1. Army's Wicked New Mallrat Recruitment Tool

    The New York Times has an excellent piece on the Army's new urban recruiting tool: a $13 million video arcade in suburban Philly. That's right. According to the Times, the Army is having a hard time recruiting in urban areas....

    01.06.09 From Danger Room

  2. Nextar To Unveil Micro Projector and Car Bluetooth Speakers at CES

    The biggest names usually take the headlines at CES, but finding an up-and-coming gadget maker with interesting new products is what makes the show worthwhile. By unveiling their own version of the Pico projector this week, Nextar is trying to...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  3. HP Says Its Netbook Is Business Class

    HP is marketing its latest netbook as ideal for business users -- a rather peculiar move for a device in this category. They're called netbooks because they're streamlined for surfing the internet and basic computing tasks -- in other words,...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  4. HP's Subnotebook Is Uglier, Fatter — But Cheaper Than Air

    HP's competitor to the MacBook Air isn't lighter, thinner or more attractive than Apple's subnotebook. But it's significantly cheaper. Dubbed the Pavilion DV2, HP's 12.1-inch subnotebook weighs 3.8 pounds and measures 1.3 inches thick. It's powered by a 1.6GHz AMD...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  5. The Senator Who Fought the 'ESP Gap'

    Former Sen. Claiborne Pell, who died on New Year's Day, will probably be best remembered for the student grant program that bears his name. But Cold War aficionados may remember the six-term senator from Rhode Island for his preoccupation with...

    01.05.09 From Danger Room

  6. Spirit-Bashing Trailer Spearheads 'Worst Movie' Campaign

    Critically reviled box office bomb The Spirit gets the switcheroo treatment in a faux "For Your Consideration" trailer championing the movie as 2008's worst film. Compiling actual blurbs from the usual reviewers, the clip pushes director Frank Miller's flop for...

    01.05.09 From The Underwire

  7. Judge: 'Sufficient Facts' Exist That U.S. Spied on Islamic Charity Lawyers

    SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge ruled Monday that "sufficient facts" exist to keep alive a lawsuit brought by two U.S.-based lawyers for a Islamic charity who say they were eavesdropped on without warrants. The suit involves two American lawyers accidentally given a Top Secret...

    01.05.09 From Threat Level

  8. Spooks Scratch Their Heads Over Obama CIA Pick (Updated)

    The incoming Obama administration has named Leon Panetta, of all people, as its nominee for the Director of Central Intelligence. Some observers are confused, to put it mildly, about the pick. The guy -- a former White House chief of...

    01.05.09 From Danger Room

  9. Liveblog: Macworld Expo 2009

    Apple will announce new products during a Tuesday morning keynote at San Francisco's Macworld Expo. Wired.com will be liveblogging the event on site. Apple's vice president of marketing Phil Schiller (no, not Steve Jobs) will be delivering the keynote starting...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  10. Cultural Evolution Not the Same as Biological Evolution

    Evolution may take place at many different scales — and it may work differently in every one. In biology, for instance, mutation and selection take place at the level of genes and organisms. But while cultural evolution also occurs at...

    01.05.09 From Wired Science

  1. MSI to Showcase Low-Powered All-in-One Desktop, Netbooks at CES

    Micro-Star International (MSI) will be showing off its all-in-one desktop, along with several other nifty looking gadgets, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Dubbed the MSI NetOn, the all-in-one desktop will come in three different screen...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  2. Milky Way 50 Percent Larger, Astronomers Discover

    Artist's conceptions of the Milky Way might give you the impression that astronomers have a precise notion of what our galaxy looks like, but you'd be wrong. In fact, new observations suggest that our home galaxy has been vastly underestimated....

    01.05.09 From Wired Science

  3. GeekDad Puzzle of the Week: Hieroglyphic Trouble

    The kids are messing with Dad's wormhole generator again. Remember, email you solution by 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday to be part of the random selection of correct answers and win a $50 gift code to ThinkGeek! All readers who check...

