Friday the 13th and other nerdy, geeky endeavors

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	13 geeky ways to celebrate Friday the 13th You're in luck: We've cobbled together a slew of things for the geeky among you to do on Friday the 13th. And if you don't get around to all of them this time around, there's always Friday, June 13 to look forward to. Read More In this Issue 10 'geek dads' share tales and tips from the IT trenches 10 nerdiest Linux gadgets World's geekiest license plates Coolest house in the world: A Boeing 727 Biggest, baddest, boldest software backdoors of all time NASA set to blast Mars "Flying Saucer" over the Pacific 15 geeky places to visit before you die Etsy gets geeky: Techiest homemade arts & crafts 10 Geeky Ties for Father's Day 11 best places to take a techie on a date Geekiest marriage proposals of all time 10 'geek dads' share tales and tips from the IT trenches Back in the day, geek dads wore plastic pocket protectors, taught their kids long division on the back of mainframe punch cards, and worked long, long hours. Often, they couldn't be there for baseball games or bedtimes. Today's tech dads are a different breed -- still putting in long hours, but working just as hard to be there for their kids' milestones, large and small. Read More 10 nerdiest Linux gadgets What follows are 10 gadgets. All nerdy. All running Linux. You can easily rate the nerdiness of a person by how many of the following little doo-dads they have (or have had) in their house. Don't fret if you don't get a 10/10. Nobody gets a 10/10. There's just no chance. But, on the other hand, if you score a 2 or lower... you need to turn in your nerd card. Read More World's geekiest license plates The geeky license plates continue to pop up as those who are not afraid to proclaim their nerdiness on their car. Here are the latest and greatest. Send any entries you might have to rfrancis@nww.com. Read More Coolest house in the world: A Boeing 727 Perhaps it is just a nerd's delight, but Bruce Campbell, a former electrical engineer has made a Boeing 727 airliner his home – well for six months out of the year anyway. He spent about $220,000 to get the airliner into the kind of shape he could live in. "When properly executed, the remarkable appeal of a retired jetliner as a home springs from the magnificent technology and beauty of the sculptured structure itself. Jetliners are masterful works of aerospace science, and their superlative engineering grace is unmatched by any other structures people can live within. They're incredibly strong, durable, and long lived. And they easily withstand any earthquake or storm," Campbell wrote on his blog about the aircraft. Take a quick look. Read More Biggest, baddest, boldest software backdoors of all time These 12 historically insidious backdoors will have you wondering what's in your software -- and who can control it Read More NASA set to blast Mars "Flying Saucer" over the Pacific NASA NASA's Flying Saucer  NASA  NASA  NASA NASA's "Flying Saucer" will test Mars landing technologies. NASA NASA's "Flying Saucer" will test Mars landing technologies.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More 15 geeky places to visit before you die he Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome - these are among the places that many say you should see at least once in your life. But if you're somebody who's into computers or math or science or science fiction, then your list of must-see places probably includes some other - geekier - locations. If you're one of those people, ITworld has put together a list of 15 places where something historically geeky occurred that are accessible to the public which, if possible, you should visit before your number is up Read More Etsy gets geeky: Techiest homemade arts & crafts While 20 million people have reportedly visited the Etsy online marketplace for homemade and vintage items, I'd been a holdout. But with you, our techie readers in mind, I've braved the fluffy, the cute, the precious and the adorable to pick out 20+ geeky homespun items that might be worth a look on this website that generated more than $700 million in sales last year. Note that many items are one-of-a-kind (some with good reason), so act now if you want to shop! Read More 10 Geeky Ties for Father's Day Back in the day, getting or giving ties on Father's Day was sort of a tradition. With so many companies now not requiring formal ties for their employees, the days of getting a tie as a gift (besides being a bit lame and boring) aren't as popular as they once were. But now, with custom sites and some creativity, some really interesting ties are coming out that you can still give or receive on Father's Day. Here's a bunch of our favorite ties for the geek Dad on your list. Read More 11 best places to take a techie on a date Can you mix romance and geekiness? Sure can. See where here. Read More Geekiest marriage proposals of all time They say there's a lid for every pot. And when a geek has found his lid, there comes a time when he wants to take a soldering iron to it and make sure it's not going anywhere. But a true geek can't just hide a ring in the dessert and get down on one knee. Oh, no. He must pop the question with creativity and flair, to make it as memorable as possible for his geek princess in the only ways a geek knows how. And these days, that means he might just have to do a bit of coding. Read on for some of the geekiest marriage proposals ever. Read More
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