John F. Kennedy once said you should “ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” But national morale is pretty low these days, and people have begun to wonder if this country is actually doing anything worth standing up for. In an effort to buy some… Continue reading Meet Your Personal NSA Agent
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Funny comics, illustrations and geek humor.
Relative Memory Capacity
How much information can different species remember? Nobody ever said that we are using the full capacity of our brains yet, however! Comic by Wrong Hands
The Problem with Emoti-Cons
Now that we’ve developed computerized ways to express our emotions via 1’s and 0’s, have we become emotionless in the process? Just the other day I caught myself saying “LOL” instead of laughing at someone’s joke! Because it wasn’t really funny, so naturally I tried to reach for my virtual collection of OMG WTF responses… Continue reading The Problem with Emoti-Cons
Why Saving Daylight Time Is Useless [COMIC]
Are you a programmer, tech entrepreneur or worse both? Timing on your projects can be critical, so keep in mind that daylight saving time comes to an end on Sunday. This means you are rolling your clocks back and giving yourself an extra hour of light (or sleep if you need it). Come to think… Continue reading Why Saving Daylight Time Is Useless [COMIC]
Poverty Line Problems: The History of an Outdated Measurement
In a followup to his latest infocomic exploring “What it means to be poor in America,” graphic journalist Andy Warner illustrates the idea behind “the poverty line” on KQED and the origins of the important measurement used for determining citizens’ eligibility for financial aide. According to the Poverty Threshold, 46.5 million American’s were living in… Continue reading Poverty Line Problems: The History of an Outdated Measurement
What’s the Real Reason Apple’s OS X Mavericks Is Free?
Every action has a cause, and like Isaac Newton said “an equal and opposite reaction.” So what really caused Apple to give away Mavericks for free – a major portion of its income? Is Apple’s CEO Time Cook looking to drive investor Carl Icahn to an early grave? Or has Siri gone sweet on the… Continue reading What’s the Real Reason Apple’s OS X Mavericks Is Free?
How to Troll an Apple Fanboy
At work are you getting agitated by that one Apple fanboy who’s always strutting around with the latest Apple gadgets and constantly belittling you over his superior devices? Take steps now to teach him some humility with a look into a window from the past, that is, just dust off an old Windows XP installation… Continue reading How to Troll an Apple Fanboy
Before It Was a #Hashtag: History
With the abundance of hashtags we see on social media, it’s almost impossible to remember how they all got started. If you forget, the # symbol starting out representing a number, or at least the battleground for an epic match of Tic Tac Toe. Soon after, we started using the character to help our music… Continue reading Before It Was a #Hashtag: History
