Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
The Burning House: The Things People Would Save
There are events in everyone's life that we would rather not live through, and if we had a remote control a la the movie Click!, I am sure we would use it more than once through the course of our lives. However, some things are of course good for experience, and without them, we would continuously s ...
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5 Totally Unnecessary Facts For When You’re Bored [Infographic]
Every once in a while we find ourselves in the dead space of boredom, and there seems to be nothing we can do to get out of it. That doesn't really happen to me too often. The things in my life keep me busy, and that's exactly the way I want it to be. However, I am a sponge when it comes to knowledg ...
Full Size Lego Bike: Geeks Ride In Style
Do you guys remember when I wrote "Can't Afford A Car? Build A Lego One..." back when Bit Rebels was kind of new? There were a lot of people actually commenting on the article about its authenticity. Some curiously said it was photoshopped (I believe they said that just to stir up a debate), while s ...
The Arrival: Insane Star Wars Lego Diorama
There are a few stop motion videos out there that are all about Star Wars Lego builds and action, but the lack of epicness in them is quite obvious. The scenes are usually narrow, small and sharply cut in order to minimize the effort needed to create something huge in scale. It can be quite boring a ...
How To: Build A Working Urinal Out Of SNES Games
Man, I never thought I'd see the day when I'd wish I could pee standing up. This is totally not fair. Not only is this the geekiest urinal I've ever seen (oh wait, I've only seen a few of those in my life), it’s also the best use I've seen so far for all those old boring as hell sports SNES games.
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World’s Largest Working NES Controller
At first, I titled this article "World's Largest NES Controller." I had to go back and add the word "Working" because unlike many of the huge goofy NES controllers we've seen in the past, this one is actually functional! It's so big that the only way to control it is to stand on the buttons. Now the ...
Brand Wars: When Everything Is About Star Wars
The beauty of a competitive business climate is that consumers and customers get lower prices. However, when everything is about the best gadget, product or service, it's not always easy to decide what brand to choose. You have to compare your requirements to the product itself to know exactly what ...
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Every Company Microsoft Ever Invested In [Infographic]
We all know that Microsoft was taken to court for possibly monopolizing several aspects of the software market by acquiring company after company that they were supposedly competing with on the market. This became one of the most news worthy court cases in the history of the computer industry, and w ...
Angry Birds: This Time As Real Life Game Play
Some consider Angry Birds to be one of the most addicting games of all time, and I am ready to agree. However, for me it's not just that I like playing it, but that I actually have to make sure I clear each level with a three star rating. And believe me, it's easier said than done! You have to find ...
Latte Art Turns To Darth Vader, Batman & More For Inspiration
I am a huge Latte drinker when I get around to it. I have this fully tricked out machine at home, which I have had for several years, and when the mood strikes me, it's my best friend for several days. I don't like coffee in general, but when it comes to latte, I can drink gallons of it.
I think ...
How To: Make A Mathematically Correct Bagel
Do you know of people who think in terms of math equations all the time? I used to be that way. I've mentioned before that I dropped out of art class in high school so I could take an advanced calculus class instead. Now I'm just a geek, but back when I was a super geek, I used to think of everythin ...
Watchmen Owl Ship Flawlessly Recreated In Lego
It's been a while now since the movie Watchmen made headlines and topped Box Office charts around the world. The movie in itself was a breath of fresh air for most movie goers, while some had trouble taking it in due to its artistic feel and visuals. However, the movie did well, and the effects were ...
Unbelievable ASCII Art Created With A Typewriter
I think everyone at some point has come across the awesomeness of ASCII art. It first appeared on the early Commodore 64, if not even earlier. It spread like wildfire, and we have been evolving it ever since. With a computer, it's really simple to achieve good results. If I am not mistaken, there ar ...
Sin City Welcomes Disney Princesses To Be Badass
When Sin City was released, everyone was talking about the visuals and how unique and genuine they were. I must say that I was a little impressed by the movie, even though the storyline was a little bit thin and most of the time the movie itself was a little hard to get into because of the way they ...
Retro Games Recreated: Gummy Bear Stop Motion Video
I remember writing an article a while ago about the Gummy Bear Chandelier, and I remember Diana and I discussing how much the thing would cost. We were both way off when we guessed how much it would be, and it was settled once Diana (yeah, she awesome like that) called the creator and asked what it ...