    01.05.09 From Geekdad

  4. UK Approves Police Hacking Home Computers

    The UK's Home Office is supporting a proposal that would allow British police or MI5 agents to hack home, office and other private computers without a warrant to intercept e-mail traffic and monitor a user's other computer activities. The proposal, initiated by the European Union...

    01.05.09 From Threat Level

  5. Video: Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop Music Video

    What happens when Japanese punk group GaGaGa Sp is magically transported into the world of Dead Rising? They turn into zombies and rock the Willamette Parkview Mall, obviously. This clip, a promo for the upcoming Dead Rising: Chop Til You...

    01.05.09 From Game | Life

  6. Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2008

    Scientists had plenty of reasons to celebrate in 2008. The Large Hadron Collider fired up for the first time, a temple of science opened its doors, several companies promised cheap genome sequencing and President-elect Obama hired a fantastic team of...

    01.05.09 From Wired Science

  7. TSA, JetBlue Pay $240,000 to Settle Discrimination Suit

    Transportation Security Administration officials and JetBlue Airways are paying $240,000 to settle (.pdf) a discrimination lawsuit against a District of Columbia man who, as a condition of boarding a domestic flight, was forced to cover his shirt that displayed Arabic writing. According to a civil...

    01.05.09 From Threat Level

  8. Teenage Podcaster Camps Out for Jobs-less Apple Keynote

    You would think the news of a Steve-less Macworld would take the wind out of the event's sails. But that wasn't enough to prevent a teenager from camping out in the rain since 6:30 a.m. Monday. "I was a little...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  9. Rumor: No Lego Harry Potter in '09

    The oft-rumored Lego Harry Potter will not hit consoles this year, according to an unnamed source quoted by Eurogamer. The site claims that a "senior source" close to developer Traveler's Tales revealed the news while also saying that a new...

    01.05.09 From Game | Life

  10. After an Agonizing Wait, Picasa for Mac Finally Arrives

    Mac users, you can stop holding your breath. Google announced Monday that Picasa for the Mac, a free desktop application for editing, organizing and sharing digital photos, is now available as a public beta through Google Labs. The application is...

    01.05.09 From Epicenter

  1. Video: Inside a Credit Card Fraud Factory

    Detective Bob Watts of the Newport Beach Police Department takes us on a guided tour of the sophisticated credit card forgery operation run by Chris Aragon, an associate of Max Butler, the uber hacker I profiled for this month's Wired. Aragon made a living turning...

    01.05.09 From Threat Level

  2. Capcom Details Q1 2009 Release Schedule

    Bucking the trend of releasing all high-profile titles during the holiday season, Capcom has opted to ship a number of games in the beginning of the new year. An official press release from the firm today reiterated Capcom's commitment to...

    01.05.09 From Game | Life

  3. Lotus Targets Tesla With EV of Its Own

    Lotus, the iconic British automaker that helped Tesla Motors and Chrysler develop their electric cars, is building a high-performance battery-powered sports car of its own and says we could see a prototype in March. The company says the as-yet-unnamed car...

    01.05.09 From Autopia

  4. The King's Reign Ends As Petty Enterprises Folds

    Well, this is sad, but not unexpected, news out of South Carolina, where Petty Enterprises is folding its big blue tent and merging with Gillett Evernham Motorsports. That would be Ray Evernham, the Colin Chapman to Jeff Gordon's Jimmy Clark....

    01.05.09 From Autopia

  5. Why IE 8 Won't Save Microsoft's Dwindling Browser Market Share

    Internet Explorer is hemorrhaging user like blood from a one-legged knight, but, like the stubborn knight of Monty Python fame, it isn’t dead just yet. The latest numbers show Internet Explorer closing out the year with a 68.15 percent share...

