Geek Life – Page 40 of 137

Dec 5, 2017, 1:45 PM

Listen to this playlist, designed by a psychologist to support subjects tripping on ‘magic’ mushrooms

Listening to music can be a very personal journey for some people, serving as a guiding light or emotional girder,… Read More

Dec 5, 2017, 12:18 PM

Plea for free chicken nuggets, and three Obama messages, among most retweeted tweets of 2017

For all the attention that our current president gets for what he does on Twitter, the guy who preceded him… Read More

Dec 4, 2017, 9:45 AM

Bezos, Trump, Kaepernick, #MeToo and more among final 10 for Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ honor

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made the shortlist for Time’s “Person of the Year,” a recognition of the person or group of… Read More

Dec 4, 2017, 6:00 AM

Bill Gates wants you to curl up by the fireplace with these five amazing books he read in 2017

Bill Gates travels the world to all sorts of exotic places and probably gets to meet with pretty much anyone… Read More

Dec 2, 2017, 12:41 PM

Dragons and a Dumbledore Santa! Magic continues into Christmas season at Seattle dad’s Diagon Alley

Jon Chambers wasn’t content with making just one holiday a magical experience in Seattle. A month after Halloween, when thousands… Read More

Dec 1, 2017, 5:57 PM

Science fiction authors Andy Weir and Neal Stephenson look at life after ‘The Martian’

What could be better than hearing a science fiction writer talk about how to create whole new worlds? How about… Read More

Dec 1, 2017, 10:18 AM

Melinda Gates dishes on the family rule that ensures she’s not the last one in the kitchen

If you live in or have visited Seattle, and have had access to a boat, perhaps you’ve done the float-past-Bill-Gates’-house… Read More

Nov 30, 2017, 11:42 AM

Watch two wingsuit BASE jumpers fly through the air into open airplane door in must-see viral video

Mountain climbing, BASE jumping, skydiving, flying with a wingsuit — all of those things pretty much make the short list… Read More

Nov 30, 2017, 10:27 AM

Santa’s Zillow Zestimate jumps 6.5 percent, and Redfin helps in the hunt for North Pole 2

Two Seattle real estate tech companies are showing a lot of interest in one very famous homeowner with property in… Read More

Nov 29, 2017, 4:41 PM

Watch: Dustin from ‘Stranger Things’ sings in a band that covers Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder survived the world of grunge, but if he disappears in the “upside down” will Dustin even try to… Read More

Nov 28, 2017, 2:12 PM

Deck the halls with boughs of Dolly: On-demand movers will truck you a tree in spirit of Christmas

If you want to stick to decking the halls rather than decking the kid who makes a sappy mess out… Read More

Nov 28, 2017, 10:27 AM

Unique Amazon broadcast, ‘The U2 Experience,’ to provide history of band and hype for new album

With 40 years of rock history behind them, U2 are taking a somewhat futuristic approach to hyping their upcoming album,… Read More

Nov 22, 2017, 5:10 PM

Crowdsourced AI platform picks Putin as top prospect for Time’s Person of the Year

The guessing game has already begun for Time’s Person of the Year pick, and according to a Silicon Valley company… Read More

Nov 22, 2017, 9:32 AM

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ may be ultimate box-office force with projected $200M U.S. opening

Dinosaurs and Avengers are likely to be no match for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” when it comes to the… Read More

Nov 21, 2017, 7:32 AM

Cloudy with a chance of F-bombs: Bus blocks Weather Channel’s video of Atlanta dome implosion

The Atlanta Falcons came to Seattle Monday night and kind of ran over the Seahawks like a bus. But back… Read More

Nov 20, 2017, 9:00 AM

Comcast to let viewers use TV remote control to vote on ‘The Voice’ during live broadcasts of hit NBC show

When you spin around in your favorite chair in front of the television at home you’ll be able to act… Read More

Nov 20, 2017, 6:46 AM

Amazon sets premiere date for new sci-fi series ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’

Mark your calendars, sci-fi fans. Amazon today announced that its new anthology series “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” will premiere on Jan. 12,… Read More

Nov 18, 2017, 11:35 AM

His company sells a giant Teddy bear that went viral for the wrong reasons: ‘It’s actually not a joke at all’

Nikola Matic is serious about Teddy bears. While he may very well be a cuddly person in his private life,… Read More

Nov 17, 2017, 9:50 AM

Navy admits its pilots are to blame for huge sky penis drawn over Washington town

The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle, so the song goes. But the biggest sky penis is over Okanogan… Read More

Nov 15, 2017, 2:51 PM

Long-legged Teddy bear that creeped out the internet spotted in Seattle-area Goodwill — 88% off!

UPDATE, Nov. 17: This story has been updated to reflect that the bear above is not a Joyfay Teddy bear.… Read More

Nov 15, 2017, 10:17 AM

Elon Musk frets about love life (and sheds a few tears) in Rolling Stone interview

Elon Musk may know how to get to Mars with SpaceX, and how to revolutionize the transportation industry with Tesla… Read More

Nov 14, 2017, 12:19 PM

Cards Against Humanity’s latest holiday stunt: Stop Trump’s border wall and more surprises for $15

It’s the most wonderful time of the year … to send a few bucks to the irreverent folks at Cards… Read More

Nov 14, 2017, 12:01 AM

Bam! Pow! MoPOP! Seattle museum to feature huge new exhibition, ‘Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes’

The largest exhibition ever staged at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture will feature hundreds of original artifacts and much more as… Read More

Nov 13, 2017, 4:02 PM

New York-based ping pong social club SPiN opening a giant location in downtown Seattle

Ping pong players who can’t wait until next spring for GeekWire’s annual bash to get their sporty geek on will… Read More

Nov 13, 2017, 10:36 AM

Amazon to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ books into new fantasy television series

“The Lord of the Rings,” the celebrated fantasy book series by J.R.R. Tolkien that became a worldwide film phenomenon is… Read More

Nov 10, 2017, 8:30 AM

72 years after fighting together in WWII, Navy pilots reunite at Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Museum

Surrounded by the vintage aircraft they remembered from their days in the U.S. Navy, two aviators who fought alongside each… Read More

Nov 9, 2017, 1:17 PM

Take it to the house: Two Seahawks play real estate pros for Zillow, taunt 49ers fans on home tour

Two of the biggest defensive stars for the Seattle Seahawks take it to the house, as they say in touchdown… Read More

Nov 9, 2017, 11:07 AM

‘Stranger Things’ fans crash science museum’s website in rush to buy purple hoodie worn by Dustin

The fashions of the Netflix hit series “Stranger Things” may be straight out of the 1980s, but one particular sweatshirt… Read More

Nov 8, 2017, 12:22 PM

Apple picks up two seasons of new show starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon

Embed from Getty Images Apple has made another high-profile move in its push to become relevant in the battle over… Read More

Nov 8, 2017, 10:04 AM

You’ve got a lot of reading to do: Amazon releases Best Books of 2017 across multiple categories

It’s almost the end of the year, and if you still haven’t finished that pile of best beach books from… Read More