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Mathematics Makes for Ugly Music

Daljeet — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:09 +0000

Two things that are completely relevant to us geekazoids: mathematics and beauty. This guy uses incredible mathematics to create pattern-free structures to create the world’s ugliest music, composed using a structure called the Golomb ruler.

Another one for the age-old battle of arts vs. science: perhaps we can’t create the most beautiful music, but damn it, only mathematicians can make the world’s worst music!

Sneaky Geeky Save the Date Card

Rodney Brazeau — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:00:18 +0000

Save the Date cards are not geeky, and a classy black and white picture is likely worth the dozen or so words on this card, but Ben still managed to make this card while expressing his geeky side.

Of course he managed to wait until they were printed, mailed out, and received by friends and family before he spilled the beans of what he managed to hide in plain sight on the card.

This might very well be the geekiest and yet classiest Save the Date card EVER.

Don’t see it? Let me help…

Still don’t see it? Then look a little closer on the left of Ben’s shoulder, there’s a Raptor hiding there!

Clever indeed.

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Skyrim Schmyrim [Video]

Geeks are Sexy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:00:29 +0000

NEVER KILL THE CHICKENS!

[Thunderhumor]

The Quest for the Mythical Fire Flower [Video]

Geeks are Sexy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:00:25 +0000

Freddie Wong goes on a quest to find the mythical fire flower, and as usual, ends up causing a whole lot of trouble in the process.

[Freddiew]

Corporate Logos Get Re-Branded for Video Games Characters

Geeks are Sexy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:00:02 +0000

[Source: Dueling Analogs]

Feel The Force: Kinect Star Wars Teaser [Video]

Geeks are Sexy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:00:29 +0000

Unfortunately, Kinect Star Wars won’t be released anytime soon, but in the meantime, here’s a funny teaser featuring Darth Vader and Chris Pratt. The game will also be included in Microsoft’s upcoming uber awesome R2-D2-themed xbox 360 console.

Amazon seller accused of five star fix

JLister — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:01 +0000

While most of us object to politicians or law enforcement officials taking bribes, it turns out that the public is quite happy to be complicit in corrupt behavior.

Amazon has been forced to delete hundreds of reviews after a newspaper revealed that the customers — while genuine — had effectively been bribed to write the positive comments.

The New York Times told Amazon about the issue after completing an investigation into VIP Deals, a company that ran what it must have assumed was a great business scheme, only to get cut off before it could cash in.

The company was selling a leather case for the Kindle Fire tablet at $10, a great deal given its list price is sixty bucks. But although this sounds like a deal too good to be true, it wasn’t a scam itself: those who ordered did indeed receive the advertised case.

It’s what came with it that was the problem. The company enclosed a letter offering a full refund of the $10 purchase price if they left a review on Amazon.

As the Times notes, the letter didn’t explicitly tell customers to leave a five star review. However, even for those buyers who didn’t infer that the bribe was designed to entice a positive review, most people who pay $10 for a $60 product are inherently going to have a very positive view of it unless it’s completely useless.

It certainly seemed to have done the trick. At one stage 310 of the 335 reviews of the case gave a five star rating and one user who posted a review objecting to the operation was quickly met with criticism from other reviewers. The company as a whole racked up almost 5,000 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9.

What exactly VIP Deals hoped to achieve in the long run isn’t clear, but at the very least the wealth of positive reviews could help boost sales if and when it offered products at more sustainable prices.

Contacted about the operation, Amazon first deleted the reviews then the product listing. It’s not commented on why it didn’t notice the pattern or take any notice of the reviewers that did highlight the way the company was doing business.

Wastelander Panda: Where Mad Max Meets Kung Fu Panda [Video]

Geeks are Sexy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:01 +0000

Holy. Crap. I’m not sure about what I just saw, but surprisingly, I thought it was actually pretty good!

The tale of the last remaining panda in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Like this and want to see more? Leave a comment, share the video with your friends and become a fan of Epic Films on Facebook.
This prologue is based on a TV series we’re developing.

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Awesome Tee: Falcon Girl (Tank Girl / Star Wars Mashup)

Geeks are Sexy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:22 +0000

[GAS] friend James Hance just released this really cool shirt bringing Tank Girl and Princess Leia together in the same design.

[Falcon Girl T-Shirt - $25.56 | James Hance on Facebook]

Things That Go BOOM in a Microwave [Slow-Mo Video]

Geeks are Sexy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:46 +0000

Ever wonder what would happen if you put a watermelon in the microwave? Or a lightbulb? Or a champagne bottle? We slowed it down for you so you wouldn’t miss a thing. Real explosions…just not in real time.

[Via Geekologie]

Launching a Minifig into Near Space [Video]

Geeks are Sexy — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:16 +0000

After watching a video of a balloon launched into near space by a team of MIT students, two 17-year-old kids from the Agincourt Collegiate Institute in Scarborough decided to launch a minifig 24 kilometres into our atmosphere via a helium-filled balloon.

[Via Metafilter]

Chocolate Solar System too Pretty to Eat

Rodney Brazeau — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:09 +0000

I found this today while checking out the aptly named This Is Why Im Broke.com and I just fell in love with the presentation.

Of course my inner child couldn’t resist the subtitle “Ever wonder what Uranus tastes like?” either. I giggled.

From the Official Japanese website with a french name, L’éclat, Google Translate gives us a rough translation:

All the chocolate taste eight solar system planets, the planet is set chocolate. Planets in a row in the image of the universe package, like the real solar system space. Pleasure serving you as a gift, a set of popular.

As much as I think this unique gift would make an impact on any space fan, these beautiful candies are almost too pretty to eat, especially considering their price: Approximately $50 (¥ 3,800) for 9 pieces!

I would rather this was a polished marble set suitable for display on your classy desktop… next to your Han Solo in Carbonite, of course.