This is why geeks are AWESOME - Harry Potter's Whereabout Clock.

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/11/the_magic_clock_an_awesome_whereabo.html

AWESOME music video

http://bit.ly/8Hai6D

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Balloon Bass

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From: Bill Grant
Date: Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 12:22
Subject: Ballon Bass

I love crap like this.  :)

http://www.kontraband.com/videos/20473/Balloon-Bass-And-Box/#show

In the bathroom???

http://www.neatorama.com/2009/11/22/rare-darwin-book-found-in-the-loo/

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Zombies never call shotgun.

Blu-Ray on Netflix profiles

I just got off the phone with Netflix support. I had signed up for BD support but the profiles didn't have it.

Here's how you enable it on a profile:
 1. Find a movie in the profile's queue that has Blu-Ray.
 2. Remove it from the queue
 3. Search for it.
 4. Add it back.
 5. You'll see a link that says that movie is also on Blu-Ray.
 6. Click the link.
 7. It says this profile doesn't have Blu-Ray access.
 8. Click "Change"
 9. Allow Blu-Ray for that profile.

Very convoluted and a pain, but at least the answer wasn't "NO."

Don't eat the popcorn!

"Going to the movies and eating a large popcorn (and sneaking out for a free refill) is part of my retirement savings plan. I need to die at age 67 before my retirement savings runs out."

http://consumerist.com/5408877/movie-popcorn-is-really-really-bad-for-you

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Zombies never call shotgun.

Good for Nordstrom's!

http://consumerist.com/5408447/nordstrom-continues-to-oppose-christmas-creep

Boo! Hiss!

"There is presently no planned PC version of the game."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brütal_Legend

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Woot! taking on FatWallet?

http://deals.woot.com/faq

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Awesome battle

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bill Grant
Date: Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 19:14
Subject: [FragNet] Awesome battle

 

I saw this vid a couple weeks ago. With the CGI, now its even better. :)

http://www.break.com/index/drunkest-guy-ever-blaster-battle.html

-bg

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I can see the future

Obamerika, 2014:
http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/merstham/Ex-soldier-faces-jail-handing-gun/article-1509082-detail/article.html

Try not to throw up.

Sweet map

I like the second best.

http://www.chrisyates.net/reprographics/index.php?page=424

http://www.doobybrain.com/2009/11/02/eisenhower-interstate-system-in-the-style-of-the-london-underground-map/

I always think it is funny when I see "Fort Cove 2200" on I-70.


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Zombies never call shotgun.

DD-WRT

So I bought a wireless N router for $35 the other day. Hacked it today with DD-WRT.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001R4BYT4?ie=UTF8&tag=aarondmarascoaar&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001R4BYT4

It is AWESOME. I want a second to make a WLAN bridge for the entertainment center. Amazon is out of stock until JANUARY. And they raised the price by $5. :(

So, I figure check NewEgg. They had it for $45. OK, fine, another $5 and I get it before Christmas. So I cancel my Amazon order. Go to NewEgg via FatWallet to make sure to get my 1% back. Now NewEgg has it for $70! It was $45 15 minutes ago!!!

DAMMIT!

So now it is on back-order again at Amazon... :(

Wow, Disney, that's pretty dickish.

Makes me feel bad that I actually bought it.

http://consumerist.com/5405145/disney-removes-closed-captioning-from-up-rental-release

codeman38
8:11 PM

@kerry: The protagonist of the movie is a 78-year-old who wears hearing aids. The irony's so thick you can cut it with a knife.

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Zombies never call shotgun.

Star Wars Gangsta Rap Part 2

http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2009/11/star_wars_gangs_1.html

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Stupid "mom" internet ads

I normally use "AdBlock Plus" for Firefox. However, I cannot use it for work. Apparently, every ad on the internet now says that a "mom" of some kind has done something.

On ONE single page, we have:
Banner ad across top:
"Baltimore Mom lost 47 lbs following one rule"
"Local Mom Makes $6977/Month!"

OK, on the right of the article:
"Don't pay for White Teeth - Columbia Mom discovers one simple trick..." - OK, their IP geolocation says Columbia, the other ad network says Baltimore.
"Acai Berry Exposed"

Farther to the right:
"Don't pay for White Teeth - Columbia Mom..." - EXACT same ad
"Acai Berry Exposed" - Ditto
"Columbia Mom Lost 46lbs Following 1 Rule" - apparently, they realized that 47 sounded too far fetched? Or Baltimore vs Columbia thing going on?

Then, at the bottom of the page:
"Baltimore: Local Mom Makes $6927/Month!" - Again, was the extra $50 from the top of the page too much exaggeration?
"DON'T Let the Dentist Fool You: Single mom discovers 1 simple trick..." - So single moms are apparently even more trustworthy than "local" ones?

WTF? Is ANYBODY stupid enough to believe ANY of this crap??? They must be, or else the ads wouldn't be there!

Build the LEGO Rock Band bus!

http://www.brothers-brick.com/2009/11/08/instructions-for-the-lego-rock-band-bus-now-available/

New Ford Announced

http://consumerist.com/5397955/ford-announces-solution-to-americas-car-woes-the-1993-taurus

Python

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/10/nine-monty-python-moments/

I never saw the Bavarian Restaurant that I can remember...

Graham's Eulogy was pretty funny too.

The countdown is up

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From: Jason Matusiak

The countdown is alive and well (for now).  The only change to this year was that I added GPS.  Now when power is applied, it will grab the current day/time from the GPS.  So now if I lose power, when it boots it grabs the time and looks to see if the toggle switch is set to countdown to Christmas mode, if it is, it just starts counting down.  Makes my life a lot easier when there is silly 2 second power outages.  Maybe next year I will make a new frame for the whole display.

http://www.tooz.us/countdown/webcam.html

~Jason

P.S.  Be on the lookout for light up labels (days, hours, etc.) to come sometime soon.

I think I will leave this tab open...

...in Firefox ALL THE TIME.

Wifey will love it!

http://instantrimshot.com/

If this is real, it is awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXqHfHN9dJs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVVFtXyy2F4

"Lots of teeth; super creepy. That's what we're looking for!"

Randall has WAAAAY too much time on his hands.

http://xkcd.com/657/

Be sure to zoom in.

I am not enough of a LOTR fan to tell you if it was totally accurate. But I can tell you "Primer" is. That movie sucked.

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