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What if with xkcd

Some of you may know Randall Munroe’s extremely nerdy web comic, xkcd. And I’m sure nearly all of you have at least seen one of his comics shared online. If you are not familiar with the comic by name, check it out. But recently Randall has started a blog of answering, in detail, what If […]

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5 Really Handy Windows Command Prompt Tricks

Here’s another great collection of tech tips from How-To Geek for the hardcore nerds. Those that have ever tried to fix some complex Windows issues will have likely had to deal with the Windows command prompt, but it’s certainly not the easiest to work with. These tricks will make a lot of those tasks easier […]

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10 Free Music Streaming Services Great for Working To

GHacks posted up a great article on 10 great music streaming services which are perfect to find some music to groove to while you participate in the ‘real world’ and take care of your responsibilities. All of these services are free and do not require you to create an account. Check it out: http://www.ghacks.net/2012/07/31/10-music-services-for-work/

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Safely removing USB thumb-drives from Windows

How To Geek posted a great article explaining the proper procedures for removing a USB thumb-drive from a Windows computer, and what happens if you don’t follow the proper procedure. To summerize the article: For best results you should use the Safely Remove Hardware icon near the clock, but if you can confirm that the USB […]

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Higgs-Boson found?

CERN has announced that they’ve found what they think is the Higgs-Boson. It’s too early to tell for sure, but lots of people are really excited. This video goes over what part in physics the Higgs-Boson plays, really cool: And for more information check out CERN’s press release.   via How-To Geek

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Video games, on my Linux?!?

There have been rumors of Steam coming to Linux, but there’s nothing like getting the confirmation from the fat-man’s mouth himself.   I look forward to the day when I won’t be required to use Windows to supply my interactive entertainment. Via omgubuntu

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From the Archives: Rejected by Don Hertzfeldt

This is an Internet classic of couple short cartoons that get just a little too weird. A must see if you’ve never watched it before.  

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The biography of Anonymous

Anonymous, the popular group of hacktivists now has an book written about them. Check out this interview from the Daily Show with the author: http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-june-18-2012/parmy-olson The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook

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First Post!

Hello all! This is the first post coming from the Nerd Cave! This blog will be a collection of cool and nerdy things found by us, the nerds in the cave. We will tend to be mostly technology related but all things nerdy will go up here. Most of the posts here will contain little […]

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