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What should Bill Gates read? Our top 5 books for his list

A few weeks ago, Bill Gates posted his summer reading list. A self-confessed reading junkie — “sometimes I can get… Read More

Guinness Record attempt: 1,200-square-foot piece of handmade, recycled paper

Most of the time, publicity stunts are lame. And sometimes, well, sometimes something like this comes along. Spokane, Wash.-based online… Read More

ToorCamp Journal: Pushing the boundaries of technology

[Editor’s Note: Amal Graafstra is one of hundreds of people attending ToorCamp, a summer camp for geeks now under way… Read More

Seattle’s Best CD/Record Store is … Starbucks?

Seattle Weekly is out with its annual “Best of Seattle” awards, and in a city that takes pride in its… Read More

Paul Allen megayacht to aid recovery of British warship’s lost bell from 1941 sinking

Who said billionaire Paul Allen’s megayacht, The Octopus, was just for all night ragers and Antonio Banderas dance offs? Following… Read More

Game of Thrones: Corporate Edition

When you play The Game of Thrones, you play to win. For those who read the books or watch the… Read More

Cray supercomputer tackles age-old dilemma of how to make ice cream more delicious

Science. So useful. So life-enhancing. And now even more delicious. The scientific powers of a supercomputer from Seattle-based Cray are being put… Read More

Cheezburger gets Olympic spirit with ROFLympics

Cheezburger is turning its focus from cats to Olympians with a new site called ROFLympics 2012 that’s launched just in time for… Read More

Video: Double Down rains cash on Casual Connect crowd

Lots of speakers aim to give their audience valuable takeaways, but Double Down Interactive’s Glenn Walcott took that concept very… Read More

Photos: Geek burlesque reveals the sexy side of video games

What says “Seattle” better than videogame-themed burlesque? Not much. Friday night at the Theatre Off Jackson, Seattlelites were treated to… Read More

Geek fun: Superhero Pub Run this Saturday

Do you sit around your pad, wishing there was more use for that Flash costume you put together for Comic-Con… Read More

Video: Antonio Banderas gets jiggy with Bollywood actress on Paul Allen’s yacht

Oh, celebs. They should know by now that what happens on Paul Allen’s yacht, doesn’t stay on Paul Allen’s yacht.… Read More

Don’t fear the Weeping Angels: Doctor Who’s lesson for a 6-year-old Seattle girl

Here’s something to restore your faith in humanity on this otherwise tragic Friday morning. Sydney Telling, a 6-year-old from Seattle, is… Read More

Olympic fever grips Synapse: Beer relays, synchro wall climbs and flying monkey toss

It’s just nine days until some of the best athletes in the world converge on London for the opening of… Read More

Vintage player piano takes song requests via Twitter

In the never-ending recycling of what’s-old-is-new-again (see speakeasies with overpriced specialty cocktails; vintage-looking eyewear; Fiona Apple), the latest example is… Read More

No joke: Justin Bieber, Paul Allen’s Vulcan sued over loudness at Portland concert

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been tied up in all sorts of lawsuits during his technology career. That just goes with… Read More

Twitter flash mob awkward, nerdy, makes us hate flash mobs all the more

Can we officially put out a call to end all flash mobs now? Yesterday, Twitter headquarters hosted that group phenom… Read More

New iPhone app eases the burn of state booze tax

More than a month into Washington state’s new laws on liquor sales, and consumers are still feeling the afterburn of… Read More

FunnyJunk lawyer ends bizarre lawsuit against The Oatmeal, still claims victory

One of the strangest legal cases we’ve seen in some time is now over. Charles Carreon, an attorney for the… Read More

Nearly naked geeks: The summer of ‘nerdlesque’ is here

Geeks can rejoice — burlesque is now embracing its inner nerd. At least four nerd-themed burlesque shows — or nerdlesque… Read More

‘Slut factories’ and Super PACs: Melinda Gates on ‘Colbert’

Did Stephen Colbert just get away with calling the Gates Foundation a ‘slut factory?’ Last night the cantankerous faux right-winger… Read More

For sale: Seattle’s skyline, in RAM on a motherboard

Here’s some very cool geek art, with a hometown twist. Network engineer Ali Difaez works in downtown Seattle, and during a… Read More

Ouch, Seattle’s EMP makes list of 25 buildings that should be demolished

One of Seattle’s most iconic buildings, the EMP Museum (formerly the Experience Music Project), just got super bagged on by… Read More

Mozart to go: Seattle Symphony adds apps and mobile site

For music lovers and supporters of the Seattle Symphony, you are in luck. The Symphony has launched a new mobile… Read More

‘Where the Hell is Matt?’ New video from the guy with the coolest job ever

Matt Harding is back, and more inspiring than ever. The Seattle resident, known for traveling the world to film his… Read More

Geeky art project coming to Seattle utility poles this July

We’re fascinated with stories where the physical and digital worlds come together, and each day it seems there are more… Read More

Nintendo boss back on Jimmy Fallon, in line behind Questlove to become BFF

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime last appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” in November, talking up his love… Read More

Oh, no, now the FunnyJunk lawyer is reportedly suing The Oatmeal’s charity picks

The legal squabbles between Matthew Inman, the Seattle based Web comic better known as The Oatmeal, and Charles Carreon, the attorney… Read More

Kinect to the music: How this geek turns motion into song

As if Kinect didn’t do enough already, Aussie sound artist and developer Chris Vik is working on software that translates… Read More

How to propose to your GF and explore space with an iPhone at the same time

We love hearing about Geeks like these…guys who just think up a creative project and go. This one resulted in… Read More