This is the first installment of what I hope to make a weekly feature - a news roundup of the area’s small town news. I realize our intent is to reach worldwide readership, but I think once you see some of these headlines, you’ll understand their socio-political significance. That, and they’re darn funny. […]

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Today, you will be introduced to the first step into the world of real battle robot power suits. Its a shakey, flimsy and slow step, but a step non-the-less. Check it out for yourself
The Land Walker Video
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A little Monday Morning chemistry lesson for you.  Mentos+Diet Coke+Shaking=Rocketry.
By all means, do try this at home.

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Adrant’s post about a magazine insert done by VW’s ad agency that purports to be a tongue-in-cheek guide to being a backseat driver. Includes links to scans of the manual.
Regulating the rear cabin temperature - It is the backseat driver’s job to make sure the climate of the rear cabin is at a comfortable temperature […]

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Photos and story over on the Consumerist about a Dell laptop that spontaneously combusted, presumably from a battery issue. Ah, the sweet smell of fried plastic…
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As some of you may have noticed, our newborn TubaPants has had some layout issues (only in Microsoft’s legendary Internet Explorer, of course). No, the posts are NOT supposed to be left justified under the left nav bar. They are supposed to be neatly tucked in the center section, flanked by the crisp […]

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George- “So I reached in, and pulled out the obstruction”
Kramer- “What is that, a Titlelist?… Hole in one, huh?”
Maybe Jamal Mashburn should have brought George Constanza with him to the golf course, and then he wouldn’t have Jerome Crance suing him for being hit in the eye by Mashburn’s golf ball back in 2004.

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Most of you probably know about the new procedural game by Will Wright, Spore. One interesting that is a side bar to the game is the fact that once you develop your creature you can create a figure of it.

BusinessWeek online has an article that says:
“It may not be there in the same form […]

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Google responds to critics bashing them on the issue of click fraud in this article from the NY Post. They claim they have a handle on fraudulent clicks, have been excluding those from billing and will begin showing that information to advertisers. We’ll see.
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This just in from MacNN:
The internet community has continued to question durability of Apple’s iPod line, leaving some consumers to question whether the popular portable media players are built well enough to withstand the normal everyday wear and tear. Apple has acknowledged some issues in the recent past, offering battery replacements to some and free […]

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Remember the good ol’ days of Monopoly money, the shoe, the wheel barrow and getting out of jail for free? How times have changed.
“A British version of the classic Monopoly board game released this week substitutes a Visa-imprinted debit card for the stacks of yellow, blue and purple play money long hoarded by children […]

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A completely mindless, and yet funny little page demonstrating that Lindsay Lohan rarely, if ever, changes her facial expression.
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Jazz-rockers Steely Dan, who apparently have a lot of free time on their hands, are demanding an apology from Owen Wilson for apparently ripping off their song “Cousin Dupree” and using it as the plot of his current movie You, Me and DuPree.
Steely Dan is PISSED. Not only are they threatening legal action, they […]

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As sure as the sun rises in the east, at some point each of us is going to go on a date. Somtimes these dates will go awesome. Sometimes these dates will seem like karmic payback from a cruel higher power. Sometimes they will be just O.K. And sometimes this sort […]

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The latest on Apple’s Mighty Mouse From MacNN:
Apple has released the new Mighty Mouse, which leaked yesterday after FCC documents detailed its features. The new mouse will cost $70, and is available through Apple’s online store, Apple retail stores, and authorized resellers. As expected, the new wireless Mighty Mouse uses Bluetooth technology. Also, as MacNN […]

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