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Tag Archives: Geek Stuff
Makin’ it up as he goes
A few months ago, after some waffling on my part, I decided that it would be OK to introduce The Daughter to the adventures of Indiana Jones. I wasn’t sure if she was ready for Temple of Doom yet, with … Continue reading
Open your mind to me….
According to SamuraiFrog, this article of clothing will set you back eighty bucks: I can think of one Martian freedom fighter who probably wishes he’d had one of those! I keep waiting for that lady’s baby to tell me to … Continue reading
My Geek Life
I seem to recall doing this quiz thing before, but they all run together, so here it is. I got it on Facebook and did it over there, but I figured I should put it up here as well, so … Continue reading
Boldly going?
I’ve just watched the new trailer for Star Trek, and I’m still troubled. On the one hand it looks like a trailer for a kick-ass space opera action movie, which would be right up my alley, except they’re calling it … Continue reading
Behold…THE PHILANTHROPIST!!!
Jill points out a wonderful bit of Net timewasting: you can make yourself into a superhero! It’s awesome! Here’s my creation: I feel the need for a little contest here, so: who can come up with the coolest Origin Story … Continue reading
I find his lack of faith disturbing.
Kevin Drum on Liam Neeson: Neeson is, after all, our greatest living actor. How do I know this? Consider: every single actor directed by George Lucas in the second Star Wars trilogy gave a performance that could only charitably be … Continue reading
A techie question….
Hey readers, What’s a good freeware video editing program? I have some AVI files that I’d like to edit down a bit, but I don’t have the software to do it. I just need something pretty basic here; all I’m … Continue reading
I miss the Atari joystick….
Shamus made a video. It’s about videogames, but he’s done a fascinating thing here, with compelling commentary that’s easy to follow. Kudos to him! (This year I may start playing some of the games I have sitting around here. I … Continue reading
A poll!
Time for a quick poll of my readers, all eight of you! A co-worker asked me this question a while back, probably while I was on hiatus, and he was totally baffled as to why I would answer the way … Continue reading
The universe is a spherical region seven hundred and five meters in diameter.
That’s my favorite “Computer Voice” line from Star Trek: The Next Generation, given in response to Dr. Crusher’s query: “Computer, here’s a question you shouldn’t be able to answer: What is the nature of the Universe?” Anyway, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, … Continue reading
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