Watching This No-Brainer Supercut’s a Real No-Brainer [Video]
Turns out the human experience can be boiled down to about two dozen cliches. It’s the only explanation for why certain phrases and mannerisms keep appearing in film and television. That’s assuming...
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Someone Finally Fixed the Worst Tattoo in the World, Actually Made It Rather...
As folks that browse the Internet on a regular basis, chances are you’ve seen what’s often called “the worst tattoo in the world.” It features a photo of a beautiful woman in a wedding dress with a...
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Welcome to the Internet: Gamewise Caught Straight Up Ripping Content From...
Plagiarism is something that’s become a mainstay on the Internet. Why do your own work when you can just lift it from somewhere else? Nobody’s going to find out. That is, until they do. Gamewise,...
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SpiderSense Suit Alerts Wearers to Incoming Dangers Much Like Spider-Man’s...
If there’s one ability of Spider-Man‘s that it would be most useful to have, it’d be his spider-sense. Being aware of dangers or hazards before they strike is pretty much the best. It’s essentially...
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Bungie Staff Poke Fun at Their Awkward Sony Event Appearance With a...
During Sony‘s event where they finally revealed the long-expected PlayStation 4, Bungie was brought on stage to reveal that their newest video game, Destiny, would also be coming to Sony’s next-gen...
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Geekolinks: 2/23
8 new punctuation marks we desperately need (CollegeHumor) Once Upon a Time recasting Mad Hatter (The Mary Sue) Anime films for people who hate anime (Flavorwire) North Dakota hockey fans dress like...
View ArticleGame of Thrones Season 3 Trailer Confirms Winter is Coming
HBO‘s take on George R.R. Martin‘s excellent series continues in March, and Game of Thrones has never looked better. The latest trailer doesn’t exactly delve too deeply into any one thing, not that...
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There’s an Interesting Easter Egg in Google’s Pixel Chromebook
On Friday Google announced the latest addition to their Chromebook lineup — the Pixel. It’s a high resolution, higher price tag entry into the otherwise bargain basement world of Chromebooks that we...
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Here’s How The Team Behind Rap Genius Could Take Down Cliff’s Notes
I’ll admit that I’m only familiar with Rap Genius because of comedian Hannibal Buress’ hilarious “Gibberish Rap“ and the equally humorous breakdown of the lyrics he gave on the site. I’ll also admit...
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Giant Goldfish Uses Invade Against Lake Tahoe! It’s Super Effective!
Whenever a new species is introduced into an ecosystem it risks setting that ecosystem off balance, and that’s why biologist Sudeep Chandra is worried about the increasing giant goldfish population of...
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WiredArts Fest Encourages Audience to Tweet During Shows
I don’t think there is a rule in society that is both so universally agreed upon, but still ignored as not using a cell phone in a theater. Everyone hates it, but everyone does it at some point. At...
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Geekolinks: 2/24
Here are the best late night TV clips of the week (Mediaite) To no one’s surprise, Breaking Dawn – Part 2 wins worst movie at Razzies (The Mary Sue) Did a fashion executive really steal a Dali...
View ArticleToday in Geek History: Steve Jobs Was Born, So Here Is Every “One More...
Today would have been Steve Jobs’ 58th birthday. There’s no doubt that he had a huge impact on the geek world, and he’s already missed. We can’t help but wonder what else Jobs and Apple could have...
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Getting Ridiculous: Chinese Vendors Now Selling Fake Walnuts
Chinese vendors are the place to go if you’re looking for counterfeit merchandise. The nation that practically invented the knockoff Coach bag has raised counterfeiting goods to a sublime art form,...
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Switzerland Just Killed Its Only Known Wild Bear
How many bears is too many for Switzerland to handle? Apparently, just one, as Swiss wildlife officials have shot and killed the country’s only known wild bear, a 2-year old male known as M13. The...
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Asteroid Deflection Program AIDA Gets A Target After Recent Close Calls
Do you remember a simpler time? As time before, say, a couple of weeks ago when we weren’t all living in constant mortal fear of being crushed by a giant rock from outer space? Yeah, neither do we....
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Neil Gaiman Announces a New Book, Interstellar Dinosaurs Are Involved
We’ve heard murmurs about Neil Gaiman’s upcoming children’s book for a while, but now the author himself is chatting it up. In what sounds as delightfully nonsensical as the ravings of Lewis Carroll...
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John Hodgman Covers Glee’s Cover of Jonathan Coulton’s Cover of “Baby Got Back”
You all listen to the Judge John Hodgman podcast, right? RIGHT? Good. In case you missed last week’s episode, it featured one of the greatest moments in the show’s history. The show is hosted by...
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Want Clean Water? There’s a Billboard For That
When you walk or drive by a billboard, you’re probably (a) delighted by what’s being advertised, (b) annoyed at what’s being advertised, or (c) annoyed by the eyesore the whole thing represents. What...
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Students Write Paper On Physics of Spider-Man 2′s Train Stop Scene
Geeks like to argue about things. After seeing Spider-Man 2 back in 2004, my friend and I got into a heated argument over whether or not the big train-stopping scene was possible. Would the webs hold...
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