Quist Brings Global LGBTQ History to Your Smartphone
Sarah Prager created Quist to make navigating our past a little bit easier.
Team Pick: Scientists May Have Cure for Cat Allergies, Everyone Rejoices
Thanks to a team of researchers at Cambridge University, cat dander’s days of ruining dates and eliminating roommates may be numbered.
Queer Your Tech With a Nerdy Video Party
Seriously. The geeks of the interwebs were on point with the video content this week. Includes a feminist analysis of Adventure Time, Bill Nye explaining asteroid disasters and some rad footage of plants growing (which is, it should be noted, more exciting than it sounds).
Highlights of Comic-Con 2013: Queer Geeks and Cute Ladies in Costumes
Need-to-know, queer-ish highlights from the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con. Because nerds.
More Than Words: Keeping It Pronouns (Pt. 1)
Runes, ships, rebellious quakers, and the world’s first female grammarian.
A Lady Doctor Who, And Some Other Hopes and Dreams
The show began airing in 1963, with a hiatus and then a reboot in 2005. All in all, 11 actors have played the alien of everyone’s dreams. Every single one of those 11 actors has been a white man. (Also, as River Song says, spoilers).
Take Your Tech On A Fun Run
Nothing is better at making you feel accomplished like sweating until you melt. And nothing is better at making that even more satisfying than a few good running apps.
Seven Queer Webcomics That Are Not DAR
Since DAR, I’ve been trying to find an equally good queer comic to read, and I think I’ve found a few that come close.
Queer Your Tech With Fun: 11 Apps I Want To Try This Summer
In no particular order, here are some apps I’d like to try this summer. Some of them are like, *brain explodes* THE FUTURE IS NOW.
A Brave New World Without Google Reader: A Review of Digg Reader
Feedly really shit the bed this week, so let’s give the brand new Digg Reader a try!
Google Goggles Galore: Google-Related Things That Happened This Week
Google, guys. There was a lot doing at Google this week. Flipping through all my tech websites, I felt like Google was covered even more than normal.
Team Pick: Coffitivity Brings the Cafe Right Into Your Living Room
Lizz’s Team Pick: Coffitivity brings the atmosphere of a coffee shop right into your living room.
Queer Your Tech With Masturbation: Happy Playtime
There’s gonna be an HTML 5 game that teaches cisgender women how to masturbate.
The Road Home: PS4 And The Rebirth Of A PlayStation Fangirl
How Sony’s PS4 is bringing me back to my gaming roots.
Un-tech Your Tech: Sometimes You Just Need Real Things
Sometimes, it’s ok to take a break from tech.
Queer Your Tech With Fun: Or Not, Since Google Glass Banned Porn
Google has quietly changed their Glassware (software for Glass) policy – no nudity, graphic sex acts or sexually explicit material.
Team Pick: Genius Young Women Create Feminist Superhero Trading Cards To Fight Racism and Gossip
Sarah’s Team Pick: A Grrlz Club has made female superheroes to fight against racism, “nerd discrimination”, and gossip and it’s the best thing ever.
Tech Spring Cleaning Part 5: RAM and Technicians Are Your Friends
This week is our last week, and it’s easy. Not like our previous week.
Tech Spring Cleaning Part 4: I’m Sorry, Folks, But It’s Cable Management Time
Are you ready for a rage-inducing activity? You have to fix your cables.
Nerdcraft: Craft Like a Nerd With Perler Bead Sprites
You, too, can put together your own bead sprites in the shape of 1-up mushrooms, Pokémon and the TARDIS. Gather up your geeks and go.