When you hear about Sonoma County in California, you probably think of rolling hills and wineries. You’ll find an abundance of both of those things, but if you look harder you’ll also find the unexpected. Like the world’s largest private collection of Star Wars memorabilia. You read that right. Steve Sansweet’s Rancho Obi-Wan is over 9,000 square feet and chock-full of every Star Wars collectible you can imagine. I’m still trying to wrap my head around everything I saw on my visit earlier this month. And guess what? Visiting Rancho is not an unobtainable dream. Now you can explore the collection for yourself.
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Wintry weather hit parts of the U.S. hard this week, but you can make the best of it by building an awesome snow fort. Use the following examples of icy architecture to inspire your designs, or maybe even start your own ice hotel in the front yard and start charging rent.
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One major benefit of being in a relationship with a nerd is that there is no shortage of gift-giving options. After all, a major part of being a nerd is fandom and obsession. So once you know what their hobbies are, you can tap into that knowledge year after year and it never seems to get old. If you are fortunate enough to be in a nerdy relationship, here are some romantic gift ideas to consider.
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Have you been enjoying Siri on your iPhone 4S? Having a machine that you can boss around is great, isn’t it? Now that you’re drunk with power, you’ll be happy to know that there are other gadgets out there that you can force to do your bidding. Plus, if Siri goes down again, you’ll always have another machine to yell at.
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I’m not much of a puzzle kind of guy, but I will say that if I solved some of these puzzles, I might just weep with joy at my accomplishment. I’m talking full-on weeping. Then again, some of these gadgets also have the power to hurl me into a rage out of frustration. It kind of sounds like a bad relationship, but when I finally snap it won’t be because of a woman. It will be the Superplexus that gets me.
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HBO has done it. They’ve created the coolest kit and immersive marketing campaign/experience ever to promote the upcoming premiere of Game of Thrones. About a week ago, carefully selected recipients started to receive an elaborate box containing a flight of scents. The kit was the necessary for figuring out the first step of The Maester’s Path. The Path is a game and once you figure out each part, you forge another link of your Maester chain. In the books the show is based on a Maester is a person who possesses an incredible breadth of knowledge. They wear a chain around their necks, and each link is forged with a different metal that signifies mastery over a different art. It’s the ideal set-up for a campaign, and so far, HBO has made it impressive. If they treat promotion with this much care and detail, it bodes well for the series.
But, I digress.
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You’re on an epic quest or maybe just a journey to the closest big city. You’ve fought orcs or direwolves, and you’re bone weary. You’ve slogged through rain and mud or dragged yourself through unbearably hot weather. You round a corner on a well trodden King’s Road, and finally—you see the dim glow of village lights. They are far away, hard to see – as if the lights are covered by wax paper, but they are there. You can’t wait to find the local inn. You might know it, you might not. Either way, you have an idea of what the fare will be: crusty bread, cheese, a meat stew or skewer, and a mug of mulled cider, wine, or ale. Coffee and tea might be options too along with some fruit for dessert.
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From That’s Nerdalicious!: Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is. Oh wait, that’s not heartburn—it’s a heart attack. My mistake.
Let’s face it, water is boring and breakfast shakes have a disturbing lack of bacon flavor. So why not start out your day by dropping a couple of these effervescent bacon tablets into your water, milk, soda or juice? It will infuse the beverage with a bacon-y (or cupcake-y) goodness.
Actually, you can use it with any beverage. So think about dropping one in your beer , coffee or, better yet, your friend’s wine when they aren’t looking.
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Our sister site That’s Nerdalicious! is in wine country all this week! We’ve been visiting some of the best restaurants and wineries in the world, so if you don’t mind getting your appetite up before lunch, make sure to check out all of the delicious coverage.
Portland resident Ben Fleskes created this Lego Pac Man arcade which will play a variety of 80′s arcade games including Pac-Man, Donky Kong and Space Invaders. The 34″ machine uses a Jamma 48-1 board, ATX power supply and a switchable 4-way/8-way joystick. He also pointed out that No Lego pieces were cut or altered during creation… As if that would somehow detract from the glory of this machine. Check out the video after the break to see it in action.
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