Dec 16, 2011  •  In Facebook, Funny, Geek, Web

George Takei Is My Social Media Hero of the Week

First, he shares this on Facebook: Then he posts a video on YouTube encouraging Star Trek and Star Wars fans to unite against Twilight: And now, he goes and does this (click to view large): As Redditor dwightmoody says, “Adding him as a Facebook friend is like inviting a zany gay neighbor from a sitcom into your living […]

Dec 8, 2011  •  In Apple, Funny, Gadgets, Geek

Siri Now Tries Too Hard to Help People Get Abortions

Regardless of your stance on abortion, you can’t deny that these mock-ups, created in response to the reports of the iPhone 4S digital assistant’s inability to find abortion clinics, are pretty damn funny. 🙂 Via Happy Place. You may also like: If NFL Quarterbacks Were Mobile Phones… Conan’s Honest iPad 2 Promotional Video Power Issues […]

Nov 30, 2011  •  In Cute, Funny, Geek

Zombie Attack Barbie

I have never been a doll person, even as a little girl. Would I be opposed to my girls gettings Barbies or other dolls? No, but that doesn’t mean that I would prefer them to get something else, like a Transformer. 😉 The Zombie Attack Barbie, on the other hand, is a doll I can get […]

Nov 29, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Cute, Gadgets, Geek

The Cutest (Little) Printer You’ve Ever Seen

I may be a geek and a gadget-lover, but I don’t always embrace new technology. I like to stay old-school in some aspects of my life, including my preferences of old-fashioned books over e-readers, physical keyboards over touchscreens, and even a pad & pencil over many phone apps. And this is precisely why I love the […]

Nov 28, 2011  •  In Baby, Funny, Gadgets, Geek, Guest Posts, Parenting

Guest Post: iPhones for Babies

In this day and age, I honestly do not know a family (in real life, not ones I only know through the internet) who never lets their babies play with their touchscreen phones or tablets. In fact, the Nabi Tablet — the first Android tablet that is designed for kids — is currently at the […]

Nov 22, 2011  •  In Funny, Gadgets, Geek, Toys

Things to Tell Our Grandchildren

I would like to add one more: “I am older than the internet.”  😀 Via haha.nu. You may also like: Conan’s Honest iPad 2 Promotional Video The Secret Lives of Superhero Toys Lego Representations of the 50 States Microsoft Glass [Parody]

Nov 21, 2011  •  In Art/Design, Geek, Wishlist

Code Cards [Expressing Your Geeky Self This Holiday Season]

I’m loving these geek-infused letterpress Code Cards by designer Matt Raw. The Egg Nog Arrays set includes designs in four different languages — Python, Ruby, PHP, and Javascript — each spelling out the perfect recipe for egg nog. The Code Cards shop also carries CSS Happy New Years cards as well as ♥ cards: Whichever design draws […]