8-Bit Heroes: True Retro Art Inspiration
Today is one of those days when I would like to watch The Goonies, Back To The Future and all those old classic '80s movies. It would serve inspiration well if I could just tap into that retro feeling from the early beginnings of personal computing and the geeky nature of visual engagement so to spe ...
The Highest Resolution Photograph Of The Moon Ever Taken
Whoa! I've never seen the moon look like this before! I always thought it was just a big boring blurry blob with a few craters in it. I bet this one picture will inspire school children everywhere to become more interested in astronomy.
This absolutely gorgeous photo is the highest resolution pic ...
The Anatomy Of A Lego Minifigure
The anatomy lesson of the day is a gruesome adventure into the intestines of a symbolic geek object that most of us at some point have marveled over. Maybe you were one of those people who dozed off during the biology classes in school since you thought most certainly you wouldn't need that knowledg ...
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Star Wars Compilation: Every Mention Of The Force [Video]
If you enjoy watching something, you usually try to find a compilation of it, right? Take my Siri responses compilation published about a week ago for example. It's one of those things that you can just watch over and over again because it's truly hilarious. The answers that Siri manages to put toge ...
Toilet Yoga: Because Sometimes Shit Doesn’t Happen
The last time I saw toilets and yoga in the same sentence was last summer when that guy was caught hiding down inside a portable toilet at a yoga festival. Yeah, he was covered in poop. He climbed out and ran away when he was discovered. This article is also about a toilet and yoga, but thank goodne ...
Carbon Fiber Stormtroopers: Star Wars Gets High Tech
In case you don't know what carbon fiber is, I will quickly explain it. Carbon fiber is a high tech, super strong material that has gotten very popular over the past few years. Many times it's used to make expensive gear designed for people with discriminating taste, but that's only because the mate ...
Pillow Weapons: Throw A Real Pillow Fight
If you consider yourself to be a true geek, you know there is only one way to really wage a war, and that is with a pillow fight. Any other kind of war would be ill-fated and stupid, at least in my own humble opinion. A proper pillow fight is all you really need in order to settle a dispute or a pow ...
Life Instructions: The Four Simple Rules For A Happier Life
Life itself is a complicated little thing sometimes. You can be pretty sure that it will give you peaks and valleys and vice versa at the right and wrong moments in time. The main theme of your life should be happiness of course, but there are some ethics to follow in order to make sure that your tr ...
Lego’s Augmented Reality App: For A New Generation Of Geeks
It was only a matter of time. Of course the day would come when a company as brilliant as Lego would expand onto the iPhone, and that day is here. I'd like to introduce you to George. George is a software engineer who does lots of traveling and has lots of fun adventures. In this Life of George game ...
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Is The Internet Awake? [Animated Infographic]
Are you awake? That is the one single question I keep asking myself since I can't get any sleep most of the time. When someone asks how or why I can't sleep, there is no real answer that pops into my head. Maybe it's too much excitement. However, as with anyone, long periods of not being able to sle ...
Top 10 Must-Have Gloves For Geeks
It's getting to be that season again when it's time to break out the gloves. Here in the South where it doesn't get as cold as some places, many people consider gloves more of a fashion statement than a way to keep warm. That's not the case with me though. I wear gloves to bed all winter long. It's ...
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New Era Caps: The Brilliance Of Weird Designs [32 Caps]
Try to keep a distant perspective to design for a second, then imagine what you previously didn't think was possible or even comprehensible. When you have come that far, you have pretty much entered the interesting landscape of the many unusual designs that are being created as we speak. I am not ta ...
For A Trekkie Holiday: A Spock Christmas Tree Topper
Are you tired of that boring old angel you've been putting on top of your Christmas tree for decades? Are you itching for something different this holiday season? How about something a little more logical? I can see that for some people, the whole concept of gift giving on Christmas seems a little i ...
Thrilling Paper Sculptures That Make A Lasting First Impression
Even though fright night season is over, and we can once again breathe normally without having to worry about being scared out of our senses, there is always room for some thrills. Wouldn't you agree? Quite a while ago, I wrote an article here on Bit Rebels about the haunting creativity in some scar ...
Catvertising: All Advertising Is Shifting To Cat Videos
By now, everyone knows that cats have pretty much taken over the Internet. It started out a few years ago when people started posting their adorable cat pictures. They are just so irresistibly cute that everyone seemed to love sharing them.
I'm not a cat person in the traditional sense, and I don ...