    01.05.09 From Epicenter

  6. Web Semantics: Twishing

    http://ping.fm/cEymo "Twitter, and its 140-characters-or-less message restriction has become quite popular over the past year, attracting attention from organizations and individuals all across the globe. American conservatives are scrambling to reach out to constituents (and educate elected officials) through the...

    01.05.09 From Beyond the Beyond

  7. Jobs' Health Message Makes Little Sense, Experts Say

    Steve Jobs' latest health statement is contradictory and makes little sense, according to an expert who says it could mean Jobs has anything from hyperthyroidism to a new form of cancer. There are three medical threads running through the statement,...

    01.05.09 From Wired Science

  8. First Lady of Star Trek Memorialized in L.A.

    Majel Barrett Roddenberry, spouse of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, was buried Sunday inside the Hall of Liberty at famed Forest Lawn cemetery in the Hollywood Hills. The exuberant actress, who played nurse Christine Chapel (pictured above, right) in the...

    01.05.09 From The Underwire

  9. Pink Iguana That Darwin Missed Holds Evolutionary Surprise

    For iguanas, it turns out that it's not easy being pink, either. Biologists report that a rare type of pink iguana found on a single volcano in the Galapagos Islands is a genetically-distinct species from its green cousins — and...

    01.05.09 From Wired Science

  10. Crayon Physics Lands This Week On PC, iPhone

    Crayon Physics Deluxe, winner of 2008's Independent Games Festival and addictive bundle of awesome, will be released on Wednesday, says creator Petri Purho. Even better, game publisher Hudson announced this morning that an iPhone version of the game is now...

    01.05.09 From Game | Life

  1. Illinois Bans Hard Lemonade From Games

    A new Illinois law seeks to bar alcohol producers from advertising their "alcopop" line of drinks to minors by banning their appearance in videogames, reports GamePolitics. Illinois Public Act SB2472, which officially went into effect at the start of the...

    01.05.09 From Game | Life

  2. The Dodge Ram Challenge Couldn't Be Lamer

    Dodge is promoting the 2009 Ram pickup with a miserable, testosterone-laden ad campaign called the Dodge Ram Challenge. This multi-part "webisode" by Tony "Top Gun" Scott is a dusty and dirty reality show-style competition featuring Ram pickups driven through an...

    01.05.09 From Autopia

  3. Halo 3, Call of Duty 4 Top Xbox Live's 'Most Played' List

    Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, Xbox Live's Director of Programming, has compiled the top 20 most played games of 2008 on Xbox Live in a new post to his official blog, and the results aren't exactly shocking. Halo 3 and Call...

    01.05.09 From Game | Life

  4. Top Internet Providers Cool to RIAA 3-Strikes Plan

    Two weeks after the Recording Industry Association of America announced it had struck deals with top internet service providers to cut off unrepentant music sharers, not a single major ISP will cop to agreeing to the ambitious scheme, and one top broadband company says it's...

    01.05.09 From Threat Level

  5. Rumor Roundup: What to Expect at Macworld Expo 2009

    Apple's charismatic CEO won't be showing up to deliver his famous keynote speech at Macworld Expo on Tuesday, but the show must go on. Wired.com has been following the rumors and analyst reports on what to expect at the show....

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  6. Habitable Exoplanets Could Be Common in Our Galaxy

    Earth-like planets may in fact be common in the galaxy, increasing the likelihood of extraterrestrial life. By observing the remains of smashed up asteroids around dead stars, astronomers were able to deduce their chemical composition. They found that the dust...

    01.05.09 From Wired Science

  7. Air Traffic Control Towers Go From Bad to Worse

    Nearly 60 percent of the air traffic control towers and other key aviation facilities run by the Federal Aviation Administration are more than 30 years old and plagued by leaks, mold and foggy windows that can make it difficult to...

    01.05.09 From Autopia

  8. EVE Online Tops 45,000 Concurrent Players

    A new high water mark for simultaneous players within EVE Online's virtual universe was recently set, according to an announcement on the game's official website. 45,186 gamers crowded into the half-decade old MMO, topping the previously announced record of slightly...

