Minecraft isn't just PC gamings' trendiest new box of 8-bit building blocks. It's also a solipsist's god sim... with all of the loneliness and pathos that implies.

Mashing up machinima with real-life performers, refreshing the low-geek vernacular mode.

We've met the shadow biosphere, and it is us.

You’ve worn it all over your body all of your life. Fingers, wrists, ears, nipples. Jewelry. So common among both men and woman that without it the world’s economy would sink into a diamond-filled abyss. What we’ve come to know as “conventional” jewelry really wasn’t always that conventional. It takes time for normalcy to kick in. Imme van der Haak ...

Some of these might actually work if you were ridiculous enough to pull it off, or if your would-be thieves were really, really stupid. For one, everyone knows a simple Dell sticker wouldn’t cover the MacBook’s Appleness because there is no way to cover up its halo or the omnipresent glow that surrounds your levitating body when you use one. ...

I did a little research and as it turns out, goldfish do have a sense of smell. That’s how blind fish can find food rather easily. I feel terrible for these fish. Especially if they’re owner happens to be a frequenter of Taco Bell. The Fish Tank Toilet is cool and�convenient�for several reasons. First off, it’s just really chill to ...

We’ve seen a few incarnations of the Periodic Table ourselves, but there have been so many different variations and themes that the massive number of designs call for a Periodic Table of Periodic Tables. Included are a collection of some of the web’s most popular and most creative Periodic Table renditions. The Halo Periodic Table was only the tip of ...

Dear Reader, might you never get raped or savagely murdered. Forever and always, Gearfuse. Brandon Bird designed five Law and Order-themed Valentines geared to both your loved ones and enemies. Head over to his blog to see the four others. Link [via]

My emotions aren’t the only thing I wear on my sleeve. No, I’m not some 14-year-old emo kid, I’m not talking about bandages around my wrists so don’t go calling the psych ward just yet. I’m talking about these awesome Master Chief Cufflinks. They go perfectly with my Master Chief jewelry. Ok, NOW you can go call the psych ward. ...

Disappointing isn’t it? I assumed that you’d just click a photo and out would fly a massive fist. But, nope, this concept is a lot more harmless. A lot less of your enemy’s blood is included. Instead of the satisfying snap of your bully’s nose, YOU snap a picture, YOU punch the damn camera, YOU take the punch-out photo out ...