Jun
01
2011

Humor: Beware Of The Zombie Peanuts!

The rest is here: Humor: Beware Of The Zombie Peanuts!
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Jun
01
2011

Fetus Don’t Fail Me Now: How Scientists Raise Children

An anonymous reader writes "In the latest column from scientist, humor columnist, and stand-up comedian Adam Ruben, he examines his own umbilicus and considers how being a scientist will affect his approach to raising his only slightly post-fetal child. From ...
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May
22
2011

Humor: This Dog Is The Dark Lord Of The Sith!

Excerpt from: Humor: This Dog Is The Dark Lord Of The Sith!
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May
09
2011

The Dirtiest Jobs in IT

snydeq writes "Carcasses, garter belts, anthrax — there is no end to nasty when it comes to working in IT, as the fourth installment of InfoWorld's Dirty IT Jobs series proves. From the systems sanitation engineer, to the human server ...
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May
08
2011

Art:…THEN BUFFY STAKED EDWARD…THE END.

And then Buffy staked Edward. The End. - http://writing-wood.tumblr.com/ See more here: Art:...THEN BUFFY STAKED EDWARD...THE END.
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May
07
2011

Gitionary: the Git Party Game

sdasher writes "Finally, there's a chance to combine your love of version control and parties: Gitionary. The brainchild of two MIT alums, it's a party game where you try to illustrate git commands. A set of gitionary cards (PDF) has ...
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May
06
2011

Watch Vader Try To Make The Hysterical Bubbles Baby Laugh!

Chad Vader pays a visit to the Hysterical Bubbles Baby (and dog) to do some laughing.This is good stuff! See the rest here: Watch Vader Try To Make The Hysterical Bubbles Baby Laugh!
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May
01
2011

Forging a Head: The Upside of Scientific Hoaxes

An anonymous reader writes "In a very funny piece over at Science Careers (published by the journal Science), scientist-comedian Adam Ruben suggests that a lot of good can come from a well-intentioned hoax. 'Hoaxes have infiltrated science for centuries,' Ruben ...
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Apr
28
2011

Nintendo Chief: Consumers Don’t Understand 3DS Yet

gabbo529 writes "Nintendo's latest financial results reveal that initial sales for their portable 3D gaming system have been underwhelming at best. What's the reason? Nintendo chief executive Satoru Iwata says consumers have yet to fully understand the console's 3D capabilities, ...
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Mar
10
2011

Ten Geeks/Nerds We all Love to Hate

Nerd culture has come a long way in the last 20 years. Out of our parents basements and into the main stream of movies, music, and fashion. Hating on a nerd just because they like Scifi, computers, or comic books has seen a rapid ...
Jan
26
2011

The Empire Farts Back! (A Fart Video with Farting)

Check out this image which is relevant to nothing. When it comes to farting there are two types of people in this world. Type 1: Find farts to be crude, rude, immature, and sophomoric, an insult to common decency. Those people ...
Jan
26
2011

Batman Vs. The Internet & Its Memes

When it comes to DC superheroes, Batman is the best (sorry, just don’t like Superman) and in the wonderful world of internet, we have seen the Dark Knight go up against many enemies, such as a shark and Darth Vader. The ...
Jan
15
2011

Stars Remain In Their Usual Places; People Panic

asheller writes "The Star Tribune tells us the zodiac signs have shifted. Earth's wobble has shifted the signs, a new one's been added and many of us have changed signs. Formally a Cancer, I've apparently been upgraded to Gemini and ...
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Jan
02
2011

Do You Have A New Year’s Resolution Like These Video Game Characters?

