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“Fred the Raver” Beats “David After Dentist”
This video makes you wonder if some movements in response to music are learned behavior or a more fundamental physical instinct.
(and FYI: the music wasn’t this loud in the car. If you check the YouTube channel, the dad is pretty careful about h… Continue reading
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It’s Jon Stewart… and He’s a Stormtrooper?
What was billed as the “Main Event” at this weekend’s official Star Wars con Celebration V involved a long sit-down interview of George Lucas, hosted by The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart. As a special gift for John, the folks at Hasbro worked up a special one-shot (pun intended) Stormtrooper action figure with an interchangeable head […] Continue reading
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Lego R/C Cars Demolition Derby
LEGO bricks + R/C Cars + Demolition Derby = Fun!
My publisher decided they wanted to put out a video with me and my kids working one of the projects from my book (see that link over there on the sidebar? —-> ), and this seemed like the best combination of easy-to-build and awesome ongoing play. […] Continue reading
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Pioneeer One is Crowd-Funded Sci-Fi to Check Out
Pioneer One is a done-on-the-cheap Internet-only series going the crowd-sourced route. The pilot below was shot for only $6,000 (with a lot of donated effort), and they’re raising funds to shoot the rest of the series. Indeed, they’ve already met their early goals and the series will continue shooting. Check out the pilot episode below, […] Continue reading
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Mario’s A-Goin’ Shoppin’!
Awesome image found on Reddit and posted by our buddy David Israel over at Neatorama.
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Dork Tower Monday
Read all the Dork Towers that have run on GeekDad.
Find the Dork Tower webcomic archives, DT printed collections, more cool comics, awesome games and a whole lot more at the Dork Tower Website.
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Texas Instruments Engineers Build a Motion-Controlled Rock-Em Sock-Em Robots
Two engineers use some cool tech to hack a classic game into a cool motion-controlled proof-of-concept.
Beats the heck out of Wii Boxing!
Check out the project wiki here.
Found via Engaget.
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R/C Cars With Wireless Video Simulates a Videogame
Talk about coming full circle! Creator Malte Jehmlich built a semi-enclosed track for his video-enabled R/C cars to run on, and an arcade-style monitor and controller setup, so driving the cars is like playing a videogame. As seen on Makezine.com today… Continue reading
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Remember to Separate Your Darks and Lights (Jedi, That is)
Our buddy Reece Ward, he of the fun and creative Star Wars shirts, is at it again. This time, he’s making sure we keep our colors from running, as it were.
Check out Reece’s shirt on StarWarsShop.com.
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Bacon on the Radio
GeekDad’s own Matt Blum is interviewed on 99.1 The Whale, in Binghamton, NY about his adventures in bacon!
You can download or listen to the interview here. Related articles by Zemanta The Great Bacon Odyssey: One Burger, Ten Strips of Bacon! (wired.com)
The Great Bacon Odyssey: Does It Really Make Everything Better? (wired.com)
The Great Bacon Odyssey, Part II: Salty […] Continue reading
