nerds”

Nerds the world over are reveling in the fact that today, 5/7/09, is the third of 6 days this century in which the date happens to be made of three odd numbers that are also numerically consecutive. The previous two in this century would have been 1/3/05 and 3/5/07 and the last one prior to that, in the 20th century, would have been 11/13/15, or November 13, 1915. Got that? Yeah, anyway, we suppose this is actually just an American nerd obsession, because in Europe they reverse the month and the day and the shit just wouldn't be the same. Anyway, you can learn more about it here, and possibly win a $579 prize for being the biggest nerd on your block if you write an Odd Ode or have an award-winning Odd Celebration.

In case any slimy, green Maritans appear, brandishing pointy laser guns--and all experts agree that there will be--keep track of them and the Mars Phoenix Lander on Twitter. It's scheduled to land on Mars this evening at 4:53 p.m. (PDT). Or so.

According to the Scarborough Research -- an institute that measures the lifestyles, shopping patterns, media behaviors, and demographics of unholy, evil American consumers -- San Francisco was ranked as one of the top markets for people who read or contribute to blogs. Yay. And, duh.