    01.05.09 From Game | Life

  9. Pentagon America Intervenes in Somalia, Quietly (Corrected)

    Quietly and with baby steps, the Pentagon's newest combatant command the U.S. is intervening in one of the world's most tenacious conflicts. Two-year-old Africa Command The Bush Administration has pledged $5 million to help build a new police force in...

    01.05.09 From Danger Room

  10. 125 Million Free 3-D Specs for Monsters Super Bowl Blitz

    DreamWorks Animation plans to give away more than 125 million pairs of 3-D glasses so Super Bowl viewers can catch a sneak preview of animated film Monsters vs. Aliens. DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said the company will spend "tens of...

    01.05.09 From The Underwire

  1. Liquid Image's HD Video Underwater Camera Mask

    Liquid Image plans to show off technology at this year's CES that will help budding oceanographers embrace their inner Steve Zissou: a snorkeling mask with a built-in video camera for shooting decent-looking videos. The Liquid Image Scuba Series HD320, a...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  2. Minoru 3D Webcam Comes To Life

    Remember the cute Wall-E robot-esque 3D webcam that was just a prototype two months ago? It is ready to have its first public showing at the Consumer Electronics Association show later this week and start retailing on Amazon.com. The attractive...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  3. LG Launches Netflix-Ready HDTVs

    Trying to decide which streaming video player to get? Soon you won't have to says LG. LG has partnered with Netflix to launch broadband-enabled HDTVs with Netflix streaming software directly embedded in the TV. The new range of LCD and...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  4. Times: Sony on 'Brink of Upheaval'

    A "sweeping" restructuring of Sony that could see "the abolition of several major divisions" is expected to take place in February, London's The Times reported Monday. The paper reported that sources within the company have described the plan as "sacred...

    01.05.09 From Game | Life

  5. MAKE Public Television

    *The idea of MAKE television is quite scary, but even scarier is that long list of MAKE fellow travellers who are noticing that MAKE makes videos now. Welcome to MAKE... Make: television coverage around the web Make: television debuted 1/3/2009...

    01.05.09 From Beyond the Beyond

  6. Eager mobs besiege electronic arts center

    *Gosh! What cheery news! Big crowds at the new Ars Electronica Center: 12.500 Visitors in Three Days! (Linz, 5.1.2008) 12.500 visitors packed the new Ars Electronica Center during Open Days January 2-4. “The turnout was just incredible,” said Ars Electronica...

    01.05.09 From Beyond the Beyond

  7. A Colossal List of Tech Predictions for 2009

    *Gee whiz, I thought futurism was supposed to be old-fashioned. http://www.chinwag.com/blogs/sam-michel/50-lists-digital-predictions-2009

    01.05.09 From Beyond the Beyond

  8. Britney, Obama Twitter Feeds Hijacked Following Phishing Attack

    Official Twitter feeds belonging to Barack Obama's campaign, Fox News and Britney Spears were hijacked to send out fake messages on Monday, two days after a password-stealing phishing attack targeted the microblogging service. "A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were compromised this morning, and fake/spam...

    01.05.09 From Threat Level

  9. Roku Moves Beyond Netflix, Says Hello To Amazon

    Roku digital video player is expanding its horizons. The company is moving beyond Netfix and has added Amazon.com as a new partner to its streaming movie service. Amazon.com said Monday its users will be able to rent and watch movies...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  10. Google's Lively Resurrected by Fans

    If you never got the chance to check out Google's ill-fated stab at the virtual world market, you're in luck: Lively has returned from the dead, as the creatively titled Newlively. A Chinese company has cloned Google's virtual world, using...

    01.05.09 From Game | Life

  1. Indie Game: Raid Caves Of Doom In Spelunky

    The New Year is upon us, and I can think of few better ways to ring in 2009 than by clocking in an unhealthy number of hours on awesome indie games. Let's kick things off right with Spelunky, brought to...

