Star Wars + typography = a very happy geek. Via The Daily What. You may also like: If Star Wars Was Set in an 80’s High School Watch Star Wars in Text Animation CSS Sans: A Typeface Made Purely of CSS The Inspiration Behind Lando Calrissian’s Helmet Design
I Will NOT Be Your Father!
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iPhone vs Android vs BlackBerry
How these smartphone users view themselves (and others): Via Geekologie. You may also like: Microsoft Glass [Parody] If NFL Quarterbacks Were Mobile Phones… Siri Now Tries Too Hard to Help People Get Abortions Guest Post: iPhones for Babies
“Oregon Trail”…With ZOMBIES!!!
This is too epic not to share. Everyone’s favorite video game from elementary school, Oregon Trail, has been re-mixed into a zombie survival game called Organ Trail. Created by a group of indie developers called The Men Who Wear Many Hats, the Flash-based game (sorry, iPad users) is fairly accurate, fun, and completely addictive. Apparently, […]
Guest Post: TV Boyfriends
Today, Jen returns with a topic I am all too familiar with: TV boyfriends. Like Jen, I also get invested in the characters of my favorite television shows, and can completely understand how one could become attracted to a character (and not the actor). Do you have any TV boyfriends/girlfriends? I am a complete TV […]
Boba Fett’s Invoice to Jabba the Hutt
Illustrator Brock Davis has created a fictional artifact from the Star Wars universe: an invoice made out to Jabba the Hutt for services rendered by bounty hunter Boba Fett in the capture of Han Solo. Love it! Via Boing Boing. You may also like: If Star Wars Was Set in an 80’s High School Watch Star Wars in […]
The Physics of Everyday Life, Illustrated
Illustrator Christoph Niemann has an article up in the NYTimes online called Unpopular Science which showcases simple and funny chalkboard drawings of the physics of everyday life. My favorite has to be this one: Head on over to the original for more hilarious illustrations and captions! Via kottke.org. You may also like: Website of the […]
Guest Post: The Dangers of Singling out the Senses
Today we have another fantastic post by Nick. Here he talks about a topic I briefly spoke of in the past: new technology at the movies. While I am a self-proclaimed geek, I remain a traditionalist when it comes to certain topics (ie, opting for books over e-readers) and the moviegoing experience is one that […]
Guest Post: Women in Tech, Where for Art Thou?
Susan is another reader whom, upon first glance at her own blog, I immediately added to my Google Reader. A fellow girl geek and a fantastic writer to boot, I truly feel honored to be able to share three of her posts in the upcoming weeks. This particular post talks about a topic I often […]
The Evolution of the Geek [Infographic]
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