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The (superior) books behind 2012's sci-fi and fantasy movies
Jay Garmon lists the 18 science-fiction and/or fantasy titles you should read before heading to the multiplex this year.
Posted by Jay Garmon | January 26, 2012, 9:06 AM PST | Latest comment by Tuura
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Video: A SOPA/PIPA anthem
If you think the SOPA/PIPA protest movement needs a catchy ditty, check out this video of an anthem about the topic set to the tune of American Pie.
Posted by Mary Weilage | January 19, 2012, 2:25 PM PST | Latest comment by Mary Weilage
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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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30+ geeky suggestions for your winter reading list
Our reading list includes sci-fi, fantasy, fiction and non-fiction, new releases and classics, and more. We hope you find at least one title that piques your interest.
Posted by Wally Bahny | January 16, 2012, 10:50 PM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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A guild leader's collection of World of Warcraft screenshots
World of Warcraft players, if you're looking for new desktop wallpaper, you should peruse Mark Kaelin's 49 WoW screenshots.
Posted by Mary Weilage | January 13, 2012, 1:48 PM PST
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Geek Trivia: Prior to Wikipedia, what work held a centuries-long record for longest encyclopedia ever written?
In 2007, Wikipedia became the most extensive encyclopedia ever written, displacing a reference work that had held that title for nearly 600 years.
Posted by Jay Garmon | January 13, 2012, 7:49 AM PST | Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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Geeky conventions not to miss in 2012
Start planning your geek con pilgrimages for 2012 now. Star Trek, Star Wars, LEGO, gaming, anime, and cosplay fans will not be disappointed in this year's events schedule.
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | January 10, 2012, 1:00 PM PST | Latest comment by starwarsfan2012
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Geek Gifts 2012: Dungeons & Dragons Legend of Drizzt board game
If a board game version of Diablo sounds fun to you, Dungeons & Dragons Legend of Drizzt might be worth a look.
Posted by Donovan Colbert | January 10, 2012, 11:50 AM PST | Latest comment by dcolbert@...
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Be a NASA Citizen Scientist
Help support scientific research by participating in NASA's Citizen Scientist program. It might be an interesting science project for you, your family, or your students.
Posted by Wally Bahny | January 7, 2012, 11:53 PM PST | Latest comment by Systems Guy
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The IT Crowd, a rare gem of geeky gold
The British TV series The IT Crowd is a smart, funny, insightful show that might go unnoticed by some American viewers.
Posted by Todd Fluhr | January 6, 2012, 12:22 PM PST | Latest comment by gneumann
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The first 25 geek movies of 2012
Continuing our annual tradition of previewing the geek-centric theatrical movie releases for the coming year, we offer up the first 25 sci-fi, fantasy and horror flicks that will hit U.S. cinemas...
Posted by Jay Garmon | January 4, 2012, 9:02 AM PST | Latest comment by TBone2k
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FOSS is the end of the world as we know it
The scientific community's debate about whether to release specific details about an airborne-communicable version of the avian flu reminds Donovan Colbert of the IT industry's open source vs....
Posted by Donovan Colbert | December 31, 2011, 8:36 PM PST | Latest comment by dcolbert@...
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Top 25 geek New Year's resolutions for 2012
Here are 25 suggested resolutions for the dork-tacular among us.
Posted by Jay Garmon | December 30, 2011, 9:17 AM PST | Latest comment by Network Guy
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Quotable geek films top the list of Geekend posts in 2011
IT humor, NASA, bad Star Trek episodes, and astrophotography are some of the topics featured in the hottest Geekend posts of the year.
Posted by Mary Weilage | December 22, 2011, 12:54 PM PST | Latest comment by chrisbedford
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Hot software downloads in 2011
Disk analysis and optimization, PC diagnostics, and security are among the themes of the software downloads in this year-end roundup.
Posted by Mary Weilage | December 22, 2011, 7:01 AM PST | Latest comment by yantouk
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Geek Trivia: What advertising mishap forced the U.S. military to begin 'tracking' Santa Claus in 1955?
What mishandled advertising campaign led to NORAD providing flight-tracking data on Santa Claus for the last 50 years?
Posted by Jay Garmon | December 21, 2011, 6:36 PM PST | Latest comment by panelshop
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The 10 hottest galleries on TechRepublic in 2011
Geeks in costumes, cracked open tech, and computer ads from the '70s are among the most popular topics of TechRepublic photo galleries in 2011.
Posted by Mary Weilage | December 21, 2011, 2:51 PM PST
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Members' first geeky gifts: TI-1200, NES, Merlin, and more
Donovan Colbert, HAL 9000, and Beth3West are just three of the readers who shared their memories of their first geeky gifts. Check out the gallery to see which items are featured.
Posted by Wally Bahny | December 20, 2011, 4:09 PM PST
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Capture the upcoming year with CanvasPop
You have from now until Friday, January 27, 2012 at 5:00 PM EST to submit original photos for a chance to win a CanvasPop gift card.
Posted by Sonja Thompson | December 20, 2011, 1:56 AM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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Geeky gifts not to buy this holiday season
TechRepublic contributor Wally Bahny provides muggles with a list of items not to purchase for their favorite geeks.
Posted by Wally Bahny | December 19, 2011, 10:13 AM PST | Latest comment by rkendsley
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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 CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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@...
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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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George R.R. Martin, please commit to a release date for book six
Fans of the "great bearded glacier's" A Song of Ice and Fire series and/or HBO's Game of Thrones will appreciate the Paul & Storm song "Write Like the Wind (George R.R. Martin)."
Posted by Nicole Bremer Nash | November 16, 2012, 8:10 AM PST | Latest comment by Dutchman61
