According to Variety (RR) and Dark Horizons, Fox Searchlight is planning to remake the 1984 college comedy "Revenge of the Nerds," about a fraternity for socially awkward types, who exact revenge on the jocks who've repeatedly humiliated them. The movie is set to be "similar to the original," but does tha

Perhaps one step closer to something like a miniature Mr. Fusion, robotics experts at the University of the West of England in Bristol have created a robot that "digests" flies for power. This is actually not all that new -- the

It's time once again for all Sysadmins out there, as the 5th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day is upon us! Why not honor that special uptime-giver you love by giving them Christmas a little early, or better yet, enter them into the 2004 Sysadmin Pageant.

Sent off an email to my friend Robin (of Team Fortress fame) at Valve about the reported news regarding Half-Life 2. Here's the text of that message:

From Variety (RR): "With Sony apparently unable to construct a final offer for MGM, it's looking increasingly likely that Time Warner will swoop in and grab the prize. Bagging the Lion would give Time Warner a nice little bonus -- worldwide theatrical and television rights to J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit." What a sweet addition to New Line's "The Lord of the Rings" franchise..."

Looking for something to get the gadget geek you love who has everything? They'll impress friends and wow others when they whip out there new folding bicycle out of their backpack. What they do with it next is anyone's guess.

If you live in an area like my neck of the woods of New England, tis certainly the season for mosquitos and black flies. Lots of people I know have gone the route of the Mosquito Magnet, but according to this article (NYTRRYY), a man by the name of Donald Hall has come u

"I think computer viruses should count as life. I think it says something about human nature that the only form of life we have created so far is purely destructive. We've created life in our own image." -- Stephen Hawking

The Gadgeteer has a review up for the Brando Workshop USB 2.0 to IDE Cable, allowing you to attach any IDE device externally to any system running Windows or MacOS with a USB 2.0 port. I think I may have to add one of these to my toolbox. They just need to get it to work with Linux now.

According to Coming Soon, FX's The Shield has been picked up for a full-order, 15-episode season four for next year. While I might consider the show a little difficult to pick up without watching previous seasons, this is one show I simply do not miss week-to-week -- It puts The Sopranos to shame. If you ha

A recent study blames corn syrup for the rise of type-2 diabetes in the United States. So put down that F'ing Sobe/Red Bull/Snapple/Cola and drink water, fercryinoutloud! And people wonder why kids are becoming more obese, people are getting sick for seemingly no good reason, and generally don't feel well to begin with. Down with soda! Beer and coffee...they don't count.

This morning on the Howard Stern Show, Stern called Sammy Hagar at his CA home to confirm the tour "rumors". Sammy immediately confirmed that the rumors are indeed true -- Van Halen is going back on tour and he'd be with them.

Sammy also indicated that he and the Van Halen crew have been jamming and writing together for the past three months. The first song expected to be released is titled "It's About Time".

Sounding almost too Star-Trek-like, a Hungarian architect named Áron Losonczi has combined concrete with optical fiber from Schott to create LiTraCon -- essentially translucent concrete! A wall made of this material is said to have the strength of traditional concrete, but thanks to the embedded array optical fibers, it can display a silhouetted view of the outsid

An open letter to the Grass Roots from Tim Minear, Executive Producer of "Wonderfalls":

Is Jordan's seemingly neverending Wheel of Time series fit for the screen? Red Eagle Entertainment seems to think so. Variety (subscription req'd for further viewing) is reporting: "Red Eagle Entertainment has optioned worldwide feature rights to Robert Jordan's 11-book series "The Wheel of Time." Deal includes all ancillary rights. Red Eagle will initially work t