Which is Nerdier: Star Wars or Star Trek?

I vote for Star Trek. In a good way.

HomoQuotable - Nate Silver

"I've always felt like something of an outsider. I've always had friends, but I've always come from an outside point of view. I think that's important. If you grow up gay, or in a household that's agnostic, when most people are religious, then from the get-go, you are saying that there are things that the majority of society believes that I don't believe." - Nate Silver, telling Britain's Guardian that his "dorkiness" has helped him succeed.

Top Ten Hipster Neighborhoods

So says Forbes Magazine.

The San Francisco-based startup Nextdoor.com helped us dig through data on more than 250 neighborhoods in the biggest U.S. cities. We assessed each area’s walkability according to Walkscore.com; the number of neighborhood coffee shops per capita (with some help from NPD Group’s report); the assortment of local food trucks (and their ranking according to Zagat’s); the number and frequency of farmers markets; the selection of locally owned bars and restaurants; and the percentage of residents who work in artistic occupations. We also factored in Nextdoor’s Neighborhood “Hipness” Index, which is based on how often words associated with hipness (for example art, gallery, designer, musician) appeared on each Nextdoor neighborhood’s site pages, and Nextdoor conducted a survey in which members sounded off on their communities.

1. Silver Lake (Los Angeles)
2. Mission District (San Francisco)
3. Williamsburg (Brooklyn)
4. Wicker Park (Chicago)
5. Pearl District (Portland OR)
6. H Street Corridor (DC)
7. East Austin (Austin)
8. Capitol Hill (Seattle)
9. The Uptown (Oakland)
10. Warehouse District (New Orleans)

Nerd Guide To New York City

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How Geeks Meditate

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Nerdgasm: Instant Vulcan Hoodie

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Font Fight

For my pal Tom and his "Hel Fucking Vetica" t-shirt.

(Tipped by JMG reader Wilson)

Gay Nerd Speed Dating

Yes, there is such a thing. Via my pal Ned:

Dearest Nerds & Friends of Nerds,

25 gay nerd fellas. 25 gay nerd lasses. Since our first ever speed dating (hetero-style) went so well, as promised, we’re expanding. I’m happy to announce our first gay Nerd Nite speed dating event on THURSDAY March 12, followed by the regular Nerd Nite program which will feature Ben Bartelle of NYU discussing Genetic Engineering in Humans (less creepy than you might think), Mike Liss and Nathan Freitas talking about Messing with the Chinese Government at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and Kerry Donny-Clark talking a whole lot about where cancer comes from. But not in a depressing way.

As we’ve learned, I strongly recommend you buy tickets in advance.

I've always preferred nerds over jocks, but speed dating seems contrary to the nerd ethic of hyper-analyzation.