Theremin: the untouchable music

In the following video, virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin schools us on the theremin: a sci-fi-like instrument that is played without any physical contact. Her speech sounds undeniably nervous, however, her talent is a pleasure to watch. Enjoy!



In To Africa … a Computer Geek in Lagos

By Lyle Bateman Contributing Writer, [GAS] Its been too long since I wrote something for Geeks Are Sexy. I’ve been in a fairly non-geek period of my life recently, focusing on my stand-up comedy side rather than my techie side. In that spirit, I thought I might combine the two sides a bit with some […]

When you die, go out geek-style

By Mark O’Neill My favourite Star Trek movie by far has to be The Wrath of Kahn.   Not only do we get a good story but we also get Spock selflessly sacrificing himself for the sake of the ship.   As the movie ends, Spock gets shot out of the Enterprise torpedo tubes in […]



10 Reasons Why Bloggers Hate Blogging

So you’ve been blogging for a while but you’re starting to hate it? You thought you could make easy money and order a brand new 24″ iMac to replace your old Windows box in less than a month or two? Don’t wait for the south pole to melt, drop it, there are better things to […]

The Simpsons….in real life!

By Mark O’Neill I’m sure lots of you are big fans of the Simpsons and if so, then here’s something you’ll appreciate.  Someone went to a lot of time and effort to recreate the opening scene from the programme.  Judging from the look of the police officer and the background, it looks like it was shot […]

“So Jaredpower, what’s your burger-flipping experience?”

By Mark O’Neill What is it with all the Second Life stories appearing in the mainstream media at the moment? Papers such as the Washington Post and the New York Times are suddenly going all Linden Labs crazy. It seems that as well as the virtual reality world being used by terrorists and spies, it […]

Express your love geek-style

By Mark O’Neill Only six days to go until Valentine’s Day so you need to start thinking now about how to best express your feelings to the love of your life (unless the love of your life consists of a computer!). As a public service to our geeks, Geeks Are Sexy will now help you […]

DailyIdea.tv: Why a Geek Will Steal Your Girlfriend this Year

One of the most controversial articles we’ve ever posted: 12 Reasons why a geek will steal your girlfriend this year, certainly made more of an impact than we expected. Some liked it, others didn’t, but what really counts is that the most positive comments we’ve received on it so far came from the ladies. Yep, […]