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This might be sort of an odd request, but do any of your know of any comms on DW aimed at computer tech geeks that are somewhere between newbies and experts? (or know of any other good resources, DW or not!)

I am the only one of my friends that "knows computer stuff" which means I get asked about (and can fix) basic problems, but since I'm mostly self taught I don't really know where to go when I have issues myself. And I feel bad being one of those people registering for a random website just so I can post to ask someone to "fix" my computer- I'd actually like to learn how to fix/discuss things and would feel less intimidated if I was talking to other novices. Anyone have any suggestions?

Post prompted by: right now I'm having trouble with one of the harddrives in a self build computer. Although I know enough to run tests on the drive, I don't know enough to actually interpret the test results, and most of the resources I'm googling seem to be aimed at those who do actually know more...

Current Mood: hopeful

archersangel

Paramount Pictures is celebrating its centennial with a special float titled "100 Years of Movie Magic" for the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California next week. And as Star Trek has been a major part of Paramount’s history for the last century, a USS Enterprise will feature prominently on their float. This will be Paramount’s first time in the Rose Parade.

the story here

cross-posted to

startrek

moem

This year, I didn't buy any ornaments. I didn't use those I already have, either (except for the lights). This year's Christmas tree is decorated entirely with computer parts and electronic components.
( Cut for length and pictures )
So, anyway...
dear geek girls, have a lovely Christmas, or any other celebration that you wish to celebrate. Be excellent to each other. Be creative and have fun. And support your local hackerspace.

qem_chibati

Wonder Woman Checks Breasts for Cancer

Catwoman, She-hulk and Storm do too.

( Read more... )

... As far as campaigns go, honestly I much prefer the Your Man Reminder rethink breast cancer, campaign.

Current Mood: grumpy

archersangel

first william shatner gave his opinion on the issue.

that started a war of words with carrie fisher.

now george takei attempts to make peace by reminding us we have a common enemy.

cross posted to my journal &

startrek

archersangel

found via

twistedchick

author jim hines has collected links and advice and phone numbers for reporting sexual harassment in SF/F circles, including reporting misbehaving authors to publishers and what to do at cons. feel free to re-post where necessary.

cross-posted to relevant communities & my journal.

Current Mood: indescribable

archersangel

it was made to look like a blue lightsaber

scroll down for pictures of the lightsaber tower.

Current Mood: enthralled

jjhunter

During the last five days, I've a.) downloaded Scratch, an MIT programming language; b.) written my first three computer programs ever; and c.) now want to share the best one with you.

Click on the following text (or the graphic) to go to the Scratch website and play.

Once Upon A Frog Time

This one took an obsessive 15 hours to draw the backgrounds, record the audio, manipulate images from the internet using GIMP, and write the actual code in Scratch. I'm feeling very much the accomplished geeky gal!

archersangel

it's about william shatner interviewing the other trek captains (even the guy from the new movies) about being trek captains. who the got the role and how it changed their lives. for better & worse.

while at first glance it looks like more of shatner boosting his own ego, it's actually quite interesting. it runs about a hour thirty-six minutes & if it were longer, it would still be interesting. IMHO. kind of wonder what could've been done with say paramount throwing some more money at the project, instead of epix.com (or whatever) doing it.

the story at trekmovie.com

the promo on youtube

someone uploaded it to youtube. check it out before it's gone.

some things i found interesting:
( spoiler type thoughts )

cross-posted to

startrek & my journal

amanda_in_pajamas

Grabbed this one from @wiredscience's Twitter Feed, pretty cool explanation. Showed it to my son for his science lesson today:

What's a Higgs boson?@FermilabToday uses a hairy massive particle named Ed to demonstrate...

moem

On June 28, Jeannie Ng visited Hack42, the hackerspace in Arnhem, the Netherlands, during the bi-weekly Metameet. She talked about a project she is doing:
setting up a community for people with rare diseases.
The goal is to help these people communicate with each other across the world, form alliances, share information and form a stronger lobby towards instutitions and governments. Jeannie has been spending a lot of her own money and time on this project. And you can help her, too!

