By Mark O’Neill A computer programmer is on trial accused of murdering his wife and the evidence against him is damning. So his lawyer has uniquely resorted to what many have called "the geek defense". So what is some of the evidence against computer programmer Hans Reiser that his lawyer dismisses as weird geek behavior? […]
If you have children who browse the Internet daily, I’m sure you impose some type of restrictions upon their computer usage. Kids are very good at ending up in places they should not be and excel at installing spyware and viruses on your beloved system. As parents, it is our obligation to monitor their activities […]
Some of you geeks probably have a slide-rule in your head — there I go dating myself again (and we all know that dating yourself isn’t sexy), I should have said “math processor” or “calculator”. Anyway, I am personally much better than average at math, but I still can’t do some of the bigger problems in my […]
By Mark O’Neill This was going to be a good movie year for geeks but there has been one major set-back to ruin the party. The new Star Trek movie has been delayed from a Christmas Day 2008 release to a May 2009 release. God dammit Bones! But as usual, Indiana Jones rides to the […]
Dubai, one of Earth’s most futuristic cities, has begun construction of the largest arch bridge ever built. With looks right out of a sci-fi movie and a hefty 817 million dollar price tag, this modern monument of architectural genius will span one mile and be 670 feet tall. Look for it in twenty twelve. [Via […]
Paul and Alex from The Real Hustle never cease to amaze with their pickpocketing skills. In this segment of their show, they embark upon a bus and start robbing people out of their belongings. Have you ever been the victim of a pickpocket?
It seems that the marketing people at Ford thought that taking a Focus apart and transforming it into 31 different musical instruments would make a great ad, and according to what you’ll see below, I think they were right. I especially like the futuristic-looking Double Bass. Enjoy the concerto!
By Mark O’Neill Despite my best efforts, my Windows Explorer folders are sometimes a bit of a mess. Files tend to get scattered around like confetti at a wedding while countless folders containing an assortment of finished work, half-finished work and random musings are all mixed together in one big jumble. My folders are so […]
Set to be released on the 2nd of May, Iron Man is Marvel’s first self-financed film. The movie stars Robert Downey Junior who plays Tony Stark, a billionaire who gets captured by Afghan terrorists and decides to get out of this tricky situation by building himself a super-armor suit. Is anyone here looking forward to […]
In the following video, you’ll see a structure composed of two spiral towers sitting in a plate full of ferrofluid, a viscous liquid that is highly saturated with iron particles. As soon as the music starts, a magnetic field is created, which makes the fluid dance up the structure in a bizarre and hypnotic way. […]