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You can get your LEGO on in the tub, too!

You can get your LEGO on in the tub, too!

Okay, so the LEGO thing has been played out over the Internet for far too much, and I might have...

Will someone please give SETI $5 million so we can continue the pointless search

Will someone please give SETI $5 million so we can continue the pointless search

Between a budget shortfall in California and cuts in federal funding, the ongoing "Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence" is going into...

Inside the Mind of a Customer Support Agent

Inside the Mind of a Customer Support Agent

If there's one major complaint that almost every tech company in the world has to deal with from time to...

Serves them right: Righthaven (aka MegaCopyrightTroll) loses own domain

Serves them right: Righthaven (aka MegaCopyrightTroll) loses own domain

When the tables turn, comedy often ensues. Such is the ironic case of Righthaven.com, the "copyright troll" that attempts to...

Did Minority Report predict the future of advertising technology?

Did Minority Report predict the future of advertising technology?

The year is 2054. While preventing murders before they happen is the plot device driving the movie "Minority Report," one...

Flaming the fire of the solar vs nuclear debate: Fukushima

Flaming the fire of the solar vs nuclear debate: Fukushima

Proponents on both sides of the fence will argue feverishly about how the benefits of their chosen energy preference are...

From Hacktivists to Cyber Terrorists: The Many Faces of Hacking

From Hacktivists to Cyber Terrorists: The Many Faces of Hacking

There are many reasons why people get into hacking. Some want to change the world, to fight for the little...

Kinect armchair takes laziness to its logical conclusion

Kinect armchair takes laziness to its logical conclusion

Sit back, and relax. For the rest of your life. Quite possibly the coolest Kinect hack yet has come from...

The geekiest 30 minutes of your life

The geekiest 30 minutes of your life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_sl99D2a18 I only managed 30 seconds, but for those of you who are willing to sacrifice the next 30 minutes...

The Story of Linux (on the occasion of its 20th anniversary)

The Story of Linux (on the occasion of its 20th anniversary)

Few things say "geek cred" as loudly as invoking the Linux lifestyle. Those of us who are embedded in its...

Segway Jousting: The Sport of Choice Among the Newly Rich

Segway Jousting: The Sport of Choice Among the Newly Rich

Segways provide reliable, efficient transportation for mall cops and the elderly. Additionally, these clever devices could be used for the...

The Evolution of the Techie Dorm Room

The Evolution of the Techie Dorm Room

For centuries, the dorm room has been a venue where students sleep, study, and occasionally have some fun. They have...