The Nerd Herd: General Board Edition

[remy_lebeau8]

Im a civil war reenactor and recently started going to steampunk cons. I also used to have a starcraft and final fantasy addiction. Cant get much nerdier then that

 

[ryan8558]

Im a civil war reenactor and recently started going to steampunk cons. I also used to have a starcraft and final fantasy addiction. Cant get much nerdier then that

Sure you can

 

[RobDownSouth]

I had a wearable. It was the InPulse smartwatch. From what I understand, basically the first smart watch out there. It was pretty cool. I enjoyed it. But the battery died, so it turns on and connects for all of about 25 minutes. So, basically useless. It was $150 when I got it. Much more reasonable than the Smart Gear. But there's a whole market for that stuff now. I should look into more options.

The Cult of the InPulse might be the only group more fervent in their devotion to a product than Mac fanboys.

 

[Noor]

Im a civil war reenactor and recently started going to steampunk cons. I also used to have a starcraft and final fantasy addiction. Cant get much nerdier then that

steampunk cons? which ones? I am into steampunk, thinking about TeslaCon.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

steampunk cons? which ones? I am into steampunk, thinking about TeslaCon.

Ive only done one so far. It was called steamtopia. I guess it used to be the biggest Con in Michigan but it kind of petered off. I guess its starting to grow again from what Ive heard. Id like to do teslacon but I cant get the time off to go. There was a steampunk nerf war in Ohio but I had to work and missed it. I did this repaint for it though

 

[Noor]

Ive only done one so far. It was called steamtopia. I guess it used to be the biggest Con in Michigan but it kind of petered off. I guess its starting to grow again from what Ive heard. Id like to do teslacon but I cant get the time off to go. There was a steampunk nerf war in Ohio but I had to work and missed it. I did this repaint for it though

I have heard of steamtopia.

Wow, is that as heavy as it looks?

I do steampunk events at sci fi cons, and a bunch of free standing ones around here. Steam punk was a bit more fun for me about 5 yrs ago before everyone was doing it. We had an event recently where people dressed "Steampunk" wearing Renaissance corsets. I prefer to stick to the age of steam, Victorian/Edwardian based costumes. Our local Renaissance Festival is having a steampunk day which I find just weird.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I have heard of steamtopia.

Wow, is that as heavy as it looks?

I do steampunk events at sci fi cons, and a bunch of free standing ones around here. Steam punk was a bit more fun for me about 5 yrs ago before everyone was doing it. We had an event recently where people dressed "Steampunk" wearing Renaissance corsets. I prefer to stick to the age of steam, Victorian/Edwardian based costumes. Our local Renaissance Festival is having a steampunk day which I find just weird.

No its pretty light. Probably no more then 5 pounds. I figured If I had the 1860s clothes already I could give a Con a try and not be out any money. I had a blast. Real cool group of people. I reenact artillery so the guys putting on the con want us to bring the cannon next year. Theyre all sorts of excited

 

[Noor]

No its pretty light. Probably no more then 5 pounds. I figured If I had the 1860s clothes already I could give a Con a try and not be out any money. I had a blast. Real cool group of people. I reenact artillery so the guys putting on the con want us to bring the cannon next year. Theyre all sorts of excited

Very cool! Is Up in the Aether still going and that one in Dearborn? I thought I saw Up in the Aether on Steam Powered Giraffe's site as list of upcoming gigs. SPG are so cool and very nice guys, if you ever get a chance to hear them play and/or meet them.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Very cool! Is Up in the Aether still going and that one in Dearborn? I thought I saw Up in the Aether on Steam Powered Giraffe's site as list of upcoming gigs. SPG are so cool and very nice guys, if you ever get a chance to hear them play and/or meet them.

Let me look....I know there were two in Dearborn. Up in the Aether is listed as TBA but ill ask around. I guess there were 4 cons here and I only knew of one. I saw frenchy and the punk at the june event. It was a good show.

 

[satindesire]

I am glad that I clicked on that link. *smile*

It's got some great articles!!

 

[azco15]

The Cult of the InPulse might be the only group more fervent in their devotion to a product than Mac fanboys.

You're familiar with it? It was a great idea, then things kinda stalled for a while. No one was uploading apps. Then my battery went south, so I kinda fell off that train. I should check to see if there are replacement batteries.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Sometimes I get bored I go on the internet and search up different topics like "The Crimean War", "Distant galaxies", or "The Mind of Serial Killers". I'm weird like that.

See Wiki Walk.

 

[satindesire]

For Potterheads, the Harry Potter wiki is also a FANTASTIC way to burn a few (dozen) hours.

http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page

 

[Texguy84]

If you like Babylon 5, the Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 is mandatory reading as a companion to the show. If it looks like something from the mid 90's, it's because the website was updated while the show was still airing from 1994 to 1999. Why fix something that isn't broken?

Otherwise, I mostly just surf TVTropes. Warning: it will use up more of your time than porn does.

 

[satindesire]

If you like Babylon 5, the Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5 is mandatory reading as a companion to the show. If it looks like something from the mid 90's, it's because the website was updated while the show was still airing from 1994 to 1999. Why fix something that isn't broken?

Otherwise, I mostly just surf TVTropes. Warning: it will use up more of your time than porn does.

I was just reading the Bab5 Wiki a few hours ago!

That was such a good show. I miss that there's not a truly fantastic sci-fi "Star Trek" like show on TV right now.

 

[azco15]

Bump! Anyone have any reactions to the new Star Wars teaser trailer?

 

[Texguy84]

This adequately sums up my reaction to the Ep7 trailer.

It also sums up my reaction to the announcement that the next James Bond movie is going to be called "Spectre"

 

[satindesire]

I hope one day we can get a solo Black Widow movie!

 

[unregistered]

 

[satindesire]

Agreed.

And, hey sister!!!!

ETA: JtohisPB here, got a new nick.

JELLY! AH MAH GAD that is so perf. I love it!

It's good to see you here, I know I see your posts on FB alla time but I'm so focused on moderating that geeky feminism group that I don't ever talk to anyone anymore! xD

ETA: Holy Smokes your avatar is amazeballs.

 

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[satindesire]

I see yours, too, of course. I love the posts of you and hubby's chats, lol.

I tell Mister all the time that we should film our lives like a sitcom/vlog. We have the most hysterical conversations.

 

[Libsam]

I'm waiting on Camelot Unchained to release! It'll be a few years though.

I donated to their kickstarter, so I'll be getting into beta soon!!

 

[Bacigalupo]

 

[John Doe]

Im a civil war reenactor and recently started going to steampunk cons. I also used to have a starcraft and final fantasy addiction. Cant get much nerdier then that

You could get much nerdier if you created a steampunk/Civil War costume.

And not just twice nerdier. It is a well-known fact that mash-ups increase the Nerd Factor exponentially.