Geek Joke of the Day
This is really bad.... Apparently the NASA Juno probe couldn't use a real-time operating system because it's Io bound. Thanks to @marnanel for that gem.
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Geek Culture
Scientists Need To Stand Up
If you were to draw a Venn diagram of the whole of science, I'd like to think that us geeks fit in there as a subset. Many of us come from a scientific background and appreciate science, scientific method and the benefits it brings to humanity. This isn't to say that we don't value art, but rather we have critical
Doctor, Doctor
I've been feeling unwell so I went to the doctor today. I told him that I was addicted to Twitter. He said,"I'm sorry, I don't follow you." With thanks to PDA-247.
Reese’s Minis with Chris Pirillo
Jeffrey Powers shoots the breeze with Chris Pirillo over a few Reese's Minis, the latest offering in the Reese's line of peanut butter cups from Hersheys. You're probably wondering why Hersheys came to CES to launch candy. Watch the video to find out. Frankly, it's tenuous but it's fun. Love them or hate them, Reese's Minis are available now in
Tune In
The most useful computer is the one in your pocket. What really makes any computer useful is the software that you are able to run on it. When I was a kid in the early 1960’s, one evening my Dad brought home a battery-operated AM transistor radio. I was immediately transfixed. That simple AM radio and I were inseparable. That
OTT Tsunami
We’ve been hearing quite a lot about Internet-delivered video content lately. Trends sometimes seem to advance slowly over a long period of time but then tumultuous market shifts seem to happen overnight. Blockbuster just filed for bankruptcy. Blockbuster was unable to reconfigure their business structure to compete effectively with Netflix. It seems that Netflix has won the ongoing war. Streaming
Amazon Kindle E-Books
Shortly after getting my HTC Evo phone, one of the initial apps I downloaded from the Android Marketplace was the Amazon Kindle app with the idea I’d probably check it out at some point. Weeks went by, and I pretty much ignored the app. Yesterday I was talking to a good friend that is in the process of formatting e-books