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Never judge a geek by how he looks on the outside. Instead, look at all the cool stuff he has on the inside (of his house). In this day and age, we don’t have to limit ourselves to virtual obsessions. In fact, most of the fictional things we love are available for purchase in completely tangible…
Obviously, if you’re reading this, you are one of two things: one half of a geek couple looking to spice up your usual hum drum geeky Friday night routine OR you are trying to woo a certain special geek with hopes of settling into a usual hum drum geeky Friday night routine. Here are a…
If you have an extra $20,000.00 to spare, feel free to buy the entire Invisible Man Kit, available from Optics Planet. The video “advertisement” on the Optics Planet website made me laugh harder than I have in a long time. Think of the acting from one of those upside down tomato basket commercials, and then…
All Hallow’s Eve is a magical, scary, dangerous time that could see you get your face nommed off. No one at Geek Insider wants to see that happen to you, you’re a good person! You deserve to survive. So here are some handy tips to help you keep your head, your face, and your heartbeat…
For many geeks, myself included, college was an awakening. What do you mean there’s a day devoted to Harry Potter where the dining hall serves pumpkin pasties and changes its menu font to lightning bolts? Wait, there’s an actual student body Hunger Games (minus the killing…most of the time)? Lightsabers abound on May the Fourth?!…
Names that have their origins in the geek realm are cool. Whether or not you know who Ripley is, or what movie she is from, is inconsequential to the sound of the name and the way it rolls off your tongue. Parents are Ooooooed and Ahhhhhhed over their beautiful name choices. Most of the time,…
There are so many darling geek niches these days, one can’t possibly dictate everything that a geek should know! What seems like common knowledge to some may be mind-blowing to others. As we all know, not everyone self-identifies is a pop-culture fiend, so we’ll stay away from stuff like “why Han shot first matters”. Hopefully…
Everybody needs time to rest and relax, and what better way to do it then by going on vacation? With the Christmas season coming up, it’s a good time to take some leave from work and dedicate days to just having fun. The big question, however, is where to go! Well, there are lots of…
Whether you’re surfing the internet, involved in an intense online game, exclaiming the powers of geekdom on a social media site, or just enjoying Comic Con, geek etiquette is a must for every geek. Geek Insider has the knowledge you need in order to not end up branded as the rude geek or “that guy”…
To some people, hearing “Oh my gosh, you are such a geek!” is equivalent to the entire world crashing down around them and fire raining down from the sky. However, being a geek isn’t as bad as many people are led to believe; in some ways it can be a very good thing! Geeks are…
With Halloween just around the corner, thoughts turn to one topic: costumes. Though the idea of an adult dressing up in a crazy outfit to impress other adults is pretty standard (albeit rather strange, when you think about it), the motivations behind which costume is chosen can be very different. While millions of horror fanatics…
After a steady adolescence filled with comics, video games, and movies, the average geek will find the Sam to their Frodo. Eventually, these geeks will collect the Green Mushroom and gain a new life. Then, these kids will be raised by the greatest parents in the universe. Check out the following pictures as proof that…
“That’s so childish.” “Why would you do that? It’s not good for anything.” “You actually do that? Lame!” Most people who have hobbies have heard some variation of these sentences, sometimes from the people closest to them. Whether their hobby is video games, role playing, fanfic writing, or even collecting everything based on a particular…
Geeky knitting. What is it and where are the patterns? Well, first off one must learn to knit, after that there are many degrees of easiness and hardness that one can find in geeky patterns. From knitting or crocheting small figurines, to making big masks or blankets. Anything and everything geeky to knit or crochet…
What happens when geeks fall in love? Well, whether they agree that Halo is the best video game ever, or argue over which one will be the Doctor’s next companion, or who will catch all the Pokémon first; here are some great ideas for a very geeky engagement. Getting Down on One Knee (to Save…