Archive for the 'Geek' Category

Yet Another iPad review…

2 Commented August 5 2010
Categorized Under: Geek

Yes, I know you’ve read your share of iPad reviews by now, so I’ll try to make this one short and sweet. I’m not an Apple fan boy, and I’m not terribly technically minded. I’m just your average guy who has just enough knowledge to be dangerous (to myself). It’s like the old joke, ‘I [...]

Ready to break your phone?

2 Commented August 5 2010
Categorized Under: Geek

There are a gazillion articles on the web about jailbreaking your iPhone. This will be another one, but it was requested so here we go. I was hesitant to jailbreak my production phone. I have an older 2G model that I jailbroke one afternoon with my friend Victor, but my production phone? You can tell that I [...]

Today’s Geek Girl. Smart and Hot.

one Commented June 7 2010
Categorized Under: Featured, Geek

Natalia Pogonina is a grandmaster chess player. At only 25 years old, she has attained a FIDE rate of over 2500. That puts her up with the top male competitors. She is a three time European champion and is a member of the Russian Olympic Chess Team. Check out her website here.

Fun with Thermite

one Commented May 13 2010
Categorized Under: Geek, funny, video

Thermite is a mixture of powdered or granular aluminum metal and powdered iron oxide. When ignited it gives off large amounts of heat. In wartime it has been used in incendiary bombs. This is why we must treat it as a toy.

The Doctor Donna Together again

No Commented April 20 2010
Categorized Under: Geek

David Tennant and Cathrine Tate have come together again for a skit for Comic Relief. Some great Doctor jokes in here. This has been, as always, suriehl

JUL Writer Sees UFO

one Commented April 20 2010
Categorized Under: Featured, Geek, Hoax, Media, funny

Last night (April 19, 2010) I saw something that has had me up all night. Could UFOs actually be real? Is there really intelligent life out there, and is it actually able to visit our planet? I, for one, am now a firm believer, and you should be too. There is no way the worlds [...]

LED Blade Runner Style Umbrella

No Commented April 15 2010
Categorized Under: Gear, Geek, Retail, Web, funny

Found at ThinkGeek.com this umbrella will help insure that everyone knows that you are no replicant. Features listed on the site are: Futuristic black umbrella with LED light-up shaft Stay dry on your walk to the noodle shop Push the button to light up the shaft with LEDs Look both ways and watch out for [...]

Have You Sprayed Your New Skin On Today?

2 Commented April 12 2010
Categorized Under: Featured, Geek, Science, Technical

Wake Forest University researchers have developed a technique to help burn victims heal much more quickly. Spray on skin. No kidding. The process was taken from the inkjet printer, and sprays cell onto the open wound. A laser maps the wound for area and depth which directs the machine to place specific cells in specific [...]

8-Bit Dr. Horrible

No Commented April 7 2010
Categorized Under: Geek

If you are a fan of the Joss Whedon Webshow “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Lobg Blog” then you have got to check this out. Someone has taken the awesome and added the epic to it.

George A Romero’s Survival of the Dead Trailer

one Commented April 1 2010
Categorized Under: Geek, Media, Movies

Immediately following the events of “Diary of the Dead,” “Survival of the Dead,” is the 6th film from George A. Romero to look at a world where humans are in the minority and the zombies rule. Off the coast of Delaware sits the cozy Plum Island where two families are locked in a struggle for [...]