Tonight: A Beautiful D&D Ballad
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]
Category Archives: Culture
Geeks Have the Coolest Jobs [Videos]
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 […]
Move, Learn, and Eat = The Trip of a Lifetime [Video]
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]
The Super Mario Bros. Swing Dance
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 […]
Media May Have Failed IQ Test
A widely reported “study” showing Internet Explorer users had lower IQs than users of other browsers is looking suspiciously like a hoax. The story originated with a press release from what apparently is “a Vancouver based Psychometric Consulting company” named AptiQuant. The story received widespread coverage as fact, with accompanying comment from writers. (For the […]
The Afterlife of your Social Media Presence
Most of us here at Geeks are Sexy have a social media presence, a virtual personality made up of everything you’ve ever posted online: Facebook status updates, tweets, online videos, blog entries, and so much more. So here’s a question to you dear readers: What do you want to happen to your online “personality” once […]
Anger All the Geeks at Once, You Will [Picture]
I suppose this pic could be used to test a person’s awareness of the barest facts of pop culture, but mostly it just serves to annoy and amuse those who do get it. [via Glenn Rogers]
Featured Short: The Tale of the Three Brothers [Video]
The Tale of the Three Brothers is a fairy tale told to wizard children. Supposedly written by Beedle the Bard, it is published as part of a series of works that collectively are called The Tales of Beedle the Bard. While most wizards view this story as one that teaches children morals (e.g. humility, wisdom, […]
The Hobbit in Under 2 Minutes [Video]
From the Brothers Grim & Grimy, creators of Dante’s Inferno in Under 2 Minutes, and The Call of Cthulhu in Under 2 Minutes, here’s a new video from the “Under 2 Minutes” series: The Hobbit in Under 2 Minutes. Enjoy! [Vimeo]
LEGO RC R2D2 FTW! [Video]
Just when you think there’s only so much awesome someone can cram into one thing, another guy comes along and one-ups you. This is a remote controlled, full-motion R2D2 made of Lego. Ickelpete put this bad boy together for the Lego Space event at the National Space Centre, UK. Check out the following video of Ickelpete’s […]