Friday, May 8, 2009

Mother's Day Tech Book Sale at O'Reilly

O'Reilly media is celebrating Mother's Day by offering a 40% discount on tech books.  Whether she's a CS geek looking for the latest book on Linux, or would love to have an effective manual for using her brain, there is something for every geeky mom.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Pink and Shiny Nintendo DS Cases

For the girly gamer, this silver and pink Nintendo DS lite bag is the perfect fashion accessory (shown at left).

If that's not pink enough - or said gamer would like something a big more casual - Dreamgear's 17-in-1 Bundle Pack for Nintendo DS Lite might be the perfect fit. (shown at right)  It includes headphones, a protective case for both your game system and three games, screen protectors and cleaners, a precision stylus and a tote bag.

(via Chip Chick)

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Circuit Board Cake

Ryan Nelson got a cool circuit board-inspired cake for his 40th birthday (click link or image to see full cake design). Ryan and his wife are a wonderfully geeky couple - their wedding cake topper was Han Solo and Princess Leia.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Gamer Knits and Other Goodies

Mippy on Metafilter rounds up links to a bunch of game-related knits, sewing projects and other crafts. Who wouldn't want a cute knitted Sackboy?

I [heart] Physics T-Shirt


If you love physics - or know someone who does - Neatorama's "I [heart] physics" T-shirt is for you. As a bonus, your purchase helps support the Neatorama blog, which is full of cool and geeky information.

And yes, the atomic structure is wrong. As Neatorama points out:
This is the perfect gift for the physics lovers in your family, who will no doubt tell you that the depiction of the atom is wrong.

So, to pre-empt that, when you hand over the shirt, say "Yes, I know that the Rutherford model of the atom is wrong, but it's darned hard to make an electron cloud design for all you nitpicking physics wankers. If you look this gift horse in the mouth, I'll go all Schrödinger on your ass."

Oh, did I say that out loud?
(Yeah, they are funny too.)