Subscribe by EmailA MacGyver Movie is Coming - I Think I’m Excited
May 6, 2008 by Mark O'Neill | 8 commentsBy Mark O’Neill
Gizmodo is reporting that a MacGyver movie is in the works and I have to admit that at first my attitude was “so what?”. But when I told my girlfriend and her mother, they started shrieking with pleasure “MACGYVER!!!” (think of Homer’s sisters in “The Simpsons) and so I just had to investigate [...]
The Galactically Hot Women Of Star Trek TOS
May 5, 2008 by Mark O'Neill | 2 commentsBy Mark O’Neill
The problem with getting your name about on the internet a bit is that you get some weird people constantly emailing you, giving you links and telling you to click on them. One such person was today who told me that he “liked my stuff on Geeks Are Sexy” and told [...]
Star Wars Geeks VS Sports Geeks: Fight!
May 4, 2008 by Kiltak | 3 commentsLet’s face it, a lot of hardcore sports fanatics think geeks who have a fetish toward all things Star Wars are total losers. When you really stop and think about it, both parties are probably more alike then they’d care to think. The following video will present you with the evidences demonstrating the similarities between [...]
44 years of BASIC
May 1, 2008 by lbateman | 0 commentsBy Lyle Bateman
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
On May 1st, 1964, in the early morning, the world’s first BASIC compiler began to run. The “Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code” was designed to sit on the opposite end of the programming spectrum from the more complex, scientifically based languages of the time, such as Fortran. It really [...]
5 Killer Titles For Showing Off Your Home Theater System
April 24, 2008 by Kiltak | 1 commentBy Patrick Biz
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
There are a number of reasons why HDTV and home theater gear are now mainstream: prices of Plasmas and LCDs screens have dropped considerably; personal video recorders (PVR) have kicked VCRs out of the living room; the offering of HD channels is growing rapidly; and Blu-Ray has officially buried its strongest [...]
10 Cool Gadgets Every Geek Should Want
April 22, 2008 by JR Raphael | 11 commentsBy JR Raphael
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
You can measure a man’s greatness by the number of cool gadgets in his home – or at least, the number of cool gadgets he’d like to have in his home if not for those pesky utility bills. So in the spirit of all things awesome, I bring you this list [...]
Chocolate-covered phish, anyone?
April 16, 2008 by Chip | 7 commentsIn most aspects of IT, obscurity is not security. But when it comes to passwords, obscurity is the only security. You should create passwords that are difficult to guess, you shouldn’t use the same password for more than one service, and you definitely shouldn’t share your password with just anyone on the street who [...]
April’s Sexiest Geeks: Brought to you by [GAS]
April 15, 2008 by Kiltak | 7 commentsAs promised, here is the first of many installments in our “sexiest geek of the month” series. Initially, I was only going to feature one online personality per post, but considering that about 25% of our readership is composed of the fairer sex, I decided that one geek of each sex should be represented. [...]
Star Wars “Clone Wars” : Sneak Preview
April 13, 2008 by Mark O'Neill | 2 commentsBy Mark O’Neill
Here’s a sneak preview of the upcoming Star Wars “Clone Wars” series that George Lucas is bringing out later this year. I am not a fan of animated programmes so I probably won’t watch it myself, but I’m sure there are a lot of die-hard Star Wars fans out there with their light-sabers [...]
Kenny “R2D2″ Baker in hospital with “mystery illness”
April 11, 2008 by Mark O'Neill | 0 commentsBy Mark O’Neill
Kenny Baker, who is famous for playing R2-D2 in Star Wars, is recovering in hospital in the UK. The BBC reported that he was admitted after having a severe asthma attack but now media reports are saying he was struck down with a “mystery illness”.
The 73 year old British actor was returning to [...]
