File sharing. This is accepted by both the nerd and youth community. For nerds, file sharing isn’t just about sharing music and movies but also sharing open source software quickly and easily by the use of torrents. Nonetheless, illegal file sharing does happen and it is accepted by many throughout the respective communities.

Because of illegal file sharing, torrents are frowned upon by the general public. Torrent sites have been shut down, sued, and even raided by the FBI. Even with this happening, the sites continue to strive and will not disappear overnight.

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I’ve been asked how to edit the CSS file for the Featured Posts plugin in order to change the look and feel. Since I believe WordPress plugins should be simple enough for non-techies to understand, I’ll go ahead and outline exactly what each selector does and how you can change what the plugin looks like.

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You’ve probably seen the label ‘Dolphin-safe’ on tinned tuna in your local grocery store. It sounds great. It gives our imagination thoughts of dolphins swimming freely through the ocean without harm, fisherman smiling as they bring in large nets of tuna, and allows us to think we are being environmentally friendly.

What isn’t mentioned on the can, is millions of other species are being caught as a replacement.

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Over the past year, Entrecard, its founders, and its moderators have been involved in some serious accusations. These accusations range from EC being a Nazi regime to Graham being an Asian woman. The accusations have hurt Entrecard’s credibility and turned many against the system.

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A few weeks ago, I posted an article about 10 movies nerds love and reference. The list included many science fiction films along with a couple fantasies. But, what the film didn’t include was many nerds.

Nerds saw a huge jump in movie roles after the popularity of the term increased when put on display in Happy Days in the mid-70s. Ever since, nerds have had a place in Hollywood.

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