Ladies and gentlemen, after a long hiatus regarding posts and features on steampunky gadgets, I am happy to present you with this little treat.. The gentlemen, scholar, and connoisseur of all things that go bang and proceed to hurl a projectile, Ian McCallum, just released a video featuring a pocket …
The good folks over at Extra Credits directed my attention towards a low-AI interactive poetry generator: Game of 1000+ Poems. Here are two short pieces I generated: Take care if you have nothing else to say a man with eyes full of fish, unable to stay mute what strange currents …
On Netflix, you can now find a short, 16 minutes, documentary about a regular guy named John who was trying to contact aliens. John is no UFO enthusiast, he is just someone who was hoping to be able to reach out. Just go and watch it. It is 16 minutes …
This is not a continuation of my accidental IT-Dark-Age series comprising this recent article and this older article. Although it relates somewhat. A techno-barbarian is someone who uses advanced technology, most often in a post-apocalyptic setting, without understanding the science behind the tech and/or is unable to replicate/repair the technology …
Rant warning! Seriously! OK. here I go… The Ministry of Education in the federal state of Germany where I reside has decided to make IT (Information Technology, obviously) a mandatory subject from the school year 2021/22 onward. So far so good. I am all for that. Especially since I had …
All right, gamers, nerds and geeks, this is your chance to. On itch.io, there is a GIANT bundle of computer games, tabletop RPGs, interactive novels and more. Over 700 items with a combined worth of $3400+. You can get the whole bundle for as little as $5 and all proceeds …
The more I teach my pupils about the internet, computers, cyber security and related topics, the more concerned I get. Granted, when it comes to computers, I am a comparative late starter. When I was the age my older pupils are in (i.e. 30 years ago) there was a sizable …
The headline was too awesome to pass. Check it out, a zombie-proof house you can assemble in the wilderness in about a day. Provides its own heat and electricity via solar power: BBC News – Is this house really zombie-proof? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48337819
Once again I find myself praying to the Omnissiah. This is not because I do not have faith in my abilities but because a techno-barbarian could interfere by switching off the godmachine I am working on and with. So, to make sure everything works smoothly I have opted for the …
Opportunity has ceased to function, I hope one day school children will take trips to the place the rover rests and find it really boring despite the historic significance of the mission. This is NASA’s official statement: And this is my nerdy tribute: