Nerd Nite Edmonton
@nerdniteyeg.bsky.social
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Nerd Nite is a monthly event where three speakers with various areas of expertise teach you about what they love. Whether you know about the topics or not, you'll be sure to find new info, interests, and friends at Nerd Nite Edmonton!
Nerd Nite is a monthly event where three speakers with various areas of expertise teach you about what they love. Whether you know about the topics or not, you'll be sure to find new info, interests, and friends at Nerd Nite Edmonton!
Omg I sound like god, I should go to bed
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Omg I sound like god, I should go to bed
@hugobookclub.bsky.social please reply with the name of the heroic fantasy Hitler book
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 AM
@hugobookclub.bsky.social please reply with the name of the heroic fantasy Hitler book
In Olav's opinion, hallmarks of great alternative history include a very small point of divergence and a sincere effort to be realistic about the effects.
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 AM
In Olav's opinion, hallmarks of great alternative history include a very small point of divergence and a sincere effort to be realistic about the effects.
TIL Next fucking Gingrich wrote a book. And it's about WWII of course. And it's bad.
Meanwhile, Orson Scott Card "completely ignores the fact that genocide is bad"
Meanwhile, Orson Scott Card "completely ignores the fact that genocide is bad"
November 28, 2025 at 4:33 AM
TIL Next fucking Gingrich wrote a book. And it's about WWII of course. And it's bad.
Meanwhile, Orson Scott Card "completely ignores the fact that genocide is bad"
Meanwhile, Orson Scott Card "completely ignores the fact that genocide is bad"
Points of divergence could be an election going a different way, or a ear, or simply a letter going missing. "The literature of causality"
November 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Points of divergence could be an election going a different way, or a ear, or simply a letter going missing. "The literature of causality"
Apparently Grover Cleveland got surgery in a boat? Which seems like a pretty dumb idea. Olav is here to talk about alternate histories.
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Apparently Grover Cleveland got surgery in a boat? Which seems like a pretty dumb idea. Olav is here to talk about alternate histories.
The problem with Olav is you can't tell when he's doing a bit and his talk tonight is like, a bit? But it's a bit on top of a bit, and I'm drunk, and very confused
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The problem with Olav is you can't tell when he's doing a bit and his talk tonight is like, a bit? But it's a bit on top of a bit, and I'm drunk, and very confused
Oh it's @hugobookclub.bsky.social and he's gonna fire me as his friend after that debacle
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Oh it's @hugobookclub.bsky.social and he's gonna fire me as his friend after that debacle
"also we kind of just look at the rover and see that's wrong."
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
"also we kind of just look at the rover and see that's wrong."
Audience question: your a student club. How do you pass information on to each generation of students?
Answer: Instagram. (Just kidding, documentation)
Me, silently in my Bkuesky peanut gallery: Instagram is documentation.
Answer: Instagram. (Just kidding, documentation)
Me, silently in my Bkuesky peanut gallery: Instagram is documentation.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Audience question: your a student club. How do you pass information on to each generation of students?
Answer: Instagram. (Just kidding, documentation)
Me, silently in my Bkuesky peanut gallery: Instagram is documentation.
Answer: Instagram. (Just kidding, documentation)
Me, silently in my Bkuesky peanut gallery: Instagram is documentation.
Answer: it was based on how USB plug ins work and distribute information and plug-in ability.
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Answer: it was based on how USB plug ins work and distribute information and plug-in ability.
Before: electronics were in a box. After: integrated into the structure.
At question time I'm going to ask if they were inspired by octopuses or spiders, whose brains are also in their limbs.
At question time I'm going to ask if they were inspired by octopuses or spiders, whose brains are also in their limbs.
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Before: electronics were in a box. After: integrated into the structure.
At question time I'm going to ask if they were inspired by octopuses or spiders, whose brains are also in their limbs.
At question time I'm going to ask if they were inspired by octopuses or spiders, whose brains are also in their limbs.
They also test on campus, hence snow. I don't remember if there is snow on Mars in real life, but there is in the brilliant film "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" which you probably don't care about.
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
They also test on campus, hence snow. I don't remember if there is snow on Mars in real life, but there is in the brilliant film "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" which you probably don't care about.
Rover competitions are intended to mimic what it would be like on Mars, so they run them in Drumheller.
There is a space object/dinosaur joke in here.
There is a space object/dinosaur joke in here.
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Rover competitions are intended to mimic what it would be like on Mars, so they run them in Drumheller.
There is a space object/dinosaur joke in here.
There is a space object/dinosaur joke in here.
And they have basically no budget.
But that's good because it means they have to think around it.
How do you make a Mars-grade rover on a student budget?
But that's good because it means they have to think around it.
How do you make a Mars-grade rover on a student budget?
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
And they have basically no budget.
But that's good because it means they have to think around it.
How do you make a Mars-grade rover on a student budget?
But that's good because it means they have to think around it.
How do you make a Mars-grade rover on a student budget?
They're working on building rivers as part of their @ualberta.bsky.social robotics club.
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 AM
They're working on building rivers as part of their @ualberta.bsky.social robotics club.
If you're in Edmonton... You know what this means.
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
If you're in Edmonton... You know what this means.
Then they had to get the candidates to answer the survey first, so that when voters did the survey, they could match candidates. They had almost 85% response from candidates, including all 13 mayoral candidates "even the not so serious candidates"
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Then they had to get the candidates to answer the survey first, so that when voters did the survey, they could match candidates. They had almost 85% response from candidates, including all 13 mayoral candidates "even the not so serious candidates"