Geekifying Word Play
I don’t know if this is just the writer in me, but I thoroughly enjoyed this guy’s absolutely nerdy deconstruction of common phrases, word play and phrase fumbles. [vsauce]
Category Archives: Culture
Applying For a Job? Be Prepared to Give Up Your Privacy
Facebook and your privacy is trending once again among news sites and the blogosphere. This time, Facebook is doing something right. They recently amended their Statement of Rights and Responsibility to reflect a current change among employers asking for potential hires and employees access to their personal Facebook accounts. According to Facebook’s chief privacy officer, […]
A Geek Motto [Pic]
This is surely a geek motto if I ever saw one! [Via I Waste So Much Time]
80’s Movie Alphabet Poster [Pic]
Graphic Designer Stephen Wildish created this truly outrageous alphabet poster. Not gonna lie, I had to ask my uber hipster roomie (b. 1987) for a help on a few of these (I was born in 1981.). We got all but 4.
Humanise Your Data [Video]
This video is a bit long but his Jer Thorp, a creative computer geek, keeps you pretty entertained the whole time and he has some really funky graphs making data quite aesthetic. I think it’s worth watching to the end to hear him make his point about how we need to put data in a […]
BioShock’s Rapture in LEGO
Lego Rapture from BioShock, from Brickworld 2011. You can see more over here. [Via Moc Pages]
I’m a Geek…and I Don’t Like Star Wars
Recently, I got flamed for posting a beautiful chocolate morsel in the shape of the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars because I called it a “Star Wars Transport Ship”. And I have to admit: I didn’t know it was the Millennium Falcon. Why? I didn’t watch Star Wars 3 million times. I don’t like Star […]
14-Year-Old Created a Fusion Reactor [Video]
Now 17, Taylor Wilson talks about how he believes that kids can change the world – citing the nuclear reactor he made in his parent’s garage when he was 14 years old! Dream big people. He wanted to make a star, and he created something amazing. You may not be able to build a nuclear […]
Military Dad Disguised as Captain America, Surprises Son on Birthday [Video]
Is it a little dusty in here, or just me? [Via BroBible]
Red Bull Creator Passes away at 89
A man, who many gamers and all-nighters alike owe a life debt of gratitude, has passed away today. Sadly, the man responsible for inventing the caffeine and taurine spiked energy drink Red Bull has died at the age of 89 of natural causes. Telegraph reports: Chaleo Yoovidhya, one of Thailand’s richest man, died of natural […]