Until you have your very own…   R2-D2 Projector!

 
So, throw down that $2,995 and be the biggest nerd on your block with this guy.
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Robots will kill us all…
 and this one will get you first!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qOuVfcoRmw

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On April 9th, 2008 - hundreds of blogs & websites (including TubaPants) are “going naked” in honor of CSS Naked Day. We’re stripping out the stylesheet code so you see the content of our site in the raw for a day.
This is the third year of the annual CSS Naked Day which honors web […]

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Big news in the online world this week, as Photoshop launched their Photoshop Express online photo editing tool.  It’s free, and allows you to do basic photo editing and sharing all via pretty much any web browser on pretty much any computer.
Pros:

 Works on variety of browsers (Safari, Firefox & IE)
Cross-platform (Mac & Windows)
Easy to use
Tools […]

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I work for a cellular phone company, but I thought even the average person might find this mildly interesting. The Finnish Road Administration has taken to locking roadside toilets, and you can unlock them by texting the word “open” to a short code. This way, they can keep short term records of the users […]

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Yes, folks… you missed it.  It was a blood thristy, pulse pounding, dirt spiting event to behold!  In one corner we had PUPPY!  In the other corner, ROBOT!  It was an
Epic Battle For Territorial Domination!
 and they fought.  If you missed it, watch below!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dneLQY6ZVk

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is playing a…. SEXBOX!
oh my!
Fox News once again, proves that it is full of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCPXQvdmys0

Now, basically.  The one guy who was defending the game Mass Effect was the only person who understood what was really going on in the game.  I just finished one play through last night.  I must say, I have seen more […]

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yes, ZOMG!
Sasquatch was found on MARS!!!

As one enthusiast put it on a website: “These pictures are amazing. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw what appears to be a naked alien running around on Mars.” Another, dismissing cynicism about the somewhat stony look of the “alien”, wrote: “If you show me another rock […]

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Dad sells son’s 90-dollar video game online for more than 9000

 
You smoke-ah the Pot, you Lose-ah the Gat - tar Hero 3
So, a father goes out of his way to get Guitar Hero 3 for his son. Then, finds his boy smoking weed in the backyard. Needless to say, the father […]

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What’s that?  The 8-bit necktie in the previous post not “extreme” enough for you?  How about this?  A full back piece tattoo featuring a myriad of classic gamer icons.  This is one of the coolest things ever!  Courtesy of thebbps.

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For all the geeks, nerds and dweebs in the crowd, check out the hottest fashion accessory compliments of the fine folks at ThinkGeek. Yes, you are seeing that correctly… it’s an 8-bit necktie. Handmade and only twenty bucks. Be the envy of your next Dungeons & Dragons] adventure.
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Ok, so you may or may not know that I’m a Mac geek. Sure, I work in both Apple and Windows platforms… you kinda have to nowadays. But given the choice, Mac is my computer of choice.
Now, some folks argue that Macintosh is inferior due to the lack of software. I would […]

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Randy Pausch is a Carnegie Mellon professor and virtual reality pioneer.  He also happens to have terminal pancreatic cancer.
He recently gave his final lecture, entitled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.”  It’s about two hours long, but very much worth it.
He talks about his dreams & aspirations, Captain Kirk, virtual reality and a host of other […]

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My friend Kevin over at Incompetech.com alerted me to this brilliant idea to deal with a backlog of email after a business trip, vacation or other overwhelming backup of your inbox… declare email bankruptcy! Apparently this was coined by (or at least credit is being given to) Wired columnist Lawrence Lessig.
Here’s a snippet from […]

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Here is my Xbox 360 demo report…

 
Fifa 08

Graphics - The difference between the Gamecube version and this one is slim when playing with the wide shot during the game.  When the camera is close in on a player it is very nice.  Crowds look like crap.

Controls - Same basic controls, but with some nice new […]

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