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Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more,leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle,and the previous day’s answer (in invisitext) posted here. SPOILER WARNING:
We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer. As such,if you want to figure it out all by yourself,DON’T READ THE COMMENTS! Also,with the knowledge that because others may publish their answers before you do,if you want to be able to search for information without accidentally seeing the answer somewhere,you can use the Google-a-Day site’s search tool,which will automatically filter out published answers,to give you a spoiler-free experience. And now,without further ado,we give you… TODAY’S PUZZLE: When a star collapses,its mass is squeezed into a single point that has zero volume. What is its density?
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see): Search [Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list began] to find that J. Edgar Hoover started the program in 1950. Search [J. Edgar Hoover office] to learn he was the Director of the FBI between 1935 and 1972.
http://boingboing.net/2012/05/14/howto-make-a-chocolate-model-o.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 http://boingboing.net/2012/05/14/apps-for-kids-022-junk-jack.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/05/14/56112-product-review-shelob-attacks-lego-set/  Twitter has been inundated by,shall we say,“normals.”What was once our little playground has become rather more populated. But that doesn’t make it any less effective a tool for communication. It just means we have to stick together,and keep the geek community thriving.
To this end,GeekDad has assembled and refined the following:a list of 100 awesomely geeky-geeks. These are great,creative gamers and chiptune artists,astronomers and LEGO builders. Of course such a list cannot dream of being exhaustive,and we hope you’ll add your own suggestions in the comments. | Name | Twitter ID | Geek Cred | | Wil Wheaton | wilw | Blogger,writer,actor,and honorary GeekDad. | | OverClocked Remix | ocremix | A community dedicated to the appreciation,preservation,and interpretation of video game music. | | Al Yankovic | alyankovic | Geek music icon. | | Phil Plait | badastronomer | Well-known astronomy blogger. | | Cory Doctorow | doctorow | Science fiction author and founding member of Boing Boing. | | Bre Pettis | bre | Maker extraordinaire. | | Peter Sagal | petersagal | Host of Wait Wait,Don’t Tell Me. | | Diane Duane | dduane | Celebrated science fiction author,especially famous for numerous Star Trek novels. | | Adam Savage | donttrythis | Co-host of Mythbusters. | | Patrick Norton | patricknorton | Tech journalist,host of Tekzilla podcast. |
See the rest after the jump.
| Name | Twitter ID | Geek Cred | | Marian Call | mariancall | Gifted musician and all-around geek. | | John Hodgman | hodgman | Writer,performer,geek humorist. | | John Scalzi | scalzi | Veteran blogger;science fiction author;Stargate:Universe creative consultant;Bacon Cat creator | | Neil Gaiman | neilhimself | “Sandman”,“American Gods”,“Coraline”etc. | | Chris Hardwick | nerdist | comedian,actor,writer | | Mike Massimino | Astro_mike | NASA astronaut,mission specialist for STS-125 (launches on May 12,2009) | | Kari Byron | KariByron | Mythbusters Co-host;GeekMom columnist. | | Jonathan Coulton | jonathancoulton | Musician,Writer and Singer of songs with geek themes (ie. Still Alive,the Portal song). | | William Gibson | greatdismal | SciFi writer and one of the Pioneers of Cyberpunk Fiction | | Limor Fried AKA Lady Ada | adafruit | Hacker and Open Source Hardware advocate | | Phil Torrone | ptorrone | Senior Editor of Make Magazine | | Steve Wozniak | stevewoz | Inventor of the Apple Computer …nuff said | | James Wyatt | aquelajames | Wizard of the Coast,author of 4th edition DMG | | Mike Mearls | mikemearls | Lead developer of D&D R&D at WotC | | MC Frontalot | mc_frontalot | Nerdcore rap extraordinaire | | Warren Ellis | warrenellis | Comic book author and curator of the weird | | Larry Hryb | majornelson | Aka Major Nelson;Director of Programming for Xbox Live | | Paul and Storm | paulandstorm | Awesome geek musicians | | Felicia Day | feliciaday | Star of “The Guild”and “Dr. Horrible”;she played geeks but she totally is a geek | | Mike “Gabe”Krahulik | cwgabriel | Artist behind Penny Arcade | | Jerry “Tycho”Holkins | tychobrahe | Writer behind Penny Arcade | | Grant Imahara | grantimahara | Associate