Math Nerds Do It Better! [Pic]
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So, being a geek and a movie lover usually sucks big time. Year after year, I get to watch some of my favorite books butchered on the big screen; I have to endure the slings and arrows of, well, inaccurate slings and arrows in medieval films. I cringe when they miscast favorite super heroes and […]
There are several reasons why the iPad is particularly suited for sharing: it’s comparatively expensive for a gadget, it’s portable enough to continually move around a home yet too big to be buried away in a pocket, and its the type of device likely to be a secondary machine rather than a main computer. The […]
Makazie One brings a new look and feel to the Star Wars fan film genre that will take you on a journey through intense ground battles and haunting imagery of death as an elite Imperial soldier tracks down a known threat to the Empire. Set in the Star Wars universe between Episodes III and IV […]
First, there was Java 4-Ever, and then this. The guys from Javazon really know their stuff about how to get developers to flock to their site!
Captured at Orlando’s Star Wars Celebration, the official version of the scene will soon be released on the remastered Blu-Ray special edition box set to be released later this year. The scene shows Darth Vader reaching out to and calling Luke to the Dark side, while Luke builds his lightsaber on Tatooine. Enjoy! [Via Geekologie]
Having spent the past weekend here at the North Carolina coast, I know that the color of water can make a big difference in your day. Learning the subtle shifts in shade can help you avoid running aground, or give you insight as to where to dock your boat when the tide is high. But […]
The people behind a new challenge/response test say their video-based system is both more legible to humans and trickier for computers to defeat. NuCaptcha is the latest incarnation of the Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, a particularly convoluted way of producing an acronym that sounds like “capture”. The idea […]
Remember that $35 tablet computer we told you about a few weeks back? Well, it turns out that this thing isn’t only hot air: Here’s a video showing a fully operational prototype. Now let’s see if they can keep their promise and put it on the market for under $35.
A lot of the best geeky film/television/book franchises have launched massive fan communities, some of which have endured for decades: Star Wars, Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, to name a few. And of course there are huge followings for specific animes as well, and many, many more. But when something […]