The PDF linked below is Jeannie's description of her project, for which she has asked for our help. She needs someone to check on the programmers that she has hired; someone familiar enough with database and website code to see if it's turning out the way she wants it. One of the main issues is security.
The least we all can do, whether we can code or not, is spread her request for help. So that's what we are doing.

All those who are reading this are kindly requested to open the PDF and read it, and to help spread the link, so that as many potentially helpful eyeballs as possible get to see it. Do, please, repost this message on journals, in relevant communities, hackerspaces' mailing lists, or twitter it. Blog about it, and post it in relevant forums. Also, think about people you know who may be able to help. Thanks!

And if you think you can lend a hand, do contact Jeannie. All details are in the PDF.

Click here to open the PDF. It's hosted on Hack42's wiki. <-- link to the relevant wiki page, for easy Twittering

Current Location: Arnhem, the Netherlands

archersangel

German TV Fail: Star Trek’s Maquis NOT Involved In Bin Laden Mission

Yesterday a German news station had a major image fail. While covering the US Navy SEALs operation to kill Osama bin Laden they mistook a Star Trek fan-made emblem for the Maquis for the actual SEAL Team Six emblem.

the rest of the story (& pictures) here

cross-posted to my journal

Current Mood: amused

amanda_in_pajamas

I saw this story on my Twitter feed and I was just floored...
How a Blind Gamer Plays Zelda by Ear via Wired.com

The beep of a blinking bomb, the desperate cry of a friend in need, the pounding of a Mudokon’s hammer: They all provide crucial details that enable Garrett to get through the game’s punishing levels. When he needs orientation, Garrett listens carefully for “sound landmarks” like running water or footsteps shifting from grass to earth. And as he works his way through the side-scrolling puzzler’s world of weird creatures, Garrett pieces the noises together and sees the game’s levels laid out in his mind.

Apparently, he's not alone...Blind Teen Gamer Obliterates Foes

I can't even begin to imagine the level of concentration these guys have had to develop. It's mind boggling to me.

archersangel

a youtube user called sam1Helen has upload a bunch if SG-1 director series vids. threads, crusade, unending, resurrection, protptype and a bunch of others. a few are the same ones that youtube user servjen uploaded, but most seem to be new ones.

if you have a youtube account, go over there & say you appreciate all the hard work, before they're taken down.

cross-posted to my journal.

Current Mood: giddy

lightsinthesky

If you like tabletop RPGs, you might be interested in this necklace:

You can bid on it here at

help_japan.

Current Mood: geeky

moem

Hi all,
I'm having way too much fun with this.
Actually, no... I'm having a whole lot of fun and that's cool. And so, I think, are the results. What say you?

These are cooling fan covers, as found on power supplies inside computers. The little copper coils are a nice touch, aren't they? In the middle is a hard disk platter, this one is of the metallic type so it can be drilled, and I bent the edge to give it a bit of structure.
I have lots more of these, some types of hard disk contain a whole stack.

My tree is going to look spectacular this year. This may be the first christmas tree that my sweetie will not only tolerate, but actually like.

Current Mood: cheerful

archersangel

via

bluemeridian from many sources covering many kinds of geeky-ness

print out and fold TARDIS & daleks

dr. who key chains

nolan's hand drawn dream map for inception

vintage-style star wars travel posters

"owners manual" for the enterprise (1701)

unsung hero who discovered the double helix of dna

hogwarts made from over 600,000 matchsticks

the star wars craft book

Current Location: s.a.t.u.r.d.a.y. night!
Current Mood: hungry

archersangel

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beanpot

the smithsonian american art museum is putting together a show on video games & they're are allowing voting on what should be included.

Current Mood: blah
Current Music: the sound of silence

archersangel

if you have kids and want to raise them in the geek way there's raisinggeeklings.com
a good site if you have nieces/nephews/godchildren too.

and if you don't have any kids there's an article on is it harder for a girl to be a geek?