MythBuster | | Kevin Smith | thatkevinsmith | Movie director &actor;serious comic book and movie geek | | John Kovalic | muskrat_john | Awesome cartoonist and writer of Dork Tower | | Jon Favreau | jon_favreau | Director of Iron Man (&forthcoming sequel) | | Bonnie Burton | bonniegrrl | Cutting edge crafting geek | | Stephen Fry | stephenfry | British comedian/fop/mac head –loves his gadgets,writes for Guardian | | Jason Bradbury | JasonBradbury | Presents ‘The Gadget Show’in the UK,tweets incessantly,‘Dot Robot’author,father,rides a Sinclair C5 | | Alton Brown | altonbrown | Savage hunter of innocent cinnamon buns. | | LeVar Burton | levarburton | You know,from Star Trek. Plus loves books,kids,etc. | | Chris Anderson | chr1sa | He founded GeekDad. | | Mary Jo Pehl | maryjopehl | Writer,Comedian,Pearl Forrester from “MST3K” | | Bwana | bwana | Gamer,podcaster,and tech blogger. Plus,he does a mean Patrick Norton impression. | | Ben Templesmith | templesmith | Gifted comic book artist. Draws great zombies,and the best Dr. Who ever. | | Mark Frauenfelder | frauenfelder | Editor in Chief of Make magazine,and founder of Boing Boing. | | Veronica Belmont | veronica | Tech journalist,co-host of Tekzilla. | | Gina Trapani | ginatrapani | Founder of Lifehacker. | | Adam Koford | apelad | Comics artist,creator of the LOLCats strip. | | Doctor Popular | docpop | Gamer,yo-yo artist,and denim-repurposer. | | Shawn Connally | shawnconna | Editor at Make and Craft magazines. | | Anne Wheaton | annewheaton | @wil’s better half,and deep in the geek-o-verse because of it. | | Andy Ihnatko | ihnatko | Tech journalist and major geek. | | John Gruber | gruber | Technology reconteur and font geek. | | Xeni Jardin | xenijardin | Writer for Boing Boing,and host of BBtv. | | CakeWrecks | cakewrecks | Source of amazing,and geeky,cakes. | | John Cleese | johncleese | Monty Python alum and gadget geek. | | Guy Kawasaki | guykawasaki | Tech journalist. | | Kevin Rose | kevinrose | Founder of Digg. | | Evan Williams | ev | Founder of Twitter. | | Clark Gregg | clarkgregg | Actor,aka “Agent Coulson.” | | Sarah Lane | sarahlane | Tech journalist and video blogger. | | Bill Amend | billamend | Geeky cartoonist (writes the FoxTrot strip) | | Leo Laporte | LeoLaporte | Technology journalist | | Bob Goodman | b0bg00dman | Writer on Warehouse 13. Formerly on animated Batman,Superman,Batman Beyond,Justice League,others. | | Ryan Penagos | Agent_M | Inside-scoop blogger at Marvel Comics | | Tim O’Reilly | TimOReilly | Founder of O’Reilly Publishing,Web 2.0 conference | | Adam WarRock | eugewarrock | Awesome nerdcore artist. | | Greg Grunberg | greggrunberg | Actor on Heroes and serious web geek | | David Brin | davidbrin1 | Science fiction author of the Uplift Trilogy,The Postman,and much more smart stuff | | Penn Jillette | pennjillette | The speaking half of Penn &Teller;mostly a magic geek | | Scott Beale | laughingsquid | Founder of the geeky blog Laughing Squid | | Neil deGrasse Tyson | neiltyson | Astrophysicist,author of several astronomy books | | Berin Kinsman | unclebear | Father figure of the RPG bloggers. Has been blogging about RPG’s for about 13 years and there isn’t anything he doesn’t know about the subject. | | Scott Kurtz | pvponline | Webcomic artist/writer behind Player vs. Player | | Scott Johnson | scottjohnson | Cartoonist,podcaster,dork. | | MC Lars | mc_lars | Post-punk laptop rapper | | Catalyst Game Lab | catalystgamelab | Hobby game industry veterans united to conquer licensed and original games and other related cool stuff. | | Nerdapalooza | Nerdapalooza | Orlando’s own large-scale nerd music festival | | Miles O’Brien | milesobrien | Science,technology,aviation and space journalist. | | Tory Belleci | torybellici | Mythbusters’co-host. | | Monte Cook | montejcook | Game designer. | | David Hewlett | dhewlett | Stargate alum,funny vid-maker,geeky dad. | | Len Peralta | jawboneradio | Illustrator behind Geek-a-Week,and other nerdy endeavors. | | Tom Merritt | acedtect | Tech journalist,host of “Tech News Today.” | | Geek Chic | geekchiclabs | Makers of the most amazing gaming furniture around. | | Brian Michael Bendis | brianmbendis | Comic book writer. | | Geek Girl Diva | geekgirldiva | Geeky blogger and affiliates manager for Entertainment Earth –lots of cool toys! | | Stephen Toulouse | stepto | Former head of XBox Policy and Enforcement,all around geekl | | Alison Lunde | snipeyhead | Code monkey and sarcastageek. | | Dee Bradley Baker | deebradleybaker | Voice artist