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If you play a lot of games, you've probably been criticized by friends and family for not engaging enough with real life. And perhaps it really is ...

If genre legends Run DMC are to be believed, the same applies to hip-hop as to computer science: [i]It's tricky[/i]! While the trio Run, DMC and Ja...

In March 2005, a television was offered for sale on the Rockdogdesigns blog. The author didn't have a tape measure to hand and simply took a photo ...

A simple potted plant enhances your living room, office or almost any other room enormously without having to spend a lot of money or effort. A lit...

Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has repeatedly managed to bring impressive images from distant parts of space to our little bl...

Metal Earth's space series includes kits of eleven very special engineering achievements. These include the Apollo Lunar Module, the Hubble Telesco...

How can you recognize a real Trekkie? From now on, definitely by the bath ducks. With the Star Trek TUBBZ bath ducks, you'll cut a fine figure wher...

Some science fiction series develop into real cultural assets over the course of decades. And this sometimes leads to some props from such TV produ...

Deep silence reigns in the office,The nerd roots without emotion,And the userlooks at blue screens all around. This (slightly modified) poem by Goe...

All you need for your new spaceship are your fingers and perhaps a pair of needle-nose pliers and tweezers. Who would have thought? Well, you can't...

You're a member of one of those secret societies that are so popular at the moment, but you're not allowed to tell anyone that you're preparing the...

Have you ever thought about how to drink coffee? You're going to say "Sure, fill the cup, brew, drink. Repeat if necessary." But by "drink coffee" ...

As Muggles, we have to do without some comforts. Although we have been able to make up for a lot with our technology, the lack of magic still hurts...

There are different ways to learn your chemistry lessons.One of them would be with jokes:When helium comes into a bar, the bartender says: 'Sorry, ...

Penguins are cool, so beautifully dorky and probably the only birds in the world that have forgotten how to be birds. But no other animal waddles s...

"The Lord of the Rings" has fascinated us nerds for generations. It's not just the detailed and diverse value of Middle-earth that inspires us, bu...

Still waters are known to run deep. Although software development has very little to do with water, this proverb can also be easily applied to this...

If there is something in your life that is really bad but cannot be changed, only acceptance will help. Maybe meditation too. Let any thoughts that...

Contrary to rumor, the most you'll find on an archaeological dig after hours of scratching around in the dirt is a few shards or stones. Unless you...

While dogs are considered man's best friend, cats are the soulmates of nerds: introverted loners with a mind of their own who often seem a little c...

The motif of the three monkeys that see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing is something we come across from time to time in everyday life - the ...

Do you still remember the computer game 'Day of the Tentacle', the successor to 'Maniac Mansion'? If you're thinking: "Funny question, everyone kno...

Are asymmetrically topped pizzas a nightmare for you? Is there nothing worse than randomly divided pies? With short thick and long narrow pieces? T...

If you've often heard the prejudice that nerds are a bit crazy, you can take this as a compliment in future. It's not always just the bad guys who ...

"Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!" - "Hail, Earendil, brightest of the stars!"When Frodo sets off from Lothlorien with his eight companions and Gala...

Summer means sun, beach, ice cream and balmy summer nights when the stars twinkle in the sky. With a bit of luck, we might even see a shooting star...

We have a problem with dihydrogen monoxide, or DHMO for short. Every person who has died has previously consumed this colorless and odorless chemic...

The world is changing. I can feel it in the water (...) Treebeard has long suspected the forces that are about to spread across your bathroom. The ...

Basically, programming has a lot in common with Lego: on the one hand, it's worth starting at a young age (keyword: practice early.), on the other ...

To be able to load programs or games on the C64, you first had to type in a command. So that you don't forget it - and of course for old times' sak...

Spraying paint on stationary trains at night with a bandana over your face is damage to property. The same applies to highway bridges and seats on ...

There is one thing that no action movie, zombie shooter or gangster series should be without: the good old pump-action shotgun. Or, to use the corr...

Translated into German, the Age Test shirt reads:[i]AlterstestWhat is the connection between these two objects? [/i]Well, the answer will be a no-b...

If you don't know what this saying is supposed to mean, you belong to the other half ;-) But if you are smiling right now, maybe you should think a...