Science has long been a field dominated heavily by men, so seeing the first Google Science Fair award its highest honors to three young women with an interest in the workings of biology gave me a serious case of warm fuzzies. The top three awards, one in each age group, and an overall Grand Prize […]
You may have heard that Google+ started culling accounts – businesses first, which didn’t seem like such an awful thing since they’re promising special support for business accounts in the future. But now the crackdown has extended to pseudonyms as well – that’s right, now you have to use your real name on both Plus […]
University of Illinois student Arthur Nishimoto designed what is perhaps the single most awesome Star Wars game of all time (including a substantial part of the near future). Fleet Commander is designed for a 52-inch multi-touch LCD tabletop TacTile display, which means we won’t be getting to play it at home anytime soon. But these […]
A Colorado court case could set a precedent on whether the right to remain silent extends to encrypted files. The Justice Department wants a federal judge to rule that defendant Ramon Fricosu must decrypt a laptop that prosecutors believe has evidence showing her guilt in an alleged mortgage scam. Fricosu’s lawyers say doing so could […]
Alex Schranz (Orion Pax on Flickr) built this massive Batcave replica from his horde of Caped Crusader pieces. Somewhere between 800o and 9000 LEGO and a neon blacklight later, the construction houses a Batmobile, scaled-up Batman and Robin figurines, and an artistic interior worthy of Mr. Wayne’s approval. At 68 bricks tall on a 40×40 […]
Pretty much every day is Embrace Your Geekness Day here at Geeks Are Sexy, but July 13th is the official holiday set aside by the folks at wellcat.com, who have 80+ Wellcat Holidays to “celebrate life and its many quirky moments.” The suggested celebratory activities: Into dungeon games, comic books and doing vampire dress-up? Spend […]
Matt Silva of Penny Dreadful Productions might be my hero of the day. This steampunk Iron Man is a serious piece of handiwork. There are exactly zero details about this on the website (it’s under heavy maintenance), but all told I think it’s a remarkable steampunk/comics mashup. [via How to Be a Retronaut]
Fernando of Sheepo’s Garage built this Porsche 911 (997) Turbo Cabriolet PDK The car maintains all proportions of the real 911 and comprises a pretty impressive set of materials: 3500 parts and more than 6 meters of wires, 3 PF controllers, 3 IR PF Receivers, 2 RC motors, 1 PF XL motor, 5 PF M motors, 3 PF lights, 2 Lithium batteries, 1 PF […]
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A father fights against his son for control over the backyard. Who will win? Check out the following video to find out! [Via Obvious Winner]