By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] I hate the telephone. As far as I’m concerned, the only reason why it ever succeeded as a communication medium is because we didn’t have email (and the only reason we’re still using email is because we don’t yet have anything better). You might argue that the phone is [...]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Since it seems as though a lot of you are going to miss BSG as I will, I thought I’d see how the photographers of Flickr have expressed their devotion. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words… so say them all? Joining the ranks of our geeky [...]
If you asked 100 adults which question they’d most like to ask an astronaut, probably 95% of the responses would involve bodily functions. But American children have a different question: Do astronauts play video games in space? That was the first question asked by a group of schoolchildren who joined Barack Obama for a live [...]
It’s toy-on-toy action! I was rooting for Bruce Lee the entire time.
Now that’s something you don’t see everyday, an honest, polite Internet scammer. [Via Geekologie]
It’s been a badly kept secret, but the games-playing world now has the first official confirmation that there will be a DJ-based spinoff from the Guitar Hero franchise. The game’s site has just launched, though it doesn’t tell us anything other than that it will be available for X-Box, Playstation and Wii. The game will [...]
Unsatisfied with your simple geek life? Want to bring a little excitement to your boring existence? Then why not date a sexy cyborg from another dimension? Instructions included in the video!
The town of Vulcan, Alberta, has about 2,000 residents. They are, of course, Vulcans. The Vulcan Tourism and Trek Centre has been lobbying for the town to host the premiere of Star Trek XI for a couple of years now. Paramount said no. Leonard Nimoy, the only original cast member who will appear in the [...]
Our crazy pals at [H] were curious about how many hard drives a .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Round could go through, so they’ve decided to test it. Check it out below.
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you’re a fan of Battlestar Galactica, whether you liked the finale or hated it, there will be (almost – keep reading) no more. So now what? Will Friday nights now be spent cradling a DVD boxset of Firefly? Now, I offer no guarantees, but here are some upcoming [...]
The idea of hackers bringing down power grids may sound like a far-fetched plot from the current series of 24, but a security firm insists it’s a genuine threat. The threat is now a possibility because of the use of a technology known as Smart Grids. This involves around two million devices, largely wireless, which [...]
-10 Best Firefox Addons for Security and Privacy Security and privacy are some of the major concerns these days while choosing a web browser to use. -Giz Explains: How Cell Towers Work I recently visited a cell site shared by Clearwire and two other unnamed carriers—without frying my nuts. We’ve all driven past them so [...]
