Note: Watch in as high resolution as possible. I was going to make a gif but it just butchers the quality the same way I used to massacre all-you-can-eat buffets before this pandemic.

This is a tech demo of the new Unreal Engine 5 running in real-time on a Playstation 5. Talk about some sick graphics, bro! I thought it was a movie at first. Just kidding, I read the video description. Or did I?! You know how I feel about reading. “A picture’s worth a thousand words.” At lest two if it’s a nude.

Keep going for the full video (with soooooo many triangles), as well as a shorter highlight real for those of you want to pretend you’ve got somewhere to be.

Source: Geekologie – Holy Smokes: Demo Unreal Engine 5 Running Live On A Playstation 5

This is the custom Darth Vader meditation chamber desk designed and constructed by the folks at Regal Robot for tattoo artist Brandi R. Harkness-Bruce on commission. Brandi uses the desk in her tattoo studio for sketching ideas for customers. Some more info while I wish my own desk was more than a closet door atop precariously stacked Amazon boxes:

Bridging form and function, we captured the look of that chamber in a three sided desk, using custom laminated millwork to recreate the bold white interior and imposing black shell. Angled shapes reach up to the sky, as if waiting for the top half to descend as it did in the film. The end result is a functional desk with a work space that, while not being a direct replica of the set, feels plucked right off the screen! The faux leather, adjustable height stool was custom upholstered to mirror the look of the seat in the chamber on set. The finishing touch is a built-in adjustable desk lamp, crafted to look like crane which held Darth Vader’s classic helmet in the scene!

Yeah, the Darth Vader helmet crane lamp — that’s really what makes it. So, what do you think Vader really did in that meditation chamber of his? Because *lowering voice* I have it on good authority that– “He wasn’t watching erotic Ewok videos.” *flipping closet door off boxes* Many Bothans died to bring us this information! “But what good is it even if it is true?” Well I never said they didn’t die in vain.

Keep going for a handful more shots.

Source: Geekologie – Custom Made Darth Vader Meditation Booth Desk

These are the alien facehugger cloth masks handmade by Detroit based Well Done Goods and available for sale through their website and Etsy store. The machine-washable fabric is printed in-house with a tightly woven poly exterior and interior layer of soft bamboo. The tailless version costs $30, and with a tail $42, but if you aren’t buying the tailed version why even bother? That’s like getting your ice cream in a cup with no sprinkles. “A terrible decision.” It makes me sick to even think about.

Keep going for a handful more shots.

Source: Geekologie – Realistic Facehugger Cloth Facemasks For Sale (With Or Without Tail, But Come On)

This is the (already funded) Kickstarter campaign for the memento mori (a reminder of the inevitability of death, Latin ‘remember you must die’) cups and mugs created by ceramics artist Trevor Foster to encourage people to live life to the fullest. Available in small 2.5 ounce cups ($24) and tea cups (with handle, $25) and large 12-ounce cups ($44) and mugs ($45), the pieces are available with a red iron oxide finish, as well as pastel pink, orange, yellow, and lime green for those who want to keep the inevitability of death on the lighter side. Still, I feel like any would serve as a powerful reminder as you’re sipping your morning coffee that, dammit, you should just buttchug the rest of the pot and get out there to set the day on fire!

Keep going for several more shots and a video.

Source: Geekologie – Realistic Skull Mugs And Cups To Remind You To Live Life To The Fullest

This is a video of the opening of the 2015 James Bond film ‘Spectre’ with the originally requested Radiohead song as the title track instead of Sam Smith’s ‘Writing’s On The Wall’, with some small editorial changes made to the music to fit the sequence. Radiohead was first commissioned to write the title song for ‘Spectre’ and submitted ‘Man Of War’, a song they wrote in the 90’s but never released. It was declined by the studio because it wouldn’t be eligible for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The band then wrote and recorded ‘Spectre’ specifically for the film (with a name like that how couldn’t it be?), which was deemed too melancholy (from Radiohead? Nooooo), and the studio eventually worked out a deal with Sam Smith. Admittedly, the Radiohead version does sound awfully…Radioheady. Sam Smith’s track almost sounds like a Nina Simone song, several of which (i.e. Feeling Good) would have made fantastic James Bond themes. But what do I know? I don’t pick the music for movies, I just complain about the choices the people who get paid to do it make. And is it a coincidence nobody has been to the theater in two months? Food for thought. Specifically, a grocery bag sized popcorn and 128-ounce Coke.

