January 2010
70 posts
Our Favourite Daily Photoists of 2009 →
Every weekday morning, we feature photos from the …
Call him “Sir” Charles Xavier →
He’s captained the USS Enterprise. He broke ground on the Xavier School for the Gifted. And now — he’s a member of the Queen’s elite, receiving his very own knighthood.
CNN reports…
December 2009
81 posts
Odds of being a terrorism victim on a flight →
Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com collected the data for this handsome infographic designed Jesus Diaz of Gizmodo. It shows your odds of becoming an airborne victim of terrorism. Maybe…
For Surfing (In Space!): Star Trek Wetsuits →
These wetsuits from Roddenberry.com are designed to look like the uniforms from the original Star Trek series. They range in price from $435-$470, depending on the thickness of material…
Museums Australia - Jobs page →
Today Only!: Leia The Riverter At Teefury →
$9 plus $2 shipping scores this iconic ‘Leia the Riveter’ Star Wars propaganda t-shirt from Teefury. But only for the next 15 hours, after that it’s no longer available and you’ll be…
How Fanboys View Other Operating Systems →
This is a little graphic depicting how fanboys view their operating system compared to others. I thought it was pretty cute, especially the little Mac boy. Also, who else feels like…
Marvel wishes you a very Modok Christmas →
I don’t celebrate Christmas (although I hear nice things about St. Nick from all his friends), but I think I would kick it with Modok for Christmas, as seen in the latest episode of WHAT THE–?!.
Sleater-Kinney – Far Away →
A bit of Sleater-Kinney this morning as I get stuff done before the break. Coffee all gone. Sigh.
The Everyday & Last.fm →
If you’re a Last.fm user then you might have noticed their stat-tastic Best of 2009 feature, wherein using their ’scrobbling’ data, they’ve complied a Top 40 chart of the year’s most…
Top Ten Google Sightseeing Posts 2009 →
Another year is winding up here at Google Sightseeing, so here’s a look back at the most popular posts from 2009.
1. Top 10 Street Views, April 2009
Following an absolutely massive launch of…
Festive Phyllo Triangles →
As you can see by the paltry number of posts this month, December has been a pretty busy month in every sense but the culinary. I had all sorts of plans to do baking and post a bunch of ideas…
MUST HAVE!: This TNMT Shredder Hoodie →
I can’t believe it took so long for somebody to make one but 80’s Tees has finally come to the rescue and is offering a $60 Shredder hoodie. And, if for some ungodly reason you don’t…
It's A Frap!: A Geek-Friendly Coffee Shop →
This is a gallery of blackboard signs from a coffee shop in Beatsthehelloutofme, Insertstatehere. Everybody who works there must be some kind of geek because they all feature characters you’re probably familiar with (plus Gary Busey, because he’s f***ing insane). Anybody know where this is? Any chance of of a Geekologie-inspired board? May I suggest the Geekologie Writer’s...
Spoiler Alert!: Avatar The Movie In Five Panels →
NOTE: No real spoilers. Thinking about going to see Avatar this weekend but don’t feel up to climbing the basement stairs? I’m with you. Thankfully, this five-panel comic sums up the…
Free WiFi in Toronto →
Know Your Meme: Om Nom Nom →
Important educational video that documents the rise of Om Nom Nom and its meaning in culture. Includes early footage of Cookie Monster in a training video for IBM. I watched it with my cat,…
Keystick Keyboard Folds Out From A Stick →
The Keystick is a keyboard that folds into a stick when not in use for ease of transport and beating people. It was designed by Yoonsang Kim & Eunsung Park and I hope you know when I…
I Want Babies!: Weaponized/Armored Strollers →
Have you ever seen a better reason to have children? I haven’t. These strollers, designed by Chinese artist Shi Jinsong, are just the thing to give your little tyke a head start on…
All Of Them!: A What Beer To Drink Flowchart →
From the same maker of the fast food and breakfast cereal flowcharts comes the “What Beer Should I Drink?” edition (slightly larger version HERE). Of course if you’re me, the decision…
Great Firewall of Australia will nationally block... →
Electronic Frontiers Australia have posted their authoritative condemnation of the Australian government’s plan to impose mandatory, national filtering on the Australian Internet (like the filters…
Great Firewall of Australia will nationally block... →
Electronic Frontiers Australia have posted their authoritative condemnation of the Australian government’s plan to impose mandatory, national filtering on the Australian Internet (like the filters…
Brain on the Sistine Chapel? →
Just a coincidence?
Day 17: Five Miles West →
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Each one is MORE CUTERER. HOW.
