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  • AI Boyfriend

    Back in my single days, I always thought that I would have no issue with having an AI girlfriend.  If AI had advanced significantly enough, I would have been all for it.  Of course back in those days, I had an almost impossible time getting a date much less anything beyond that.  Now that I…

  • Its time to go Dark Mode by default

    Its been years since I have done an opinion piece style blog post rather than just posting cool things like my astrophotography other various other geeky things I find.  However, lately I’ve been wanting to branch out a little from the usual and do other things like some longer opinion pieces so here we go! …

  • Doctor Who Fan Builds Augmented Reality TARDIS That Really is Bigger on the Inside

    One of the fun things about Doctor Who that I think most people find really cool is the fact that the TARDIS is bigger on the inside than the outside.  It seems like such a crazy, unintuitive idea that you can’t help but be interested in it and constantly wonder how something like that is…

  • This Floppy Disk Coffee Table is Every Computer Geeks Dream! [pic]

    It never ceases to amaze me just how far technology has come since I was a kid.  Last night UPS dropped off a 64GB USB drive (Black Friday impulse buy from Office Depot) and I am amazed that they can put 64GB of storage in something the size of my thumb when I grew up…

  • Windows 8 or just AOL 2.0? [pic]

    Its no secret that I don’t like Windows 8.  From the time I spent messing with it, I have found it to be the worst OS I have ever used.  So, when I saw this comparison between the old AOL Kids Only interface and the Metro interface in Windows 8 cross my Facebook feed, it…

  • Geeks vs Nerds Infographic [pic]

    I am constantly asked what the difference between a geek and a nerd is and my usual response is that they are synonyms.  Of course I can pick out differences if forced but I just find that the easiest response.  Personally, I don’t mind being labeled as either although it seems some don’t like to…