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Eight ways geeks would improve the Summer Olympic games
The events of the Summer Olympics aren't quite as interesting as the movies, games, and comics geeks are used to enjoying. Don't worry, we can fix that.
Posted by Jay Garmon | July 26, 2012, 2:23 PM PDT | Latest comment by Madsmaddad
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America says goodbye to barrier-breaker Sally Ride
Sally Ride, the first American female and youngest American to explore space in person, died yesterday at age 61.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | July 24, 2012, 10:41 AM PDT
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Comic-Con 2012 highlights and photos: The Hobbit, Game of Thrones, costumes galore
At Comic-Con International 2012, attendees were treated to The Hobbit footage, Game of Thrones announcements, the Firefly reunion, and more. See photos of fans in unusual and geeky costumes.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | July 19, 2012, 4:20 PM PDT
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Geek Trivia: What was the last astronaut wake-up song ever played aboard a space shuttle?
Find out the last song ever used by NASA to awaken astronauts aboard an orbiting space shuttle.
Posted by Jay Garmon | July 19, 2012, 8:47 AM PDT | Latest comment by rocket ride
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It's time to build the USS Enterprise
Read about one engineer's proposal that we should build a ship that resembles Star Trek's USS Enterprise within the next 20 years. What do you think of his idea?
Posted by Wally Bahny | July 14, 2012, 1:38 PM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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The five best Star Trek: Enterprise episodes of all time!
Say what you will about Enterprise, but these five episodes are worthy of the name "Star Trek."
Posted by Jay Garmon | July 12, 2012, 3:53 PM PDT | Latest comment by ffulton
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Geek Trivia: What is the total number of solar system objects that have been called a planet?
TechRepublic's Trivia Geek tells you the total number of local solar system objects that have been called planets.
Posted by Jay Garmon | July 5, 2012, 3:19 PM PDT | Latest comment by Elezar
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CERN finds new particle that may be the Higgs Boson
CERN reports a new particle is the heaviest boson ever discovered. Get more details about this major breakthrough in particle physics.
Posted by Wally Bahny | July 5, 2012, 9:05 AM PDT
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Is Nikola Tesla the greatest geek who ever lived?
If genius inventor and revolutionary thinker Nikola Tesla doesn't get your vote for the greatest geek ever, tell us who does and why in the comments section.
Posted by Mary Weilage | June 28, 2012, 2:02 PM PDT | Latest comment by anil_g
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The 10 superheroes most in need of a movie reboot
Jay Garmon lists his picks for the 10 movie and TV superhero franchises most in need of a big screen reboot.
Posted by Jay Garmon | June 28, 2012, 11:26 AM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Videos: The Hobbit and Wreck-It Ralph trailers, Geek & Sundry goes country
If you're a fan of Tolkien, classic video games, or Felicia Day, check out at least one of these three geeky videos.
Posted by Mary Weilage | June 22, 2012, 9:57 AM PDT
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Geek Trivia: What is the only man-made border consistently visible from space?
What is the only man-made political border consistently visible from space? Our Trivia Geek provides the answer.
Posted by Jay Garmon | June 21, 2012, 6:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by Elezar
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The five best Star Trek: Voyager episodes of all time!
Even Voyager haters have to concede the show flirted with greatness at times, as these five episodes ably demonstrate.
Posted by Jay Garmon | June 14, 2012, 11:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by Nytrydr
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The best and the worst sci-fi dads
Let us know if your list of the best and worst fathers in science fiction books, TV shows, and movies differs from Wally Bahny's selections.
Posted by Wally Bahny | June 14, 2012, 7:54 AM PDT | Latest comment by infobd4
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Geek Trivia: What is the all-time best-selling video game that gamers paid to play?
Not counting giveaways, freemiums, or games bundled with consoles, what video game has sold the most copies in history?
Posted by Jay Garmon | June 8, 2012, 7:25 AM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria beta first look
Mists of Pandaria is an upcoming expansion to World of Warcraft. Wally Bahny provides highlights and screenshots from the beta version.
Posted by Wally Bahny | June 7, 2012, 5:58 PM PDT
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R.I.P. Ray Bradbury - The man who dreamed the future
Ray Bradbury set the tone for more of the 20th century than most realize. Jay Garmon reflects on a personal encounter that highlighted the influence of this legendary creative mind.
Posted by Jay Garmon | June 6, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by crcgraphix
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Get ready to view the last Venus transit for another 115 years
Wally Bahny rounds up tips for viewing the transit of Venus across the sun on June 5-6. If you missed the 2004 show, this is your last chance for another 115 years!
Posted by Wally Bahny | June 4, 2012, 10:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by pgit
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Wikipedia's dearth of women contributors: An interview with Sarah Stierch
Approximately 90% of the posts on Wikipedia are written by men. Sarah Stierch offers possible reasons for the gender gap and discusses Wikimedia's efforts to get more women to contribute.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | June 1, 2012, 1:28 PM PDT | Latest comment by partner_mark@...
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The top 10 starfighters in sci-fi movies and television
If you could only pilot one spacefaring dogfighter, which would you choose?
Posted by Jay Garmon | May 31, 2012, 12:43 PM PDT | Latest comment by P.F. Bruns
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The 11 Star Trek movies ranked worst to first
We've assembled a roll call of the worst episodes of every single Star Trek series. Now it's time to measure the worst and the best of Trek's silver screen adventures.
