A server made of duct tape

Posted by Liz | Cool people, Geek, LOL, Nerd-tastic | Saturday 23 June 2007 1:34 pm

Team Boom Tape is a team that not only makes things out of duct tape in competitions (like a poker-chip-toting barge), they’ve created a server with a duct tape case!

They’ve even lit it from the inside, and it show through since they’ve used 3M’s clear duct tape to make “windows.” The duct tape fan guard is an especially amusing part of the setup.

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Father’s Day Gift Guide

Posted by Liz | Fractalspin News & Stuff | Saturday 2 June 2007 4:33 pm

So your dad’s a big geek, right? We’ve got tons of stuff that will make great gifts (Father’s Day Gift Ideas). Here’s a bit about of a few of them:

  1. Testosterone Keychain
    Give your dad a many way to carry his keys around–the testosterone molecule cast in pewter. If he’s dealt with the midlife crisis thing with a speedy muscle car, it’s even more appropriate.
  2. Credit Card Organizer
    You’ve got a gadget freak for a dad–he’s got a cellphone cooler than yours and a living room filled with electronics, but does he stash his credit cards double-stacked in a ravaged leather wallet? Get him organized and feed his gadget appetite with this mega useful Credit Card Organizer.
  3. Duct Tape Credit Card Wallet
    If your dad’s got a ton of credit cards and fully appreciates the usefulness of duct tape for impromtu repairs, he’ll love this credit card wallet made from duct tape. He’ll be far cooler than all the other dads out there with their plain, boring leather wallets, and he’ll likely catch the attention of perceptive cashiers at the hardware store who’ll strike up a conversation. Oh what fun!
  4. Smiley Cufflinks
    Does your dad use text messaging? OMG he’s totally hip. He’ll absolutely love these sterling silver cufflinks featuring a wide array of emoticons. You can choose the emoticon on each cufflink, so if you were a particularly challenging child to raise, get him one “devilish” >:-) and one “wink” ;-) or “kiss” :-*. Or if you were always getting framed for the misdeeds of your brother, get one “yelling” :-( ) and one “angelic” 0:-).
  5. Circuit Board Cufflinks
    If dad’s got nerd-cred, like being an engineer or an intellectual property lawyer, then these cufflinks made from real green circuit boards will totally make his day. They come in a little box with a circuit board design, and if you want, we can even wrap it for you.
  6. Solar Messenger Bag
    You’ve got a road-warrior or travel-addicted dad who always carries around his gadgets. Wouldn’t it be perfect if he could just recharge his cellphone while on the go and not be tethered to an outlet? And if he’s off in a foreign country he wouldn’t even have to be burdened by the weight of a bunch of AC / DC adapters. Let your dad know he’s just as great as the advancement of technology. :-)

Gnerdy earrings: cellphones, microscopes, floppy disks and calculators

Posted by Liz | Fractalspin News & Stuff | Friday 1 June 2007 5:21 pm

No doubt you’ve seen all the stuff that’s been created out of floppy disks. Here’s a tutorial and video on how to make the Starship Enterprise out of the metal parts of a dead floppy. If you’re not quite got the DIY spirit but love floppies, we’ve got the super cool Diskette Handbag and Floppy Disk Notepads. And I bet you just love floppy disks but think the real ones would make really dorky earrings if you were to wear them (they would). But thankfully you can wear floppy disks as earrings when they’re much smaller and cast in sterling silver!

So you’ve got a girlfriend majoring in molecular biology and her birthday’s coming up. Why not get her a pair of sterling silver microscope earrings? They’re subtle and uber science-geek cool. If you obsess over the latest cellphone models and technologies, then there’s no better choice than the flip Cellphone Earrings. They really open and close and stay in that position so you can wear them in any configuration you want. But if you’re a math geek who loves numbers, the Calculator Earrings featuring the first few digits of pi on their displays will be perfect for you. Have fun choosing the nerdy earrings that work for you!