(image) Just when you thought information couldn't possibly get more reliable, Rupert Murdoch has descended from the heavens like a giant albatross...

There's this great xkcd that illustrates how you can start reading about the Tacoma Narrows Bridge at Wikipedia, and three hours later find yourself...

(image) Office workers in Britain can breath a little easier today after the European Court of Human Rights deemed spying on your employees' e-mail...

(image) The old-school gaming art show bursting with brilliant works inspired by games from the '80s and '90s returns. Starting today and running...

(image) Do you know your blood type? In an emergency knowing could save your life. Of the four blood types, only one can be given to any patient in a transfusion...

Anyone that knows me more than casually knows e-mail is one of my biggest demons. I fight it every day and it's back again tomorrow for more. I hate...

(image) A few days ago a story started making the rounds about a lady who placed a craigslist ad offering to trade sex for a flying epic mount or at least...

(image) In a move that will disappoint many, Apple has announced the newest iteration of OS X, Leopard, will be delayed up to four months. Citing the...

(image) Two years after the first venture into the convention world, Blizzard Entertainment has put the plans in motion to bring together all fans of Warcraft,...

When I was in high school and started seriously gaming, my friends and I played different games in different locations. One guy's mom was a Crazy Christian,...

I first played NES on a department store display in 1986. It was in a place called Zody's, which in the mid-80s preceded and was then made obsolete...

(image) Fall in geek love all over again: check out Episode 3 of GameOne, on GameTrailers. Watch as Roach, Lovette, Bee, Posh, and Cake wax poetic on what...

(image) Not long ago Steve Jobs asked the world to... So why do the $0.99 DRM laced downloads persist? What are the odds EMI would only agree to dropping...

(image) Ever wanted to lick Chewbacca's backside? Or how about Vader's? Well now you can. Following its promotional run of R2-D2 drop boxes, the...

Some people whistle while they work; I listen to music. Depending on where I’m working, I’ll listen to iTunes or Amarok, and occasionally even put on...

I'm not a huge fan of monopolies. As a consumer, and as a creator, I want to have as many choices and options as I can for interacting with content...

In Part I of this turgid tale, WILLIAM FUCKING SHATNER told your humble narrator, "I'd never let a kid onto my bridge," and humiliated, embarrassed,...

(image) With the late-2006 release of Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s PS3, the origin tale of next gen video gaming is complete. Wii and its unique motion...

(image) New Mexico is very dear to my heart. It is home to the Enchilada Festival, White Sands nuclear testing facility, and approximately 99 billion (and...

(image) Quick, somebody call the Boston Police Department so they can get a head start making asses of themselves again. The geeky folks over at the United...

If you're a longtime reader of my blog, you know that I refer to the first bald captain of the Enterprise as WILLIAM FUCKING SHATNER. The origin of...

(image) Here's the deal: I'm playing around with the idea of an SG All Girls Gaming Guild. What I need are some mature, top notch females interested...

When I first tried Linux around 1995, it was nearly as user-unfriendly as Windows ME. The fonts were ugly, connecting to the Internet -- at a blazing 56k,...

Hideo Kojima has been working hard on the next installment to the Metal Gear series, but that hasn't stopped the man from pondering his next project.

(image) Finally, I can wear offensive T-shirts in public without my wife getting upset with me. Thank you, Offensively Binary: My personal favorites would...

(image) And man I hope it doesn’t suck. Given how much the SG crowd is looking forward to the movie, I hope for all our sakes this is a good adaptation.

Make a Star Wars game for the Wii with controls like this: (video) Can you imagine? I just about wet myself about the time the TIE Fighter blew up. This...

(image) This weekend, while Los Angeles is being infested with Osc-tards and slowly succumbing to Academy Awards ennui, the fine folks in New York will...

I don't remember the first SF book I read, but I can clearly recall the first SF book I read that made a serious impression on me: Ringworld. As I've...

I know this came out way back on Monday but I wanted to cover it nonetheless since it’s such a good deal, potentially. I say "potentially" because...

(image) I mean, I know I do! According to Gametart, the UK's largest online game rental company, women who play games have more sex. Throughout January,...

12:05 PM on Wednesday is typically the highlight of my week, because it represents the longest amount of time between the publishing of the Geek in Review...

Before I begin this weeks’ JKSW, I’d like to fill you in on some fun facts. I am currently in Buenos Aires on vacation with my friend Adam. I’m writing...

I was born in 1972, and came of age in the 1980s, which means that I am of the video game generation. Though my family started with the Odyssey2 before...

(image) Man, I love technology! Check out this article from Wired about a thought controlled robotic wheelchair. Once it’s deployed, hopefully in 2010,...

I, like most of you, never bothered to get a Nintendo GameCube. Let’s face it—it was an uninspiring system. Still, there were some great games made for...

(image) Thanks to the release of at least three new games on the Virtual Console every week, Nintendo is helping to make Mondays suck less. And they just...

Say goodbye to blending the worlds of real life money and phat lootz. Citing digital ownership as a leading factor, eBay has finally banned all auctions...

(image) Brian over at gaming-guide Kotaku has posted both a video and review of the God of War 2 demo that Sony sent him. In short, he’s impressed. ...

(image) If you’re like me (a huge geek) then you’ve wanted to be a dragonrider for as long as you can remember. Well, it looks like you’re finally going...