Nerds

Gadgets

My New Coffee Plunger Is Not Only Beautiful, But Makes Delicious Coffee

4:00AM December 30, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

When I spied this French press, AKA press pot, coffee press, coffee plunger, cafetiere or сafetière à piston (in France), my heart went a-flutter. I think it’s so pretty. More »


Geek Out

Who Is The Bigger Coffee Nerd?

8:40AM December 16, 2011 | Joe Brown

Mat Honan and Matt Buchanan speak a completely different language when talking about coffee. They banter about extraction and PH and C02 levels. They brew coffee with specially calibrated Japanese doodads, weighing both beans and water with coke-dealer accuracy. More »


Geek Out

The 15 Types Of People You’ll See At Comic Con

9:00AM October 17, 2011 | Casey Chan

New York Comic-Con is wrapping up this weekend, and it’s mostly a nerdfest shit show with the occasional girl dressed in cosplay, creeps who don’t know they’re being creepy creeping and the same people over and over again. Here are 15 people you’ll see at Comic-Con. More »


Geek Out

Unedited Thoughts About Technology Better Left Unposted

6:00AM August 20, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

We just tried to send everybody home for the day. It’s just Joe, Barry, Jesus and me. And it’s the weekend. So f**k it. More »


Geek Out

Model Kicked Out Of Comic-Con For Being Too Sexy

3:25AM July 26, 2011 | Maureen O'Connor

There is a limit to how close cosplay can get to foreplay at Comic Con. Nerd babe and America’s Next Top Model winner Adrianne Curry says she got kicked out for showing an “illegal” amount of butt cheek. More »


Entertainment

Nerds, Deconstructed

4:00AM March 28, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Happy lazy Sunday! Here is a clip from a humorous comic. It’s about nerds and empathy. You should read all of it! While you do, I’m off to destroy the universe. [SMBC]


Computing

Winter-Cooled PCs: The Latest In Overclocking Technology

4:40PM January 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

If I ever had to choose a way to cool an overclocked gaming PC, I’d go with this winter air method over liquid cooling every time. Not just because it’s audacious, but also because I enjoy looking like white trash. More »


Entertainment

Jenolan Caves Offering Tours In Klingon

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11:33AM August 26, 2010 | Nick Broughall

If you like your holidays to include a certain quota of nerdism, then your next holiday needs to be at Jenolan Caves in NSW. They’ve just announced the world’s first self-guided cave tour available in the Klingon language. More »


Online

Explosive Pornstar By Day, Nerdy Programmer By Night

12:40AM July 22, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

If you don’t know Jelena Jensen, you are missing a lot. And I’m not talking about her beautiful face, vertigo-inducing curves and all-natural 34F attributes. Or about the fact that she’s a porn actress. Jelena is a supernerd. More »


Gadgets

Fan-Powered R/C Shopping Trolley Sure Is Ridiculous

1:40PM July 14, 2010 | Adam Frucci

There are few things more fun than MIT student projects. They’re the results of super-smart nerds working in an environment with tons of resources and no pressure to be profitable. Which results in stuff like this fan-powered R/C shopping cart. More »