 Hey, it's Thursday, July 19th, 2012. I'm Joshua Topolsky, and you're about to spend 90 crazy, sexy, cool seconds on the Verge. It's apparently earnings day, so bear with me as I tell you a bunch of numbers that neither one of us really understands. First up is Google. The company says that net income is at about $2.8 billion, with over $12 billion in revenue. They say pay clicks are up, though Motorola did report a $233 million loss. But Motorola's not really a company, so what does it matter? Microsoft ended its fiscal year on a bit of a sour note. The company posted its first quarterly loss ever at about $492 million. Much of that is due to an over $6 billion write-down. Uh, is 6 billion right? It's 6 billion. Okay. A $6 billion write-down of its failed AQANTAV acquisition. Revenue is otherwise up at over $18 billion, and Windows 8 is just around the corner. Of course, it could be worse. Nokia posted its second quarter earnings today with a $1 billion operating loss. The company has sold about 4 million Lumia handsets worldwide. They've only sold 600,000 here in the U.S. CEO Stephen Elop said Nokia's aim is to become the, quote, where company, just as Google redefined the what with search and Facebook the who with social. Feel free to take bets on which companies are the when, how, and why. NASA has hired a scent scientist to recreate the smell of space. According to The Atlantic, astronauts have described the scent as both seared steak and sulfurous, which is exactly how the passenger seat of my car smells. That's it for today. Tune in tomorrow when we're going to explore chasing waterfalls. Is it worth the trouble?
 Hey, it's Thursday, July 19th, 2012.
 I'm Joshua Topolsky, and you're about to spend 90 crazy, sexy, cool seconds on the Verge.
 It's apparently earnings day, so bear with me as I tell you a bunch of numbers that neither one of us really understands.
 First up is Google. The company says that net income is at about $2.8 billion, with over $12 billion in revenue.
 They say pay clicks are up, though Motorola did report a $233 million loss.
 But Motorola's not really a company, so what does it matter?
 Microsoft ended its fiscal year on a bit of a sour note.
 The company posted its first quarterly loss ever at about $492 million.
 Much of that is due to an over $6 billion write-down.
 Uh, is 6 billion right? It's 6 billion.
 Okay. A $6 billion write-down of its failed AQANTAV acquisition.
 Revenue is otherwise up at over $18 billion, and Windows 8 is just around the corner.
 Of course, it could be worse. Nokia posted its second quarter earnings today with a $1 billion operating loss.
 The company has sold about 4 million Lumia handsets worldwide. They've only sold 600,000 here in the U.S.
 CEO Stephen Elop said Nokia's aim is to become the, quote, where company, just as Google redefined the what with search and Facebook the who with social.
 Feel free to take bets on which companies are the when, how, and why.
 NASA has hired a scent scientist to recreate the smell of space.
 According to The Atlantic, astronauts have described the scent as both seared steak and sulfurous, which is exactly how the passenger seat of my car smells.
 That's it for today. Tune in tomorrow when we're going to explore chasing waterfalls. Is it worth the trouble?