Tuesday: May 11, 2010
- The top eleven signs that Facebook has violated your privacy.
If any of the aforementioned signs from this link have happened to you it might be a good time close out your Facebook account. If you're still unsure, check rule number one on the list before proceeding.
Monday: May 10, 2010
- Video of Conan O'Brien at Google for those who haven't seen it already.
...ribbing Google VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra about the company's infamous aloofness: 'You guys are so power mad here at Google, You're such entitled A-holes. Hey, Conan's in the area, make him come by... Do a dance.'
Monday: April 5, 2010
- Mr. Plinkett's review of Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones now online.
It's finally here! If you enjoyed the first seventy minute review of Episode 1 than you'll definetly have many a laugh with the ninety minute review of Episode 2. At least... that's what he said.
Wednesday: March 24, 2010
- Ten signs that you might just be obsessed with the Star Wars saga.
Yes folks, if have this many toys on display for public view in your home you probably have an unhealthy obsession with that galaxy far, far away. And no, this picture is not of my living room.
Friday: March 5, 2010
- Jon Stewart and the Daily Show take ChatRoulette for a spin.
The Internet is like mexican food, every site has the same ingredients - just in different combinations. But go ahead and investigate, I wonder what your reporters will find on this video-based anonymous stranger-finder.
- Funeral for Internet Explorer 6 held yesterday over in Colorado.
Internet Explorer Six, known to friends and family as 'IE6,' is survived by son Internet Explorer Seven, and grand-daughter Internet Explorer Eight. To better accommodate the overwhelming response, we're changing the venue.
Tuesday: March 2, 2010
- The top eleven ways in which geeks would lower health care costs.
11. Let doctors and scientists do whatever experiments they want with genes, medicines, humans, animals. Either mutants will destroy the world or cancer will be cured.
Thursday: February 25, 2010
- Students at Mississippi University call upon Admiral Ackbar as mascot replacement.
Ackbar, a member of the Mon Calamari species who led the Rebel Alliance ships into the Battle of Endor, appears to be the early favorite. He has more than 14,000 Facebook fans. Websites like notatrap.org -- 'It's a trap!' was his famous line -- are promoting Ackbar's candidacy.
Friday: February 19, 2010
- The Gettysburg Address delivered as a Powerpoint presentation.
Good morning. Just a second while I get this connection to work. Do I press this button here? Function-F7? No, that's not right. Hmmm. Maybe I'll have to reboot. Hold on a minute. Um, my name is Abe Lincoln and I'm your president.
Tuesday: February 16, 2010
- The top eleven geek Winter Olympic events (if they actually existed).
8. Commercial Jump - Olympians are given 2 hours of Winter Olympic programming from NBC, and must get through it as fast as they can on a TiVo without missing any of the actual content. Remote control hacks are legal.
- Six human character flaws that actually managed to save the species.
Basically every scientific or creative breakthrough in human history can trace its roots to some sweaty palmed caveman sitting alone in his hut fretting about whether the other cavemen think he's cool.
Thursday: February 4, 2010
- The top eleven signs that a geek probably made your lunch.
'11. It's served to you by a roomba.' The possibility of having lunch (or any meal) served via Roomba gets my inner geek juices flowing. Plus, if any of it spills along the way it will most likely be cleaned up on the next cleaning voyage.
Wednesday: January 13, 2010
- The top eleven signs your New Year's resolution has already failed.
Yes, clicking over to the source link and reading this list counts as an admission that you failed to keep your resolutions (see number three). Better luck next year.
Friday: January 8, 2010
- The top ten things one can learn from the past twenty years of television.
Presented by Homer Simpson on Late Night with David Letterman. Sadly, 'Cougar Town' is not a show about people getting attacked by giant cats.
Wednesday: December 30, 2009
- Ten words that you really need to stop misspelling.
I'm pretty sure that I'm guilty of screwing up the 'you're, your' and 'it's, its' rules on multiple occasions. My apologies to all of the English majors who happen to frequent this site.
Wednesday: December 23, 2009
- The top ten Christmas carols of the 2009 holiday season just for you.
A very entertaining collection of carols for the whole family. Be sure to use these when caroling around the neighborhood, you'll be sure to elicit some kind of reaction from families and friends. Merry holidays.
- The top eleven signs that you've received a Christmas card from a geek.
4. It contains an in-depth explanation of why the picture of Santa delivering toys on the front represents an impossibility.
Tuesday: December 22, 2009
- Why it's better to pretend you don't know anything about computers.
Another illustrated guide from the folks at TheOatmeal.com on a subject most geeks know all too well about. Good luck to all of us this holiday season.
Tuesday: December 15, 2009
- The top eleven signs that you bought the wrong gift this year.
6. After opening, it gets smashed in your face repeatedly, and that's not its intended purpose.
Monday: December 14, 2009
- The top ten signs you're already having a bad holiday season.
7. Need two hands to count number of times you were electrocuted by Christmas lights.
- Six Lord of The Ring characters who totally dropped the ball.
He has his human enemy on the ground at his feet. One enemy, with tens of thousands at his back. He then sloooowly reaches out with his ringed hand, allowing his finger to get chopped off. The ring is detached, he dies, his entire empire collapsing with it.
Friday: December 11, 2009
- The TechCrunch tablet debacle as explained by the puppet of Walt Mossberg.
Arrington said this was like Foxconn telling Apple the night before the launch that they'd take care of the iPhone by themselves. This is ingoring the part where Apple actually built the software for the iPhone and TechCrunch is just a blog.
Monday: December 7, 2009
- Eleven of the most embarrassing songs of the 2000s.
...it might as well be the most successful single (it hit #1 in May '07) by the guy who made himself a multi-millionaire by taking his questionable singing voice and using auto-tune to transform himself into a pitch-perfect robot.
Monday: November 30, 2009
- Twenty-nine of the best chalkboard gags ever to appear on The Simpsons.
Hard to believe that there are over four-hundred variations of the chalkboard gag from over twenty seasons of The Simpsons. Want to watch a video of said gags? There's a YouTube video for that.
- The top ten signs that you may have over-ate on Thanksgiving.
4. You receive personalized 'Thank you' note from the president of Butterball.
Tuesday: November 24, 2009
- Eleven more signs that you're at a geek's house for Thanksgiving.
8. Turkey outfitted with fans to keep it cool, and neon lights to make it glow.
Thursday: November 19, 2009
- The top eleven reasons why Darth Vader would make a bad lunch date.
3. Keeps saying 'I have you now' every time he picks up something with the chopsticks.
Monday: November 16, 2009
- Fifty of the worst video game voice acting moments that you've ever heard.
The entire video is worth watching just to get to the number three moment on the list (Mega Man 8). Dr. Light sounds a tad inebriated ('foiynd dat meat-e-oy'). Wow.
Wednesday: November 4, 2009
- Five annoying YouTube clichés that need to be banned.
My favorite bit is how the guys go extra far to sound chummy and casual. 'Hey dudes, this is just a streetwise gang of ruffians like yourselves! BUY OUR PANTS.'
Monday: November 2, 2009
- The top ten signs you attended a bad Halloween party.
8. Scariest thing at the party is the expiration date on the onion dip.