Fantasy & SciFi books

I haven't read a lot of them, but I get a lot of the jokes ;)

http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/10/20/mgk-versus-his-adolescent-reading-habits/
http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/10/21/mgk-versus-his-adolescent-reading-habits-part-two/
http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/11/03/mgk-versus-his-adolescent-reading-habits-part-the-last/

Best Cover EVER

This is quite funny, doubly so if you are a NIN song and listen to the words and think about the Russians.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZsiddFrxGg&fmt=22

Original (uncensored) one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEmrU8UNF64&fmt=22

Star Wars Video

You might be interested in Funny Video of the Day: Star Wars Retold by Someone Who Hasn't Seen It | Geekdad from Wired.com.

LEGO Font

http://www.brothers-brick.com/2009/01/15/perhaps-im-easily-amused/

You might be interested in Lego System Font | dafont.com.

Awesome - Fantasy Football poster

You might be interested in Photo.

'MAKE: Blog: HOW TO - Furniture quality laptop stand'

This is pretty sweet. Too bad I don't have a tap and die set...

You might be interested in MAKE: Blog: HOW TO - Furniture quality laptop stand.

'Marketing: The 10 Most Reliable Car Brands VS Your Preconceived Notions'

Maybe now CR will stop banging Hyundai/Kia...

You will note that the "big three" are in the top 10 on one list, but not ONE American car is on the second one...

You might be interested in Marketing: The 10 Most Reliable Car Brands VS Your Preconceived Notions.

Woohoo! If you haven't heard, iTunes will be removing DRM from music

Of course, as a final little "f you" they're charging 30c per song for every song you ALREADY bought from them to unlock them.

You might be interested in Apple Shows Us DRM's True Colors | Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Awesome graphic of why GM will fail.

You might be interested in Graphic: Why GM Will Still Fail.

This is neat - the NFL Yellow Lines, behind the scenes

You might be interested in Clips: The NFL's Yellow Line Explained.

Time to update your AV?

If you are still using commercial AV software, they all seem to be free 3 user licenses this week.

You might be interested in FreeAfterRebate.info.

I say "still" because personally, I am using a corporate version of Symantec from my company on my desktop and my laptops all use "avast!" now. AVG is also free and well recommended. And my servers of course run ClamAV.

'Giant 'woodlice' take up residence in Britain | Mail Online'

You might be interested in Giant 'woodlice' take up residence in Britain | Mail Online.

Great flowchart to print out for work

http://consumerist.com/5116811/a-very-simple-flowchart-explaining-the-digital-tv-transition

Lighter in a Blender

This is delicious. And a reminder that electric motors are ignition sources!

You might be interested in YesButNoButYes: Lighter in a Blender.

Some GREAT Credit Card law changes

http://consumerist.com/5113129/new-rules-kill-credit-card-industrys-most-abusive-practices

That third one makes me think I will never ever get a balance transfer again... ah, the good ol' days when Discover gave me 0% for the life of the balance and I put 1/3 of my truck and the remainder of my school loans on it... ;)

Unfortunately, they don't take effect until July, 2010. Here's what they are:

• No more raising rates on existing balances
• No more double-cycle billing.
• Any payment above the minimum must automatically apply to the part of the balance with the highest interest.
• Minimum time before notice of change of terms takes effect goes from 15 to 45 days.
• Borrowers need reasonable time before a payment is due, at least 21 days
• No excessive fees for exceeding credit limit because of a hold placed on the account
• Subprime credit cards that have a $500 credit limit but a big upfront fee will have that fee capped at no more than 50% of the credit limit, and it can be paid off over a year, rather than immediately.