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Geek World: Some lovely scientists have made a mini black hole which very probably won't engulf the Earth and they're going to switch it on this wednesday. Debs Taylor checks out the CERN black hole project and thinks "Wow, wouldn't it be nice if each universe has been created by its predecessors' inhabitants reaching a stage of evolution at which they can recreate the Big Bang and thus start the whole thing over again?"
Quick guide to the coolest dinosaurs ever to walk this earth
Geek World: Dinosaurs were a dominant species that became puzzlingly extinct (humans, take note) and they remind us just how much time has passed on this planet. Every kid in the history of the world ever has been obssessed with dinosaurs and knows a terrifying amount of facts about them. Forget about relationships/jobs/life for a brief moment and pay mooky tribute to some of the most superb and blood-curdling terrifying creatures to ever walk this earth.
Quick guide to the coolest dinosaurs ever to walk this earth
How To: Programming 101 for GirlGeeks
Geek World: Coding (programming) is sexy, absorbing and potentially lucrative. Coders always get jobs, sometimes in the game industry (awesome), and even with an increase of women in the field, girl geeks still get surrounded by men who look far more handsome than stereotypes suggest and always have something interesting to say. Take your first steps towards becoming a coder.
Basic photography tips for all
Geek World: Who's been disappointed with the final results of a 'great' photo they've taken? Nobody? Ah. Everybody. With digital cameras you do at least get to delete the bad photos immediately, but as a photography student, Morgane mostly still uses good old film rolls and has to undergo the embarrassment of the teacher looking through all the photos and asking why she's cut everybody's feet off. Here are a few basic photography tips to bear in mind, whether the images you're capturing be arty or personal.
Girl Gamers and Wii - a revolution?
Gaming used to be a boys' club, but girl gamers have come into their own in the last five years or so. In an attempt to make the real big bucks, Nintendo plan to bag a few more girl gamers with their glorious white Wii. Find out how they plan to entice girl gamers into their snare...
Build a blog kingdom!
Smotlock is not a girl geek. He is clearly a boy (Look! Beard!) but that has never stopped him from exploring words and becoming the despotic king of his own internet kingdom. Smotlock gives you the cardinal rules for building your blog into a worshipped power zone. With great power comes great responsibility....
Why I Love OWbN LARP
Live action roleplay is probably one of the ultimate forms of geekery. Wendy Withers chats about why she loves dressing up as a crazed artist in 'One World by Night' even more than making Tara and Willow get it on in 'The Sims'...
Your life... as a video game
Opinion: Ever seen a film or played a computer game and had it act like a filter so you see the whole world that way for a few minutes or hours? Liv tells you how to make the most out of playing your life like a video game.
The coolest mobile phone of all time
Mookychick has been on the look-out for the perfect mobile phone, and by Georgio we think we've found it!
Internet memes
Every now and then, some pointless phrase or webpage (a 'meme') will infect a web surfer and start to jump from one mailbox to another. The REAL trick is to start your own. Mookychick shows you how!
RSI EXERCISES
You've probably heard of RSI. It's caused by repetitive
hand movements (like when you use a computer) and
creeps up on you when you least expect it.
Here are some nice tips to chase it off - because
it's rubbish, it really is.
Once bitten, twice shy: Fall and rise of the female werewolf
The pros and cons of female werewolves... do we want to see crazy naked hairy ladies creating havoc on our movie screens? Er, yes...
Female werewolves? I can't have a hairy chest, that's messed up...
Most awesome thing on the internet
Amber plays the old 'type the hell any old thing into google and see what happens' in order to discover if the internet is, indeed, awesome. Oh man, is it awesome. Wait, that last sentence should have had a question mark.
Fall and rise of the superhero
Superheroes have been back on our screens with a vengeance in the last few years, and we love them to bits but they're getting too dark to function. As Bonnie Tyler said, we need a hero... but what kind of superhero will fit the bill?
Homo textus uber alles
Scientists announce that we have now evolved through mobile phone usage to the point where our thumbs are as flexible as our index fingers, and Magda Knight has a bubble bath.
In memory of a cyber buddy
Ruby Mae has spent time honing her craft in a british TV comedy forum. She spent time getting to know the people on that forum, even if she never met them face to face. This piece is in honour of a friend of hers - a friend who died of a heart attack. A friend she never met face to face - but a friend, nevertheless.
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