Posted by Jay Garmon | January 19, 2012, 1:17 PM PST | Latest comment by cmiller5400
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The five best Star Trek: Voyager episodes of all time!
Even Voyager haters have to concede the show flirted with greatness at times, as these five episodes ably demonstrate.
Posted by Jay Garmon | June 14, 2012, 11:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by Nytrydr
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The five best Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes of all time
Jay Garmon ranks the top five episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation. See if your favorite TNG episode is on his list.
Posted by Jay Garmon | March 15, 2012, 9:05 AM PDT | Latest comment by swjslj@...
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The five best Deep Space Nine episodes of all time!
The five Deep Space Nine episodes that defied typical Star Trek boundaries and defined the franchise's most daring and unorthodox spinoff series.
Posted by Jay Garmon | May 17, 2012, 7:40 AM PDT | Latest comment by sniperlt@...
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The five worst Star Trek episodes of all time
More than a few of Kirk and Spock's original voyages were (ahem) less than stellar. We round out the bottom five for your reading...pleasure?
Posted by Jay Garmon | August 26, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by P.F. Bruns
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The five worst Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes EVER!
Star Trek: The Next Generation is perhaps the pinnacle of the Trek franchise, which makes these five bottom-feeder episodes even more embarrassing.
Posted by Jay Garmon | September 23, 2011, 3:54 AM PDT | Latest comment by Slayer_
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The five best Star Trek episodes EVER!
Behold the five greatest Star Trek episodes ranked fifth to first.
Posted by Jay Garmon | February 17, 2012, 7:03 AM PST | Latest comment by NickNielsen
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75 words every sci-fi fan should know
Textbook barons Houghton Mifflin have of late proclaimed 100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know. But if you're going to learn obscure words and concepts, it may as well be terms you're...
Posted by Jay Garmon | January 14, 2008, 6:24 AM PST | Latest comment by ankits3a
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The five worst Star Trek: Voyager episodes EVER!
Voyager is rarely held up as the high point of the Trek franchise, but these five Delta Quadrant dumpster-fires are indisputably the lowest episodes of the low.
Posted by Jay Garmon | November 18, 2011, 6:23 AM PST | Latest comment by Rbrehm5912
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20 things that make Dr. Sheldon Cooper TV's biggest geek
What makes The Big Bang Theory's Dr. Sheldon Cooper so geeky? TechRepublic contributor Edmond Woychowsky shares his list of top 20 reasons.
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | July 6, 2010, 4:05 PM PDT | Latest comment by wildcat375
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The five best Star Trek: Enterprise episodes of all time!
Say what you will about Enterprise, but these five episodes are worthy of the name "Star Trek."
Posted by Jay Garmon | July 12, 2012, 3:53 PM PDT | Latest comment by ffulton
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The top 25 best-selling video games...EVER!
Some folks are hyping Halo 3 as potentially the most successful video game ever, but a quick look at sales figures past shows that to be extremely unlikely--especially considering how low Halo 2...
Posted by Jay Garmon | September 25, 2007, 12:28 PM PDT | Latest comment by Paul.Witting@...
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20 gift ideas for Star Wars fans
The LEGO Star Wars Death Star, the Jedi training manual, and a Yoda nutcracker are just three of the items featured in our Star Wars themed gift guide.
Posted by Wally Bahny | November 28, 2011, 12:42 PM PST | Latest comment by zizzleshizzle
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The five worst Deep Space Nine episodes EVER!
The five most wormhole-sucking episodes in the history of Deep Space Nine, complete with unforgiving breakdowns.
Posted by Jay Garmon | October 21, 2011, 7:25 AM PDT | Latest comment by revelated
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The five worst Star Trek: Enterprise episodes EVER!
Enterprise is indisputably the least popular of the Star Trek TV series, but there's bad, and then there are these five continuity-confounding franchise-killers.
Posted by Jay Garmon | December 16, 2011, 8:12 AM PST | Latest comment by ydontugivemelotsofkiss
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Kurzweil: Your brain will connect directly to the cloud within 30 years
By the 2030s or 2040s, inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil envisions micro-computers embedded non-invasively in the brain that will act as an interface to a "cloud" of storage and processing power.
Posted by Ken Hardin | November 27, 2012, 8:50 AM PST | Latest comment by Kostaghus
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Pic: The true story behind Pac-Man
Back before the days of cinematic cut scenes, tie-in novels and movie adaptations, video gamers had to presume much of the backstory for their beloved pixelated pastimes. Pac-Man, however, seemed...
Posted by Jay Garmon | May 22, 2008, 12:01 AM PDT
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20+ gift ideas for Star Trek fans
Geekend contributor Wally Bahny selected Star Trek-themed items for men, women, and babies for this gift guide.
Posted by Wally Bahny | November 30, 2011, 7:59 AM PST
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Sci-fi rant: Why giant mecha robots are stupid
The next person who says "I can't wait until the Army develops real mecha" gets a boot to the head, because in real life, giant robots are actually really stupid. Here's why.
Posted by Jay Garmon | February 6, 2008, 8:42 AM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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The Geekend's fall 2012 sci-fi and fantasy TV preview
Which fall 2012 sci-fi/fantasy TV shows should earn time on your DVR hard drive, and which are unworthy of even Internet forum scorn?
Posted by Jay Garmon | August 9, 2012, 9:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by pgit
