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Showing posts with label Nerdgasm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nerdgasm. Show all posts

Dec 10, 2011

A Portrait of Dice: art and geeks collide


Scott MacDonald, a Zymeworks employee by day and hacker by night, created a portrait using a program which converts any image into a format which can then be recreated into a portrait made up of die. You know, the hexahedra inscribed with symbols that you use to play trivial pursuit.

This, my friends, is geekdom at it's artiest. I mean, if you can use a program and glue one dice to another, this is a way to earn major brownie points with that special someone, whether he/she is geeky or not. Suddenly you'd graduate from "Adult who still has figurines of Darth Vader and Mega Man above their bed" to "Michelangelo di Geek, a sensitive yet unique and sexy being". Do I sound like I want someone to make me arts like this? Because I do. You can transport it to me after you've finished it, then I'll let you on my spaceship for cookies.



Juuuuust kidding. I only let other aliens in here. The armada would have my second head if I cavorted with humans during my scout mission.

Anyway, read more about this work of art and its creator, as well as find out how to do it yourself at Geek.com .

Nov 17, 2011

A Lovely Day for a Star Wars Wedding


I've seen other Star Wars weddings, and I'm constantly wondering why I don't know anyone this epic. This one was really dedicated to detail...except for the fact that Anakin is getting married to his daughter. Confusing? A little bit. But their costumes look awesome.

(Via Youtube )

Nov 1, 2011

WOOP-WOOP-WOOP: Zoidberg Mittens and Balaclava

Picture from Knerdy-Knits on Deviant Art

Deviant Art user Knerdy-Knits has created Zoidberg from yarn, and did a fantastic job. Judging from her posts, she's going to be selling these on Etsy, so keep your eyes (and claws?) open!

What's wrong with my Nook: The Smell of Books Aerosols


While I long to own a Futurama-like library consisting of one giant electronic storage device, I've always felt Nooks and Kindles just rob you of the joy a smelly, crisp new book can bring you. Mmm, so many chemicals, so few brain cells to kill!

Well, thanks to Smell of Books, it is now possible to fulfill your wildest fantasies with your e-reader (well, maybe not ALL of them...unfortunately the robotic cocktail-mixing arm just hasn't been working out in trials). The aerosol cans offer a variety of books smells, including New Book, Classic Musty, Crunchy Bacon, Scent of Sensibility, and Eau You have Cats. Seriously, where is the "Buy" button?

Oct 27, 2011

Forget Waldo: Where's the Doctor?

Can you spot the Doctor?

Penguin Books just put out book called "Where's the Doctor?" Instead of looking for that strange looking man with poor fashion sense and an unusual name, you can instead find the Doctor in crowds of Daleks and Cybermen-- IF you can spot him. Hell, I know the book is supposed to be for 8-12 year olds, but I'm thinking of buying one for myself. I sense hours of child-like joy ahead of me!

Oh shoot! It's Halloween already?! I haven't bought my Christmas decorations yet!


I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but hell, if my grocery store is already decked to the rooftops with winter holiday holly, then I Like to Geek might as well join in. Neatoshop has once again made me happy with its geekiness by selling a Yoda tree topper, complete with an LED lightsaber. Who else would I want guarding my tree and presents? Okay...maybe Vader would be a good choice too. He'd keep all those darn kids from stealing my candy...force push!

Sep 28, 2011

Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight Part 1 (video)


Quite possibly the coolest fan video I have ever seen, Naruto Shippuden: Dreamers Fight deserves the highest geeky praise. While the fighting is what really got me excited, I have to say there were even moments when the characters completely convinced me they were the real Lee and Naruto bruising knuckles and throwing down some serious ninjutsu. Read the background info after the jump.

Sep 20, 2011

PWNED: Online Gamers Decipher AIDS-like Virus Enzyme Structure

Today, I conquered a monomeric protease enzyme. Tomorrow, Azeroth!
Gamers pride! Within three weeks, a group of gamers managed to create an accurate model of the structure of an AIDS-like virus enzyme which had stumped scientists for years, using an online video game called Foldit. Read more after the jump.

Sep 13, 2011

A New Guinness Record Is Set!

It was announced today that AMD has broken the world record for processor speed. It topped out at 8.429GHz. The previous record was set at 8.308GHz by AMD. Go Intel :)