Twenty two years ago marked the transition between an era of localized connections, to wide area networking. Thanks, to high speed internet, the Bulletin Board System would soon become nearly extinct. From the late 70s to mid nineties, text-based adventuring was a popular multiplayer past time. Enter the world of Door Games. Barren Realms… Continue reading Nerdy By Nature: Game Night! Play BBS Door Games with Us.
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Nerdy By Nature: Science! Raspberry Pi: Small, Yet Mighty
This credit card-sized single-board computer was originally designed to promote and teach computer science basics in schools and in developing countries. Many generations and 4 years later, over 5 million Raspberry Pis were sold before 2016 even started. Each Raspberry Pi includes Motherboard ARM chip CPU (up to 1.2 GHz) GPU (Broadcom VideoCore) RAM… Continue reading Nerdy By Nature: Science! Raspberry Pi: Small, Yet Mighty
Nerdy By Nature: Game Night! VIP Tour of a BBS
Bulletin Board Systems enabled people to network, play games, read messages, share ideas, and download files when there was no internet (as we know it today). This old technology, for some, is hard to understand. So, we created a walk-through video to compliment this episode to help you understand what it was like to connect with… Continue reading Nerdy By Nature: Game Night! VIP Tour of a BBS
Nerdy By Nature: Science! The Sun is Slowing Down?
The sun is slowing down. Astronomers from Hawaii, Brazil and Stanford University collectively discovered what is helping slow down the outer layers of the sun. A few decades ago, this phenomenon, photon braking effect, was found by using one of NASA’s solar observatories. Photo Credit: NASA Wild! In our discussion, we try our best… Continue reading Nerdy By Nature: Science! The Sun is Slowing Down?
Nerdy By Nature: Die Santa, Die! D and D Adventure
We wanted to try something different. During our first six months of creating podcast magic, we have covered many topics and tried new things. But, this episode is not something that happens often. We teamed up with talented voice actors, Magic and Steele, and played Dungeons and Dragons with them over Skype. They’re nerdy, easy to get a… Continue reading Nerdy By Nature: Die Santa, Die! D and D Adventure
Nerdy By Nature: Tech Toys! Making a List. Checking it Twice.
There are so many “lists” floating around the interwebs suggesting what the hot toys are. While some tech toys are a great idea, others are slightly insane. We took to a high level of scrutiny to ensure that we weren’t simply channeling our inner boy-child gawking and drooling and every fancy, shiny, flashy, talk-to-me toy… Continue reading Nerdy By Nature: Tech Toys! Making a List. Checking it Twice.
Nerdy By Nature | A Nerd’s Wet Dream: Giant Collection of Geeky Glory.
The Personal Computer has evolved at an astonishing rate. In merely decades, we utilize mobile devices that have more storage than all of the Museum’s computers combined. Just unbelievable. Remember the days of tape drives and modems? We do. Telnet, Newsgroups, BBS’s and so much more. Classics like Pac Man, Pong, and Donkey Kong helped to revolutionize how… Continue reading Nerdy By Nature | A Nerd’s Wet Dream: Giant Collection of Geeky Glory.