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Lore Sjoberg's humorous view of all things techie.
119 Episodes
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Do you know the real story behind the actual true non-fictional Santa Claus? No, not the cartoon with Burgermeister Meisterburger in it, although that's pretty awesome. We reveal the secret origins of Santa.
Geeks are not known for their ability to keep their enthusiasm to themselves. Maybe you cant keep from launching into dissertations on Heinlein novels at the office party, but what if your life was on the line?
The Star Wars franchise goes beyond movies of varying quality and into hundreds of novels, games and comic books of varying quality. We look at some of the oddest bits of Star Wars canon.
Throughout the country, newly unemployed people are looking at their crushing debt and asking, "How am I going to be able to afford the next iPod?" We have the answer.
With all the issues facing the world today, sometimes you need to turn your powers of logic and reason to something that simply doesn't matter. Lore Sjöberg looks at various logic puzzles.
In 2009, America will send a new exploration vehicle to Mars. Don't we owe it to ourselves to make that vehicle as badass as possible?
There are many theories as to how time travel works. The most likely theory is 'it doesn't,' but that's no fun, so we're taking a look at the various ways you can screw with your own past.
As the world economy goes down the galactic toilet, it's very
important to focus on the issues, particularly the issue of "which
person scandal is most juicy".
Death is no excuse for not saving the planet. With these eco-friendly
funeral services, you can have a carbon-neutral afterlife.
Why settle for being buried or stuck in some cheesy urn when technology
can shoot you into space or make you into a pencil?
What would the Jesus phone do for you? Anything and everything, at any time,
for no reason at all. Soon it will be time to slip into the iPhone's easy
embrace. Forever.
With the Netflix Player, you can watch any movie you want as long as it's a documentary.
Getting scammed by grifters ain't what it used to be.
Which messages sent into space are the very very best?
Indiana Jones looks good in a fedora. You don't.
Hey, let's make various strange combinations of fighting games!
Can your camera catch evidence of the supernatural? No!
What do you do with your technology when you feel the call of nature?
Iron Man may be nigh unstoppable against most adversaries, but how about opponents who are themselves, in one way or another, iron?
There are two things the Internet excels at: helping us connect with people, and helping us avoid people.
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