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14 Most Beautiful Jellyfish on EarthJellyfish have always drawn gasps at their beauty - and at times their venom which range from mild, to enough to kill a man. Found in every ocean and in some freshwater lakes and rivers, the jellyfish is one of the wonders of marine life. Join me as we look at 14 of the most beautiful! read: 14 Most Beautiful Jellyfish on Earth 
The 10 Greatest Fictional Sports and GamesSome fictional worlds are so well fleshed out that the people within them have their own hobbies, passions and pastimes. Oftentimes the creators of these worlds also create fictional sports and games for the characters to partake in, in part to reinforce that their world is different from our own. Sometimes the fictional sport in question is the device that the entire story hangs on. And some of these made-up games are totally badass. Hell, some of these made-up games have crossed over into the real world, and are played by devoted -- and obviously very nerdy -- fans. The following 10 sports and games are our picks for the 10 best in all of nerd-dom. Please note that fictional sports from videogames aren't being considered -- since we could easily pick 10 interesting videogame sports alone, and we didn't really want to deal with it. read: The 10 Greatest Fictional Sports and Games 
4 Tips To Help You Fix The Windows Blue Screen ErrorIf you’ve ever experienced the blue screen error, affectionately called the “blue screen of death,” then you’ll know that it isn’t the greatest experience in the world. It usually means that there’s something somewhat seriously wrong with your system. The problem with trying to come up with a blue screen error fix is that so many things can cause it. For the average computer user, this can mark the end of the computer. Well, I’m here to walk you through a few steps you can take to troubleshoot your computer whenever you experience this blue screen error. Sometimes, the problem isn’t quite as serious or complicated as people think. It could be as simple as the fact that some hardware you installed created a conflict. Maybe a virus messed up the registry. Or maybe a driver file is corrupt. I’m going to show you how you can check for the most common issues that cause this error. read: 4 Tips To Help You Fix The Windows Blue Screen Error 
20 Things You Didn't Know About The ExorcistA few weeks ago saw the Blu-ray release of the Extended Director's Cut of 1973's infamous 'The Exorcist.' The film, directed by William Friedkin, tells the story of 12-year-old Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair), a seemingly-innocent young girl who begins to experience strange and increasingly violent and disturbing behavior. After her mother (Ellen Burstyn) tries every medical intervention to save her, she realizes that Regan may be controlled by an other-worldly and evil power. Desperate for help, she calls on Father Karras (Jason Miller) and Father Merrin (Max von Sydow) to perform an exorcism on her daughter. As Regan displays more and more frightening abilities, the priests realize they may in fact be dealing with the Devil himself. read: 20 Things You Didn't Know About The Exorcist 
30 Awesome Disaster Movie Money ShotsEvery great disaster movie has some moments of pure, epic destruction, where everything collapses, burns or blows up real good. Bonus points for destroyed landmarks and victim cameos. Here are 30 amazing money shots from the greatest disaster porn flicks. For the purposes of this round-up we're defining a "disaster movie" as one where the main point of the film is the disaster. So Godzilla qualifies, but Superman: The Movie doesn't. We also decided not to include any clips from the venerable 1970s Airport series, but you can watch some of those here, here and here. Below are the splodiest, most cracktastic, scariest and most expensive-looking scenes of destruction from 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, Cloverfield, Armageddon, The Core, Deep Impact, and many other movies. It's in gallery format, so you don't have to wait for 30 videos to load in your browser. |
50 Famous And Successful People Who Are DiabeticDiabetes is a serious, sometimes life-threatening disease that affects millions of people, famous and successful included. But suffering from this disease doesn't mean your life has to stop where it is-many people have gone on to live full, productive lives, achieving greatness from Nobel Prizes to Halls of Fame. Read on to learn about 50 famous and successful people who achieved despite this unfortunate affliction. read: 50 Famous And Successful People Who Are Diabetic 10 Surprisingly Interesting Facts About your Computer MouseWith the rate touch screen technology is advancing, it probably won’t be long before using a keyboard and mouse is the computer equivalent of keeping an 8-track player in your car. Since today is the anniversary of the day the mouse was invented, however, we’ll celebrate while we can. read: 10 Surprisingly Interesting Facts About your Computer Mouse 10 Careers That Tanked In 2010As we roll into a new year, those who are unemployed or desperately holding onto their jobs pile up the expectations for a recovering economy. But even as economists insist that the actual recession is over, jobs are still being cut across several industries. Here are 10 careers that totally tanked in 2010, and that may or may not see a comeback in 2011. read: 10 Careers That Tanked In 2010 
20 Spring Break Ideas for People who Hate the BeachLet's face it: spring break is pretty played out. We've long since passed the point where doing anything depicted on MTV's Spring Break coverage looks like fun; there are only so many red Solo cups full of trashcan punch one can drink before wondering if there isn't something better out there. The answer for college students is yes, yes there is. There are dozens (if not hundreds) of ways to spend your spring break that have nothing to do with beaches or any of the stereotypical destinations that attract most visitors. If you hate the heat and sand, are tired of the same old thing, or are just looking for a more personalized experience, consider one of these trips. read: 20 Spring Break Ideas for People who Hate the Beach The 11 Strangest Questions From The D&D Sage Advice ColumnAs this week's release of John Rogers and Andrea DeVitos's excellent Dungeons & Dragons #2 proves, D&D and comic books go together like... well, like escapist fantasies set in worlds with super-powerful characters that are built on tenuous, ever-changing rules. And like comics, the D&D rules invite all sorts of questions to figure out just how the hell they're supposed to work. For over thirty years, that was the domain of Dragon Magazine and their "Sage Advice" column, where players could write in with problems to get semi-official answers. Unfortunately for fans of esoteric, incredibly specific knowledge everywhere, the column is no more (having since been replaced by, you know, the Internet), but my pal Mike Sterling recently sent me a link to a searchable archive of 680 "Sage Advice" questions and answers culled from over a hundred issues of Dragon. read: The 11 Strangest Questions From The D&D Sage Advice Column |