By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] After spending so much time yesterday listening to the Super Mario theme, I was inspired to dig up some more Mario for this week’s geeky pics post. So here’s some creative representations of the plumber himself in all shapes and sizes. Sexy Mario (and friends)
By Johnny Daniels Contributing Writer, [GAS] When Heath Ledger died his untimely death, it was a tragedy to be sure. But his fans think that his performance as the Joker was so good that no actor can do it better. So they want Hollywood to “retire” the Joker character to ensure that no-one plays the […]
By Brian Boyko Contributing Writer, [GAS] You’ve probably seen something like this before, but never this well. ArcAttack uses two eight foot Tesla coils and a robotic percussion band in order to play music. In addition to the interview with one of the ArcAttack members, John DiPrima, that we’ve conducted for our series on crazy […]
By Johnny Daniels Contributing Writer, [GAS] The woman in the following video missed her flight to San Francisco from Hong Kong airport. Rather than calmly accepting her situation and booking herself onto the next available flight, she decided to go all Kamikaze on everyone. In the process, she became a YouTube sensation. She was later allowed onto […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The Super Mario Brothers theme song is one of those iconic melodies that most people probably recognize even if they’ve never played the game. It’s fun to hear, fun to play, and makes a pretty good ringtone. I’ve scoured YouTube for the most creative homemade versions of the song, […]
Can you read this? Yes? Does it make sense? It apparently did to one reader, but not at all to me. See the entire post and response at PerlMonks. [via a comment at Greg Laden’s Blog]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Oops, Facebook. I know you wanted to keep the details of your settlement in the ConnectU lawsuit under wraps, especially since it reveals your actual appraisal of how much your privately held stock is worth, and you even went so far as to get the judge to throw out […]
In the following video, MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables — cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] In the late 80s, Sony marketed a series of small-scale electronics intended for kids under the name “My First Sony.” They were plastic, bright colors, and with big buttons. I had a “My First Sony” walkman. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s still in my parents’ attic […]
Unveiled by General Motors at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show, this never-seen-before footage of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen presents the entire Autobots crew, out rolling in vehicle form. GM must have paid a pretty penny or two to get their vehicles featured like this in the movie. I don’t know about you, but […]