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Geek Trivia: What three Facebook non-founders stand to profit the most from the company's IPO?
Three individual investors stand to make a substantial amount of money from Facebook's impending IPO -- despite not being company founders.
Posted by Jay Garmon | March 9, 2012, 8:03 AM PST | Latest comment by rmerchberger@...
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More findings narrow in on Higgs boson
New Fermilab data indicate the electromagnetic range where scientists believe they are most likely to find the Higgs boson.
Posted by Ken Hardin | March 8, 2012, 10:02 AM PST
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'Scary stories' from Japan make you look smart and creepy on movie night
Ken Hardin spotlights three "ghost" movies that express the patient and thoughtful storytelling typical of great Japanese cinema.
Posted by Ken Hardin | March 8, 2012, 9:18 AM PST
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Geek Gifts 2012: Protocol TurboHawk 3 and Skyline-G RC helicopters
After playing with the Protocol TurboHawk 3 and Skyline-G RC helicopters for a couple of months, Donovan Colbert shares what he does and doesn't like about the toys.
Posted by Donovan Colbert | March 3, 2012, 11:58 PM PST | Latest comment by dcolbert@...
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The top 15 fantastic fictional swords
Ancient myth and modern stories are rife with enchanted swords that make even the most unlikely protagonist infinitely more awesome. We rank the 15 finest fighting blades in the annals of genre...
Posted by Jay Garmon | March 1, 2012, 1:00 PM PST | Latest comment by SktrJksn
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One geek's approach to handling his midlife crisis
Find out how a shiny new tech toy, zombies, apes, and other geeky amusements helped Edmond Woychowsky get through his midlife funk.
Posted by Edmond Woychowsky | February 29, 2012, 9:32 AM PST | Latest comment by don.howard@...
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Godzilla's past, present, and hopefully not lousy future: A three-film primer
Ken Hardin highlights three lesser-circulated Godzilla flicks that offer a quick survey of the Big G's film career.
Posted by Ken Hardin | February 23, 2012, 4:43 PM PST | Latest comment by hardslog
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Geek Trivia: In what year is the current Gregorian leap year system expected to 'fail?'
A recurring margin of error is building in the leap year system that suggests it will fail -- as in, the vernal equinox will be more than a day removed from March 21 -- at a particular date in the...
Posted by Jay Garmon | February 23, 2012, 10:00 AM PST | Latest comment by djed
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Star Trek inspires tech, careers, and hope for humanity
By mixing science with lessons of hope for a humanitarian future, Star Trek continues to inspire technological innovations, career choices, and good deeds.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | February 22, 2012, 3:20 PM PST | Latest comment by mike.motes@...
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Geeks to carry a symbol of hope in the Course of the Force run
Want to run a relay for charity while wearing your Star Wars costume and carrying a lightsaber? Then Course of the Force is the event for you.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | February 17, 2012, 9:23 AM PST
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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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Geek Gifts 2012: Bluetooth Sliding Keyboard Case for iPhone
Turn your iPhone into a texting machine with this slide-out keyboard. Read Wally Bahny's review of this case.
Posted by Wally Bahny | February 16, 2012, 11:34 AM PST | Latest comment by kennkerp
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Kinect update: Windows SDK, FAAST 1.0, and Board of Awesomeness
Wally Bahny highlights the Kinect SDK and Runtime for Windows release and two projects that are using the Kinect in interesting and creative ways.
Posted by Wally Bahny | February 10, 2012, 8:33 PM PST
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Geek Trivia: Why (and how) did the real-life US government rule that the fictional X-Men aren't human?
Why did a real-life court of US law rule that mutants like the X-Men are definitively non-human -- ironically fulfilling the villainous role that the X-Men's comic book adventures always predicted?
Posted by Jay Garmon | February 10, 2012, 6:45 AM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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Geek Gifts 2012: The Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim is one of the most remarkable open-world RPGs ever produced and is destined to become a landmark game.
Posted by Mark Kaelin | February 6, 2012, 1:44 PM PST | Latest comment by Neon Samurai
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Geek Gifts 2012: DFX Powerball Gamer Gyroscope
The Powerball might be beneficial for gamers and some athletes, but Wally Bahny doesn't advise using the device for carpal tunnel rehabilitation.
Posted by Wally Bahny | February 4, 2012, 11:54 PM PST | Latest comment by Berta Robinson
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The top 20(ish) geek holidays to celebrate in 2012
Every day is a great day to be a geek, but these subcultural holidays double down on the dorkiness for infinitely more fun.
Posted by Jay Garmon | February 3, 2012, 7:13 AM PST | Latest comment by RichA
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A nerd's guide to your Facebook Timeline
Geeky events you might put in your Facebook Timeline include when you first played Legend of Zelda or when you went to your first Comic-Con.
Posted by Guest Contributor | January 31, 2012, 4:09 PM PST | Latest comment by donbolle@...
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Fitocracy turns working out into a game
Gamers and bodybuilders may be cut from the same cloth after all. Learn why the social site Fitocracy aims to appeal to gamer geeks.
Posted by Wally Bahny | January 27, 2012, 3:58 PM PST | Latest comment by britezRoman
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Geek Trivia: What Apollo 1 practical joke became unofficial NASA policy after the loss of that mission's crew?
An Apollo 1 practical joke became unofficial NASA policy following that mission's fatal accident, in part as a memorial to the astronauts, and in part because it was a good idea.
Posted by Jay Garmon | January 27, 2012, 7:11 AM PST | Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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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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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 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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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 humorous side of IT
Some geek humor is only appreciated by IT pros. Alan Norton discusses clueless user stories, silly names, and more, as well as when humor and IT don't mix.
Posted by Alan Norton | July 8, 2011, 6:08 AM PDT | Latest comment by dskyner1111@...
