From the ESA: This timelapse video from space has it all: an orbit of Earth with lightning and aurora, followed by a space sunrise and daytime views of our cloudy planet. The images were taken by ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst as he orbited Earth on the International Space Station at around 400 km altitude. The […]
This is adorable! Watch these cute dogs get ‘tricked’ as they go door to door, until the end of the video, when they are finally rewarded for their costume-wearing fortitude. [Maymo]
Senior VFX artist Dave Fothergill created this amusing test video featuring a bunch of tiny people running toward (and tripping over!) a large spinning bar to show Autodesk Maya 3D’s new servo force feature. [Dave Fothergill vfx | Via LS]
Sith and Sabers: A geektastic shirt design by artist Drew Wise. Available for men and woman in sizes ranging from S to 3XL. [Sith & Sabers T-Shirt]
Google has beefed up its two-factor authentication by offering a physical key in the form of a USB stick. It’s designed to cut down some of the loopholes exploited by phishing scams. To date, the “something you know” (login details) in Google’s two-factor authentication has been accompanied by the “something you have” of a cellphone, […]
If it ever happens to you, just lend them the book. Then have them read the Silmarillion… and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil as well. That one’s important too! :) [Source: CommitStrip] Please note that Geeks are Sexy might get a small commission from qualifying purchases done through our posts (as an Amazon associate or […]
I guess this is fairly accurate, and choosing the right type of beer to drink can be quite a challenge nowadays with all the various styles of beer that became available on the market in recent years. Oh, and if you think beer has nothing to do with geekdom, you’re quite wrong! One can become […]
Yep, been there, done that. Once you’re done with everything, and even after a few revisions from the client, he ends up telling you it’s not what he asked for. Sigh. [Source: CommitStrip]
Yes, that HALO. Ridley Scott’s Halo Nightfall will follow Agent Jameson Locke as fights the Covenent to prevent them from releasing a virus that kills humanity. Looks pretty fantastic, doesn’t it? [IGN]
The home brew movement is booming, but the home distillery movement, well…not so much. But now, through Kickstarter, Whiskey Elements is created a way to age your whiskey 3 years…in only 24 hours. There’s less than 2 weeks left to fund the Portland, Oregon-based product, and the $18,000 goal has already been far, FAR exceeded. […]