Category Archives: geek humor

I found this scribbled underneath the mirror in the bathroom in Richardson Hall at MSU: I don’t know about you, but if I ever meet this F Train dude, I’m definitely not shaking his hand. :? [tags]funny, humor, f train, … Continue reading →

Write this down – it may save your life one day: It is widely known in the field of agronomy (e.g., Avery, 2002) that birds are repulsed by methyl anthranilate, a natural compound found in many of the less sweet … Continue reading →

This made me chuckle: #732536 +(361)- [X] <El_Pompo> what would be the best language to build a crawler in? <Emetri> jawa. It’s a quote from bash.org of course. It might take you few seconds, but you will get it. Or … Continue reading →

Lately everyone complains about the call centers in India. Sadly the truth is that when you call a large company, the first line of support operators will be equally dumb no matter where the call center is located. Because of … Continue reading →

It’s a pain in the ass to send shit to Canada. It really doesn’t seem like it would be. After all, they are just skip and a hop north from here. We have people flying in there on business all … Continue reading →

I was browsing Flickr today and I noticed pictures of this odd looking car popping up in photo streams of various users: Apparently there is a website devoted to this car. It’s creator the H-Wing and designed it circa 00. … Continue reading →

I got 2 Starbucks cards as Christmas gifts from co workers. They are worth $5 each, and I still haven’t had a chance to use them. It’s not that I don’t like Starbucks – I do, as much as anyone … Continue reading →

This might be old, but it gave me a chuckle: found @ my confined space – original author unknown I banish anything produced by Real™ from any hard drive I touch. Anyone using their proprietary formats to deliver content to … Continue reading →

I can’t tell you how many times this has happened to me: comic © joe and monkey – click for original I’m horrible when it comes to remembering people’s names and other details about them. I took quite a few … Continue reading →

Steve Ballmer, the loud, sweaty, awkward Microsoft chair tossing machine has a totally lame office: Ballmer’s Desk found @ extralife Embedded image removed upon request of the author I would imagine that a Micro$oft executive would reside in something more… … Continue reading →

This seems about right: img © luke welling [click on image to enlarge] I think the original author is Luke Welling’s. At least this is as far as I could track it down. And yeah, I know it’s old – … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you but I find this amusing (and relevant to the current political situation): image © defective yeti I think US is the only country in the world in which vast numbers of citizens do not believe … Continue reading →

Ok, this is almost a year old, but still I lol’d: youtube link found @ boingboing Heh, I just glanced at the old Visual Studio box lying on a shelf here and it perfectly mirrors the design ideas outlined in … Continue reading →

How many different versions of Vista are there? There is a lot of confusion about this among users. How do you upgrade. Which version is the “good one”? Which one is the best for me? Fortunately, I could not care … Continue reading →

Oh Noez! I have committed a thought crime: Naturally, when I saw this sign I had this strange urge to park something (anything really) in that spot. Is that a parking violation or what? Jokes aside, doesn’t that seem a … Continue reading →

There are many jokes about mens room etiquette out there. I’m not really trying to make one here. But there are some things that are just plain common sense. Consider a public restroom with 3 urinals placed uncomfortably close to … Continue reading →

Dumb users are dumb: User: I decided to clean up my hard drive a little bit. Is there any stuff I can safely delete to make more room? Me: Well, any of your old files that you don’t use – … Continue reading →

I present to you, the Ultimate DRM Buster 2000: photo © me This nifty cable should allow you to copy all the protected music you want. You simply plug in one end to the earphone jack, you plug in the … Continue reading →

Ok, who remembers this: img © snafu.de Apparently at the height of the browser wars in 97, someone dropped a huge, heavy IE sculpture at the lawn in front of Netscape offices in the dead of the night. Few people … Continue reading →

Thursdays are my research days which means I get a whole day off of work, and go to sit in my tiny office at MSU all day long, trying to get my thesis finished. Just to make it clear that … Continue reading →

Man, I used to love that show when I was a kid: found @ neatorama.com McGyver is not the only one who can do amazing things out of paperclips. After all, there was that dude who traded a paperclip for … Continue reading →

Random web stuff for your viewing pleasure: Router Manual – I LOL’d at this! Flash Element TD – addictive. A guaranteed time waster. O’RLY plushie – Ya RLY! Twigger’s Holiday – if you haven’t seen it, see it now: Episode … Continue reading →

This thing has been making rounds on the internets. I have no clue what forum it originated from – if you can find the original source, post a link in the comments and I will credit it. So without further … Continue reading →

I cannot tell you how many times I did just that: comic © phdcomics; click for full size Story of my life… [tags]procrastination, phd, phdcomics, comics, humor[/tags]

I’m at loss for words: img © sam.zoy.org From the site: Wiibrator is a small Python application that interfaces the Wii’s Wiimote and the PS2’s Trancevibrator. Hours of fun for the kids! So, I’m thinking… This may help us in … Continue reading →