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Snikt!

This is totally awesome, although I’m sure two dozen kids/grown kids have already poked gored their eyes out with them.

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Exclusive!: Apple enjoys making it impossible for their biggest fans to buy their products

Despite e-mail warnings from my boss to wait for iPhone 2.0/3G to stabilize, and then perhaps buy one through our work i.t. (so I can transfer my blackberry’s phone number, and align through our corporate AT&T cellular plan), I went … Continue reading

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The Great Purge of 06 Has Begun

feel the burn No, I have not started slaughtering the Jedi, but my current undertaking is nearly as ominous and potentially as difficult (at least for me). For the first time in about five years, I am actively archiving home … Continue reading

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[gizmodo] The Japanese Wii Safety Manual is Crazy

This is funny in a somewhat Fight Club/Project Mayhem-esque sort of way. [

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why not: my search stats, by word

I look at various web stats regarding my blog much less than I used to in the past, which I feel is an indication of nothing other than being a slightly lesser douch**ag than before. I did take a look … Continue reading

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I have acquired a Wireless Mighty Mouse. It’s a slow night.

Hot news, to be sure. My initial impressions: 1. I don’t know how I will ever be able to travel with all this additional weight. I may need to jettison something from my laptop bag to compensate, like the two … Continue reading

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[tuaw] “Bluetooth Mighty Mouse coming to a Mac near you”

Geeze, finally. I was a late jumper re: the Mighty Mouse bandwagon, but since locking in I’ve never looked back. The scrollerball is OOTT[1]. And on the topic[3] – re: said Mighty Mouse scrollerball, and the inevitability of it getting … Continue reading

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rds macbook pro warped tour – part 1

So, the MacBook Pro 17″ hardware gen 1 arrived today. Although it has already been used long enough for an I.T. Guy[0] to install OS and a few apps, there are no visible signs of heat-related warping, charring or exploding… … Continue reading

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[mac book pro gen 1 engineering] Striking While the Area to the Left of the Keyboard/Trackpad is Hot.

I’ve owned a number of first-generation Apple products in 21 years, and plan to own many more in years to come. that’s how i roll. in other words, i am extremely reckless and stupid when it comes to that sort … Continue reading

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Battle dirtbikesnowmachinetank hits 1/5th scale

I think a wormhole recently opened and this thing shot out. The plasma cannon and oscillating red eye seem to have been photoshop’ed from this particular image. [ image peter bollinger / cnn ] In semi-related thought, the Six Million … Continue reading

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