Not too long in the future, on a tiny island, far far away, Star Wars fans will be able to purchase limited mint copies of silver-plated coins featuring Luke and Leia and R2D2 and C3PO. The Pacific Island known as Niue is issuing the coins as collector’s items — a collection of four silver $2 coins […]
Oh, be still my geeky heart. His Judeness–aka The Jude, El Juderino and Jude Buffum–drew Magna Arbor Vita Deku, this “sprawling exploration of the evolutionary biology of the 200 most important species from the Legend of Zelda video game series” for the SUPER iam8bit art show. The Deku Tree of Life even lists the binomial nomenclature of […]
Colossus, built by Zachary Coffin for the Maker Faire Bay Area (previously at Burning Man 2005), is a 70-foot tall structure that let kids move 40,000 lb of boulders. Scott Beale of Laughing Squid took the video clip below of Colossus in action. [YouTube]
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo asks, “Why are boys struggling?” He shares some stats (lower graduation rates, greater worries about intimacy and relationships) and suggests a few reasons — and he asks for your help! Watch his talk, then take his short 10-question survey. [Youtube]
[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Poster @ The NeatoShop] You know what’s sexier than a geek? A well-read geek! Deck your walls with the Postertext literary posters from the NeatoShop. These illustrations are created from the text from your favorite tomes (the one above is from Jules Verne’s nautical adventure classic), with the negative […]
A step by step guide to the creation of the original Stormtrooper by Andrew Ainsworth. [Via]
Youtuber Cossbysweater composed this beautiful ballad that pays hommage to everyone that uses D&D as an escape to their everyday problems. Enjoy! [Via GTDW]
Geeks rule the Earth, it’s true. But we usually do it on our own terms. Lifelong learners need occupations which utilize all of their skills and interests, or at least their best ones. But sometimes that job doesn’t exist yet, and you have to create it for yourself. To help make my point, I turn […]
Rick Mereki, Tim White, and Andrew Lees, took 44 days of their lives to bring us 3 absolutely amazing short films (Move, Learn, and Eat) documenting their travels though 44 countries. Check these out: Move Learn Eat [Rick Mereki]
Morgan “Mario” Day and Emily “Luigi” Wigger are kind of my heroes right now. This routine, which the pair performed at the National Jitterbug Championships 2011, earned a “Golden Budgie” Rock the House Award for Most Exceptional Performance. Most importantly, though, this is fun to watch. With some really creative reenactments and well-timed sound effects, the […]