Geek Life – Page 55 of 136

Nov 17, 2016, 3:36 PM

Chimp flailing around in a VR headset is a sad commentary on our own reality

“Take your stinking tech off me, you damned dirty human!” There, I just wrote some dialogue for the next installment in the… Read More

Nov 17, 2016, 12:31 PM

Jeff Bezos tweets his love for touching Amazon ad showing friendship between priest and imam

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos doesn’t tweet a lot, but on Thursday he was moved to share a new television commercial for… Read More

Nov 15, 2016, 8:14 PM

#CalExit gets some Northwesterners dreaming about Cascadia region

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, true-blue California is talking about making a #CalExit – and that’s stirred up some buzz… Read More

Nov 15, 2016, 2:23 PM

Meet MoPOP: Paul Allen’s EMP Museum changes name to Museum of Pop Culture

Update: The museum shared a news release about the name change late Tuesday. This story has been updated to reflect… Read More

Nov 15, 2016, 12:40 PM

You’ll get a howl out of this: Supermoon turns Buzz Aldrin into American Werewolf

This week’s supermoon has been pretty much clouded out in Seattle, but it appears to have had an effect on… Read More

Nov 15, 2016, 10:57 AM

Apple has designs on taking more of your money — with a $299 book celebrating its products

Apple fanboys and girls who aren’t satisfied with just spending $700 on a new iPhone or $1,800 on a new… Read More

Nov 15, 2016, 4:30 AM

How hard is The New York Times crossword? Startup finds answer with first-ever data analysis

The New York Times crossword puzzle is a daily ritual for many people around the world, and for those who play… Read More

Nov 11, 2016, 11:35 AM

Seahawks player pleads for return of stolen Magic: The Gathering cards; Wizards of the Coast delivers care package

Cassius Marsh is a big, fast, heavily tattooed defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks. And he’s a self-professed nerd, who… Read More

Nov 11, 2016, 11:23 AM

What a Spectacle! Hundreds line up to buy Snapchat’s sunglasses from a pop-up vending machine

The debut of Snap Inc.’s camera-equipped sunglasses was exactly what you’d expect from the Los Angeles company: Unorthodox, viral, and… Read More

Nov 10, 2016, 2:54 PM

Amazon employee lands on ‘Jeopardy,’ gets shout-out from Jeff Bezos and wows her co-workers

As an executive assistant at Amazon, Stephanie Hubley’s job involves retaining and compartmentalizing information and answering questions coming at her… Read More

Nov 10, 2016, 10:19 AM

An R-rated ‘Star Trek’? It could happen online, CBS Interactive’s CEO tells Recode

Naked aliens? Foul-mouthed Starfleet officers? Theoretically, you could be seeing and hearing such things in the online-only shows that’ll be… Read More

Nov 10, 2016, 10:09 AM

‘Eerily timeless’ 1935 Sinclair Lewis novel about rise of fascism in America is top-seller on Amazon

Readers who have exhausted their Facebook feed as some form of catharsis in the wake of this week’s presidential election results… Read More

Donald Trump. (Photo by Tom Pennington / Getty Images Photographer)

Nov 9, 2016, 2:40 PM

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ … This Getty Images photo of Donald Trump was the most downloaded of the election

Embed from Getty Images You know those iconic portraits of presidents, like John F. Kennedy or Ronald Reagan, that hang… Read More

Nov 9, 2016, 12:07 PM

‘This sh— will not stand.’ Tech investor Dave McClure delivers epic on-stage Trump rant

(Editors note: This story and the video below contain profanity). “I’m pissed off. I’m sad. I’m ashamed. I’m angry.” We… Read More

Nov 9, 2016, 9:06 AM

This app will help you hook up with a Canadian to flee the impending Trump presidency

Last night, Donald Trump secured the presidency shocking pollsters, pundits, and many voters. If that outcome makes you want GTFO… Read More

Nov 8, 2016, 3:29 PM

Food fight! Twitter users can’t get enough of that Donald Trump victory cake

It may be Taco Bowl Tuesday in the upper reaches of New York’s Trump Tower, but if there’s a victory… Read More

Nov 8, 2016, 10:00 AM

Facebook live video from Susan B. Anthony grave site brings chills on historic election day

I voted two weeks ago by mail from my home in Seattle, but thanks to a Facebook live video today,… Read More

Nov 7, 2016, 12:12 PM

A love letter to the new and improved iOS Gmail app

About a year ago, I decided I couldn’t take Apple’s native iOS Mail app anymore and I dumped it for the… Read More

Nov 4, 2016, 3:13 PM

Dancing for the ‘Heck’ of it, Matt Harding touches 17 countries and all of us with latest video

When Matt Harding was looking to kick up his heels and dance his way around the world in another of… Read More

Nov 4, 2016, 2:31 PM

Something’s fishy about this Alexa: Big Mouth Billy Bass takes on voice of Amazon’s AI

“Alexa, tell me where my hammer is.” No, not to whack the guy who made this thing, but to whack… Read More

Nov 3, 2016, 11:00 AM

New Netflix documentary ‘The Ivory Game’ further showcases Paul Allen’s fight for elephants

Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s ongoing efforts to shed light on the plight of African elephants comes to Netflix on Friday… Read More

Nov 3, 2016, 9:19 AM

Geocachers on the hunt in central Washington find woman trapped in wrecked SUV

Four geocachers roaming a rural area of central Washington came across quite a find over the weekend when they located a… Read More

Nov 2, 2016, 1:19 PM

Getting under Trump’s skin on Twitter: Jon Stewart recalls war he waged with presidential hopeful

People of a certain political persuasion have been missing the searing commentary of former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart during this… Read More

Nov 2, 2016, 12:34 PM

Starbucks ‘unity’ cup is actually kind of divisive

This is why we can’t have nice things, America. Yesterday Starbucks unveiled a green cup that will house your overpriced… Read More

Nov 1, 2016, 11:42 AM

White House preps for peaceful digital transition of President Obama’s massive social archive and more

The next president of the United States will inherit President Obama’s 11.1 million Twitter followers on the @POTUS feed when… Read More

Oct 31, 2016, 3:16 PM

‘Geekiest game in town’: Bill Gates joins world’s best bridge players for global online tournament

In a small room off the lobby of Seattle’s Silver Cloud Hotel, some of the world’s best bridge players assembled… Read More

Oct 31, 2016, 1:16 PM

Geekoween 2016: Seattle startups get in the spooky spirit with some truly impressive costumes

NASA already won Geekoween with the most impressive display of pumpkin carvery we’ve ever seen but this year’s runner-up is definitely… Read More

Oct 31, 2016, 8:44 AM

Behold the undeniably awesome NASA jack-o-lanterns

Well, the unexpected but irrefutable winner of Halloween is NASA. The Jet Propulsion Lab held its sixth annual pumpkin carving… Read More

Oct 28, 2016, 4:05 PM

Ruff day at the office: Amazon dogs dress up for Halloween, strut their stuff in costume contest

On any given day around Amazon’s South Lake Union campus in Seattle, employees’ dogs are a common sight as they… Read More

Oct 27, 2016, 3:13 PM

This kid is on cloud nine: Dad creates ‘Princess Cumulus’ with thunderstorm costume for Halloween

“Oh, the weather outside is frightful …” Wait. Wrong holiday. Or, wait, maybe it does work. A dad who admits… Read More