10 Infamous Hoaxes [Video]
They made fools out of thousands of people, here are 10 infamous hoaxes. [Via Neatorama]
Category Archives: Culture
The Art of Daniel Clowes
Comic geeks who enjoy having their soul crushed have a special place in their bleak, dark hearts for Daniel Clowes.ย Author of the awesome “Ghost World” and the recent (totally depressing) “Wilson“, Clowes manages to explore in a few pages what it means to be alone in the world and whether or not it’s worth […]
The History of April Fools Day [Video]
The history of April Fools Day… or at least what is thought to be the best answer for people who want to know the history of it! [Via]
Sunday is Game of Thrones Day
The gripping world created by author George R. R. Martin is returning with a new season tomorrow night (Sunday) on HBO. ย You may have missed someย ofย the teaserย trailers, but you shouldn’t miss the premiere tonight if you can help it! For those avid fans who have read all of the books of the Song of Ice […]
8-Bit Google Maps – Google’s Awesome April Fools Prank
If you were a fan of the Dragon Warrior series on the NES, then you’re going to absolutely love the April Fools prank from Google this year: 8-Bit Google Maps! You can click the Quest button on ANY google map search and convert your bit of the world into an 8-bit quest, with hidden monsters!
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]
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 […]