Apollo Cockpit Tie

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 February 2011 10:48 Written by Liz McLean Knight Thursday, 17 February 2011 10:48

There is a learning curve to tie-tying, but here’s a case when putting on a tie really is rocket science: The Apollo Cockpit Tie featuring a stylized version of the Apollo controls in the cockpit.

The designer, Detroit-based outfit Cyberoptix, came across a whole bunch of de-classified NASA documents, and this design comes from, specifically “Command Module Main Control Panel” – from the Apollo Operations Handbook Block II Spacecraft, 1969. You won’t be able to really get acquainted with the actual interface, however, because the layout has been stylized to fit the shape of the tie.

Great for space-nerds, rocket-geeks, and sci-fi dorks.$30 – $40.

Cool Valentine’s Day Gifts

Last Updated on Monday, 31 January 2011 03:44 Written by Liz McLean Knight Monday, 31 January 2011 03:44

For Girls:

Teal Triple Capacitor Necklace – $29
In a way, a capacitor is a little like a battery in that they both store electrical energy, but a capacitor is much simpler than a battery, as it can’t produce new electrons — it only stores them. Three teal capacitors are connected together to form a striking yet subtle necklace.

Circuit Board Heart Necklace – $95 – $123

The perfect gift for any geek girl on your list, the Circuit Board Heart Necklaces features a real circuit board encased in a sterling silver heart shape. There are two necklace options — either the black rubber with a sterling silver clasp, or a sterling silver Omega chain (for an additional charge).

For Guys:
Now available in a larger size than before, these swank cufflinks are made from two matching black microcontrollers. Classy and subtly nerdy at the same time, they measure 11/16″ x 11/16″

For Anyone:

Video Game Candy Tins – $3-4
Unexpectedly cute Super Mario Bros. Mushrooms and Stars have the secret bonus of being filled with tasty sour candy, and replicas of a Nintendo Wiimote and NES controller contain gum and mints. Not only are they great stocking stuffers, the tins can be re-used to hold memory cards, games, paper clips, headache medicine or those teeny-tiny mystery screws that you find after you’ve re-assembled your laptop to swap out its hard drive (total bummer).

Wowz, the price of silver totally jumped!

Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 December 2010 06:50 Written by Liz McLean Knight Wednesday, 29 December 2010 06:50

The price of silver has skyrocketed, so we’ve had to raise our prices on some silver things.

So: freaking out because you think we’re crazy  is totes un=necessaire

Oh, PS: Everyone loves the Less Than Three Necklace and our Caffeine Earrings. Second runner up is anything “Dopamine” related. (Personally I’m a fan!)

So….yeah, just sayin’

Know your nerds!

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 10:25 Written by Liz McLean Knight Tuesday, 26 October 2010 10:04

Anther awesome t-shirt at Threadless.

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Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension (Nova)

Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 01:40 Written by Liz McLean Knight Tuesday, 28 September 2010 02:47

I’m a big fan of fractals, starting with discovering Fractint while filecrawling on a BBS back in the day, then naming my online “geek boutique” after them, then creating a paper toy named “Mandlebot”. Here’s a cool documentary on fractals by Nova: “Hunting the Hidden Dimension.”

The story of Nikola Tesla, told drunk and sober

Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 03:09 Written by Liz McLean Knight Tuesday, 11 May 2010 11:56

Drunk History: Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla: Genius who Lit the World

Hadron Collider rap & remix resources

Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 02:24 Written by Liz McLean Knight Sunday, 7 September 2008 11:06

This ultra-nerdy video made the rounds a while ago when the large hadron collider dropped onto the scene as it neared completion, but strangely the existence of the educational rap that extolled its inner workings and inherent scientific virtue seems to be sadly non-pervasive. To help it’s reach, there are some viral-friendly resources available. If you’re interested in doing a remix or want a higher-quality downloadable video,go to Large Hadron Ramp Links and Lyrics, and here’s a set of mindblowingly awesome photos. If that’s not enough to convince you to hit the play button, Steven Hawking makes a guest appearance. Sort of.

Barbie says, “Math is hard”

Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 02:27 Written by Liz McLean Knight Tuesday, 18 September 2007 11:06

In high school there were just as many girls as guys in my AP Biology and Organic Chemistry classes, but fewer hanging out and talking BBS smack at Computer Club. In college the Intro to Computer Science class was pretty balanced, but CS II showed the first signs of a noticeable gender imbalance, skewing toward guys having the majority. I’d go home after classes and log a few hours on Quake, and noticed that my opponents tended to be all men. Usenet newsgroups that focused on cryptography, open source computing, and similar subjects also seemed to have a higher number of male names than female. These days, I show up at electronic music workshops or log into similar forums and am usually one of two or three other girls there. And there’s only a handful of recognized women electronic musicians in the field as opposed to the countless men. Seeing as we’re supposed to be a pretty egalitarian culture, that’s weird, right?

Girls and young women are less likely than boys and young men to agree with the statements “I like mathematics” and “I like science,” in a national survey:

• 40% of girls and 31% of boys said that math is their least favorite subject
• 21% of girls and 17% of boys said that science is their least favorite subject *

Tesla Coil Plays Super Mario Brothers Theme

Last Updated on Friday, 22 October 2010 02:34 Written by Liz McLean Knight Thursday, 21 June 2007 05:36

Tesla coils are totally nerdy along with being impressively frightening at the same time. Its original inventor, Nicola Tesla displayed it at the World’s Fail in 1893, but he surely had no idea that his invention would eventually be used as as a kickass rave toy, let alone play the theme to one of the most popular 16-bit video games of the 1980s and best-selling title ever. Apparently an endeavoring soul has figured out a way to modulate the resonant frequency of the coil to create the tones you hear. Fantastic. [via] [via]

Watch the video clip: