Lightsaber Ignition Remix – One More Time
Daft Punk’s One More Time mixed into every lightsaber ignition scenes in the Star Wars saga. Enjoy!
Category Archives: Culture
Feeling Lonely? Watch This!
Yeah, I know, this isn’t really geeky in itself, but since each and everyone needs to be alone with themselves sometimes, I thought you guys would enjoy this incredibly beautiful and uplifting video. Enjoy! [Via Reddit]
You Have Dysentery: Oregon Trail-er
“Pa, I got me another one, that’s over 1,400 pounds of meat!” “Son, We can only carry back 10 pounds…”
Time Lapse: Gundam
Time marches on since the Green Tokyo Gundam Project built a full scale statue of a Gundam in Tokyo, Japan. Even though the original anime dates back to 1979, seeing a project like this come to life is really exciting for an anime fan like myself.
Etsy: The Summer Squid Report
I’ve written about octopuses in art before, but today I bring you their cousin, the squid. Squid typically have two tentacles and eight arms, which most people confuse. We often refer to all cephalopods as having tentacles, but that just isn’t the case. A tentacle is a long projection with suckers only on the end; […]
Comic Con 2010: User Submitted Pictures
Comic-Con is over, and attendees have been back to the real world for a few days. Meanwhile, we’ve had a chance to look at some of the pictures that our readers sent in, taken at the event. Here are some of our favorites! From Daniel, a stormtrooper with a new batch of hardware (and a […]
How Low Can They Go? New Kindle Priced at $139
While the publishing industry, and indeed readers themselves, are still figuring out just exactly what to do with e-readers and e-books, Amazon’s certainly not flagging. Engadget, and about 200 other media outlets, reports that Amazon’s new Kindle—in WiFi only format, of course—is going to be a paltry $139, just in time for the new school […]
This is Why the Internet was Invented [Picture]
Behold: A picture of Chewbacca fighting Nazis while riding a giant squirrel. [Via Huffington Post]
Why Video Game Designers Are Missing The Mark With Women
A Growing Demographic The statistics and the research may vary, but it’s quite clear: girl gamers are here, and they’re here to stay. Especially in the online realm, women make up a growing demographic of gamers who are just as passionate about playing as your typical gamer guy. But as a girl gamer myself, it’s […]
TED Talk: The Art of Choosing [Video]
Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices — and how we feel about the choices we make. In the following video, she talks about both trivial choices (Coke v. Pepsi) and profound ones, and shares her groundbreaking research that has uncovered some surprising attitudes about our decisions.