April Fools’ Day has been celebrated with zeal on the Internet since, well … since there was an Internet. This year’s day is no different and if you’re a geek then there are oodles of ways to “celebrate” at the expense of your friends, family, and co-workers. Continue reading
Category Archives: Humor
Geek-out Sunday part XIX: geeks vs. nerds
Since the dawn of man there has been a war waging between two immovable forces and throughout the ages this war has spilled out into the streets of the unsuspecting world. No, this is not the plot of Priest or any one of the Underworld films (although you deserve some geek cred points for relating to those references). Continue reading
Coolest flight attendant
If you’re like me then you spend a lot of time on airplanes and if you spend a lot of time flying then you can probably recite the required pre-flight safety speech in the same unenthusiastic tone as any one of a thousand flight attendants. Continue reading
Geek-out Sunday part XVIII: help desk humor
There are few things in the technology geek-o-sphere that are as universal (and aggravating) as help desks. The entire technology world depends on their existence and without them we wouldn’t have the material for the hysterical videos below. Continue reading
Geek-out Sunday part XVII: fire eating
So you’re thinking about a New Year’s resolution and what better kind of resolution than one focused on self-improvement? Maybe you’d like to recycle more or get a new, higher-paying job? Excellent! Continue reading
Geek-out Sunday part XVI: Santa’s carbon footprint
Luckily for your’s truly this week’s Geek-out Sunday falls on one of the most geektastic holidays of all time. However, before I dive into today’s article, let’s have a quick look at some of the other weird and wonderful events that happened on this day in history (thank you Wikipedia): Continue reading
Those were the droids you were looking for
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Those were the droids you were looking for. Awesome.
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1,000 posts
On Friday, November 18, 2011 The Road Not Taken crossed the symbolic 1,000 post mark thanks to the loyal readership. It only took 20 months or approximately 1.6 posts per day. In honor of this dubious outstanding accomplishment, I’ve included the top 100 posts (and pages) of all time. Continue reading
Geek-out Sunday part X: Imperial March
It seems like only ten weeks ago I started writing the “geek-out Sunday” feature and boy has time flown (tempus fugit for you hardcore geeks out there). We’ve explored several different topics ranging from harnessing quantum physics for levitation to space exploration (real and simulated) to kayaking through a bioluminescent red tide. Continue reading
United States of Strange
It has been a long week and I think everyone is more than ready for a relaxing weekend, so I’ll do my part and get the ball rolling with a few clever – and perhaps too accurate for comfort – maps of the U.S. Like all good maps these ones not only provide the requisite geographic information but also give the viewer a sense for the people who call this land their home. The first map (above) comes to us from the wit of Pleated Jeans concisely outlines those things that *ahem* might be areas for improvement. Continue reading
