Author Archives: madmarv

About madmarv

Civil Engineer, CAD Geek, podcast junkie and amateur photographer.

National Pi Day

National Pi Day? Congress makes it official via /. The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a resolution introduced two days earlier that designates March 14, 2009 (3/14, get it?) as National Pi Day. It urges schools to take … Continue reading

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Everybody Needs a Ninja

Found this on Matthew Ebel’s blog

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Nerdi Gras

Happy Nerdi Gras Ok, so I’m not sure how serious this is, but it is too geeky to leave out of the Technorama fodder. Nerdi gras, the nerd’s equivalent of mardi gras, begins today. It lasts from the square root … Continue reading

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Leather Cthuhlu Gas Mask

Leather Cthuhlu Gas Mask via Boing Boing It’s never too early to prepare for Halloween…or a biological warfare incident. Put it next to your Zombie Preparedness Kit. Marv

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Celebrating Unix TIMESTAMP 1234567890

Celebrating Unix TIMESTAMP 1234567890 Sa Feb 14 00:31:30 2009 CET Fr Feb 13 23:31:30 2009 UTC Fr Feb 13 19:31:30 2009 EST Fr Feb 13 15:31:30 2009 PST We are talking about the “UNIX Time”. The UNIX is a number … Continue reading

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Star Trek Wrath of Khan: The Opera

via Mixx When people call it “space opera”, I don’t think this is what they meant. Marv

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Star Trek as the A-Team

This is so painful to watch…because I fell on my ass while laughing. Marv

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Nerd Test 2.0

Guess where Chuck and Kreg fit on this scale…

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Klingon Language Keyboard

via Boing Boing Now when you write your great American novel, you can honestly say that it’s better in the original Klingon. And because it is soooo futuristic, it comes with a PS/2 interface. So dig up that USB adapter … Continue reading

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Freezing Bubbles

Now this is the kind of photography I could really get into. If bubbles would freeze in mid-air where I live that is. Marv

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