The United States is a nation of tinkerers. We build, we modify, and we extend. We like to make devices do things that they are not designed to do, just to know that we’ve done it. This spirit was alive and well over the weekend at the San Mateo County Expo at the Maker Faire Bay Area. The Maker Faire was an absolute blast. I heartily recommend it to geeks of all kinds.

Geeks of Doom sits down with action figure customizer Ray Carro Roel to discuss toys, painting, and zombies.

Whoever thought you could meet a friend through Flickr, but somehow I did.
I found Dee through Flickr over a year ago after discovering her C3PO Cakes. Here’s a smart, sexy, talented, vegan chick into geeky stuff — a true gem!
She and her hubby Michael often host movie marathons at their house with their friends, […]

Students make ‘Donkey Kong’ window out of Post-It notes.

Halloween just got geekier — we got the lowdown on creating a Green Lantern ring, Han Solo in carbonite serving tray, robotic Dalek pumpkin and more.

Living in the ‘Star Trek’ Universe — For Real
NPR has a feature about a Star Trek fan who loves the series so much he remodeled his condo to look like the Starship Enterprise interior, including a transporter room! [see photo at right - click to enlarge]
Tony Alleyne loved the Star Trek universe so much, he […]