extraordinaire. | | ThinkGeek | thinkgeek | Twitter feed from the geekiest store online,manned by various staff,and always interesting. | | Kurt Busiek | kurtbusiek | Amazing comic book writer. | | Jamie Paglia | jamiepaglia | Co-creator of “Eureka,”and geeky dad. | | Jane McGonigal | avantgame | Game designer &researcher,alternate reality gaming (worked on the “I Love Bees”Halo 2 project) | | Annalee Newitz | Annaleen | io9 editor/writer;science/tech journalist | | Katrina Hill | actionchick | Author of Action Movie Freak (Krause Pub.). MTV.com writer. G4 Next Woman of the Web. | | Aaron Douglas | theaarondouglas | “Chief”from BSG,actor,and all-around geek. | | William Gurstelle | wmgurst | Author of numerous catapult and ballistics books,MAKE contributor and MAKE:Television producer. | | Stephanie Bayer | NSSteph | Customer Engagement Lead @ PopCap Games. | | John Edgar Park | johnedgarpark | Uber-maker. Builder of NERF turrets. | | Laura Burns | moonrangerlaura | Space News |
Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more,leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle,and the previous day’s answer (in invisitext) posted here. SPOILER WARNING:
We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer. As such,if you want to figure it out all by yourself,DON’T READ THE COMMENTS! Also,with the knowledge that because others may publish their answers before you do,if you want to be able to search for information without accidentally seeing the answer somewhere,you can use the Google-a-Day site’s search tool,which will automatically filter out published answers,to give you a spoiler-free experience. And now,without further ado,we give you… TODAY’S PUZZLE: What office did the man who created the “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list hold when he implemented the program?
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see): Search Google Maps for [Amfipoleos,Heraklion] and see Knossos,the first capital of Crete. Search [Knossos mythological creature] to learn that the half-bull,half-man Minotaur roamed the Labyrinth in myths.
Beautiful little animated short by film student Toniko Pantoja. Something nice to share with the mom in your life today.
[First seen on io9.]
 Breakfast in Bed? (Image:Jonathan Liu) For all our own moms,and for all the wonderful women who have made us the happy dads we are,thank you,and have a special –and geeky –day. [This Mother's Day sentiment was originally published on GeekDad on Mother's Day 2010.] 
Ken,Matt,and Jonathan spend nearly the entire episode going on and on and on about The Avengers. SPOILERS ABOUND! DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE MOVIE! Enjoy! GeekDad.com is the parenting blog at Wired.com,edited by Ken Denmead,Matt Blum,Jonathan Liu,Z and Chris Anderson. It is a community of like-minded geeky parents writing about our experiences raising our kids in the digital age,and about our obsessions with technology,family-friendly projects,and pop-culture. The GeekDads podcast is a biweekly discussion of anything and everything that impacts us as geeks and parents. You can subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. You can subscribe directly with this RSS feed.
You can download or listen to GeekDads Episode 114.mp3.
This article,by Ken Denmead,was originally published on Wednesday.
Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more,leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle,and the previous day’s answer (in invisitext) posted here. SPOILER WARNING:
We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer. As such,if you want to figure it out all by yourself,DON’T READ THE COMMENTS! Also,with the knowledge that because others may publish their answers before you do,if you want to be able to search for information without accidentally seeing the answer somewhere,you can use the Google-a-Day site’s search tool,which will automatically filter out published answers,to give you a spoiler-free experience. And now,without further ado,we give you… TODAY’S PUZZLE: You’re driving on Amfipoleos in Heraklion and find an archaeological site nearby. A mythological man-eating creature is said to have roamed the passageways of what legendary structure here?
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see): Search [butterfly-shaped gland] to find that this is the thyroid gland. Search [thyroid gland mineral hormones] to find that the thyroid gland uses iodine to create hormones needed by the human body.
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