Best Buy is not happy with Newegg’s newest ad campaign. The big box claims the online retailer is in clear violation of copyrights held by Best Buy by using the word “geek.” The entire Geek On campaign is under fire, including a perceived infringement on the Geek Squad logo and, in a new commercial, unflattering [...]
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A very dangerous-looking street pit illusion currently located at the Sergels torg square in Stockholm, Sweden. Mind your step is a street illusion in Stockholm at Sergels torg created by Erik Johansson. You can see it between 7-12 June 2011. [Via]
Biology was comparatively boring by the time I got there, but if you were in high school sometime in the 70s, maybe you’ve seen this. The only way I can even begin to explain this is with a conspiracy theory: Jim Morrison took a season off from touring with the Doors to teach Bio II. [...]
These etched PBC Time Lord symbols were made by George Hadley, who was inspired by the Gallifreyan artwork used on the artifacts and relics in the show. The DIYer in me wants to take the afternoon off and make a set for my house; these are awesome. [Make] [image]
These Portal earrings by SVJewellery on Etsy are made of of laser-cut acrylic and win. [Via]
Students from the University of Adelaide’s School of Mechanical Engineering have build a pretty cool human operated diwheel as a school project, and I must say, the thing looks REALLY fun to drive, even though it might make me a bit nauseated after a while. Check it out: This project by students in the School [...]
Not enough minerals? MINE THEM YOURSELF. [Source: Dorkly]
One in four US hackers is secretly working for law enforcement agencies according to a hacker magazine. Eric Corley of 2600 made the estimate in an interview with the Guardian newspaper. (If 2600 sounds familiar, it’s the magazine of a website that maintains, among other things, a list of words and phrases banned from Google’s [...]
Ouch! Major embarrassment there! They could at least given the poor guy a chance… I mean, we’re talking about someone famous here, right? [Via]
Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner has spent his career trying to reconstruct a dinosaur. He’s found fossils with extraordinarily well-preserved blood vessels and soft tissues, but never intact DNA. So, in a new approach, he’s taking living descendants of the dinosaur (chickens) and genetically engineering them to reactivate ancestral traits — including teeth, tails, and even [...]
Created by Karl-Johan Ekeroth as his graduation project at the University of Gothenburg, Invoxicated is an interactive sound effects sculpture that lets children experience the pure joy of playing with sound effects in the public space. [Via Laughing Squid]
