Gifts for computer scientists
Gift ideas for computer scientists
This is where creativity is at a premium for many people. ;) Unfortunately, it is becoming more and more common for people to need gifts that appeal to lovers of ones and zeros. Be it because relatives or friends are IT administrators, programmers or something else in the IT industry, or because SysAdmin Day is approaching - sometimes you just need something suitable for IT people. In our Geek Shop, IT people are some... Mehr anzeigen of our favorite customers and that is why we have a large selection of IT gadgets and other items that they are guaranteed to be happy about and that also make great gifts.Isn't it amazing what the human brain is capable of? Not only has it secured us our place at the top of the food chain, it can also adapt extremely...
View full detailsWhat's the trick behind all the software and where does it come from? That's what we asked ourselves and then we went on a investigation....
View full detailsOn January 19, 2038, exactly on 03:14:07 (GMT) the 32-bit Unix time variable will be completely filled!Unix-like systems store the time as the numb...
View full detailsAre HEX-Numbers part of your everyday life? Then you should understand the subtle message of this t.shirt without problems. In any other case, just...
View full detailsFor the code monkeys among you ;-)
If you ever meet a colour-blind robot, it will be useful to have the hex code the same colour of your shirt written on it :)The writing #000000 is ...
View full detailsTo be or not to be, that is the question.2b, or not 2b, that is the question./(bb|[^b]{2})/ We knew it: coders are poets. If only Shakespeare had b...
View full detailsAn answer to every single newbee question... Now you do not even have to make the effort to open your mouth!For those who do not know (and are afra...
View full detailsSorry to all 1337 h4x0r, but this had to be said :) If you don't understand what it says on the shirt, consider yourself lucky. Nevertheless, here ...
View full detailsLinux - The choice of the GNU generation
With this shirt, the world of computer users will tremble at the mere thought of you! Clickhere for more information.
Who tells us what is right and what is wrong? Or is right not right and wrong right? A matter of opinion?
If you don't get this one, you belong to the rest... ;-) If there's a slight smile on your face though, you should probably think about h...
View full detailsIf there is any profession entirely deserving of their own drinking song, it’s programmers.The so-called “Programmer’s Drinking Song”, a modificati...
View full detailsAt least in theory, we nerds should not have problems with curfews, right? After all, we usually spend the majority of our time at home in front of...
View full detailsAt times, one can get the impression that in many software companies, one department does not know what the other is doing and vice versa. For exam...
View full detailsThis year's line-up of the Hacken Open Air is probably the best one ever: The headliners sudo's Priest and Gnutallica will set the Black Hat Stage ...
View full detailspi * thumb = 42-thumb = 42/pi-thumb = ~13.3742 is the answer to everything, as we know – life, the universe and everything. And, as we know, 1337 ...
View full detailsIt is surprisingly easy to hack into other computer systems, often a simple phone call does the trick: "Hello, I am your system administrator. I ne...
View full detailsSo, your computer centre urgently needs better security? Are you perfectly qualified for the job? Then don't hesitate: Become a member of the ...
View full detailsWhy don't we use the binary system in elementary school? Learning just two numbers would make a lot of things easier and it would also be easier to...
View full detailsIt's not enough for talented coders to write their own code, they try to analyze other programs and hardware too! For example, they'll wr...
View full details"You are dumb" in binary ASCII-code.The right answer to all DAU questions (including the one on what's written on your T-shirt): You are dumb! ;-)
True story."Look, Mum, with the new router you don't need cables anymore! Now you can use WLAN in the whole house"."So can I wr...
View full detailsLinus has its penguin, BSD has its demon, Perl has its camel and the hacker community uses this symbol, called Glider. It's still pretty new, ...
View full detailsIsn't it a good feeling to have power over many computers and users? Of course, backups don't help against a real admin, but users only realize tha...
View full detailsOn the one hand, this might be understood as a parody on Star Wars, but it is also so much more: an ideal of the open source movement. If you cann...
View full detailsWhat's the most popular answer to calls at the IT support hotline? Of course the sentence: "Have you tried turning it off and on again?&q...
View full detailsImagine that you’ve just created a model that allows different technical systems to communicate with each other and that features different layers ...
View full detailsWho knew that two small words could make a seasoned programmer sweat and shiver in fear? Simply utter "syntax error" to reduce anyone who works in ...
View full detailsFun fact: The Windows XP operating system was the first to use product activation keys to reduce software piracy. An activation by phone or online ...
View full detailsWho remembers the good old times when you had to choose between Internet and talking on the phone? The Dial-up connection needed the modem and ever...
View full detailsThe command export EDITOR="" is used to set the default editor. The short; rm, means nothing more than to "remove"..So, if anot...
View full detailsAt some point, there has to be an end to the stupid "Connection reset by peer"
There are too many newbies around. If you do not want to answer dumb questions or deinstall AOL for the 10th time, then you may want to buy this t-...
View full detailsAhh, nothing beats a well-organized home, right? Everything exactly where it belongs, all the books organized by the astronomical sign of the autho...
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