Category Archives: General



Warning: MAY CONTAIN BRAAAAAINS

When the zombies strike, an abundance of warning signs can help prevent the spread of infection. Our advice? Wear a reminder. It may seem obvious but humans are easily distracted, especially when they find a stash of canned foods with valid expiration dates. [Get it @ Splitreason.com]



Everything is a Remix Part IV: System Failure [Video]

Our system of law doesn’t acknowledge the derivative nature of creativity. Instead, ideas are regarded as property, as unique and original lots with distinct boundaries. But ideas aren’t so tidy. They’re layered, they’re interwoven, they’re tangled. And when the system conflicts with the reality… the system starts to fail. –Everything is a Remix Part I: […]

Gallery 1988’s “Multiplayer X2”

Video game art? Video game art. Last Friday Gallery 1988 Melrose in Los Angeles opened “Multiplayer X2”, their second exhibition of video game inspired art posters. The show runs through March 3rd, 2012 and includes works from over 30 artists including Olly Moss, Matt Owen, Fernando Reza, Todd Slater, Ian Glaubinger, and many more. [Source […]

The Internet: Saving Lives of Languages Everywhere

Photo: Taken by Chris Rainer for National Geographic The Internet is a veritable superhero for ancient languages across the globe, saving them from extinction. Some languages that haven’t ever been written or recorded in any way are now being stored in a sort of language zoo in order to preserve languages that may otherwise be […]

Clearly They Need Geek Spies

Photo Credit: Kit A recent pile of declassified MI5 files reveals some of the idiocy that those that call themselves “intelligence” agencies can come up with behind closed doors. The Atlantic reports that some of the ideas were incredibly ludicrous like the one where the Nazi propaganda minister was going to be testing “propaganda weapons” […]

Tetris Leggings

The title of the article over on technabob is “Attract Geeky Attention to Your Legs” which makes me laugh.  “Sorry honey, can’t look at your legs tonight, I’m too busy getting my Tetris on…wait a minute! Those leggings!” These are pretty nifty, though. Cop them over at Black Milk.  $80. via technabob