Geek Life – Page 124 of 137

Dec 9, 2014, 7:00 PM

Holy crap! Watch bored Midwesterners launch a porta potty

This one courtesy of Holy Kaw. Winter can be tough in the Upper Midwest, and you have to come up with… Read More

Dec 9, 2014, 4:45 PM

Apple looks to hire fashionistas for upcoming watch launch

Your basic, run-of-the-mill Apple Genius will just not do for this. Apple is hiring a more fashion-forward staff to work… Read More

Dec 9, 2014, 2:05 PM

Storrage offers new way to hide Christmas gifts from prying eyes

Been worried about how you’re going to hide that Lexus* in your driveway for Christmas morning? Don’t fret. Now Seattle-based… Read More

Dec 9, 2014, 1:57 PM

Vice CEO doles out over $1M in sweet holiday cash to employees

In a move that puts him one step closer to Oprah-like fame, Vice Media CEO Shane Smith gave every employee… Read More

Dec 9, 2014, 12:24 PM

Microsoft Flight Simulator X is coming to Steam on Dec. 18

Microsoft Flight Simulator X is making a comeback in time for the holidays. Dovetail Games, which signed a licensing deal… Read More

Dec 9, 2014, 12:13 PM

This Seahawks-inspired holiday light display will blow your mind

So, here’s one for the books: A Kirkland man, Anthony Mish, has covered his home in lights in homage to… Read More

Dec 9, 2014, 10:30 AM

Video: Barack Obama steps in for Stephen Colbert

Being a lame duck certainly has some advantages. If nothing else, it allows the president more time to do stuff… Read More

Dec 9, 2014, 9:49 AM

Angry Birds turns 5: How a tiny game got big

This week, Angry Birds turns five. To celebrate this milestone in gaming years, the appFigures blog takes an in-depth look into what… Read More

Dec 9, 2014, 9:07 AM

America’s Coder in Chief: Barack Obama writes first line of code in Hour of Code challenge

President Barack Obama is the latest newsmaker to join the challenge to learn to code. The “Coder in Chief” sat down with… Read More

Dec 9, 2014, 8:46 AM

The most expensive homes for sale in Seattle: Bob Hope’s crash pad and more

In case you might be wondering how to spend your company bonus this year, Curbed has released a list of the… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 4:59 PM

Zuckerberg’s not-so-subtle message to Facebook employees: Don’t end up like Sun Microsystems

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has put a pretty hefty reminder for Facebook employees to keep striving for relevancy right outside… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 12:58 PM

Should Santa move to Seattle? Washington tops Estately list of best states for Santa’s new home

As if we didn’t have enough problems with people moving to the Pacific Northwest due to global warming, it appears… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 11:59 AM

Drone takes epic holiday photo, flying above Seattle’s Space Needle

Drones aren’t all evil. Check out this picture, taken by a drone and posted by Seattle-based ski and skateboard clothing… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 11:13 AM

TGI Friday’s drone mistletoe stunt goes awry, injuring photographer

As if you needed another reason to avoid TGI Friday’s, a mistletoe-toting drone hit a photographer at an event in… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 10:50 AM

Portland shoe company Danner goes ‘Wild’ with key role in hit movie

Portland-based shoe company Danner has a fantastic supporting role in the new film Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon. Danner was selected to… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 10:23 AM

Bill Gates’ 5 favorite books of 2014 reveal secrets of business and economics

He’s not quite on the level of Oprah in her television heyday, but Bill Gates has developed a large following… Read More

Dec 8, 2014, 9:46 AM

Rise up: Nanobots, biodomes, brain-computer interfaces and other technologies that could destroy us

While it’s fun to think about all the ways technology helps us lead better lives, it’s also fun to take… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 2:38 PM

Take that, Barbie! Check out this holiday gift guide for ‘little makers’

Mattel faced a huge backlash recently for a passage in its Barbie book, “I Can Be A Computer Engineer,” which implied that girls can’t… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 2:07 PM

Yo B**ch: Ridiculous new app channels Breaking Bad’s Jesse Pinkman

In case you were wondering which one-trick-pony app you could pull out this weekend to annoy your friends and loved… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 12:04 PM

NASA’s Orion test a smashing success, Mars one step closer

Exploring, and perhaps one day establishing a colony on Mars, just got a little bit closer to reality today thanks… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 10:36 AM

Amazon as Santa? Student gets $5,600 in goods by mistake

An engineering student at the University of Liverpool accidentally received more than 50 packages (and counting, last we heard) worth… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 10:34 AM

Disneyland most Instagrammed place on planet for 2014

People must love the Mouse. Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., is officially the most popular geo-tagged location on Instagram. The Magical… Read More

Dec 5, 2014, 9:23 AM

High-tech beer-making machine harvests fresh round of cash

PicoBrew, whose high-tech beer making machine allows amateur brewers to easily craft delicious stouts, porters and IPAs on their kitchen… Read More

Dec 4, 2014, 3:42 PM

Awesome Krysten Ritter likely to be Marvel’s Jessica Jones in Netflix series

You may have first known her as Jesse Pinkman’s girlfriend on Breaking Bad, or been one of the few to watch… Read More

Dec 4, 2014, 3:30 PM

Seeking oxygen in outer space, the next clue to finding life, astronomers say

A pair of University of Washington astronomers have unlocked another piece to the puzzle of finding life on other planets. Rodrigo Luger… Read More

Dec 4, 2014, 11:48 AM

The new Aston Martin for the next James Bond film ‘Spectre’ will make you geek out

Being an iconic man of mystery and intrigue gets you a lot of things, including your very own custom-designed Aston… Read More

Dec 4, 2014, 11:20 AM

Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ defies math, breaks YouTube’s counter

If it’s possible to break the Internet, Psy has come the closest. YouTube posted on Google+ that the South Korean… Read More

Dec 3, 2014, 4:21 PM

Triumph of the geeks: Fred Savage’s ‘Wonder Years’ jacket makes the Smithsonian

This is so wonderfully warm and fuzzy we could not help but share. If you were a child of the… Read More

Dec 3, 2014, 12:30 PM

No ice, no breaks: Donkey Kong actor sues Nintendo

And you thought your job was bad? An actor hired to wear a Donkey Kong suit at an event at… Read More

Dec 3, 2014, 10:10 AM

Stephen Colbert lets inner ‘Star Wars’ geek shine on lightsaber analysis

On Monday night, Stephen Colbert did a special report on a “major conflict in a troubled desert region.” The problem?… Read More