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ThinkGeek’s 8-Bit Tie

October 4, 2007

Cheer up, emo geek!
Looking for a present for a geek who like (or needs) to dress up? How about ThinkGeek’s 8-bit tie? It’s a clip-on, so it’s easy to wear, and polyester microfiber, so it’s easy to clean. Yours for US$19.95 at ThinkGeek.

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One Day Left to Bid on “Ms. Master Chief”

October 3, 2007

Click the photo to see the eBay page.
Ever wondered what Halo’s “Master Chief” would look like if he was a hot woman? Ever wondered how much you might bid on eBay for a statuette of a hot woman version of Master Chief? You’ve got until tomorrow — October 4th, 2007, 6:47:07 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time [...]

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Pair Programming and Sign Language

October 2, 2007

Here’s a video of two guys doing pair programming, purportedly taken with a hidden camera:
Can’t see the video? Click here.

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The “Duke Nukem Forever” / “Halo” Connection, Revealed at Last!

October 2, 2007

We’ve been told that “Master Chief” from the Halo series of games reveals his face at the end of Halo 3. If you can’t wait to finish the game to find out who he is, the webcomic Godmode has given away the answer:
Click the comic to see it at full size on its original page.

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John Harvard is Master Chief!

October 1, 2007

Oh, those crazy MIT Guys…
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Here’s what the MIT Hacks gallery has to say:

During the night prior to the release of the heavily advertised Halo 3 video game, MIT hackers transformed the statue of John Harvard into the Master Chief character from the game. In the game, the [...]

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Tired: Bruce Schneier Facts. Wired: Paul Graham Facts!

September 28, 2007

The “Chuck Norris Facts” jokes as applied to computer security guru Bruce Schneier were funny, but geeks, being rather flighty creatures, have moved on. The new hotness is “Paul Graham Facts”, and if you can think of a good one about the Lisp hacker turned venture capitalist (or want to kiss some ass for Y [...]

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Brokeback Batman

September 28, 2007

Via the LiveJournal “scans_daily” community, here’s the “slashiest page ever to appear in a children’s storybook that does not star Bert and Ernie”:

Here’s the text:

Without Superman realizing it, Batman stuck a small Bat-transmitter on Superman’s cape. The device sent out a signal, and the Caped Crusader followed it to Clark Kent’s apartment. Superman was just [...]

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Don’t Forget: Furries vs. Klingons Tomorrow!

September 28, 2007
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Furries vs. Klingons: The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of Alternative Nerd Lifestyles

September 25, 2007

Don’t you hate discovering an interesting party just after you’ve confirmed your plans for the weekend?
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This Saturday, the MurrFurr Furries will take on the USS Republic Klingons in their second annual bowling competition at Midtown Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia. Attendees are encouraged to come in their suits, [...]

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The Perfect Accessory for “Sorting Out Sorting”

September 24, 2007

In response to my post on the film Sorting Out Sorting, I’ve already received three email suggestions that someone hold a movie night for geeks where we watch the film and “smoke a bowl“, as the expression goes.
Should anyone decide to hold such a movie night, may I suggest this bong, made from the shell [...]

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I Love the Cover of the Latest “Onion Weekender”

August 21, 2007
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The Ultimate Expression of “It’s Not a Bug, It’s a Feature!”

August 21, 2007

I’d be willing to bet big money that the owner of this car is a developer or some other high-tech type:
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.

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Valleywag Picks Up the QSOL Tasteless Ad Story

August 17, 2007

Remember those articles from a couple of weeks back — the ones about QSOL’s ads for their servers with the tagline “Don’t feel bad. Our servers won’t go down on you either”? Valleywag has picked up the story in an article titled A blowjob ad reappears in Linux Journal.
The article concludes with this observation:

Obviously QSol [...]

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Guitar vs. “Guitar Hero”

July 20, 2007

Click to see the comic on its original page.
Trust me, kids: learn to play a musical instrument reasonably well before college.
As for accordion playing, the “coolness graph” looks like this:

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Follow-up on Qsol’s “Our Servers Won’t Go Down” Ad

July 14, 2007

The “Our Servers Won’t Go Down” Ad
(You might want to read the previous post for some background first.)
The ad pictured to the right is the original “Don’t feel bad. Our servers won’t go down on you either” ad that got Qsol into trouble in back in 2000. The ad has received some much-deserved derision with [...]

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