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- Play the original Star Trek video game from 1971
- Journey with us now back to the halcyon days of 1971, when men coded on paper tape and punch cards, and the ASCII-based adventures of the Starship Enterpise are yours for the asking. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for Aug. 5, 2008
- This week's quibble comes from the July 29, 2008 edition of Geek Trivia, "A body shop in space." TechRepublic member bsandey was a little bent out of shape about my account of some "failed" repairs to a certain moon rover involving the most potent fix-it material in the universe. by...
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Geek Trivia: Name-drop it like it's hot
- What is the official term for a volcanic eruption that emits enough force in a specific manner to successfully launch an object into space -- a term that is inspired by science fiction? by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Video: DJ Spock rockin' the wheels of steel
- Forget Weird Al's "White & Nerdy." Forget the complete works of MC Frontalot or Jonathan Coulton. Forget that so-called "evidence" that Scotty was the real DJ on the USS Enterprise. Nobody is more nerdcore than the son of Sarek. Recognize! by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- T-shirt of the week: My first (run)time
- You never forget your first love. For some of you old schoolers, it was bartered time on an AIX mainframe. For the younger crowd, it was 3.5-inch disk that carried 1.44 MB of possibility to your PC. But for many of us, it all began with a dog-eared floppy and...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Webcomic: Linux -- a cautionary tale
- Sure, experimenting with Linux is part of the tech lifestyle. What geek hasn't thought about trying it? But the media never tells you about the risks. Nobody ever does... except xkcd. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Video: What if fonts were people?
- Premise: What if fonts were people? What if those people unionized? And what if that union controlled access choice employment in word processor programs like Microsoft Word and Final Draft? Yep, it would result in inter-typeface violence, with a touch of supervillainy. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for July 29, 2008
- This week's quibble comes from the July 15, 2008 edition of Geek Trivia, "ZIP code of honor." TechRepublic member aureolin took issue with Jay Garmon's description of Smokey Bear as a fictional character. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- Geek Trivia: A body (shop) in space
- What problem part broke on two lunar rovers during two Apollo missions, proving that even the most ingeniously engineered vehicles still suffer from the same maintenance woes as conventional automobiles? by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- Video: Horrible bootleg 'Tron 2' trailer is still awesome
- A movie trailer has to be pretty amazing to make it worth watching as a blurry, in-the-distance covert capture from somebody's cell phone. This sneak peak at Tron 2 from Comic-Con International accomplishes that rare feat. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- T-shirt of the week: No longer the Knights of Ni
- Yet another of the Geekend's beloved "stealth geek" shirts, we have a heraldic seal emblazoned with the motto of the Knights Who Until Recently Say Ni. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Video: Tragedy of the JediGym
- There's a lesson in this. See if you can find it. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Everything I need to know about my boss I learned from Star Trek
- According to io9, there are seven basic types of bosses you'll eventually work for, and only a thorough knowledge of Star Trek can help you survive the experience. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for July 22, 2008
- This week's quibble comes from the July 15, 2008 edition of Geek Trivia, "ZIP code of honor." TechRepublic members bgiroux, wwest, support, sysop-dr, tutor, and somethinggood4 all wrote in to remind me that the United States isn't the only country with special postal designations for letters addressed to Santa. by...
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Geek Trivia: The name of the (blame) game
- What rather comical misunderstanding of the Internet led to media outlets referring to the dwarf planet Eris as Lila, despite the fact that neither the discovering astronomers nor the International Astronomical Union ever called the celestial object by that name? by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Video: 'Terminator Salvation' trailer
- For those of you still making the drooling noises over The Dark Knight and wondering what geektastic movie Christian Bale has slated next, here's a hint. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- T-shirt of the week: Think globally
- As the United States enters yet another Presidential election cycle, the American media deluges us with campaign messages warning of the nation's foreign dependencies, and the importance of responsible future development with a close eye on our environment. They're talking about IDEs, right? by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Martian Chess: The quasi-open source board game
- We're talkin' about the Icehouse game system. It's like a 21st century set of playing cards, as designed by Egyptian pharaohs from the distant future. And it's open source... sorta. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Six pack of Duff, or Flaming Moes in a can
- Any true Simpsons fan who enjoys a good cocktail upon occasion has dreamed of one day drinking a can of Duff beer, the official beer of Springfield. More effete Homer-o-philes might eschew a pedestrian drink such as Duff for the more sophisticated cocktail, the Flaming Moe, the signature beverage of...
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Geek Trivia: The Quibble of the Week for July 15, 2008
- This week's quibble comes from the July 8, 2008 edition of Geek Trivia, "Monument alley." TechRepublic member Desmodeus set me straight as regards to my shallow knowledge of the Hippocratic Oath. by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
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