Kepe going for the Radiohead version and Sam Smith for reference, as well as Nina Simone’s ‘Feeling Good’ in case you didn’t click the link in the article because now that’s a tasty jam.

Source: Geekologie – James Bond ‘Spectre’ Opening With The Originally Requested Radiohead Song As The Title Track

These are a bunch of shots and a video of the 48-foot (14.3-meter) Apatosaurus jungle gym that father Matthew Cosman (aka the causeman) built in his workshop off-site then had hauled and craned into his backyard for his children to play on. Some more info while I’m at least thankful my best friend had a treehouse growing up. Granted we never played in it without getting stung by wasps, but sometimes even your fondest memories still sting.

“This wound up 48 feet long and weighs about 3,500 lbs, all in without the footing [footing came in at 24,000 pounds). Yes, much steel, aluminum, and composite leftovers bought in classifieds, left over from projects, and eBay. Some I did have to buy. If someone was motivated, you could do it like I did, but you’d have to be very patient in the waiting and seeking out the right deals. This took years for me. $10,000 is the low end on this, but before anyone thinks that’s extreme, I know many folks whose car, boat or motorcycle habits are way more expensive. This is my hobby as it were.”

Man, that thing is deluxe. It also has LED lighting throughout (including moving ones embedded in the slide (gif after the jump) and other glow-in-the-dark elements for nighttime play. And you know what they say. “Nighttime is the right time.” You know I never understood what that meant. “I think it’s about sleeping.” And an afternoon delight? “A nap in your car after lunch.” I can’t return to work without one.

Keep going for the entire build gallery and finished product.

Source: Geekologie – Jealous: Dad Builds 48-Foot Dinosaur Jungle Gym For His Kids

These are several photos and a short video tour of the aquarium filled with crocheted sealife created by arts and crafter Le Creazioni Di Lindadi (who sells her creations on Facebook). So much whimsy, I love it. Obviously, this would make the perfect pet for someone who’s been considering one, but feels that even a fish might be too much responsibility. Hey *rolling tennis ball to cardboard dog cutout* I feel you. I had a pet rock once but I threw it at a kid on my lawn and he kicked it into a storm sewer.

Keep going for some closeups and the video.

Source: Geekologie – So Much Whimsy: Woman Creates Aquarium Full Of Crocheted Sealife

This is the ~$15 HiccAway, a straw device that will allegedly stop your hiccups instantaneously (and not a hickey concealing solution like I expected). Me? I never have trouble getting rid of the hiccups now, I just scare them out of myself by thinking of something terrifying like tomorrow. Some more info about the device (which is basically a wide-mouth straw with a fat base but tiny hole at the end):

Designed by Dr. Ali Seifi, Director of the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit at the University of Texas, HiccAway is a safe alternative to existing drug therapies and much more efficient than silly tricks and wives tales.

HiccAway lowers the diaphragm while opening first, and then closing the epiglottis (the leaf-shaped flap in the throat that keeps food out of the windpipe). Doing so stimulates at the same time the “Phrenic” and “Vagus” nerves, allowing the brain to “reset” and stop the hiccups.

Place the HiccAway tube, with the cap attached, into a glass of water and attempt to drink from it, as you might drink from a straw. Once water reaches the mouth, swallow the water, and you should find relief from the hiccups.

Simple as that. Just make sure you carry it with you wherever you go or you might find yourself HIPWAS. “Hiccuping in public without a solution?” Very good! I actually tried to sell them that acronym for use in promotional materials but they told me to piss off which is why I’m telling you just to pinch a normal straw.

Keep going for two videos while I wonder just what sort of horrors that plate in the background has seen.

Source: Geekologie – The HiccAway, A Hiccup Relieving Straw