Philly Invaded
So a new semester started at TU yesterday, new students, new computers and new virii. But the really big problem is the type of virii the students are bringing in these days. Downright insidious. You see now the attempt to mimic old arcade games. Currently they are…
An Illustrated Silmarillion like no other
I am a huge fan of Tolkien’s World. Middle Earth is unique amoung fantasy worlds in that it lives and breathes. It has a history, linguisitc and mythological. The Hobbit was an introduction, The Lord of the Rings was the Poetic Edda, the culmination of years of…
Mario Pipe Mug
Warp Pipes, not for the faint of heart, now if you have a fan’s mind and a kiings wallet a 34.99 mug might seem like a good idea to you. I love the design and the fact that you get one of 4 molded coasters is a great find, but 35 bucks a lot of coins to…
The Golden Ratio of Apple
I love design, especially good design. And Apple has been a part of some great design in the past 30 years, other times not so much, I’m looking at you one button mice, and puck mice. But their logo has always been beautiful (although I am partial to the older…
Coffee uncovered, tool or hobby
Stare deeply into the inky black depths of your coffee cup. What do you see? Do you see aa tool to get you through your day? Do you see a wonderful cup of the combined efforts from hundreds of farmers roasters and craftsmen along the way. By looking into this cup of…
CaffiNation 498: School’d
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This week has school starting, for some. And for the rest of us involved in the Education field we are scrambled. Like so many eggs… Picture your brain, and your brain on stress thats what we have right here a good old brain omelette. We had a bit of fun with a little…
BBQ Branding Iron
Nothing ruins a good grill off like stolen meat. We can all now thank ThinkGeek for making available a meat naming tool. this isn’t like the other brands you have seen, you know for cows, or whatnot. this is the letter press of meat brands… Meatpress?…
Little taste of the Shire
It is amazing what people do to show how much they are a fan of something. Many devote their lives just for you too see how much they enjoyed a book, a novel, or someone famous. In Montana, this is exactly what Steve and Christina Michaels did. They are so much of a…
Marry With Portals
My wife is not a true geek,she is a wonderful woman but not a real geek. She is… geek-ish. She knows how to code, works with databases and tolerates my endless nerdy jokes. But in all reality she is quite a normal sane lady with no interest in star wars, tolkien…
Doom’ed, By An Awesome Father
The joys of geek fatherhood. this is not me or my house, but it very well could be. Well Played MrJibaku! Geek Dads are awesome. via If you sleep in at my house, you are “Doom”ed. – YouTube.
