Actually, before we go any further, let us enjoy some audio accompaniment. Star Trek: Voyager theme (MIDI!, via) Happy birthday, Voyager. Thank you, internet.
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Blogtown Poll: Which Geek-Chic Hosiery Option is Better (If Such A Thing Really Exists)
Much has been made in recent years of “geek chic,” a style (usually ironic) of dress with reference to that which is ordinarily in the purview of nerds—a faction with which the fashion world has had a rocky past, to say the least. Today there are two new developments in the hosiery department of the […]
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“In retrospect, the Apollo landings were a giant leap for a man, but only a small step for mankind.”
If you, like every other nerd on the planet, are eagerly awaiting Mass Effect 2, here’s something that might help tide you over until the game hits on January 26: An unofficial developer diary about the first Mass Effect, written by Chris L’Etoile, one of that game’s writers*. L’Etoile’s since left BioWare, the developer behind […]
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French Disco Star Wars Better Than All Other French Disco Star Wars—Combined!
Commenter PRWalters asks “Why don’t you guys just add a Star Wars tag already?” Completely legitimate question, PR! And here is your answer: Because from now on, we will only write posts about “French Disco Star Wars”—and that tag is much too long. Oh! And here’s some French Disco Star Wars right now! Hat tips […]
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Twitter is Jealous
It’s weird to think that computers didn’t always make getting laid easier… A friend of mine—like me—doesn’t use Facebook. As a result, last Friday he missed a party in his own home. No one in the house of six roommates thought to mention it anywhere but online. It’s not surprising, I suppose, considering that Facebook […]
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Xbox 360 News From An Event I Did Not Attend
Hey Internet! Thanks for all the info from last night’s big Xbox 360 presentation at CES 2010! You totally saved me the trouble of actually going to Vegas on my employer’s dime and enjoying this stupid job! Microsoft Project Natal Enough of my petulant bitching. You came here to hear all about how Microsoft’s console […]
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Goddammit, Avatar Nerds. Stop It.
Via FilmDrunk comes the following hilarious and terrible realization: Now that the Avatar forums… have heated up, it appears we may have as much fun with Avatards as we did with Twihards. More, even. Avatards are like Twihards’ older, computer programming cousins. Care to read some excerpts from the naviblue.com forums? Yeah. Thought so. Ever […]
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Sir Patrick Stewart: An Appreciation.
Patrick Stewart is now Sir Patrick Stewart. I love you Sir Patrick Stewart.
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New Adidas Star Wars Sneakers! (So… Where’s the Admiral Ackbar Shoe?)
It’s the new Star Wars line from Adidas, ya’ll! And the designs are subtle enough to avoid multiple ass-beatings. Double score! (THREE QUESTIONS: 1) Where’s the Admiral Ackbar shoe? 2) Did they refuse to do a Jar Jar version because they couldn’t design anything uglier than the Yoda shoe? And 3) which pair(s) would you […]
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Geek Trivia: Tonight at Vendetta!
Says Things From Another World marketing director Andrew McIntire: We had a great turn out on the 1st, and everyone had an awesome time. The questions, as one might surmise, focus on comics, music, science fiction, television, and all things geeky. No sports and current events here—unless you consider LARPing a sport. 🙂 The prizes […]
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Welcome to My Love Den, Ladies.
Despite months of hinting that gradually turned into months of coldly ignored demands, my girlfriend is still stubbornly refusing to get me a Tauntaun sleeping bag for Christmas. Lame, right? I would sleep so soundly and so comfortably inside a Tauntaun sleeping bag! There’s no way anything could ever be as great as one of […]