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Why Mathematicians Now Care About Their Hat Color via Digg

This is a twist on the Prisoner’s Puzzle where a group of people will get a large prize if they can guess the color of the hat (red or blue) they are wearing by only looking at the hats everyone else is wearing. Colors are randomly assigned. Victory is when nobody guesses incorrectly and at least one person guesses correctly.

The kicker is that there is a strategy where victory can be achieved as a group 15 out of 16 times, even though the individual chances are still 50/50.

Geekiest Bowl Ever (pic) via Digg

More like a Pi pan. The odd thing is, even though the picture is hosted on whatonearthcatalog.com, I can’t find a link to buy the actual product.

Marv

Once again, another quality broadcast brought to you by a couple of bumbling geeks…This must be some kind of record.

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The Answer is NOT always C via Digg

He lowered the class average by 8 points with his score of 0 / 100 because he apparently did not read a single question.

BSG Season 4 to have 22 episodes via /.

David Eick, exec. producer along w/ Ronald Moore, said that the show will run 22 episodes rather than the previously announced 13.

Marv

I was going to release this as an audio short between shows, and I still may, but since I’m not in the studio at the moment and I really want to get rid of this piece of paper with notes scribbled on it here goes…

Sunday as I was sitting in Church, my friend Bob had his digital camera case sitting next to him in the pew in front of me. I glanced down and immediately recognized the hardware. A Nikon D80 and D200. Oooo! Say it with me. OOOOO!!

On the D200 he had a 50mm lens (f1.4) and on the D80 he had a 70-200mm zoom with image stabilization. Say it with me again… OOOOO!

As I started to drool on his cameras I said “I don’t see anything in the Bible about coveting thy neighbor’s gadgets.” Which got me to thinking… should we come up with a 10 commandments for geeks? Think about it, some people already treat Apple like a religion.

1. Though shall have no other operating systems other than the Apple
2. Though shall not steal copyrighted materials
3. Though shall not covet thy neighbor’s gadgets

What else can you come up with?

The plan is to post more often to the blog. Let me know what you think.

It’s a bird! It’s a Plane! Wait, wait…it just a podcast.

Welcome to Technorama!

1. Jet propelled outhouse
2. A strange waffle iron
3. No spoilers from Spiderman 3

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There are only a few days left in the Let Them Hear You contest! You don’t have to write a review for Technorama, or any other shows from ChuckChat.com, but we certainly appreciate it.

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The LEGO Testament via Digg

I keep staring at this and I still can’t find the hidden message. It’s gotta be right there and I’m missing something. Oh wait, is Jesus supposed to be Qui Gon Jinn?

How to Tie the 10 Most Useful Knots via Digg

There’s gotta be a way to learn all this cool stuff by clicking the pretty pictures. There just isn’t enough time in the day to pickup new skills and keep your head above water in the day job.

Marv

Come on Speed buggy, Let’s Go!

Rumma-Zoom-Zoom

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Geek Quiz via Debbie from East Mesa’s LiveJournal

Barely squeaking by with a 70% score.

70% Geek

But at least I pwnd The 8th Grade Science Quiz. Didn’t save the graphic for that one though.

Marv

Superman: Lex, you know that rock cannot hurt me
Lex: Oh yea Superman?
(throws rock hits supes between the eyes)
Superman: Ow, damn.
Lex: Told ya!

Welcome to Technorama!

1. Kryptonite is real
2. Preserves and preservatives
3. Google Maps lead you to believe the impossible

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