We currently live in a world where people are constantly thinking of new ideas, investing them into new start-up businesses that are aimed to become successful. Who are the well-known people who’ve made their fortune from an amazing idea? Check out our 10 geeks who have made millions from their incredible start-up businesses. 1. Steve…
I’m sure you have heard of the term bucket list, and it’s always filled with amazing and crazy things like skydiving, or visiting a certain place, blah blah this and blah blah that. Who wants to fall from the sky? Not me. I would much rather be chilling in my cave with a Redbull in…
Geeky Grad Student Breaks Down Physics Theory In 17-Part A Capella If you ever wondered what happens when you mix a geeky physics grad student, an Einstein sock puppet, Queen, and string theory, you don’t have to wonder anymore. Timothy Blaise, a Master’s Degree candidate at McGill University breaks down the just about every…
Steam has announced that they will be implementing family sharing, Steam Family Share, in order to allow users to test out games that someone they know has already purchased. That way someone can save themselves from spending money on something before they’re sure they actually enjoy it. Alternatively a person could complete the entirety of…
Football pads. A trench-coat. Possibly a sheriff’s hat. If you’re planning on surviving the apocalypse – and let’s face it; you’re optimistic about it – you’re going to want to ask yourself: “What am I going to wear in this new hell-scape? When all of humanity is gone, how are you going to represent yourself?…
“A friendly desert community; where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome to Night Vale…” – From the introduction to Episode 01: Pilot “Welcome To Night Vale” Podcast While countless people have become podcast fanatics over the years, I’ve never counted myself…
Today is September 11th, the day where everyone in our country is reminded of the greatest act of terrorism in U.S. History. On this day the phrase “Never Forget” is hung like decoration on every Facebook wall and website. For those who are old enough to remember the incident when it happened, there is no…
I polled many of my geeky friends to find out what they think is the best part of being a grown-up geek. I did this in hopes of coming up with a top ten list, but the myriad responses I received all boil down to a top 5. Here they are, the 5 best things…
I’ve been doing a little bit of sightseeing in the beautiful countryside of Wales; an oft-overlooked, much-mocked country (think New Zealand to Australia or Canada to the US) . But it actually has some amazing landscapes, and a fantastic history to boot. The BBC certainly think so too, and it is in a grand country manor that I find some artifacts from…
We were all kids once. And inevitably we all played with toys. Okay, bad example – I just realised I’m writing on a geek website and therefore we as geeks didn’t quite stop playing with our toys. Except now we call them ‘collectable figurines’ or ‘diecast models’. I know I do. Anyway, I spent many…
Do you take photos of yourself? Of course you do, you’re gorgeous. It should actually be against the law to not take as many pictures of yourself as possible because you’re so gosh darn pretty. HTC obviously knows this, which is why to indulge you and all the other beautiful people, they’ve done a study…
In light of the Huffington Post jumping on the band wagon of making users verify who they are (and possibly making them sign their comments with their own name), we’re seeing a shift in how the Internet works. With trolls a major pest problem, requiring people to use their real names seems like the most…
I stepped off the plane and was immediately beset on all sides by thick Scottish mist. So far, so stereotypical; they probably shipped in spare fog from the highlands just to make up any deficits. I’m up here for the world-famous Fringe Festival, and to check out my brother’s improv troupe. Also to sample some…
Science has finally taken a step forward in the area of mind control! In the first ever human brain-brain communication, University of Washington scientists Rajesh Rao and Andrea Stocco combined powers to play a simple computer game. All they had to do was shoot down the target with Rao being able to see the screen…
Over the summer something happened that I really didn’t think would ever happen: I became a Gleek. Yes, I started watching Glee (thank you Netflix) with my wife and we’re almost through Season 4 (Seasons 1-3 are long watched) so we can be ready for Season 5 to start next month. And the thing is,…