    01.05.09 From Game | Life

  2. Cars an Easy Target When Cities Slash Budgets

    If you're looking for a 2005 Chevy Classic with an AM/FM radio, crank windows and a lot of scuffs on the bumper, this may be your lucky month. As cities across the country face budget shortfalls, mayors are looking for...

    01.05.09 From Autopia

  3. Schwinn to Demonstrate Quickcharging Electric Bicycle at CES

    Schwinn makes its first appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show this year to show off its Tailwind bicycle, which uses new battery technology from Toshiba to enable faster charging and extended battery longevity. The Schwinn Tailwind can be recharged in...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  4. New Gaza War Reports Combine Tweets, Maps, SMS

    Getting tweets from the war zone is so 2008. The latest social media advance combines tools like Twitter, text messaging, and online mapping to gather up first-hand reports, straight from Gaza. The effort, from Al Jazeera Labs, just got started;...

    01.05.09 From Danger Room

  5. 2009: The International Year of Astronomy

    For many GeekDads, every year is the Year of Astronomy, but 2009 is special. The United Nations and the International Astronomical Union have teamed up to call 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. The year marks the 400th anniversary of...

    01.05.09 From Geekdad

  6. Finding a Detour Around the Khyber Pass

    Over the weekend, Pakistani authorities were able to reopen the Khyber Pass, unblocking a key supply route for U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan. But the reopening of the pass, the Los Angeles Times notes, is "unlikely to mark an...

    01.05.09 From Danger Room

  7. Phishing Scams Prey on Twitter's Weaknesses

    Twitter was abuzz this weekend with news of a phishing scheme that lured unsuspecting users into giving up their Twitter username and password to a site masquerading as Twitter.com. The phishing links arrived as direct messages, usually saying something like...

    01.05.09 From Epicenter

  8. Al Jazeera To Come Pre-Installed on Some Sony Phones

    The Al Jazeera Network has announced a partnership with Sony Ericsson, where RSS feeds of its news content will be pre-installed on four models of its mobile devices in both the Middle East and North Africa. The new initiative is...

    01.05.09 From Epicenter

  9. Top 10 Things Launched Into Space in 2008

    Space is getting crowded. The last 12 months have seen everything from a high profile space tourist, a powerful new space telescope, and everyone's favorite cuddly-looking microbes launched into space. Here are this year's tops. 10. IBEX Spacecraft to Study...

    01.05.09 From Wired Science

  10. Musebin's 140-Character Reviews Go Live, Power Hype Machine

    Musebin, the music reviews site that restricts writers to 140 characters (like Twitter) and lets users vote reviews up or down (like Reddit), was officially released to the public today, so now you can use it even if you didn't...

    01.05.09 From Epicenter

  1. Sympathy for the Dev...er, Sith

    Rooster Teeth shows us how a post-Christmas bout with some of the more advanced LEGO kits might induce one to go over to the Dark Side. Of course, according to Lucas, the Death Star (both of them) was built by...

    01.05.09 From Geekdad

  2. Altec Lansing Evolves Its Bluetooth Headphones Another Generation

    Any audiophile -- by which I mean "one who insists on extremely high-end sound quality" as opposed to "anyone who likes music," an all too common misuse of the word -- would only ever listen to portable music on their...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  3. Lenovo Introduces New Dual-Screen Notebook, Slim Desktop

    Ahead of the gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics show, Lenovo debuted a slew of new PCs including a dual-screen notebook, an updated netbook and a slim desktop. The company's launched four new laptops including the IdeaPad Y650,...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  4. Steve Jobs Cites Treatable Hormone Imbalance For Weight Loss

    Steve Jobs has broken a deafening silence on his health to tell the "Apple Community" that it is not a recurrence of his pancreatic cancer but a treatable hormone imbalance that is the cause for his noticeable weight loss. Jobs,...

