Household gadgets for the nerd household

Layer 8 of the OSI model for network protocols is almost exclusively used in a joking manner to imply that most problems are not problems of the sy...

Generally speaking, one would think that most humans would avoid dangerous situations and substances in their everyday lives. But our investigative...

If you spend a lot of time in front of your computer, you'll know all about the importance of having a good working or gaming environment. Both req...

So, you're looking for a really distinguished-looking watch for your wrist, right? But you find all those analogue watches just soooo boring? Maybe...

If school has taught us one thing, it's that nothing would work without chemistry. Ever since shedding the stigma of alchemy in the 17th and 18th c...

The home of a real geek needs a geeky doormat. This one expresses the common feeling amongst geeks that their own home with their own computer is a...

To survive in battle, you need the right equipment. Knights and soldiers in the Middle Ages knew this too. They often carried a sword in one hand t...

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...

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

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He wanted to become a real, rough-and-ready pirate. The most notorious pirate ever. Only everything kept going wrong! No one took him seriously as ...

Some science fiction series develop into real cultural assets over the course of decades. And this sometimes goes so far that even some props from ...

The legendary hammer Mjölnir is wielded by Thor in his battles against ice giants, red buttons and other monsters. But on quiet days, it’s used not...

Keys are an important part of our daily lives. Who doesn't use them a few times a day to get into their house, office, car, cupboard, safe? Th...

Writing letters seems to be an occupation of the last century. German government offices still use them today, but that rather confirms this statem...

“It's dangerous to go alone!” These famous words from a video game don't just apply when you're a hero fighting dragons or rescuing princesses. Som...

The stereotypical nerd never leaves his mom's basement, is anti-social and only eats cold pizza and drinks warm soda. This image of our subculture ...

Your external hard drive is droning and blinking even though it's in standby mode... Doh! Those USB gadgets can only be turned off by unpluggi...

The Plantarium Garden Lab lets you grown seeds without the need for constant watering. Perfect if yours is the kind of home where plants usually ha...

The "Loch Ness Monster" is said to be a huge animal that lives in a lake in Scotland. There are always new stories about when the monster, nickname...

Nerds can't be romantic? That's just a prejudice, of course. Or why else would we have gone to the trouble of creating a Candlestick lightsaber? Th...

Monty Python and The Holy Grail has long been part of general education and not just nerdy topics. Some jokes, however, are especially present in n...

Nobody likes to fix the mistakes another person has made due to incompetence, laziness or simply by accident. But when you yourself are that person...

As nerds, we like jokes and plays on words that outsiders might not get. Our favourite dead horse to beat is the number Pi. After all, Pi is basica...

Unfortunately, we're pretty limited when it comes to choosing essential "equipment" for the bathroom. In most hardware and home depot stores you us...

Whilst others are still ranting about the resolution of Fallout 4, we remember that an epic game doesn't need too many pixels. Alright, a litt...

Over the last few decades, geeks and nerds have managed to conquer most parts of everyday life and we can proudly display our interests by wearing ...

Unidentified Flying Objects... Strange lights in the sky... People abducted and studied while unconscious... Aliens are supposed to be everywhere a...

OK, you're allowed to admit it: Maths was your favourite subject at school and you just couldn't get enough of it, right? And even today ...

Usually these emails arrive shortly before you get off work, in the worst case on Fridays, and of course contain a request to do something “asap”. ...

In the centuries since the so-called Loch Ness Monster has spent in the famous Scottish lake, it was bound to pick up one or two rather British qui...

Cookies – those small text files stored on your computer – have been around for quite a while. But only since 2021 have we had to consent to their ...

As we know, alcohol is never really a solution. Well, unless you ask a chemist. They'll tell you that, in fact, alcohol IS a solution. Maybe not to...

Anyone who thinks that all nerds are the same has never witnessed a heated debate about whether D&D or Shadowrun is the better pen & paper role-pla...

In the Studio Ghibli movie “My Neighbour Totoro”, a small family moves to a house in the country – and quickly realises that the land and adjacent ...

Have you ever thought about the proper way to drink coffee? Sure, you might think: "Pour coffee into the mug, lift the mug, drink, repeat as necess...