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‘XKCD’ Mastermind Randall Munroe to Brighten Up Textbooks This Fall

March 24, 2016Anthony Karcz2

‘XKCD’ creator and ‘Thing Explainer’ author Randall Munroe has teamed up with Houghton Mifflin to liven up Chemistry and Physics textbooks this fall.

A woman in a comic says, "I could care less" and is corrected by her friend, starting a discussion.

I Really Could Care Less, So I Wrote This Article

September 16, 2015Michael LeSauvage12

Language changes over time, but no one should be excused for saying they “could care less.” The recent ‘xkcd’ seems to imply I’m a jerk for not letting this phrase pass. I respectfully disagree.

Because of XKCD, We Present You With #SynonymMovies

August 13, 2015Ken Denmead1

Yesterday, Randall Munro posted the above image at XKCD. It made me laugh, in that “I like puns and wordplay” kind of GeekDad way, and so I posted it to the GeekDad’s Slack app. As such things are wont to do, it caused some jocularity to ensure. And so here are a number of GeekDad’s own Synonym Movie titles, for your amusement.

“Space Weird Thing” David Bowie Parody by Marian Call and Molly Lewis

May 29, 2015Jonathan H. Liu

Marian Call and Molly Lewis perform this bizarre take on David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” reworking the lyrics to contain only the thousand most common words in English.

Randall Munroe Announces What If? Book

March 12, 2014Jonathan H. Liu

Randall Munroe, creator of the brilliant xkcd webcomic, also answers hypothetical scientific questions on his What If? site. Munroe announced earlier today that he will be publishing a book based on the site. The book will include some revised versions of his favorites from the site, plus questions that he has collected over the years of “particularly neat questions.”

XKCD turns 1337!

March 3, 2014Judd Schorr1

Congratulations, xkcd, on turning 1337!

Planet of the 'Figs

October 23, 2013November 23, 2017Ken Denmead

The XKCD cartoon for today bodes ill for the plastiphobes among us.

16 Things Young Geeks Should Know About Internet Culture

July 10, 2013Kevin Makice4

A big part of being a geek includes understanding the shared culture we experience when working with technology. Here are 16 things geeklets should know (but probably don’t) that can help form a base understanding of Internet Culture.

Make Sense of Large Numbers With Dictionary of Numbers

June 24, 2013Ariane Coffin1

XKCD’s latest blog post showcases Dictionary of Numbers, a new tool that helps put large numbers in perspective.

Towel Day: 42 Occurrences of The Number 42 in Pop Culture

May 25, 2013Sophie Brown1

Any good geek knows that the answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything is 42, but were you aware just how often that number has crept up in pop culture? From apartment numbers to Hurley numbers, dates to car registrations, the number 42 is everywhere when you start looking hard enough. Here are 42 examples of the number turning up in pop culture.

768 Planets and Counting

June 21, 2012Ken Denmead

As is his wont, Randall Munroe has once again produced an amazing visual representation of some bit of science or nature that puts things into awesome perspective.

The Speed of News and Earthquakes

August 23, 2011December 16, 2017GeekMom6

I’m a little embarrassed to say that I get most of my news from the internet. And not from a reputable news source. Most of the news I read about comes from Facebook and Twitter. This afternoon, I got up from taking a nap with my toddler to find my Facebook and Twitter feeds covered […]

Geeky Weddings Take the Cake!

June 9, 2011Helene McLaughlin2

I love baking cakes, especially ones that are geeky and challenging. Some of my favorites that I have made are a TARDIS for my husbands 30th birthday and a Mad Hatter hat for my sister’s high school graduation party. In any case, its no wonder that I have collected quite the set of geek cake […]

Michael Chabon Celebrates The Phantom Tollbooth — And So Should You (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)

May 8, 2011December 13, 2017Admin

My first experience with The Phantom Tollbooth (as with so much else that made a lasting impression on me) came from Childcraft. In the supplemental “Mathemagic” volume there was an excerpt of Milo’s visit to Digitopolis, land of numbers, where …

Michael Chabon Celebrates ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ — And So Should You

May 3, 2011January 7, 2019Jonathan H. Liu

The Continuing Saga of A Geek Who (Once) Hated Apple

January 6, 2011GeekMom5

It’s been two months. I’ve had an iPhone for a grand total of two months. And I still straddle my Apple vs Other fence, yet to waver to one side or the other. As with any piece of technology I’ve adapted to it. I’ve developed new muscle memory and am now accustomed to its quirks. My Droid […]

Geeks We Love: Randall Munroe, xkcd.com

December 2, 2010GeekMom

As if we didn’t have enough random sites cluttering our bookmark bars, I submit another one for your reading intrigue. Randall Munroe has used simple stick figures to create one of the wittiest comic sites available. xkcd began as notebook doodles he didn’t want to lose to the ravages of time. A few scans, a […]

xkcd Equation Wedding Cake Equals Awesome

October 31, 2010Michael Harrison

Anne Heap, a cake designer who runs Pink Cake Box in New Jersey, is known for her cool confectionery creations. She’s appeared on the Food Network’s Cake Challenge twice, and twice again on TLC’s Ultimate Cake Off. One of her …

Xkcd Volume 0 Puzzle Solved

March 16, 2010Michael Harrison

As reported back in September, the first dead-tree edition of beloved xkcd comic strip was released to fanfare by geeks worldwide. Readers immediately wondered what was up with the peculiar red text peppered throughout. Turns out, in typical Munroe-vian fashion, …

10 Geeky Laws That Should Exist, But Don’t

November 10, 2009Matt Blum

There are many, many laws having nothing to do with government that are useful to know because they tell you something about how the universe works. There are Newton’s laws of motion, the laws of thermodynamics, Boyle’s Law, Heisenberg’s Uncertainty …

Xkcd Book Comes Out Tomorrow

September 14, 2009Michael Harrison

Everyone’s favorite webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math and language is coming out for the ever-reliable dead-tree platform tomorrow. In other words, we’re finally getting our xkcd book. The book releases tomorrow, but not in bookstores; it’s only sold online. If …

A GeekSon’s Guide to Sharing Facebook With Your Kids

May 12, 2009December 14, 2017Admin

My Mother – Happy Mothers day, Mom! – recently dipped her toe into Facebook. It seems some of her old high school friends had discovered the service, and coerced her into joining. After making her profile, her first action was, …

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