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10 Nerdiest Superheroes of All Time

Most superheroes were geeks before gaining their unearthly abilities. There are certainly more than 10 that can be listed below. For example, the X-Men’s Beast is a nerd, but, in a fight, he isn’t. Among the criteria for this list is that nerdiness must help in the fight of villains. These characters use their nerdiness to build their costumes, build tech, or they have nerdy powers in general.

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Prodigy  (Marvel)

David Alleyne is a member of the Young Avengers. He has the power to mimic the knowledge of any person he meets. He also can retain that knowledge forever.

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Brainiac 5 (DC Comics)

Querl Dox is related to the Superman villain of the same name, but he is a good guy. Dox is a member of the Legion of Superheroes in the 31st century. He is really smart. He has a 12th-level intellect, which makes him one of the smartest people in DC Comics.

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6 Best Video Game Controllers Of All Time That Changed Gaming Forever

First and foremost, don’t judge how my mind operates, alright? Seventy-four percent of you are probably going to be reading this like, “Who really got time to write about console controllers?” This ain’t for you, this for the 26%. What brought me to this is my recent purchase of a Wii U solely for the new Smash Bros video game. I was holding the Wii U controller thinking, “What is this? Back in my day the controller wasn’t a watered down I-pad. We had real controllers! …Stupid next gen consoles with your loud music and HD graphics!!”

This got me thinking about all the good controllers of yester-year and if I’m going to war, which I’d take with me. Everyone is going to have their personal favorite controllers dependent on their console of preference; I’ll try and touch on every– you know what? I’m not even going to try and be non-bias. I’m not sorry about it either.

This list is presented by Omar Holmon at Blacknerdproblems.

Nintendo Classic Controller

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I just have to pay homage to the godfather of controllers (No, I’m not going to give it to Atari. That one wasn’t comfortable. Sorry, [Not really]). I’m not sure if I should call this the standard handgun of console controllers or the musket of controllers. It was pretty easy to work, easily accessible for everyone, didn’t take any real skill to handle. The Super Nintendo controller felt like an upgrade. The two extra buttons (extended clip) and the additional L & R buttons up top (scope). It was a great addition to a classic.

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9 Top Math Apps to Refresh Your Child’s Brain

Math can be a child’s toughest subject. But with the use of technology, it can be a lot easier.

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Peter Pig’s Money Coin Counter

App Specs: Helps kids practice sorting, counting and identifying the value of U.S. coins to earn virtual money.

Ages: 4 to 7

Price: Free

For: Android

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Let’s Do the Math

App Specs: Has 50 word problems that focus on addition and subtraction. The app can be used either as flash cards or as a series of puzzles to teach basic concepts.

Ages: 6 and up

Price: Free

For: Android

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5 Incredibly Insulting Defenses of Nerd Racism

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‘It’s Not About Race’

Not only do these arguments always turn out to be implicitly racist, but they usually directly contradict themselves. In the midst of trying to defend not wanting any of their favorite superheroes to be depicted as Black, some people claim that the argument has nothing to do with race – a claim that’s impossible because the conversation in and of itself is indeed about race. One comment on a message board said, “I’m not for changing Spiderman to a black dude. This isn’t about race and it wouldn’t matter if Spiderman wasn’t such an iconic character. Change Daredevil to a black guy, no one would care …. Spiderman is the second most popular superhero of all time trailing ONLY Superman in his awesomeness.” So there you have it, it’s just the awesome characters who can’t be changed to Black characters — but it has nothing to with race and everything to do with how awesome one race is allowed to be portrayed.

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10 Black Science Fiction Authors Everyone Should Know

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Edward C. Uzzle

Uzzle is the author of “Retro-Km: Lord of the Landlords,” which is set in dystopic America and follows the growth of an emerging Black nation.

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Wendy Raven McNair

McNair is the award-winning author of “Awake,” “Ascend” and “Giant Slayers.” Her books tie together Black romance and science fiction in a form that is rarely seen among Black sci-fi novels.

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14 Comic Book Heroes Who Could Actually Exist In the Real World Today

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Captain America (Marvel Comics)

Capt. America is an over-exaggerated parkour practitioner. It is possible to mimic his actions with a lot training in boxing and parkour.

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Black Panther (Marvel Comics)

Like Iron man and Batman, Black Panther has wealth. Like Capt. America he is a martial artist and parkour practitioner. Any fighter in the real world willing to learn non-Asian fighting styles can be Black Panther.

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10 Awesome Anime, Video Game Cosplay Ideas for Female Blerds

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 Sheva Alomar – Resident Evil 5

Sheva is one video game character who will always have a special place in gamer history. The certified badass is the first Black female partner Chris Redfield has ever had. She’s also a unique portrayal of a Black woman in the video game world who is not only beautiful but also incredibly intelligent and tough. In a genre that is, unfortunately, known for its female characters (especially of color) who lack any real depth, Sheva is a female Blerd’s dream come true.

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 Aveline – Assassin’s Creed: Liberation

Aveline is the only Black female character who is even more interesting, perplexing, exciting and refreshing than Sheva. Aveline is actually of Caribbean descent and the daughter of an enslaved woman and her master. Nobody ever thought the stories of the Maroons would make their way into a mainstream video game, but Assassin’s Creed was full of surprises. Aveline also leaves her mark in gamer history as the first Black and the first female protagonist of the Assassin’s Creed series.

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7 Movies That Surprisingly Started Out as Comics

It’s easy to tell a movie is based on a comic book when people are flying around and wearing spandex, but comics aren’t all about superheroes. The art form encompasses many different genres, and many movies have been adapted that don’t advertise their comic roots. A perfect example is the new movie 2 Guns, which looks like your typical action movie until you read the fine print. Here are comic book movies you might not have known were comic book movies.

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30 Days of Night

Released in 2007, starring Josh Hartnett, Melissa George and Danny Huston, this horror movie about an Alaskan town where vampires attack during a prolonged polar night started as an unproduced film script. It took a detour when it was adapted into a three-issue comic book miniseries in 2002. The comic was so successful that it led to the feature film.

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10 Ways Technology Has Changed the Way We Do Everyday Functions During the Past Decade

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Work

With Internet speeds becoming faster, anyone with a laptop can create a business and sell a service or product. The number of home-based jobs has been on the rise in the last decade because companies have found that to be cheaper and more profitable than having a physical location for all workers.
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Shopping

Events like Black Friday have become less meaningful because the Internet has made shopping easy. From your phone or laptop, you can get anything you want. Many sites like Amazon offer free shipping; so stores seem like they could become a thing of the past.

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7 Black Celebrities You Many Not Have Known Were Serious Gamers

Once viewed as a phenomena amongst nerds and closet geeks, video games were not always “trending.” But now they’re hot, as evidenced by this list of seven Black celebrity gamers, according to Supercheats and ModVive.

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Samuel L. Jackson

The thing is, like his choices in film and TV, Jackson has played some very targeted and influential roles in video games as a voice actor. Jackson talked about his early game play experiences starting with Pong and moving on to Atari and arcade games like Space Invaders, but admits that today he has total enthusiasm for games like Assassin’s Creed, or really any first-person shooter. While he has a special place in his heart for the GTA series, and an addiction to the Fallout series, he gets a lot of mileage out of his heavy daily play in GTA Online and Call of Duty.

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