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Bully: Scholarship Edition from Rockstar Games

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:59:12 +0000

Bully: Scholarship Edition is ready to roll! After being available for the PS2 for two years now, and Bully: Scholarship Edition being released on the Xbox 360 and Wii in March of 2008. All of Rockstar’s games are controversial in nature, but wildly entertaining and almost universally well-received by gamers. Rockstar’s Bully: Scholarship Edition will [...]

Golden Orb Weaver Caught Eating a Bird

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:00:16 +0000

Golden orb weavers, known for spinning beautiful and strong golden webs, are well-known to each large insects and the occasional small bird, but pictures that surfaced recently of a golden orb weaver eating a finch in an Australian garden have taken locals by surprise. The photo shows the golden orb weaver with its long legs wrapped [...]

Choosing an Xbox 360

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:39:42 +0000

Microsoft has three basic versions of the Xbox 360 console: the Xbox 360 Arcade, the standard Xbox 360 and the Xbox 360 Elite system. The base system is the same for each with added benefits to enhance gameplay and media enjoyment for each different console bundle. The Arcade version has limited storage for arcade games. It [...]

Be a Guitar Hero

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:37:21 +0000

Guitar Hero 3 is one of the world’s most popular games, but mastering it will take a bit of time. The typical guitar hero strum involves one push of the strum button while holding down the fret buttons associated with the notes. While this strategy works well for songs on the lower level difficulties, as [...]

Ride a Unicycle, Sherlock!

Tue, 20 May 2008 15:33:25 +0000

Have you ever considered riding a unicycle? Believe it or not riding one is not just for clowns and parades. Learning to master the unicycle can be one of the most challenging fitness activities you can attempt. It takes coordination and perseverance to peddle that one wheel, but when you accomplish it you find that [...]

The Net Fool’s Outrageous Contest

Thu, 01 May 2008 15:51:36 +0000

Sorry this is not a gadget, game, or cube toy. It’s a contest, and it’s a good one. I’m not normally one to post something like this, as I usually find it akin to a chain letter. When I get those, I generally respond with: a) derision, b) “idiot”, or c) this web site. But I’m [...]

Office Warfare: Make your own Trebuchet

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:23:17 +0000

Trebuchet isn’t just a popular font. Build your own warfare machine at your desk, and pillage your surrounding cubicle dwellers. I dare anyone to park in your spot after you load up a few rounds in your trusty trebuchet. Put it together with pliers, a cutting tool, and glue. ThinkGeek is quick to point out that [...]

James the Bookend

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:15:47 +0000

I’ve had the unenviable task of rearranging all of my bookshelves recently. It’s a biannual event, trashing the out of date books, donating the good ones to the library, and holding on to the keepers. But the stacks keep growing! Keep those shelves in check with James the Bookend, available in two colors. These rubber bookends [...]

Best April Fool’s Joke: Think Geek, hands down

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:00:58 +0000

Think Geek always has clever copy and clever April Fool’s jokes. I think part of the reason is that some of their real products are so off the wall that their imaginary products don’t seem unfathomable. This year’s joke was pretty extensive, featuring a home page almost entirely devoid of real products, and instead filled with [...]

Cassette Tape Dispenser: Make a common item cool

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:49:55 +0000

If you must work in an office, you might as well make it interesting. If you’re old enough to remember cassette tapes, this clever tape dispenser will bring back memories; if you were raised on CD’s, then show your disdain for us old folks by ironically displaying this proudly on your desk. Caught on Tape, available [...]