GeekDad Photo of the Day: Piggyback
Another day, another great photo from the GeekDad Community – this time Michael Tierney shares an awesome shot of the space shuttle Endeavour, piggybacking a ride on a 747 over California.
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Portal-ized Christmas Tree: Huge Success (GeekDad POTD)
We don’t know exactly who it was who made this tree, but it truly is a work of geeky Christmas genius. Added: Since this article’s initial publication, I’ve heard from Jason Roberts and Ryan Kelly, two of the people responsible …
Continue ReadingMeet R2-22! (GeekDad POTD)
We’d heard of battle droids before, but this is the first ballet droid we’ve encountered. Photo copyright by Flickr user “Leeloo (J!NX).” Found via Reddit.
Continue ReadingTarget Acquired! (GeekDad POTD)
Neil Fraser, a software engineer at Google, made this awesomely geeky pumpkin Portal turret last Halloween. This is a triumph, if ever there was one.
Continue ReadingHow to Get a Complete Set of Marriage Power-Ups? (GeekDad POTD)
It’s worth a try, right? Via Reddit. Check out the geeky wedding POTD we published back in May, too. (In case you don’t get the joke, have a hint.)
Continue ReadingStar Trek Toys We’d Like to See (GeekDad POTD)
It’s never too early to begin the geekification process, and it’s a sure thing these toys would help. CBS Studios (owners of the rights to Star Trek) and kids’ toy companies, take note. Yes, we’re aware that the figures include …
Continue ReadingIf Sauron Had Been a Lego Enthusiast… (GeekDad POTD)
For more-detailed pictures of this amazing Lego replica of Barad-Dûr, by Kevin J. Walter, see Walter’s page on the project. You can see even more detail in his Flickr set.
Continue ReadingWelcome to the World, GeekKid! (GeekDad POTD)
We’d like to send our huge congratulations to GeekDad Dan Donahoo, who welcomed his new son, Liam David Donahoo, into the world today. Actually, he’s in Australia, so it was tomorrow. Anyway, congrats to dad, mum, and little tyke!
Continue ReadingThe Legion of Super-Groomsmen (GeekDad POTD)
This is such a great idea I wish I could go back in time to my wedding and do it myself. It’s possible my wife would not agree with this sentiment. Photo used by kind permission of Hoffer Photography. (Hat …
Continue ReadingThis Is a Triumph (GeekDad POTD)
We’re making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS. [Thanks to GeekDad Dave Banks for suggesting this as a POTD.]
Continue ReadingJamie Hyneman = Painter + Mad Scientist? (GeekDad POTD)
A huge Thank You to Michele Wallukait Rajput for posting this awesome construction of a minifig Jamie Hyneman (from MythBusters, of course) to the GeekDad Facebook fan page.
Continue ReadingGeekDad POTD: If Wishes Were Fishes…
FoxTrot comic strip creator Bill Amend brought this to our attention via his Twitter feed. It’s the creation of pet store employee Jeff Gretz and his co-worker Sarah, inspired by a customer comment about Amend’s March 6 FoxTrot. (“It was …
Continue ReadingWell-Guarded Castle (GeekDad POTD)
Ok, so I’m being totally shameless and using my own photo as the Picture of the Day, but I just had to share. My seven-year-old daughter got out her little watercolor paints and went upstairs and worked for quite a …
Continue ReadingThat’s No Moon. It’s a Space… Oh, Wait. Yeah, It’s a Moon. (GeekDad POTD)
Photograph by Steve Loughran, whose website has many more breathtaking space photos.
Continue ReadingDon’t Move. They Can’t See You if You Don’t Move (GeekDad POTD)
Image by GeekDad’s own JRBooth, and uploaded to the GeekDad Flickr Group.
Continue ReadingI Said Now I’ve Got My Magic Bus (GeekDad POTD)
Who needs a kit? Improvised LEGO vehicles are the best! Image by Flickr user korymatu, as added to the GeekDad Flickr Group.
Continue ReadingDark Helmet Wants You (GeekDad POTD)
I find your lack of faith disturbing. May the schwartz be with you! By Flickr user ezri_b as submitted to the GeekDad Flickr Group.
Continue ReadingThe Loneliness of Command (GeekDad POTD)
The advantages of being an evil overlord are many – but you will never be one of the guys. [Photo by Flickr user nizger and included in the GeekDad Flickr Group.
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