The Origin of the Vulcan Salute
Ever wondered where Spock’s famous Vulcan salute came from? Well wonder no more, friends, because Leonard Nimoy himself is here to enlighten you!
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Last Day Dream: A Life in 45 Seconds
They say that right before you die, the story of your life flashes before you in the blink of an eye. The following short, titled “Last Day Dream” explores that vision. Oh, and don’t let the thumbnail fool you. The video is perfectly safe to watch anywhere, although there is a very short part where […]
New MS Laptop Hunters Ad Pimps Dell XPS 13 Laptop
In this new Laptop Hunters ad, Lauren and her mom are looking for a fast laptop with portability and a long battery life. As can be expected (hey, this is a MS ad, after all), their choice doesn’t end up on a Mac but on an XPS 13 laptop.
Five Minutes of Googlefail
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] 00:30 Refresh gmail. 00:40 Refresh gmail again. 00:45 Refresh gmail again. 01:00 Twitter about how gmail is down. 01:30 Go to Google search bar on Firefox and type “gmail basic html.” 01:40 Go to google.com. 02:00 (Like an idiot) type in Google search bar “google is down.” 02:10 Cry […]
Free Backup Software – GFI Backup: Home Edition
Our friends at GFI have just released a free backup solution for home users. It’s not a stripped-down application, but a complete, fully-featured backup software solution. In addition to regular backup functionality, GFI Backup Home Edition allows people to sync up data with a remote location, like an FTP server. The application is wizard-driven, so […]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (in 30 Seconds)
Haven’t seen X-Men Origins: Wolverine yet? Do yourself a favor and watch this 30-second condensed version instead. [Via Miss Cellania]
Start ‘Em Young (Baby Geeks)
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The common cry among those concerned about violence in videogames and sex on the Internet seems to be: think of the children! Kids might be growing up fast these days, but that doesn’t mean they’re growing up bad; in fact, a lot of them are growing up to be […]
Blogs & the Life of Journalism: Welcome to the Jungle
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Query: What separates man from ape? Perhaps the same thing that separates journalist from blogger. In his 2007 book The Cult of the Amateur, Andrew Keen analogized T.H. Huxley’s “infinite monkey theorem” to the rise of Web 2.0. If you provide infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters, one of them […]
The ‘cost’ of piracy
A claim that the annual costs of piracy to the software industry has topped $50 billion for the first time highlights a major flaw in the way such ‘costs’ are estimated. According to the Business Software Alliance, 41 per cent of software worldwide is pirated. It argues that this represents losses to the industry of […]
Really Strange Mercedes-Benz Ad
To promote its new E-class series of cars, Mercedes-Benz has released this really weird commercial titled Dreams Will Have To Wait. It takes a while for anything to happen, but when it does, it’ll make you shake your head in puzzlement.