    01.05.09 From Epicenter

  5. Israelis Take Over Hamas' TV Station

    Israeli Defense Forces took over Hamas' Al-Aqsa television station over the weekend -- the latest blow in a increasingly-sophisticated information war over Gaza. The channel became infamous in 2007 for broadcasting a children's show featuring "Farfour," an anti-semitic Mickey Mouse...

    01.05.09 From Danger Room

  6. Action Figures Worth Taking Out of the Package

    One of the geekier things that my kids and I have in common is an appreciation for action figures; you can probably tell that from this snapshot of my office. I don't keep everything sealed in the original boxes -which...

    01.05.09 From Geekdad

  7. Dr. Ruth, Mike McConnell Do Renaissance Weekend

    Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell paid a visit to Renaissance Weekend, the New Year's confab for the good and the great in Charleston, S.C. While Renaissance Weekend retreats are strictly off the record, McConnell used the visit to get...

    01.05.09 From Danger Room

  8. Five for Fighting 1/5/09

    * 27 Hamas rockets hit Israel as Gaza offensive continues * Israeli court: Let reporters into Gaza * French foil pirate attacks, capture 20 * College classes now offered at U.S. base in Baghdad * Mortar-dropping drones? (High five: EM)

    01.05.09 From Danger Room

  9. Review: Crayon Physics Deluxe for the iPhone

    Back in 2007 Matt Blum reviewed Crayon Physics for the PC, an innovative game where you draw on-screen with a virtual crayon to solve puzzles. The Deluxe version of that is nearly ready to ship for PC, but the iPhone...

    01.05.09 From Geekdad

  10. Amazing Japanese Bowl-Balancing Bike

    This extraordinary bike-hack allows a takeaway driver to speed helter-skelter through the mean Japanese streets without spilling a drop of miso. The rather precarious looking appendage on the rear is a counter-weighted, hanging shelf onto which the bento boxes and...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  1. White-Balance Lens Cap. Possibly Pointless?

    White balance, the bane of digital photography. Or is it? The answer is mixed, just like the troubled lighting conditions it addresses. If you shoot with a pocket camera that records jpegs, then you should indeed be paying attention to...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  2. iPhone 3G Carrier Unlock Released and Working Fine

    This New Year, you may be planning to join a gym, or to quit smoking. Some of you might even want to cure an internet addiction (you fools!). I will be doing something I have wanted to do for some...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  3. Leaked Kodak Cameras Expected to Sweep 'CES Ugliest' Awards

    Oops! More CES leaks, this time an official press release from Kodak. The company has a few treats in store -- a new weather-resistant mini camcorder, and a pair of new stills cameras, clocking in at 10 and 12 megapixels....

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  4. Leak: Palm's New Touch Screen Nova iPhone-Alike

    Pre-CES, the gadget blogging world has an itchy trigger-finger. Embargoes are agreed to in exchange for new product info ahead of time, allowing prompt coverage of new products as they are announced. Embargoes are a Gentleman's Agreement, unlike NDAs (Non...

    01.05.09 From Gadget Lab

  5. New Doctor Speaks in Imported Who Confidential

    It took only a few hours for Matt Smith's first interview as the Doctor to arrive for American fans. As veteran British TV fans know, the BBC doesn't allow its online entertainment programming to be viewed outside England's mountains green...

    01.04.09 From The Underwire

  6. Cheap Thrills: Gadget Makers Bet on Budget Gear in 2009

    by Daniel Dumas Get ready for an onslaught of the cheap. With the economy more unstable than Plaxico Burress' mental state, electronics manufacturers are putting the e-brakes on their budgets, flattening their costs, and rolling out their cheapest, most practical...

