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Apocalypse appropriate movie selections
Geekend contributor Edmond Woychowsky offers his opinion on which movies to watch and which ones not to waste your time when you're holed up in your bunker.
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | April 13, 2012, 5:19 AM PDT | Latest comment by AnsuGisalas
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Geek Trivia: What are only two local U.S. holidays to delay the IRS tax deadline?
Emancipation Day is the only local holiday that can delay the national U.S. federal tax filing deadline. However, as recently as 2010, another local holiday also delayed Tax Day in much of the...
Posted by Jay Garmon | April 12, 2012, 10:34 AM PDT
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Watch Stephen Hawking on The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory fans are in for a treat because the TV show's latest super geeky guest star is none other than Stephen Hawking.
Posted by Mary Weilage | April 5, 2012, 4:20 PM PDT | Latest comment by cmiller5400
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The 38 geek movies of spring, summer, and early fall 2012
Our annual tradition of previewing the geek-centric theatrical movie releases of the year rounds up the 38 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and generally geek-related flicks that will hit U.S. cinemas...
Posted by Jay Garmon | April 5, 2012, 1:36 PM PDT | Latest comment by AudeKhatru
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Geek out this spring break with these family-friendly events
Nicole Bremer Nash lists some of the upcoming programs offered in the United States for geek families during the spring break season.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | April 4, 2012, 9:33 PM PDT
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Videos: Floppy drives play dance music and geeky theme songs
What does it sound like to make music with floppy drives? Watch these YouTube videos of the song What Is Love, the Star Trek NextGen theme, and more to find out.
Posted by Mary Weilage | April 3, 2012, 9:21 AM PDT
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The Art of Video Games on display at the Smithsonian
Eighty games from the last 40 years are featured in The Art of Video Games exhibition at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Get more details about the exhibit.
Posted by Wally Bahny | April 2, 2012, 9:08 PM PDT
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17 geeky YouTube channels worth checking out
Felicia Day's Geek & Sundry and Chris Hardwick's Nerdist are just two of the YouTube channels featured in this Geekend list.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | April 2, 2012, 1:58 PM PDT
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Geek Gifts 2012: The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate keyboard
The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate keyboard may just give gamers an edge they cannot afford to miss.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | March 30, 2012, 1:43 PM PDT | Latest comment by PJW9779
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Game of Thrones Season 2: Expect even more action in Westeros
Season 2 of HBO's award-winning fantasy show Game of Thrones premieres April 1, 2012. Find out how to catch up on Season 1, and what to expect from the new season.
Posted by Wally Bahny | March 29, 2012, 5:09 PM PDT
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Geek Gifts 2012: Turing's Cathedral by George Dyson
Historian George Dyson's book Turing's Cathedral covers the fascinating story of how an interesting group of people came together to speed the evolution of computing.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | March 29, 2012, 11:01 AM PDT
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Impressive LEGO creations on display at Brickworld Indy 2012
LEGO fans are sure to like these photos and video from Brickworld Indy 2012 that show off some of the builders' fun, elaborate, and jaw-dropping creations.
Posted by Mary Weilage | March 28, 2012, 2:06 PM PDT
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Seven great fools in sci-fi and fantasy
April Fools' Day brings out the idiot-seeker in most geeks, so we serve up seven of the foremost fools from geek media to get the imbecility going.
Posted by Jay Garmon | March 26, 2012, 9:52 AM PDT | Latest comment by martian@...
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Geek Trivia: How many Apollo Goodwill Moon Rocks have gone missing?
Precisely 270 prepared lunar rock samples were distributed as part of the Goodwill Moon Rocks program. Four decades later, no one can account for a significant number of those rocks.
Posted by Jay Garmon | March 23, 2012, 8:23 AM PDT | Latest comment by dlrooky
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MythBusters Tour entertains with out-there science experiments
The MythBusters Tour doesn't disappoint when it comes to showcasing outrageous and entertaining science experiments.
Posted by Mary Weilage | March 22, 2012, 11:32 AM PDT | Latest comment by cgubernat
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WoW Mists of Pandaria expansion site released
After months of waiting, World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria fans can now check out the official expansion website. Here's an overview of what you'll find on Blizzard's site.
Posted by Wally Bahny | March 22, 2012, 8:23 AM PDT
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Geek Gifts 2012: Megalodon Elite 7.1 Gaming Headset
The Megalodon Elite 7.1 Gaming Headset is a versatile piece of gaming gear that delivers the goods when it comes to a personal audio experience.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | March 21, 2012, 12:07 PM PDT | Latest comment by Darren B - KC
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A look into Turing's Cathedral with George Dyson
George Dyson speaks to TechRepublic contributor Nicole Bremer Nash about some of the computing pioneers featured in his book Turing's Cathedral.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | March 16, 2012, 4:24 PM PDT
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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 Galactic Empire teaches leaders what not to do
Star Wars fans, read about the Galactic Empire's five leadership mistakes, according to a recent Forbes article.
Posted by Wally Bahny | March 12, 2012, 9:50 AM PDT | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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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
