Discovering YYC: Gummi Boutique

Gummi Boutique is one of my favourite stores in Calgary. It is stocked with things beyond my imagination and what looks to be, things straight from the internet. Not only do they carry an excellent array of rare and delicious candy, they also sell great novelty doodads that make my geeky heart flutter. There are so…

The Great GIF Debate.

  Never has three letters ever caused so much pain and hatred towards fellow internet fanatics. One of the most debated wars in Internet history. The Great GIF Debate is something that continually causes controversy within the Geek community. This debate is a modern day war. Many good MacBook Pros, hipster glasses, and Casio Watches…

Type like a movie hacker

Ever wonder how “hackers” in Hollywood movies can type so quickly? Behold, the Hacker Typer website! Essentially you can type anything and a bunch of code pops up. Neat, eh? According to their website, “Hacker Typer was developed as a small joke by Duiker101, but soon reached millions of views.” A post from TechWorld created…

Serving0fNerd: Geeky Father’s Day Cards

With Father’s Day just around the corner, it’s time to buy and hide those presents before the night before! While ordering stuff online any later could be pushing time boundaries a bit too fine, the wonderful ThinkGeek.com has the perfect solution to getting your lovely paternal figure a card that truly expresses your love and…

SaM’s Serving of NeRd: Cryptobiosis

What a fancy and mysterious term! But you know, you probably know what I’m talking about if you’ve ever had Sea-Monkeys as pets. Cryptobiosis is a state that certain organisms go into where all metabolic procedures stop. This prevents reproduction, repair, development or any type of growth. An organism in this state can practically live…