Geek Life – Page 25 of 136

May 13, 2019, 12:22 PM

Bill Nye gets heated and tells us to ‘grow up’ in fiery global warming take during ‘Last Week Tonight’

Bill Nye has finally reached his burning point. The famed “Science Guy,” who used far-less-salty language while explaining science to… Read More

May 13, 2019, 9:41 AM

Accomplished pianist’s startup Play At Work strikes a chord with music lessons for busy tech workers

Lena Begun has been playing music since the age of 5. She attended a school for gifted children in Moscow… Read More

May 9, 2019, 8:00 AM

In rapidly changing South Lake Union, architecture tour sets sights on what works in Seattle tech hub

Joseph Kaynor has lived and worked in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood for years. On a walk this week through… Read More

May 7, 2019, 10:07 AM

Cleanup on Episode 4: HBO scrubs errant Starbucks cup from ‘Game of Thrones’

Tormund may have been especially adamant about how he really did see Jon Snow riding a dragon, but the “Game… Read More

May 6, 2019, 9:40 AM

‘Game of Thrones’ gets roasted for leaving a Starbucks coffee cup in a shot during episode four

Even the Mother of Dragons needs her coffee fix, apparently. In a gaffe for the ages, HBO’s popular and nearly… Read More

May 5, 2019, 8:00 AM

Assume the (cast) Iron Throne in your kitchen with a Seattle-born skillet inspired by ‘Game of Thrones’

“Game of Thrones” fans looking for the perfect way to prep a dragon steak — or whatever they eat in… Read More

May 3, 2019, 2:12 PM

Watch: Before winners could take the stage at GeekWire Awards, comic pokes fun at tech

A tech-geek-turned-comedian walks into a room full of 1,000 current tech geeks … or so the joke goes. At Thursday… Read More

May 3, 2019, 11:42 AM

At home on the road: Stay Alfred loaded a party bus to bring its Spokane startup energy to Seattle

Twenty-six people loaded onto a party bus that left Spokane, Wash., at 10 a.m. on Wednesday with three cases of… Read More

May 1, 2019, 11:27 AM

Inspired by student’s use of Code.org in poor town in Kentucky, CEO Hadi Partovi reaches out with gift

In a Twitter thread on Tuesday, Hadi Partovi, the longtime Seattle entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Code.org, provided some… Read More

Apr 30, 2019, 11:16 AM

Report: Legendary horse racing broadcaster suing Amazon over ‘Down the Stretch They Come’ T-shirt

The horse racing broadcaster whose signature catchphrase “And down the stretch they come!” has been a staple of his 40-year… Read More

Apr 28, 2019, 1:49 PM

Team of tech friends attract 55,000 players with their ‘Game of Thrones’ fantasy league app

Plenty of television fans entertain themselves by trying to figure out what might happen week to week on HBO’s popular… Read More

Apr 27, 2019, 5:49 PM

Star Wars droid builders roll out R2-D2, BB-8 and more to bring movies to life for kids of all sizes

Well, these were certainly the droids people were looking for on a Saturday in Seattle. Members of the Pacific Northwest… Read More

Apr 26, 2019, 10:52 AM

Hey kids, gather around, ‘screen time’ is now an official word in the dictionary

Here’s a chance for you to use a bit of your allotted screen time to learn about how screen time… Read More

Apr 19, 2019, 1:42 PM

Very little tech support: The best zingers from a roast of techies at ‘Socially Inept’ comedy event

Tech worker Jash Bangdiwala took a seat on a stool in front of a room full of people and proceeded… Read More

Apr 19, 2019, 9:39 AM

Watch: Thriller set in the Pacific Northwest was created by Indian expats working in Seattle tech

There’s a sweeping view of the Seattle skyline, a bustling downtown street, Mount Rainier, a fancy house and a slick… Read More

Apr 17, 2019, 4:22 PM

Stuck on a familiar rant: 2 graffiti stickers illustrate Seattle’s ‘complicated relationship with big tech’

It’s tough to pass any light pole or street sign in Seattle these days without noticing that many of them… Read More

Apr 17, 2019, 12:15 PM

LEGO unveils new city-focused sets for kids who compete in FIRST robotics competitions

Kids who have caught on to the world of FIRST LEGO League competitions will have something new to build with… Read More

Apr 16, 2019, 8:00 AM

‘Socially Inept’ comedy show returns to Seattle to take on tech and roast techies for laughs

You may have your own internal, running dialogue that relies on tech and techies for comedic fodder, but an event… Read More

Apr 3, 2019, 10:29 AM

Seattle is the most dog-friendly city in the U.S., according to data from Rover and Redfin

Seattle has gone to the dogs. Two Seattle-area tech companies — Rover, the network of dog walkers and pet sitters,… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 6:52 PM

Why that amazing April Fools’ video of an Amazon blimp got taken way too seriously

A video clip showing a drone-dispatching airship emblazoned with the Amazon logo is a powerful contender for April Fool’s joke… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 7:00 AM

Still hoping to make waves, CitySurf Seattle plans smaller pop-up version of man-made surf spot

By this time, CitySurf Seattle had hoped to be making waves, with an indoor surfing spot 20 minutes from the… Read More

Apr 1, 2019, 10:46 AM

April Fools’ Day roundup: T-Mobile, Convoy, REI, Google, Buzz Aldrin and other pranksters

OK, you asked for it. Well, actually no one asked for it. But here it is anyway — the annual… Read More

Mar 31, 2019, 8:00 AM

A wizard-themed pub and wand shop hopes to conjure magic in historic Seattle building

A wizard-themed pub is coming to Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, but the proprietors who are busily building out the historic Flatiron… Read More

Mar 29, 2019, 12:47 PM

Jeff Bezos’ worlds collide: Cast of ‘The Expanse’ visits Blue Origin’s space turf

Science fiction met space fact this week in the Seattle area when the cast of “The Expanse,” the science-fiction jewel… Read More

Mar 27, 2019, 10:01 AM

No foolin’: Microsoft has had the last laugh and wants employees to lay off April Fool’s Day pranks

Less than a week before the most foolish day of the year in tech (wow, that’s saying something), Microsoft is… Read More

Mar 22, 2019, 2:04 PM

Check out this startup’s slush(ie) fund: Apptentive employees try to crowdsource a drinks machine

The wacky end-of-winter weather in Seattle, which neared 80 degrees earlier this week, apparently has the employees of one startup… Read More

Mar 22, 2019, 1:14 PM

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Jobs in space; a critical look at Facebook; women executives and pay equity

Space has always fascinated us geeks. Thanks to Star Wars, Star Trek and countless other science fiction media, gazing at… Read More

Mar 21, 2019, 3:57 PM

Pope Francis taps into tech’s higher power and helps write code alongside Code.org founder

Tabs or spaces? Only the Pope knows. Pope Francis tapped his way into computer history on Thursday by joining three… Read More

Mar 19, 2019, 12:45 PM

LEGO Lassies, a team of girls from Seattle suburb, ride robotics success to world championships

The LEGO Lassies, a team of sixth-grade girls from Kirkland, Wash., just keep racking up wins in FIRST Washington robotics… Read More

Mar 18, 2019, 10:12 AM

Former BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield’s next trip will be by foot, as he plans big European trek

Two months after stepping down as the CEO of BMW ReachNow, the car-sharing service he helped grow from Seattle, Steve… Read More