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2015 Oct 19, 9:37
Amazon Fresh just went up $300/yr. Angry and sad to switch services after ~5yrs. Alternatives recommendations? http://www.geekwire.com/2014/tough-swallow-longtime-amazon-fresh-customers-bolting-new-299year-subscription/ …
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Retweet of secretGeek

2015 Apr 2, 5:00
So a centralized website for managing distributed repos is being hit by a distributed attack.
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Retweet of linkalis

2015 Mar 15, 9:30
Was skeptical at first, but now I'm sold! "USB Type-C Explained: What It Is and Why You’ll Want it" http://www.howtogeek.com/211843/usb-type-c-explained-what-it-is-and-why-youll-want-it/ … @howtogeek
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How To Screen Capture on the Microsoft Surface RT - Surface...

2013 Jan 7, 11:44


How To Screen Capture on the Microsoft Surface RT - Surface Geeks Surface Geeks

tl;dr: hold windows logo on the surface (not keyboard) and press volume down button on the surface

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laughingsquid: Amp Tee, A Geeky T-Shirt Bringing Together Music...

2012 Sep 18, 2:37


laughingsquid:

Amp Tee, A Geeky T-Shirt Bringing Together Music And HTML Code

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(via DIY Building Blocks Furniture) Its jumbo Legos to make...

2012 Apr 25, 4:18


(via DIY Building Blocks Furniture)

Its jumbo Legos to make furniture. At least in theory very cool, although I wonder about the comfort of a chair made from this.

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Vim anti-patterns (geek.nz)

2012 Feb 7, 11:58

Things you do in VIM but faster with more obscure and specific commands.

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Electric Umbrella

2010 Dec 6, 9:03"The Electric Umbrella will glow with many pinpoints of light"
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Geek Optimism

2010 Nov 3, 7:07
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ThinkGeek :: Blurgh! The ThinkGeek Blog - Officially our best-ever cease and desist

2010 Jun 21, 1:15"We'd like to publicly apologize to the NPB for the confusion over unicorn and pork--and for their awkward extended pause on the phone after we had explained our unicorn meat doesn't actually exist."PermalinkCommentshumor copyright legal law thinkgeek unicorn pork

Fred's Home

2010 May 10, 10:32Thanks to Matt -- this looks like another great site full of gifts for folks that I otherwise wouldn't know what to get...
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Boing Boing - Essentials

2010 Mar 11, 7:36Boing Boing recommends I buy things. Probably a good selection of odd or geeky gifts.PermalinkCommentsboingboing amazon gift purchase wishlist

GIFT BOX GEEK IE EXPLORER MENS SUIT EXECUTIVE CUFFLINKS - eBay (item 390155859600 end time Mar-13-10 08:40:03 PST)

2010 Feb 26, 2:41Knock off Internet Explorer cufflinks available on eBay. I know, you totally thought these were legit, right?
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Think you've mastered Linux? Prove it, with Suicide Linux

2010 Feb 23, 9:38Think you're a bad ass having installed some obscure and difficult to use Linux distro, then prove how hardcore of a Linux nerd you are with '...Suicide Linux, where any unrecognized command is parsed as "rm -rf /"...'PermalinkCommentshumor geek linux bash technical

ThinkGeek :: Static Electricity Eliminator

2009 Dec 14, 2:12I've been very statically charged recently. May be the new couch?PermalinkCommentsgeek wishlist gift static electricity tool purchase

Geekologie - Evolution of Storage Infographic

2009 Nov 29, 2:01PermalinkCommentsvia:boingboing storage information infographics visualization poster system:filetype:jpg system:media:image

11 Ways Geeks Measure the World | GeekDad | Wired.com

2009 Nov 27, 6:04"Megafonzies (coolness): We don’t know if Professor Hubert Farnsworth, inventor of the Finglonger, coined the term ‘Megafonzie.’ We can assume that one Fonzie is the amount of coolness generated by Arthur Fonzarelli...", "Warhols (fame duration): 1 Warhol equals 15 minutes of fame, So if you’ve been famous for three years, that’s just over 105 kilowarhols..."PermalinkCommentsvia:kottke humor measurement nerd

The Expurgation of Maniac Mansion

2009 Oct 30, 10:41All the stuff Nintendo forces developers to take out of the Nintendo Maniac Mansion port. I had read this before and didn't connect after watching Douglas Crockford's JavaScript talk that this was the same guy.PermalinkCommentsdouglas-crockford game videogame nintendo censorship pc history geek

Careers for Girls Board Game Box

2009 Sep 12, 3:51

sequelguy posted a photo:

Careers for Girls Board Game Box

Wtf? For more see the 'Most Condescending Game Ever' thread on www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/33357

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80’s Throwback: Choose Your Own Adventure Turns 30! | GeekDad | Wired.com

2009 Aug 11, 8:18Choose Your Own Adv. classics on your cell! "But in 2006, the brand was reborn when Chooseco, LLC relaunched the series with reprints of classic adventures as well as new stories. They have also expanded into new areas ... adventures on the iPhone ..."PermalinkCommentschooseyourownadventure iphone wired book interactive if
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