Have any of y’all made a New Year’s resolution for 2011? Do they happen to be video game themed resolutions? I got a couple that involves me whoring more trophies than I usually do so that I can show off a bigger ...
Dec
28
2010

Take A Look At this CYLON Toilet Paper Dispenser

Continued here: Take A Look At this CYLON Toilet Paper Dispenser
Dec
12
2010

When Computers Go Wrong

Barence writes "PC Pro's Stewart Mitchell has charted the world's ten most calamitous computer cock-ups. They include the Russians' stealing software that resulted in their gas pipeline exploding, the Mars Orbiter that went missing because the programmers got their imperial ...
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Dec
07
2010

Vuvuzelas Blare On Pirated Copies of Music Game

An anonymous reader sends this quote from Wired: "A novel anti-piracy measure baked into the Nintendo DS version of Michael Jackson: The Experience makes copied versions of the game unplayable and taunts gamers with the blaring sound of vuvuzelas. Many ...
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Dec
02
2010

Tofu Activists Spoof Meat-Based Indie Game

Faulkner39 writes "In response to the recently released independently developed platformer Super Meat Boy, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has released a Flash-based spoof game titled Super Tofu Boy. The spoof attempts to mirror the original by ...
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Nov
30
2010

Apple Sues Steve Jobs Figurine Maker Over Likeness

eldavojohn writes "Techdirt brings word that China-based MIC Gadget, the maker of a a four inch "SJ figurine," is being sued by Apple to stop making the product. The fairly well detailed figurine went for $80 and the manufacturer offered ...
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Nov
15
2010

2010 Geek IQ Test

snydeq writes "Windows NT name size limits, network cabling and protocols, Linux printer daemon commands, AD&D character alignments — find out how much you know where it really counts by taking InfoWorld's 2010 Geek IQ Test." Read more of this ...
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Nov
10
2010

Hilarious Zombieland Inspired T-shirt!

Now if you liked the already cult classic movie Zombieland and you prefer Twinkies over Snowballs then this shirt is gonna kick your ass. Woody Harrelson said it best “Where are you, you spongy,yellow, delicious bastards!” Now live your life ...
Oct
01
2010

Ig Nobel prizes awarded for bat fellatio, whale snot sampling, more

Each year, just ahead of when the folks in Sweden announce the Nobel Prizes, Boston plays host to the ceremony at which the Ig ...
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Oct
01
2010

CollegeHumor: Video Game Clerk’s Employee Manual…Probably

Oh GameStop employee, how we love to hate you! While there are a few good GameStop workers (yes folks, it’s possible), most of them are just there to make money thinking their job was going to be awesome. The fine ...
Oct
01
2010

2010 Ig Nobel Winners Announced

Velcroman1 writes "Having trouble breathing? Try riding a roller-coaster. Really. A pair of Dutch researchers who discovered that the symptoms of asthma can be treated with a roller-coaster ride are among this year's winners of the Ig Nobel awards, the ...
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Sep
25
2010

Dont Cross the LHC Stream! (Maybe)

jamie points out this piece from always-entertaining Bad Astronomer Phil Plait, who asks this week the simple question "What happens if you put your hand in the beam of the Large Hadron Collider?" The thrill of discovery to me doesn't ...
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Sep
09
2010

The Real "Stuff White People Like"

Here's an interesting and funny look at 526,000 OkCupid users, divided into groups by race and gender and all the the things each groups says it likes or is interested in. While it is far from being definitive, the groupings ...
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Sep
08
2010

Forbidden Gates: GRIN Technology & Spiritual Warfare

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Sep
06
2010

Plagiarizing a Takedown Notice

ChipMonk writes "Over at hobbyist site OS News, editor-in-chief Thom Holwerda published a highly skeptical opinion of the announcement of Commodore USA's own Amiga line. Within hours, Commodore USA sent a takedown notice to OS News, demanding a retraction of ...
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Aug
31
2010

Taiwan Tabloid Sensation Next Media Recreate News

Ant writes "Next Media Animation (NWA) became popular due to its animated and sometimes humorous renderings for world news. Their official videos can be found on YouTube." They start by covering the Tiger Woods animation that made these guys known, ...
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