http://www.geeknews.net Gadgets, Superheroes, Retro Tech, RPGs, Art Fri, 09 May 2008 07:16:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I ran across a great mermaid costume online that does well in keeping to the original cartoon movie The Little Mermaid. What do you think? The original is from a contest at this site.ShareThis http://www.geeknews.net/2008/05/09/the-little-mermaid-cosplay Someone recently stumbled onto Geeknews by searching for the term: What do women wear to tech conference Good question. Any first timer probably would want to know how to act and dress and wants to know what to expect, not wanting to stand out looking like the first timer ... http://www.geeknews.net/2008/05/08/what-do-women-wear-to-tech-conference NASA invites people of all ages to join the lunar exploration journey with an opportunity to send their names to the moon aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft. Sign up here to add your name, just takes 10 seconds. If you have kids, they can ... http://www.geeknews.net/2008/05/08/nasa-send-your-name-to-the-moon Scientists discover why the plague is so lethal- Bacteria that cause the bubonic plague may be more virulent than their close relatives because of a single genetic mutation Bacterial slime helps cause serious disease - Leptospirosis is a serious but neglected emerging disease that infects humans through contaminated water. Now research ... http://www.geeknews.net/2008/05/07/medical-news-5-7-08 Available in the UK next month, will this unseat the raining champeen iPhone? Check out the Reg for the details on this Diamond beauty. Specs: Windows Mobile Opera is primary browser 3G radio Gesturing/flicking touch 2.8 in VGA with 480x640 res 3D menu system 4GB internal storage ... http://www.geeknews.net/2008/05/07/htcs-latest-iphone-killer-diamond I guess small towns like Seattle, even though it's fairly cerebral and book'ish, may never partake in this kind of book event. Good for you San Francisco, hope you enjoyed your Naughty Librarians Convention. On behalf of geeks everywhere, including those that make passes at girls that wear glasses, ... http://www.geeknews.net/2008/05/07/naughty-librarians-convention-hurray-girls-in-glasses Astronomers looking at galaxies in the universe's distant past found nine young, compact galaxies, each weighing in at 200 billion times the mass of our Sun. Each compact galaxy is only 5000 light years across which is a fraction of our own grown up Milky Way but contains roughly the ... http://www.geeknews.net/2008/05/06/mini-milky-ways-pack-a-big-punch Talking about this invention at PhotoBasement just couldn't do it justice. Please go forth and admire the chutzpah of some twisted inventor. It comes from this 1936 issue of Popular Mechanics hosted by Modern Mechanix.ShareThis http://www.geeknews.net/2008/05/06/quite-possibly-the-worst-invention-ever Akhenaten wasn't the most manly pharaoh, even though he fathered at least a half-dozen children. In fact, his form was quite feminine. And he was a bit of an egghead. So concludes a Yale University physician who analyzed images of Akhenaten for an annual conference Friday at ... http://www.geeknews.net/2008/05/06/scientists-discussing-pharaoh-akhenatens-androgynous-physique Today's my birthday, I choose to start the day off with Booth Babes + Pirates. Great Combo, eh? Let's hope the rest of the day fairs as well. "Pirates of the Burning Sea" Promo: ShareThis http://www.geeknews.net/2008/05/06/booth-babes-pirates-of-the-burning-sea