    01.04.09 From Gadget Lab

  7. 2009 Arrives With Star Trek Goodies to Preview Abrams' Movie

    With J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek less than five months away, Paramount and CBS are maintaining awareness of the original show the movie is based upon with a barrage of licensing tie-ins. For those film and TV viewers who just...

    01.04.09 From The Underwire

  8. New Watchmen Peek Teases Film Lost in Court

    As most fans know, 20th Century Fox is moving full-speed ahead to block Warner Bros.' Watchmen from being released. This reporter spent the post-Christmas period seeking a lawyer willing to postulate on Fox's strategy in all this, and none jumped...

    01.04.09 From The Underwire

  9. MAKE: television Empowers DIYers

    If you had any doubt how huge the maker movement is, check this out -- MAKE: television, the video extension of one of our favorite magazines, premiered last night on Public Television and on the Internet. Make: is the DIY...

    01.04.09 From Geekdad

  10. Nimoy to Appear on "Shatner's Raw Nerve"

    Time to program the DVR, Trekkers. Leonard Nimoy is scheduled to be Bill's guest on "Shatner's Raw Nerve" this Tuesday January 6 (10PM EST/9PM CST) on the Biography Channel. The episode guide at Biography.com gives the following description: Host William...

    01.04.09 From Geekdad

  1. 5 GeekDad New Year's Resolutions

    On New Year's Eve, I posted a list of 10 New Year's Resolutions for Geeks. Only one of those made any reference to kids, however, so I figured it behooved me as a GeekDad to make a list specifically for...

    01.04.09 From Geekdad

  2. Our 12 (Or So) Favorite Techie Cartoons of 2008

    If it seems like technology and cartoon humor don't fit as well together as crusty old millionaires and big-boob gold-diggers, it's probably true. The principles that drive tech innovation are based on a certain amount of hopeful enthusiasm that is...

    01.03.09 From Gadget Lab

  3. The Lost History of American Green Technology

    *Looks like a swell project. http://alexismadrigal.wordpress.com/ "You’ll soon be able to cruise around a map of green tech history in America and scroll through a timeline of the major events in the history of the industry. "Right now, I’m working...

    01.03.09 From Beyond the Beyond

  4. BBC Announces Matt Smith as Next Doctor Who

    When asked in a previous interview who should play the role of Doctor Who, new show-runner Steven Moffat said the lead actor should be middle-aged and a little odd-looking. Moffat and the BBC fulfilled half of those requirements with the...

    01.03.09 From The Underwire

  5. Video: Gaza Ground War Begins

    The ground war has begun. After eight days of air strikes, Israeli troops are moving into Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces say "infantry, tanks, engineering forces, artillery and intelligence, along with the support of the Israel Air Force, Israel Navy,...

    01.03.09 From Danger Room

  6. This News Is Hurting My Feelings

    http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=6888 *Classic dead-media tale here. Still, it's like watching evil landlords in top hats and mustaches bulldozing the family home.

    01.03.09 From Beyond the Beyond

  7. Ancientgreekpunk

    *I always wanted to write something along this line. http://www.changingthetimes.net/samples/0to9/hero.htm "80 B.C.: it was a dark and stormy night. The lookout, lashed to the mast, strained to see through the sheets of rain. A sudden flash of lightning revealed the...

    01.03.09 From Beyond the Beyond

  8. Rules of the Garage, And Then Some

    Rules of the garage Originally uploaded by desmond_elliott The tech sector is in tatters, with many a startup dream delayed or stillborn and perhaps now not destined to see the light of day. We will come back -- we always...

    01.03.09 From Epicenter

  9. Weenie One, Standing By!

    What better way to bring together three of the great loves of geek men: meat, fire, and...Star Wars? No, really. I mean, how many times have you stood in the summer breeze grilling a few tubesteaks and thought "Golly, if...

    01.03.09 From Geekdad

  10. Snow

    *Yeah but... what if the snow crashes? 081225 Snow from Johnny Ow on Vimeo.

    01.03.09 From Beyond the Beyond