By Mark O’Neill and Mackenzie Morgan Geek Support has its first question from one of our readers! It comes from Flor in Mexico City : My best friend just made the switch to Linux. After much brainwashing from my part, she decided to switch to Ubuntu 7.10. We had tons of problems on her laptop, […]
By Mark O’Neill I have been thinking for a while now about how to engage the GAS readers more and answering Melvyn’s question in the last post made me decide to bring this idea forward now. As a writer for GAS, I often wonder what you would like to read more about. What’s on your […]
The Encyclopedia of life (EOL) is a new project that went online just a few days ago. Its goal is to create a free online database for every one of Earth’s 1.8 million known species. The site currently features 30,000 entries, but as time passes, the rest of our planet living organisms should appear. On […]
Ever wondered what would happen to a wind turbine that is exposed to too much wind? Here’s exactly what happens: Quite spectacular, wouldn’t you say?
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?