Organizers of the K-W Santa Claus Parade say they only have half the number of volunteers needed to run the parade smoothly. The parade is set to kick off on Saturday and organizers say it'll be tough to get by with 50 volunteers instead of the usual 100.

John Oliver hates April Fools' Day. I agree with him. I propose we turn April 1 into "April Friendly Day," and delight friends and strangers with wonderful things.

This video might be a bit old—it was taken at least year’s Denver Comic Con—but it’s never a bad time to listen to Wil Wheaton say good things about being a nerd, right? To wit, here’s his heartwarming speech at a Star Trek cast reunion and his message to a fan’s newborn daughter about why being a nerd is awesome.

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A startlingly low price. Current 4K monitors are very expensive and, just yesterday, Sony's Kaz Hirai warned that it was going to take years for consumers to haul themselves up onto the latest rung on the high-definition ladder. Jason Evangelho, for Forbes:

The P2815Q will have a full 3840 x 2160 4K resolution and launch globally on January 23. Dell hasn’t yet discussed things like refresh rate or range of inputs (I’m sure DisplayPort is a given), but they do promise the same “screen performance” as the new UltraSharp 32 and UltraSharp 24 Ultra HD monitors. That’s certainly encouraging since their UltraSharp line is normally a cut above when it comes to professional displays.

A big potential fail lurks in those missing details, particularly the possibility of a 30 fps refresh rate instead of the usual 60 fps or more. There is already a cheap 4K panel like that for $500 at Amazon, from Seiki Digital, which suggests that anyone could slap their logo on it if they really wanted to. I think that Dell would have to be desperate to jump the 4K gun with a model that could not be used for serious gaming or video editing.

I guess that NORAD fighter escort didn't work out, huh. [Photo: REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado. Bobble hat tip: Tonx]