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February 11, 2010

Playing Dungeons & Dragons on Microsoft Surface? Geektastic.

I played Chess, browsed news and otherwise enjoyed using Microsoft’s table-sized touchscreen computer at the “NERD” offices in Cambridge last year. Fun, but not quite mind-blowing. Interactive Dungeons and Dragons? THAT I could get into: You can watch another demonstration … Continue reading →

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January 5, 2010

Homer Simpson’s brain runs on Macintosh System 6

On Sunday, I flipped over from Iron Chef America‘s “Super chef battle” to find that Homer Simpson‘s brain is a Macintosh. And an old Mac, at that. If I’m right, my geeky friends will analyze the screenshot and confirm that … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Apple, geek, Homer Simpson, Iron Chef America, Mac OS, Macintosh, Simpsons, System 6, System 7, Television, trivia

August 13, 2009

Classic Nintendo game themes, acappella? Massive geek WIN.

It may be an “online classic” (read: from 2006) but as a child of the 80s and a confirmed acappella geek, this live performance of classic Nintendo game themes by the University of Washington’s Redefined was too good not to … Continue reading →

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August 5, 2009

Upcoming: Tron Legacy [Movies to geek out over]

[Hat tip: Lance Ulanoff]

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