Geek Laws that Should Exist

The other day I pointed you to some common Geek laws that you should know. Today, Wired Magazine put out an article of 10 geek Laws that Should Exist. Many of these are true and just make sense to instate them as laws. However, they must first become a bill and be passed before the geek congress. Who does make the web standards anyway.

Roomba PacMan

When you combine a great classic arcade game with a robot that vacuums your floor, great things are bound to come. This guy has done just that with this PacMan Roomba.

Interesting Geography

This is RARE, but I got a FW: email this morning that I actually read (that is odd for me, but I was bored, and it wasn't from a known forwarder), but I actually enjoyed it. This is one of the are occasions when I'll share one. I'm saving my dignity and not forward it on to my contact list, but post it here and leave it up to you to read. I assume since you're here, you're probably bored anyway. I looked up the subject of the forward and found this replication of it. Here is the link to several interesting Geography facts. A lot of these I really didn't know and found interesting (as the title states).

20 Sports Things that Make you Look Like a Doofus

Yesterday on Mike & Mike in the morning they were going over this list of "20 Things that Make You Look Like a Doofus". The first few may be a little silly, but stay with it, it's a really funny list. It'll have you saying "I've seen that guy", or maybe "Dude, I totally master those scoreboard games".

Using an Apostrophe

I will not claim to be great at grammar, but I'm pretty good with the basics. If you're a member of the grammar police, you'll love this page on "Using an Apostrophe". It goes over the basic rules, but in a fun way that may stick for you. You will also find a few other interesting surveys/links at the bottom of the page, but I found this lesson on grammar strangely enjoyable.

Rubber Duck Method of Debugging

Today at work I rolled out a new scheduling/paging program that I've been working on. My programs while in the build process will require a lot of debugging and going over logic issues. Sometimes the major problem is right there staring me right in the face, but it takes me forever to see it. Here is a great method of debugging called "The Rubber Duck Method" that seems to work quite well for logic issues. I've used it several times, but never knew the name until a friend pointed it out to me today. Viva la ducky.

12 Extreme Parking Errors

It's amazing how difficult people make driving, especially when it comes to parking. Here is a collection of 12 Extreme Parking Errors. Some of these are pretty painful to watch. I hope alcohol is involved in some of these, and they aren't that bad of drivers all the time. This gives you something more to worry about when you park your precious car unattended.

Halloween Stuff

I'm not a fan of Halloween. I'm not sure when or why this occurred, but I'm really happy when it's over. With that said, some really good things can come from it. Here are a few of my favorite Internet videos featuring Halloween "stuff".
Skeleton Dance -- it's just classic:


Zombie Kid likes turtles -- I can't stop laughing when I watch this.


Be careful whom you scare -- Halloween Backfire


Of course there is Thriller too, but we've all seen that.

Permanant Marker Bandits

This may be one of the best dumb crook stories I've seen yet. As opposed to a clever disguise or breaking in during the dark, these guys used a permanent marker to avoid being identified. There's several problems with this that I won't go into. If a picture is worth a thousand words, the mugshot should say all that needs to be said. I'll just say, the moral of the story is, kids, if you're going to take the road of a life of crime, leave alcohol out of it.

World's Scariest Foods

I'm a fan of food, but there is only so weird I'm willing to go. Here is a list of some of the World's Scariest Foods. It can be debated that what is "scary food" is up to the partaker, but some of these wouldn't really be debate. I could try some of these without being squeamish, but the pufferfish that has to have a licensed food preparer because it's so poisonous and the octopus that could suffocate you scare me a little. So, why not celebrate your Halloween by eating some scary food, like Jell-o.

10 General Rules of the Internet

If you surf a lot of forums and such on the Internet, there are certain rules you must know. Here are a list of "10 Rules of the Internet". A lot of these I knew already (Godwin's and such), but the others make a lot of sense. The article is a little odd, but if you do read and write to forums they may be useful to you (especially if you are a debater).

Video Game Proverbs

It seems that you rarely hear the benefits of playing video games. Turns out, there are a lot of life's lessons you can learn from them. Here is a list of video game proverbs that will make a lot of sense to you if you're a gamer. OK, so maybe they're not that beneficial to learn, but they're entertaining, and that counts for something.

Yet Another Star Wars Song

There are tons of Star Wars songs out on the Internet. Many which have been featured on this blog. A friend linked this video on Facebook the other day and I enjoyed it. It's a little dated, but still worth watching.