© Dan Harder
Over in Clapham, Badger has a little change from his usual routine and has his sandwich on a bench a few miles west of…
Brain on the Sistine Chapel? →
Just a coincidence?
No Two Snowflakes Are Alike, But They Do Fall Into... →
I’m sure you already knew that no two snowflakes are alike, but did you know most women’s breasts are different sizes too? I know, I can’t believe it either! Anyway, this is a chart used…
Dan Mangan – Robots →
Robots need love too, they want to be loved by you..
2009-12-16: Sinfest →
Sinfest Tatsuya Ishida
The Light Is You →
This song is 100% lovely: FACT.
It's All Bubbly!: A Diagram Of Geek Culture →
This is a diagram of geek culture created by illustrator Julianna Brion. This version is kinda small though so hit this button right CHEER to see it in it’s full-blown glory. I thought…
Swell Season on Boing Boing Video →
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Two years ago, Glen Hansard, singer/guitarist for the Irish group The Frames, and Markéta Irglová, a teenaged classical pianist from the Czech…
2009-12-15: Sinfest →
Sinfest Tatsuya Ishida
Oooh, I Like: Strongbad Christmas Ornaments →
Lovely (and skilled) Geekologie Reader AverageGeekGirl went and made a little set of Strongbad Christmas ornaments for the holidays. For those of you whose parents just signed up for…
Important Questions: What If That Iconic Star Wars... →
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Sweet MOSES.
Would she look like this? Admittedly, at first I thought this was a ninja turtle with its shell on backwards, but then I spotted the helmet. Buzz…
Day 15: Badger Doesn’t Know How Much He’s Loved →
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SO ADORABLE OMG
© tpcat
Melody is one of my absolutely favourite artists in the comics world. When I picked up one of her books, Prick, at Leeds last year, I turned to…
Elevator mural casts you as Adam on the Sistine... →
Scanned from an unknown source, a mural near the elevator in a plastic surgeon’s office that casts the rider in the role of Adam on the Sistine Chapel.
Advertising / Be Born Again (via …
Elevator mural casts you as Adam on the Sistine... →
Scanned from an unknown source, a mural near the elevator in a plastic surgeon’s office that casts the rider in the role of Adam on the Sistine Chapel.
Advertising / Be Born Again (via …
Scott Pilgrim: “The Wittiest Action Movie You’ll... →
Scott Pilgrim might be taking on the world — but he’s winning over one viewer at a time.
Slashfilm has reported that Adventureland director Greg Mottola has seen an early cut of the…
Slashdot Turns 100,000 →
This entry represents the 100,000th story posted on Slashdot. Technically this is a bit late since we’re missing the first few months of stories from the DB, but there are now 100k items in the story…
The Weakerthans – Relative Surplus Value →
I know we haven’t talked in a while but.. could you come get me?
Science fiction fandom is 80 today →
80 years ago today, the first ever science fiction fan group, the Scienceers, met for the first time at organization president Warren Fitzgerald’s apartment in Harlem (Fitzgerald, the first-ever big…
Steampunk pewter coat-buttons cast from old... →
eBay seller Treasure Cast makes pewter coat-buttons cast from the guts of old mechanical watches, a lovely idea.
SteamPunk Buttons - FIVE Steampunk Watch Buttons 1066 (Thanks, Liz!)
Wuppertal Schwebebahn →
The city of Wuppertal, Germany is home to the oldest, and perhaps most spectacular, monorail system in the world.1 The Wuppertal Schwebebahn is a suspended railway system that carries 72,000…
Superb data-visualization of UK government... →
Yishay sez, “The good people of the Open Knowledge Foundation have just released a prototype of their visualisation tool for UK gov spending. This on the same week that the government announced…
Very Cute: 'Zombies Are Nuts About Brains' →
I thought this was just the cutest thing. You know, many times I’ve bought bags of shelled peanuts only to find a bunch of the poor bastards cracked open and missing their brains. Who…
RAAAAWR!!: Awesomest Kid's Bed Ever? →
This is a child’s bed that was designed to make the little tyke feel as if he’s sleeping in the mouth of a dinosaur. Which, true story, I would wish for if I had three wishes. It…
Robert Downey Jr at Baker Street Tube →
Interesting way of promoting the new Sherlock Holmes film. A waxwork figure of Robert Downey Jr has been put on a number of platforms of Baker Street London Underground station looking as though he’s…
He's all over the shop! →
Ryan Begglen via JWZ.
Impressive!: A Day In The Life Of The Internet →
This is a graphic depicting what the internet goes through on a typical day. It’s pretty freakin’ impressive. But it also made me feel pretty insignificant. Then I realized I’m…