Geek Life – Page 133 of 136

Jan 12, 2012, 3:46 PM

Geek Made: How to build an amazing Lego Pokéball

We’ve all seen them — those incredible Lego creations that bring objects and scenes to life in the form of… Read More

Jan 7, 2012, 12:31 PM

Seattle geeks create bizarre miniature golf course: This is no ordinary putt-putt

They call it mechanized experimental art. But it really looks like geek putt-putt on acid. If you’re an adventurous sort… Read More

Jan 6, 2012, 2:05 PM

Tickets on sale for Seattle stop of ‘Legend of Zelda’ symphony tour

Know the “Legend of Zelda” theme? Play it in your head. Right now. “Da, daaa, da-da-da-da-daaaaa!” Feels good, right? Hearing… Read More

Jan 6, 2012, 11:43 AM

Geeks vs. Nerds: Where do your loyalties lie?

The infographic below developed by Seattle’s Killer Infographics certainly resonated with us, given our passion for all things geek. And… Read More

Dec 21, 2011, 10:58 AM

Geek Humor on Conan: Fake Jeff Bezos offers a few fixes for Kindle Fire

Problems with Amazon.com’s new tablet computer have been well documented, with the Seattle online retailer today announcing a software update… Read More

Dec 20, 2011, 4:36 PM

Video: GameHouse chief almost loses shorts in charity hunger dip

It’s that time of year when members of the tech community give back. But RealNetworks executive Matt Hulett, who runs… Read More

Dec 8, 2011, 12:57 PM

Congratulations, Seattle: You’re getting a space toilet

It just kept getting better and better at Seattle’s Museum of Flight today. First former, Microsoft engineer Charles Simonyi announced… Read More

Dec 6, 2011, 12:23 AM

Geek Humor: Why this foul-mouthed California politician refuses to use his Kindle

I thought the whole Amazon online sales tax debate had pretty much blown over in California, following a September compromise in… Read More

Dec 2, 2011, 9:50 AM

Meet the man who just won GeekWire’s moustache contest

We saw a lot of great whisker wonders over the past week as dudes from the Seattle tech community participated… Read More

Nov 25, 2011, 9:58 AM

Moustache Mania: Who will win our wild whisker contest?

The month of November hasn’t only been rainy. It’s been a bit hairy too. We’ve collected some great submissions so… Read More

Nov 18, 2011, 8:07 AM

Nintendo’s Fils-Amie loves Zelda, and presents a very special gift to Jimmy Fallon

Reggie Fils-Aime certainly has no shortage of choices when it comes to picking a favorite game. But, as it turns… Read More

Nov 15, 2011, 10:52 AM

Trekkies beware: Cheezburger looks to corner the market on geek humor with new sites

Cheezburger may be best known for funny cat photos with captions, and the occasional break dancing mishap on Fail Blog.… Read More

Nov 4, 2011, 11:44 AM

Friday Fun: How to make any web page ‘do a barrel roll’

By now many of you have probably heard of what happens when you type “do a barrel roll” into Google.… Read More

Oct 31, 2011, 10:34 AM

Welcome to Geek-O-Ween: Double rainbows, superheroes and the super rockers of KISS

We’ve seen double rainbows. We’ve seen superheroes. And the executive team at Big Fish Games is dressed up as members… Read More

Oct 30, 2011, 7:20 AM

Comedy: When developers and designers try to communicate

Do you see yourself in this video? The recent HIVE 2011 design conference in Redmond opened with an exclusive skit… Read More

Oct 27, 2011, 3:16 PM

Geek humor with Siri: Robot love is not wrong, or is it?

A lot of folks love Siri, the popular voice-recognition application on the iPhone 4S. But some Seattle geeks have a… Read More

Oct 18, 2011, 5:03 PM

Video: Melinda Gates on social media and tweeting with Bill

Today at the Malaria Summit in downtown Seattle, Melinda Gates met with a group of bloggers to talk about the… Read More

Oct 14, 2011, 12:34 PM

Post-it Wars, Part Three: This Super Mario looks unbeatable

For the past couple weeks we’ve been tracking a creative explosion of Post-it art in downtown Seattle, as companies one-up… Read More

Oct 10, 2011, 1:01 PM

PopCap celebrates wedding anniversary of Maryland couple with oversized ‘diamond’

This is a story of love … and video games. Sometimes men propose over dinner or drinks or on the… Read More

Oct 9, 2011, 8:35 AM

On the scene at GeekGirlCon

Editor’s Note: Hundreds of people attended Day 1 of the inaugural GeekGirlCon at Seattle Center yesterday — sitting in on… Read More

Oct 2, 2011, 12:07 AM

Photo Gallery: The weird and wacky Lego creations of BrickCon

Editor’s Note: There are all types of geeks in the world: Software geeks. Film geeks. Game geeks. Based on the… Read More

Sep 29, 2011, 3:09 PM

New phase in Seattle Post-it Wars: It’s on like … Angry Birds

The year is 2011, and all of your downtown neighbors are trying to one-up each other by installing elaborate depictions… Read More

Sep 24, 2011, 11:56 PM

Photo Gallery: The battle in Seattle (of the tomato variety)

There may be no better cure for the end of summer than cold beer, live music and hurling tomatoes at… Read More

Sep 22, 2011, 8:47 AM

An ‘impatient’ Melinda Gates joins Twitter, tops 17,000 followers in a day thanks to Tweet from BillG

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates joined Twitter in January 2010, and has quickly assembled an audience of some 3.5 million followers.… Read More

Sep 18, 2011, 5:54 PM

An intro to ‘Geek A Cappella’

I stumbled across some good, old-fashioned geek fun today at the Seattle Symphony’s Day of Music. They call themselves The… Read More

Sep 14, 2011, 1:26 PM

Puzzle Palooza to stump geeks with 26-foot tall Groovik’s Cube

Like to solve puzzles? Well, you may want to wander over to the Pacific Science Center next month where, as… Read More

Sep 9, 2011, 12:48 PM

First rule of combat robotics: It is inherently dangerous

The first rule of combat robotics is: You don’t talk about combat robotics. Actually, that’s not really true. The first… Read More

Sep 8, 2011, 2:17 AM

Mitt Romney unveils jobs plan ‘in color’ on Kindle

I always get a kick out of politicians who try to look hip by mentioning new technologies. And some recent… Read More

Aug 23, 2011, 4:45 PM

Nerd Notes: Aviation High School launches with a rocket; Paul Allen’s private island for sale; and more

Cheezburger has added to its line-up of weird and wacky sites. Introducing “Bronies.” Men and boys who love the animated… Read More

Aug 21, 2011, 10:16 AM

Fan bikes, hovercrafts and other wacky inventions from Seattle’s ThingOut geek fest

What do true geeks do on a hot summer afternoon? Of course, they bring their homegrown inventions out of the… Read More