College Girl Drops Out of School Because of… Ubuntu?
Hmmm… don’t you find her excuses just a little… how should I say… pathetic? Yep, I think that’s the correct word. [Via [H]]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Star Wars Motivator: Jedi Squirrels
MIT’s TOFU Really Knows How to Groove
Meet TOFU, a funny little robot that has been developed by a team of MIT researchers. Cute little fellow isn’t he? TOFU has been built as a mean to explore new ways of applying social expressions to robots. I can only imagine that one day, a new generation of toys will use the same techniques [...]
Funniest Condom Ad Ever
Ok, after the reaction we got with our last NSFW post, I wasn’t sure whether to post this or not, but here goes. After all, it’s a 3-D animation, so it must be geeky, right? Warning: Some people might consider this NSFW. [Via BoingBoing]
Original Star Wars Trilogy Retold
Ladies and Gentlemen, here’s the complete story of the original Star Wars trilogy – as retold by an uninitiated young woman who has never seen the entire film – only bits and pieces of it. Just remember, Geekdom, we’re laughing with her, not laughing at her. I’ve only seen bits and pieces of “Titanic,” and [...]
Star Wars Motivator: Sense
Caffeine in Your Pocket: Crackheads Candy Review
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Being well acquainted with geeky late nights of the coding, studying, and playing World of Warcraft variety (generally not all at the same time), I consider myself something of an aficionado of caffeine. Obviously I’m a big fan of the energy drink and the traditional cup of coffee, but [...]
Job of the day: High-Voltage Power Cable Inspector
This guys sure does have a serious pair of humongous balls to do this for a living. I don’t know about you, but even for a few hundred k’s per year, I wouldn’t even want this job. His suit is 75% Nomex to prevent him from catching on fire and 25% stainless steel thread, which [...]
Flying cars to hit showrooms in 2010
What geek hasn’t been waiting patiently for the arrival of real flying cars ever since the first time they watched the opening of the Jetsons? Since that show debuted in 1962, we’ve seen lots of technological advances, like the unprecedented evolution of integrated circuitry resulting in computers in every home (and every pocket), but no flying cars. Until [...]
Wednesday Geeky Pics: Comic Book Love
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] This week we celebrate the bond between a geek and his (or her) comic books. Comic Book Struck
Star Wars Motivator : Teamwork
If you’re having difficulty with your coworkers, Lord Vader has been known to inspire teamwork…
Are We Really Reading More?
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] A new report from the National Endowment for the Arts says that reading is on the rise in the U.S. This is apparently the first rise after a quarter-century of decline. The literary reading rates among adults in the U.S. dropped gradually from 56% in 1982 to 46% in [...]
