Rick Rolling
Have You Ever Been Rick Roll'd?
Have you ever opened an email or IM from a friend directing you to an "awesome" or "really funny" site, only to click on the link and find yourself rockin' out to a Rick Astley video on YouTube? You may begin thinking to yourself "This isn't really that funny or awesome," then you begin to wonder what happened to you. Wonder no more, my friend, you've just been "Rick Roll'd."
Rick Rolling San Francisco
According to my BF, I'm a brave soul. Why? Cause I took my Rick Roll Halloween costume to the streets and into some of the offices around the Financial District to "roll" some innocent bystanders.
Geek Tip: Never Be RickRolled Again
It peaked on April Fool's Day, and now I don't want to be RickRolled ever again. It's high time for a new meme — one that doesn't involve the sentiment that one would never give me up, or let me down.
Let me share with you a way to banish Rick Astley from your eyes and ears, and then let's be done with it, OK?
Halloween How To: The Rick Roll
This year for Halloween I wanted to be something totally geeky, but I didn't want to spend a lot of money. So of course that meant that I had to make my own costume. So to be honest, I don't even remember how I came up with the idea of being a real life Rick Roll, but it must have been lodged in my subconscious from all the "rolls" I've received this year.
The Great Cake Rickroll!
I lied. I know I said we weren't going to discuss Rickrolling anymore, mostly because I have had that song stuck in my head since March, and you know what? I need a new song.
First April Fools' Day Tech Trick Revealed: Let the Games Begin
We're still a few days away from the first of April, but the first April Fools' Day gag has surfaced: on Thursday, the site BBSpot published an article reporting that Twitter was going to offer paid premium accounts.
The account levels, dubbed, Owl, were actually a huge gag played on the Twitter and tech community by BBSpot (it was picked up and reported by news outlets)! Well played, BBSpot.
What Is Your Favorite Geeky DIY Project of 2008?
On we go with the Best of 2008 series! Being a geek and being crafty seem to go hand in hand; both take ingenuity. Even if you're a big-time techie but can't sew, glue, or cook to save your life, everyone still appreciates a rad geeky DIY project.
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