By David Ponce

Not that this really relates to anything, but it’s geeky enough to mention. Mathematics Professors Christopher Danforth and Peter Dodds, of Vermont University, analyzed 2.4 million Tweets, looking for words that connote both happiness (think “rainbows (really), free and fun”) or gloom (think “cruel, hatred and suffocate”) and concluded that the worst day of the week seems to be a Wednesday.

Yeah, now you know.

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By Chris Scott Barr

The three posters hanging in my living room are evidence enough that I’m definitely a Star Wars fan. I can appreciate Star Trek, but I’m not exactly a huge fan. Knowing how much I would give for a perfect replica of a lightsaber, I’m sure that fans of the Trek might be interested in this spiffy Type-I Phaser Kit, which lets you build a prop worth of the original show.

It’s a little strange that this is only being offered in kit-form. I guess assembling your own phaser will give you a bit more geek cred at the next con. All you need is $200 and a a free afternoon to be the envy of all your geeky friends.

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By Chris Scott Barr

I don’t consider myself to be the tree hugging type, but I do try any recycle when I can. By that I of course mean when it takes no additional effort on my part. Hey, at least I’m honest. Anyway, you don’t usually find me out trying to persuade others to do their part for the environment. However, with the release of these Green Star Wars Tees, I might just start spreading the word.

Zazzle has a collection of Star Wars shirts that each have a simple message about being being more environmentally friendly. The shirts don’t look too cheesy, so your average Star Wars geek won’t think twice about wearing it outside. Not that we go outside that often. There are six designs that can be found on several different shirt styles for around $27 each.

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By Luke Anderson

I’m something of a geek and (as you might have noticed) a writer too. I think there’s something about both of these qualities that attracts one to the game Scrabble. I love learning new words, but even more I enjoy using those words as powerful tools on the Scrabble board. Granted, I don’t actually play all the time, but one aspiring fanatic went well out of their way to show their devotion to this wordsmith’s game.

Apparently one day it dawned on a few people that the little wooden game pieces were small squares, roughly the same size as the keys on an average keyboard. So why not use them to create a custom keyboard? Well there are several obstacles here. Namely, there’s no “Enter” piece in the game of Scrabble. Instead they contacted a friend and persuaded him to hand-craft this masterpiece laid out before you. Each key was hand-beveled, and he went so far as to make the Caps Lock and Num Lock keys have lights that shine through when enabled.

This was originally just a one-off piece, but yesterday the creator put up a little note on his site. Since so many people have taken an interest in his work, he is considering making a small batch of these to sell. The biggest hurdle is whether or not he’s going to have Hasbro banging on his door for doing so.

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By Luke Anderson

I’m a Star Wars guy, but my love of Sci-Fi lets me understand why others are such fans of Star Trek. I carry my lightsaber, you have your pointy ears. Well, for those Trekkies out there that want to make their home just a little more like the USS Enterprise, here are a couple of face plates that might help you out.

There are three different plates, which really do look like something you’d expect to see on the Enterprise. One is for your standard electrical outlets, another for a regular light switch and a third for a light switch dimmer. Each one of these 24th-century plates will set you back $18.

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Are you an old school gamer? No, I don’t want to hear about your awesome NES skills, I’m talking about really old, Atari style. If you haven’t spent hours playing Pong, Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Araknoid, I’m not talking to you. If you’re looking for a way to show off your affinity for the classics, here are some awesome Space Invaders dog tags.

These excellent (and colorful) creations are the perfect way to show your love for our 8-bit alien overlords. There are 10 different styles to choose from, and you can pick them up for around $9 each.

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If you’re a hardcore geek, there are some things in life that you just can’t do the normal way. You buy everything but bread and milk of the internet, you’d rather send an IM than call someone and you propose to your girlfriend via video games. No, not many people would risk such a special moment with an in-game proposal, but this guy did, and it worked. Here’s the story in his words.

“On October 17th, 2008, I proposed to my (now) Fiance. Originally I wanted to retun to the site of our first date, Mount Baker, near Bellingham Washington. Sadly, there was no discrete way to get her out there. So I turned to the next best thing, digitally recreating the mountain!

But why stop there? I figured I’d try and recreate many of our other favorite memories — stargazing, dancing, even her favorite song lyrics (from the Princess Bride). I’m a college student who is studying Computer Science, and I wanted to do something unique that used my talents, so I did some research on Rom hacking, as she was playing through Chrono Trigger….

When her name appeared on screen (blurred in this video), she glanced over to me (on one knee, with the ring out), wondering, “How did they get my name in this game?” When she saw the ring, she reread the proposal, nodded yes, and said, “You are such a huge nerd! I love this!”

I spent a long time debating whether or not this proposal was awesome or incredibly stupid. Her friends, and my friends helped talk me into it, and it was a huge success!”

This is definitely one lucky guy. Not only was his girlfriend playing Chrono Trigger, but she actually said yes after being proposed to via a video game. I’m pretty sure the only better way to propose is when Jaws jumps out of the water.

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By Luke Anderson

When it comes time to give out gifts during the holiday season, I’m usually about as excited to give than receive. Sure, it sounds cheesy, but I spend a good deal of time picking out my gifts, so I can’t wait to see the reaction when they are opened. Of course my gifts usually end up being of a geeky nature, because almost everyone has a geeky side that needs to be satisfied. This year I might just make sure that the geeky nature of the gift is declared on the outside of the package with some of these labels.

Yes, someone decided to create gift tags that look like floppy disk labels. These are a bit expensive at $5.50 for a pack of five, so don’t waste them on gifts for younger kids. They’ll just look at the over-sized tag and think you’re crazy. Only the adults will understand what it is.

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If you are an expecting parent, who also happens to be a gamer, then there’s a good chance that you’ll want your child to grow up loving video games. Sure, it’s hard to get infants hooked on games when they can’t even walk, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t dress them appropriately.

This Rockstar Baby Kit includes a black onesie featuring Space Invaders, a black star hat, and a matching bib with a classic joystick. When people see your child, they’ll shake their head, knowing that in a few years, the world will have yet another gamer on its hands. The kit comes in a special gift box, and will only set you back a whopping $5.99.

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If you love your tabard in WoW and want to show a little guild pride, now you can pick up a fully customizable t-shirt.  It displays your guild name, your specific tabard design, your character name, realm name, race and class.  Making your t-shirt completely one of a kind.

Not only that, but there are five styles of t-shirts for men and three for women.  You also can choose between six different colors for the t-shirt itself.  All of that for $24.99, unless you choose the men’s long sleeve shirt ($29.99) or the hoodie which will cost you $49.99.

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