When Shatner stole Leonard Nimoy’s bike (The Daily What)

There’s a secret code in Cyber Command’s logo (Danger Room)

Men in Black 3 spoilers (Bleeding Cool)

AT&T data upload speed problems explained; no throttling (GigaOM)

The curse of the Little Rascals (Neatorama)

Government starts BaTMAN and RoBIN defense programs (Topless Robot)

Don’t give up on M. Night Shyamalan … (NY Mag)

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For the uninitiated, Blizzard has a rather compelling ad campaign where they get celebrities in white rooms to tout the benefits of playing their favorite World of Warcraft class. Well, except for Mr. T, who, in the — uh, canon? — of the advertisements has hacked the game to include his own class, the Night Elf Mohawk. Blizzard even extended the idea to an in-game item, the Mohawk Grenade, available from Night Elf Mohawk NPCs in low level areas during WoW’s five year anniversary celebrations.

Slinging a grenade at another player would outfit them with an overlarge be-mohawked Night Elf head. The items are no longer available in-game, but Blizzard’s newest TV spot indicates that players may see a comeback.

In case you somehow neglected to mark your calendar, today is William Shakespeare’s birthday. His 446th birthday, to be specific. Shakespeare has been far better eulogized and analyzed than on some geek blog — we recommend A Clockwork Orange author Anthony Burgess‘ amazing biography of Shakespeare and Harold C. Goddard‘s insightful essays for that — but suffice it to say, Shakespeare is a towering influence over all of literature and entertainment.

Though Shakespeare’s influence tends to be thought of in the context of academics and books, he’s also had a steady influence on geekdom. After the jump, five geeky ways you can bring in the Bard’s birthday:

Where’s my lighter? For that matter, where’s your lighter? Performing in what has got to be one of the most hilariously heroic performance in ages, last night’s Lopez Tonight featured Taiwanese Super Star Avenue star — and “The Next Susan Boyle” — Lin Yu Chun and William Shatner AKA Capt. James T. Kirk AKA Denny Crane AKA my dad who happens to say crazy sh*t singing a duet of Bonnie Tyler’s classic “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”

The kid’s got skill. Shatner’s pretty much Shatner, and he’s amazing at it. Video after the jump!

Last year, voice actor Maurice LaMarche (of Futurama/Simpsons fame) dared to dream that one day, the world would unite in its shared love of William Shatner impressions through spontaneous and unabashed mimetic vocalizations of one of history’s most well-known voices.  After seeing that dream come to fruition last year, today we officially celebrate the second annual “International Talk Like William Shatner Day.”

For the uninitiated, International Talk Like William Shatner Day was the brainchild of not only LaMarche, but an Ohio resident named Doug VanHorn.  Back in 2009, the two strangers were brought together by Facebook when each independently decided to declare March 22 International Talk Like William Shatner Day. (The date isn’t total coincidence; March 22 is Shatner’s birthday.) Though they started off as enemies thanks to a dispute over who came up with the idea first, they’ve since joined forces and are now co-admins of ITLWS Day’s official Facebook page, proving that all things Shatner are indeed, very good.

How exactly does one celebrate International Talk Like William Shatner Day?  In LaMarche and VanHorn’s own words, it’s quite simple really:

…and it’s called MyOuterSpace.com.

Yesterday, William Shatner casually tweeted that he’s created his own social network.

Now, before we discuss the questionable logic behind naming a new social network service by using a pun on an old social network service that itself feels like an aging dinosaur from 2005, let me give you the basic rundown on what the Shat’s new internet venture is all about:

You may not be aware, but there is a Twitter feed known as Shit My Dad Says, created and curated by Justin Halpern, a 29 year old man who moved back in with his parents last year and has since recorded the wonderfully blunt musings of his father for Internet posterity.

Well, CBS has okayed the making of a pilot to a proposed sitcom based on Shit My Dad Says, to be produced by the creators of Will & Grace. Yes, someone is making a family sitcom out of a genuinely funny but frequently profane Twitter feed. Got that?

William Shatner has been cast in the role of the titular Dad, and now we’re really not sure how to feel about it.

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