There is nothing as annoying as a wire mess. While we have made strides as a society to eliminate wires in every way possible, from WiFi to clippy headsets, the problem still continues with many objects. Cable boxes, cell phone chargers, television sets, gaming consoles, computers and laptop stations, speakers – all of these things [...]
Declutter: 6 Fun Recycled Cable Organizers for Real Geeks
Posted on November 21, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
Brit Geeks Set “Longest Name” Record
Posted on August 8, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
You think you’re a geek? Okay, but are you willing to put your money where your mouth is? A pair of British geeks did, besting the world record for the longest name — and they did it by renaming themselves after famous superheroes and supervillains.
“Get A Geek in Five Easy Lessons” – FAIL?
Posted on September 24, 2010 Written by 2 Comments
Girls who want to “get” a geek, you might learn a thing or two from Leslie Sobon’s post at AMD – or NOT. In her post, she outlines five “easy lessons” on how to bag one of them tech guys that you have been eyeing. Now you can just click on that link and get [...]
A Geek's Frak List
Posted on September 3, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
I’ve always maintained that Facebook can help boost productivity, contrary to many companies’ policies. Then again, not everyone works in a set up like the one we have here at FG. Today, I ran across the site called Unclutterer, courtesy of a friend on Facebook. The post that got me distracted all day is about [...]
i5023: The Chinese Version Of The Big Bang Theory?
Posted on June 30, 2010 Written by 4 Comments
Do you remember that episode of The Big Bang Theory where the boys were playing with controlling their lights and then the some guys from Szechuan Province, China ended up controlling the lights in Sheldon’s apartment? (For reference, this is episode 9 of season 1: The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization.) The Chinese geeks were what came to [...]
Geek The Library Week
Posted on March 17, 2010 Written by Leave a Comment
I just realized how significant this week is. At the beginning of the week, I posted something about Pi Day (which, by the way, got a lot of mixed reactions; some thought it stupid while many others thought it cool). I just found out that this week, March 15-19 is also Geek The Library Week [...]
Geeks: Women’s Secret Turn On
Posted on February 20, 2010 Written by 3 Comments
Why it is a secret, I do not understand. Onepoll, an online market research company, recently conducted a survey to find out what women find attractive in men. While this is nothing new, the survey had a bit of a twist – the criteria focused on attractive features that women would NOT admit to under [...]
New Year’s Resolutions Of A Geek
Posted on January 4, 2010 Written by 3 Comments
I think we’ve been programmed to come up with New Year’s resolutions. Even if deep inside, we know that we can change anytime of the year, we still find it more significant if we make these decisions at the beginning of a new year. Perhaps the timing matters for many of us. As I sit [...]
Ban “Nerd” and “Geek” Says Professor
Posted on December 21, 2009 Written by 3 Comments
Did you run across the New York Times article published on Sunday about “geeks” and “nerds?” Titled “New Programs Aim to Lure Young Into Digital Jobs,” the article talks about how we have to change our views of people who are into technology. While this is already happening, the article delves deeper and looks at [...]
