Geek is chic.
It's come to this: the new dating discrimination is based on a potential suitor's gaming hardcore-ness. That's what this hilariously geeky video from College Humor would have you believe anyway — a girl brings her n00b boyfriend home to her patrician l33t parents and geek intolerance ensues over her less-than-ideal choice. Watch it for yourself, but I can't resist a couple spoilers, especially Read more
Once used to describe new recruits during WWII, the word "noob" (aka n00b) has emerged from the gaming community and into the Internet and beyond (beyond includes jewelry), to describe anyone who is new or green somewhere, often with negative connotations. It's become more and more well-known to the general public, rather than just the provenance of the MMORPG community, and it's possible its Read more
Upon spotting this cool galaxy nail art over at Uncolour My World, we thought, "Looks stellar, but that manicure probably took all day to create." We stand corrected, having now viewed the video tutorial that inspired the look. Despite having a complex-looking design, the skill level required is that of a steady-handed noob. Sunday project, anyone? Read more
For its 100th-anniversary edition, the officials behind the Concise Oxford English Dictionary are taking a leap into the modern, pop culture lexicon with the addition of words inspired by a social media culture. Included among the 400 newly sanctioned English words are woot (!), retweet, sexting, noob, and cyberbullying. According to the dictionary's editors, the words were selected based on the Read more
