Eyebrow Dance
I don’t have much time to write anything today, so here’s a quick video to entertain you on this Saturday morning. Enjoy! [Via Miss Cellania]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Propellers
By Miss Cellania Contributing Writer, [GAS] iPhone cameras apparently scan left to right, which makes no difference for most pictures, but when you have a fast-moving object such as a propeller, you can get a really weird effect. See more of the same in photos here, here, here, and here. Or even in this video [...]
New Thinkpad W700ds ad questions male geek priorities
Warning: Before hitting that play button, please note that this could be considered NSFW in some office environments. According to this new ad for the Thinkpad W700ds, it seems that naked women are less intriguing than Lenovo’s newest laptop. We think it just makes male geeks look like blind idiots. Bad form, Lenovo! I do [...]
Neil deGrasse Tyson Lectures us on Saturn V
There’s just something awesome about seeing the child-like glee in an adult that speaks about a subject that truly fascinates him. In the following video, Neil deGrasse Tyson receives a crate containing a replica of the Saturn V rocket. He then starts talking about what he considers as one of the seven wonders of America.
Britannica 2.0, you’re no Wikipedia
Encyclopaedia Britannica president Jorge Cauz announced today that new features will be rolled out on Britannica.com in what looks like an effort to get hip with the Web 2.0 crowd. This includes the ability for users to correct articles, one of the more powerful and controversial features of Britannica’s biggest online competitor for serving up encyclopedic information: [...]
Thursday Geeky Pics: Stormtroopers on Parade!
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Welcome to a special Thursday edition of Geeky Pics! To make up for the lateness, this set of pics is extra large, and extra Stormtrooper-y. These guys might look the same on the outside, but it turns out that some of them have some interesting quirks. Daddy Trooper
Teenormous: The cheapest place to get your geek shirts online
As most geeks, I love t-shirts, especially geeky-looking ones. There are a lot of great online t-shirt shops on the world wide web, but going through them all to find what you really want can be a hassle. Enter Teenormous, an awesome t-shirt search engine that not only searches all the coolest tee sites on [...]
Deal of the Day: Amazon Blowout Sale on SwissGear Computer Bags
If you’re looking for a high-quality, low-price computer bag, Amazon.com currently has a blowout sale on all its SwissGear products. Whether you need a messenger-style bag or a backpack, they have them all at around 70% of reduction. A great opportunity to get an awesome product at a very low price. Check it out!
Ackbar: The Star Wars Talk Show
Yes folks, as you’ll soon realize after watching this installment of Admiral Ackbar’s talkshow, the Skywalkers are the trashiest family in the galaxy. And yes, that even includes the trash monster from episode IV. Warning: Contains strong language.
100 Million Credit Cards Stolen in Largest Cyber Crime Ever
If you are a small company that needs to process credit card payments, you probably can’t afford an expensive solution and high processing fees. Most small customers go with a tailored service that understands small business needs, and one of the best companies working with small businesses is Heartland Payment Systems. Chances are, if you [...]
Philips Launches 21:9 Television display
Even though 16:9 displays have become quite mainstream in 2009, support for this aspect ratio in the consumer market is only a few years old. Everyone loves watching widescreen movies – still, for some people, 16:9 still isn’t wide enough. Philips will soon be launching a new television set supporting an aspect ratio of 21:9 [...]
Design, Discovery and Humor
Great design is a never-ending journey of discovery — for which it helps to pack a healthy sense of humor. In the following video presentation, sociologist and surfer-turned-designer David Carson walks us through a gorgeous (and often hilarious) slide deck of his work and found images.
