Geek Life – Page 134 of 136

Aug 20, 2011, 9:37 AM

Weekend Humor: Hitler gets the bad news about HP ditching the TouchPad

I am huge fan of Downfall, a classic war film that depicts Adolf Hitler’s last days in Berlin. But even… Read More

Aug 14, 2011, 11:40 PM

New ‘electronic chalking’ system will root out parking villains just like me

Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m a chalk checker. Oftentimes, I’l park my car in a two-hour zone, and then return… Read More

Aug 12, 2011, 1:06 PM

Five weird (and wacky) pursuits of rich tech moguls

“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” That line from F. Scott… Read More

Aug 3, 2011, 12:29 PM

Ben Huh and Bill Gates among GQ’s 15 worst-dressed in tech

Here’s an honor that two prominent Seattle geeks might not want to add to their résumés. Cheezburger Network founder Ben… Read More

Aug 2, 2011, 1:02 AM

Stephen Colbert wants to know: Is Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh really a cult leader?

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is one of the most accomplished Internet entrepreneurs on the planet, having sold his online clothing… Read More

Jul 30, 2011, 7:57 AM

NYT’s David Pogue back on tour, playing the classics

David Pogue, tech columnist for the New York Times, brought down the house at a real-estate technology conference in San… Read More

Jul 13, 2011, 7:36 PM

Nerd Notes: McGinn loves the Leaf; Tomato Battle in Seattle; Comcast bans a data hog; and much more

•Mike McGinn is going electric. The Seattle Mayor today announced that the city has added five new Nissan Leaf electric… Read More

Jul 12, 2011, 2:53 PM

Image: PopCap’s zombie greeting to the new bosses at EA

It’s a good thing to know that the folks over at PopCap haven’t lost their sense of humor– even though… Read More

Jul 8, 2011, 10:28 PM

Nerd Notes: Walking with Zuck, connected states, and a note to the future … from 1973

The legends of tech companies are shaped by stories of their weirdest early traditions. (Think Bill Gates having Burgermaster on speed dial.)… Read More

Jul 5, 2011, 11:59 PM

Nerd Notes: App for Atlantis, better title for Jobs bio, and some pi in the face for Google

Google reportedly decided to have some fun with the bidding for Nortel’s coveted patent portfolio last week — throwing out… Read More

Jul 5, 2011, 1:39 PM

EMP Museum? Music and sci-fi mecca reinvents itself, again

More than a decade after the splashy Experience Music Project opened in the shadow of the Space Needle, the Seattle… Read More

Jul 3, 2011, 9:22 AM

Seattle claims zombie world record from New Jersey

The sports world has L.A. vs. New York, but in the realm of the undead, the epic cross-country battle of… Read More

Jun 26, 2011, 8:39 AM

Inside Seattle’s geek craft fair

The Happy Go Techy Expo, held Saturday at the University of Washington, was a little bit geek craft fair, and… Read More

Jun 24, 2011, 9:04 PM

Nerd Notes: Alcoholic Internet memes, video games as vintage books and more

Valve hooks up Team Fortress 2, for free! And apparently the game is also free of ads to boot. Nevada won’t discriminate… Read More

Jun 15, 2011, 10:38 PM

Nerd Notes: Iron Man goes to work, Jobs lands a comic and a woolly Robin Williams makes commercial

Bungie announces Bungie Mobile. Keep tabs on your Halo: Reach score and your buddies via iOS. Goodbye capes and Spandex, hello… Read More

Jun 9, 2011, 11:41 PM

This public ‘Angry Birds’ stunt by T-Mobile is incredible

You never know where ‘Angry Birds’ is going to show up next. Mobile phones, computers, plush toys .. and now public… Read More

Jun 8, 2011, 10:01 PM

Nerd Notes: A dad embarrasses his kid for a year and Peanuts on Twitter

Microsoft releases a teaser trailer for Halo 4. Master Chief is still a mega hunk, sporting a mega gun. … Read More

Jun 7, 2011, 12:30 PM

U2 crowd: Find yourself in this crazy high-def image

If you were one of the many thousands of people at U2’s Seattle concert at Qwest Field this weekend, the… Read More

Jun 7, 2011, 7:25 AM

The Oatmeal vs. FunnyJunk over pirated online comics

Seattle’s Matthew Inman, better known as webcomic artist The Oatmeal, is loved by fans for his funny and biting observations on… Read More

Jun 1, 2011, 8:40 PM

Nerd Notes: Eat ramen 3 times a day, meditate, and don’t steal laptops with built-in cameras

Microsoft’s Gamefest 2011 is now open for registration. Molly Wizenberg of Seattle is featured in The New York Times for her… Read More

May 31, 2011, 11:29 AM

Rep. Weiner claims Twitter hack as lewd photo sent to Seattle college student

A Seattle college student has found herself in the middle of an Internet kerfuffle after a lewd photo was allegedly… Read More

May 30, 2011, 1:09 PM

A YouTube star in the making?

Ethan Newberry wants to be a YouTube star. And the Seattleite is moving closer to that goal having been selected… Read More

May 30, 2011, 9:39 AM

Seattle Symphony’s ode to video games: The music of Halo, Zelda and Mario

Forget about Brahms, Beethoven or Bach. The Seattle Symphony is bringing some other classics — with names like Mario, Master… Read More

May 26, 2011, 8:34 PM

Nerd Notes: Sony Vaio goes gold, it’s hip to be geek and an alien scares a kid

Seattle Retro Gaming Expo is going on this weekend at Hotel Deca in the UD. And don’t even think about… Read More

May 25, 2011, 3:57 PM

The biggest time wasters at work

Technology was supposed to make people more productive. But a new study out from market research firm uSamp indicates that… Read More

May 25, 2011, 9:03 AM

Geek Pride Day: Why it’s OK to let your geek flag fly (Charts)

As you might imagine, we here at GeekWire gave a lot of thought to the meaning of the word “geek”… Read More

May 24, 2011, 3:01 PM

Seattle Retro Gaming Expo this weekend: ‘The coolest thing since that show Alf’

That console over there and many of those games occupied so many hours of my youth, it’s almost hard to… Read More

May 23, 2011, 9:56 PM

Nerd Notes: Showering with Star Wars, peeing with video games and wedding with capes

Looks like the T-Mobile jingle isn’t going to survive the AT&T acquisition. RIP little jingle. Bane gives his best over-the-shoulder glance in… Read More

May 20, 2011, 7:04 PM

Nerd Notes: The sport of bearding, the art of pitching a startup and the cult of Apple

Germany takes one home in the name of bearding. The world’s grossest best beard goes to this guy. “When my… Read More

May 18, 2011, 9:11 PM

Nerd Notes: Angry Birds lands late, DealSpringer pumps up, and Hef sidesteps Jobs

Twitter, Facebook and other online distractions are costing our economy dearly. Here, go spend some time reading a story about… Read More