Archive for January, 2008
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
Eat your heart out Google Maps. Astronomy buffs rejoice! Alleluia!!
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Complete with a licorice mic. Suh-weet!
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Everything You Need to Know About the Madness of Nikola Tesla
I always thought Tesla must have been a bit of a madman. This photo confirms it.
Rock Band Standalone Drums, Guitars Get Prices, Dates
The strat controller is certainly cool, but until they beef up the strum internals, no way ppl are gonna fork out $60 for [...]
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
How crazy-cool is this funkalicious phone?!? Does the touch screen interface disappear when you’re not using it? I must have one.
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Yep. They’re at it again. Watch this 13 minute clip that documents Hillary’s fund-raising tactics using then betraying donor Peter Paul.
Of course, the most practically all of the media is covering up for the Clintons.
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Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Have you taken the Roe IQ test? I did. They said:
You got 9 out of the 12 questions correct for a 75%.
That result puts you in the 78th percentile when compared to everyone who has taken the test.
One I missed, where I over-estimated the total numbers. It’s only 40-49 million babies since 1973, [...]
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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Even though the overall number of abortions are down, this particular trend isn’t good.
According to an article in today’s Washington Post, abortions by RU-486, the chemical alternative to surgical abortion, have risen 22 percent a year and are now responsible for 14 percent of the total abortions performed in the first nine weeks of pregnancy. [...]
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Kotaku does a great job looking at the so-called Madden Curse. Being on the cover of Madden is a big deal. Bigger than you think.
“Shaun Alexander told us, after he got hurt [he was injured during the 2006 season, after appearing on the cover of Madden 07], that he’d rather be on the cover and [...]
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
America shuns Hollywood’s take on Iraq
Most Americans can spot a Hollywood agenda film a mile away. Of those, the majority run the other way.
8 Lessons I Learned From The Cheapest Family In The Nation
It takes an amazing amount of discipline but it’s possible. The question is, “Is it worth it?”
“Rock Band,” “Guitar Hero” drive [...]
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
The caller did a wonderful job with it. Very funny… that is, if you’ve played the games. [via kotaku]
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Iowa’s Justin Johnson hit 6 three pointers in the last 1:56 of the game vs. Indiana. Unfortunately, they still lost. Even still, the man’s a dangerous shooter.
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Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Hackers Cut Cities’ Power
Time to send in The Jack Bauer.
America’s Army Player Saves Real Life
“I have received no prior medical training and can honestly say that because of the training and presentations within America’s Army, I was able to help and possibly save the injured men.” In case you didn’t know, “America’s Army” is [...]
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
That’s one ugly headline, eh? Gotta get those keywords in I guess. But really… we’re all a video generation anyway. Who reads anymore?
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
FRC Voter Guide is a 2.31Mb PDF
Not all candidates are created equal. Since we can’t immediately remove them from office (or kill them) when they go back on their campaign promises, we’re left to consider their stated positions prior to the election.
I have little problem with those who sincerely believe their views line up with [...]
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
1930s aircraft an inspiration for 100 mpg cars
Any company that can deliver a reasonably priced, 60+ m.p.g. car will make huge money in the years to come. That comes from the Compendium of Very Obvious Comments.
Automakers Roll Out Plug-In Concepts
Continuing on the energy-efficient auto theme, it looks like most automakers are still looking at electric [...]
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