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Boeing schedules Seahawks 747 for Seattle flyover amid victory celebration

What would today’s Super Bowl victory parade and celebration be without “BOE12”? Boeing has just filed a flight plan that… Read More

Comic: How the Seahawks could help Microsoft

It’s a big day for the city of Seattle, with the Seahawks trouncing the Denver Broncos, 43-8, to claim their… Read More

Seattle, Denver mayors make tasty Super Bowl bet on Colbert Report

If the Seahawks win the Super Bowl, a Lombardi Trophy isn’t the only thing Seattle will come home with. Denver… Read More

Checkmate! Bill Gates gets trounced by chess champ

It seems like Bill Gates has been having a lot of fun on late night talk shows these days. First there… Read More

Slideshow: The many silly outfits of Bill Gates

When Bill Gates took to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, the Microsoft co-founder was really interested in getting the word… Read More

Hide that MacBook! Bill Gates talks tech and global health with Jimmy Fallon

Bill Gates was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon for two segments last night talking about the 2014 Gates Annual… Read More

It’s on! Seahawks vs. 49ers is now GeekWire vs. Re/code

Just when you thought the stakes in Sunday’s NFC title game couldn’t get any higher, GeekWire has challenged those upstarts… Read More

Drink geek: Four wines to please the geek palate

If you’re a geek, you probably like to think. Conventions annoy you. New things intrigue you. Puzzles beg to be… Read More

Cammed Salmon: Fox gives Seahawks viewers a fish-eye lens on famous Seattle tradition

Humans aren’t the only ones joining the wearable gadget movement. During today’s Seahawks playoff game against New Orleans, FOX showed… Read More

Hey, y’all: Meet the Seattle researcher responsible for the awesome U.S. dialect quiz

My family is spread out across the country — from Charlotte, North Carolina to Wooster, Ohio to Seattle, Washington. Three… Read More

Space mogul identified as secret buyer of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s private island

This week news emerged that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen had sold his private island north of Seattle for $8 million to… Read More

These industries get cussed out more than any others

From the folks who earlier this year brought us the list of the most foul-mouthed Americans (yes, my home state… Read More

Expedia study reveals deep divide over airplane seat reclining

Do you recline your airplane seat at will — crushing the knees, electronics and spirit of the person behind you?… Read More

Geek humor: Parodies take to the skies after Amazon’s drone announcement

One of the great things about the Internet is that any news event of sufficient size will be parodied to… Read More

Poll: Who has the best geek mustache in Seattle?

There was a bit of mustache mania going on this past month as dudes everywhere participated in the annual Movember… Read More

GoldieBlox drops girl-power parody of Beastie Boys’ song, pledges to stop legal fight

Well, that was quick. GoldieBlox has pulled the parody of the Beastie Boys’ song “Girls” from its latest ad, saying… Read More

It’s Movember: So, send us photos of those super staches

Have you noticed a bit more facial hair around the office this month? Yep, it’s Movember — that wonderfully hairy… Read More

Photos: Celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who

Yesterday was the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who — the iconic and award-winning British sci-fi TV show which… Read More

Sci-fi nerds look to open new museum in Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. has museums devoted to art, aerospace, history, and even, textiles. So, what about the futuristic worlds of science… Read More

Fun new GoldieBlox video engineers a new image for girls

You might be hearing a lot of talk on gender flipping these days and the newest thing to get the… Read More

Amazon and Microsoft bite back, Twitter takes the plunge, and more quotes of the week

Some of the best quotes, comments and random zingers from the past week … “We appreciate Bloomberg’s foray into fiction… Read More

This iPad-loving, 5-year-old genius is Sony’s worst nightmare

Arden Hayes, a 5-year-old “whiz kid” from Carlyle, Ill., was back on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, expanding beyond his… Read More

Freaks, geeks, comics and booze: Notes (and pics) from a perfectly Seattle Halloween

While you’re nursing that Halloween hangover in your cubicle today, I thought I’d share some of my personal experiences from… Read More

GeekGirlCon photos: Where you can be whatever you want

I had a great time at GeekGirlCon in downtown Seattle this weekend, and took a bunch of pics for your… Read More

Geeks vs. Nerds: Epic rap video explains the difference

Are you a nerd or a geek? That’s the question YouTube stars Rhett & Link examine in a new video… Read More

This giant, propane-fueled fire cube is controlled by Microsoft Kinect

Sure, video games are fun to play with Microsoft Kinect. But what happens when you hook up the motion controller… Read More

Why are Seahawks fans so badass? They send geeky contraptions into space

Not only are fans of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks the loudest in the league and most passionate in all of… Read More

Congrats, Zillow, you’ve finally made it: Lampooned in The Onion

OK, maybe this is the sign of finally getting to a new type of status in the tech industry. Zillow… Read More

The coolest photo ever of Seattle’s skyline is going viral

I slept right through it, but many in Seattle didn’t. The epic thunderstorm that rolled through Seattle the other night… Read More

Comedians have fun with Jeff Bezos buy of The Washington Post

Jeff Bezos’ purchase of The Washington Post was the big news of the week, making great fodder for late-night comedians.… Read More