Internet Archive: Computer Chronicles
january 2008 by McChris
There might be some chuckles in this collection of a TV show about computers that began airing in the 1980s.
archive
history
geek
TV
technology
january 2008 by McChris
ASUS eeePC
november 2007 by McChris
I want one of these little Linux machines for the sheer dork factor.
gadget
geek
linux
november 2007 by McChris
eboy XV: O'Reilly Maker Faire Poster
may 2007 by McChris
Here's eboy's isometric pixel poster design for this weekend's Maker Faire. I want an eboy poster so bad.
geek
art
may 2007 by McChris
Pure Data
january 2007 by McChris
Pure Data "was created to explore ideas of how to further refine the Max paradigm with the core ideas of allowing data to be treated in a more open-ended way and opening it up to applications outside of audio and MIDI, such as graphics and video."
media
music
opensource
geek
january 2007 by McChris
American Science & Surplus
november 2006 by McChris
This reminds me of the Edmund Scientific catalog I used to drool over as a kid.
shopping
geek
DIY
hacking
november 2006 by McChris
Making Music with Cosmic Rays
september 2006 by McChris
The Kosmophone is a device that generates music based on high-frequency radiation.
music
geek
dorkbot
september 2006 by McChris
Wooster Collective: Writing With Water
august 2006 by McChris
A computer-controlled system prints words with falling drops of water. Why does it have to be in Helvetica?
art
geek
whoa
august 2006 by McChris
2007 SXSW Interactive Panel Proposal Picker
august 2006 by McChris
Via Prentiss, vote for ten of the most appealing SXSWi panels. This is your chance to improve the representation of women at the conference, if you're so inclined.
sxsw
austin
conference
webdesign
Web2.0
geek
gender
august 2006 by McChris
Crafts - Battlestar Galactica Cylon eyewear
august 2006 by McChris
"How to turn an old CD spindle case into Cylon visor." There are some things are even too nerdy for me, but if I were 22...
TV
DIY
geek
fandom
recycling
august 2006 by McChris
Museum of Ephemerata – Grand Closing of MACHINES - August 5, 7-10pm
august 2006 by McChris
I plan on attending this.
austin
event
to:attend
geek
art
DIY
august 2006 by McChris
panopticist: There Is Something Weird Going on With the Clock on "24"
may 2006 by McChris
Here is some flagrant typographic geekery, courtesty of bOINGbOING.
TV
geek
design
typography
may 2006 by McChris
'Circuit Bending' Lets Old Toys Play Tunes - Yahoo! News
april 2006 by McChris
Mainstream media coverage of the circuit-bending phenomenon.
geek
music
DIY
hack
april 2006 by McChris
UserFriendly for April 24, 2006
april 2006 by McChris
Rupert Murdoch regrets a major purchase.
yasns
business
geek
comics
myspace
april 2006 by McChris
The History of Electronic Mail
april 2006 by McChris
an extremely geeky history of email.
email
history
spam
geek
april 2006 by McChris
Gotta Ditch the Fanny Pack, Dude
april 2006 by McChris
Amusing WiReD column about bags for carrying around electronic gadgets. I do think people of my generation and younger don't view messenger bags or "satchels" as feminine. I certainly don't feel insecure about my silver-and-blue bag looking like a "man pu
geek
gender
humor
april 2006 by McChris
AlterNet: The Down Side of Slashdot
april 2006 by McChris
Analee Newitz responds to sexist remarks about her appearance on Slashdot. I was going to blog about this, so I'm glad she responded herself.
gender
geek
slashdot
feminism
april 2006 by McChris
MAKE: Blog: HOW TO - Make LED Throwies
april 2006 by McChris
This has been posted everywhere, but making LED Throwies seems like a good time.
streetart
geek
DIY
hack
toys
april 2006 by McChris
'Sandal and ponytail set' cramping Linux adoption?
march 2006 by McChris
I don't doubt that the business world is so shallow to make technology decisions based on administrator sartorial style, but don't you want your geeks to be thinking about computers and not their appearance? What does this say about our culture?
opensource
geek
clothing
stupid
march 2006 by McChris
Five years of Mac OS X
march 2006 by McChris
NIce little paean celebrating the fifth aniversary of OS X.
OSX
geek
history
march 2006 by McChris
Miscellaneous Symbols - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
march 2006 by McChris
HTML entities for a mindblowing array of iconic symbols. I like the the radiation symbol.
webdesign
geek
typography
weird
march 2006 by McChris
digg vs dot
march 2006 by McChris
site comparing stories crossposted on Slashdot and Digg. Digg seems to be coming out ahead.
citizensmedia
slashdot
Web2.0
geek
bubbler
march 2006 by McChris
Pre-pixelated clothes for Reality TV shows
march 2006 by McChris
Too bad they're junky Cafe Press items. Pixels are fun.
TV
thereal
geek
humor
march 2006 by McChris
Shadows acquires del.icio.us
march 2006 by McChris
A gag photo by Prentiss Riddle
del.icio.us
Web2.0
folksonomy
humor
geek
march 2006 by McChris
Mega Floppy 2006
march 2006 by McChris
oh my, a "USB Floppy Disk Striped RAID" now that's the kind of fault-tolerance I need.
geek
humor
oldmedia
march 2006 by McChris
BLDGBLOG: San Francisco Bay Hydrological Model
march 2006 by McChris
Giant model of the San Francisco bay. Doesn't seem quite as cool as "The Panorama of the City of New York" I visited last summer at The Queens Museum of Art.
geek
earth
model
march 2006 by McChris
Warning Signs for the Web
march 2006 by McChris
The last one is a little tasteless, but these signs are probably needed.
humor
geek
webdesign
march 2006 by McChris
Nerd Watch Museum
february 2006 by McChris
Virtual museum of calculator watches
oldmedia
history
geek
february 2006 by McChris
Wikipedia: History of Boy Scout merit badges
february 2006 by McChris
Today's featured article on Wikipedia. This is the kind of information WIkipedia is good for sharing, but I often wonder who writes these things.
geek
scouting
youth
february 2006 by McChris
pbwiki :: barcamp | BarCampAustin
february 2006 by McChris
bar camp comes to Austin. It seems silly that they're having it at the same time as SXSWi
austin
geek
february 2006 by McChris
Introverts of the World, Unite!
february 2006 by McChris
Follow-up interview on the "How to Care for your Introvert" article from a few years back. I do think that the political overtones - like "extrovert hegemony" - are a little over the top, but still has some insight into the behavior of introverts like me.
geek
psychology
february 2006 by McChris
Current style in web design
february 2006 by McChris
Ostensibly best practices in contemporary Web design. I'm not crazy about the way that sites are looking these days, especially with the two-and-a-half-D bubble buttons.
webdesign
newmedia
geek
february 2006 by McChris
Quitcher bitchin and keep yer pants on
february 2006 by McChris
Lee the Media Librarian says the long version of Dune is no good.
film
geek
blog
february 2006 by McChris
retrofone.com: yesterday's connectivity today
february 2006 by McChris
Company sells ancient cellphone models for collectors and compatibility
oldmedia
telecom
geek
february 2006 by McChris
Guardian: 'I want to build something that grows'
january 2006 by McChris
<i>Guardian</i> story on early history of del.icio.us.
del.icio.us
media
geek
january 2006 by McChris
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