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One-Handed xbox 360 Controllers

Posted in games, life hacks, pwn on October 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Alright, that’s it. I’ve put it off long enough! My brother created a one-handed x360 controller for an Asian friend of his who has a misshapen hand/arm, so that he could play video games with everyone else — called the Chongtroller. I’ve been really slacking off on putting up the pictures, but [...]

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Got acne? Need Tunes?

Posted in life hacks, news, wtf on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Finally, a legitimate reason for people to rub electronic devices all over their face! Check out the new Mpion mp3 that releases acne-battling ions when you press it up against your mug. There’s gotta be a good pun there somewhere, but I just can’t see it.

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Random Image: Zomgwtf Gun

Posted in images, japanese, life hacks, news, wtf on October 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I was cruising some sites at random (this same one had an article about the English gal a few entries back) and came across this bizarre gun. I can’t read kanji, so I can’t really tell if it’s a fake or what. Anyone?

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Goto Maki’s brother Yuuki arrested

Posted in heads up, japanese, news, video, well you see officer, youtube on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

On the J-Pop spectrum, teh hotness that is Maki Goto has a family issue in the news. Apparently she has a brother (who is freakishly identical, I was unaware of this) who also sang some time ago. Here is the story, complete with three video clips and what appears may even be baby [...]

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Random Image: Kid & Kitty

Posted in images, random images, unlikely wallpaper on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

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Clarifying Ripleys: Rachel Worthington @ England

Posted in clarifying ripley, news, wtf on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Every once in a while, the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not daily comic-feature page of the newspaper has an item on it that doesn’t really provide much details, and I want to learn a skosh more. Here is the feature in question, about 16-year-old Rachel Worthington of Preston, England, who was speared in the face [...]

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Random Image: Strange Branches

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AT&T Wildfire Satellite Receiver YouTube Video Response

Posted in crybaby, news, ranty mcranterson, youtube on October 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »

This is the transcript from the YouTube Video Response to AT&T makes Azola couple a victim again -shame on AT&T.

This is an Ablestmage.com video response to the YouTube video which improperly expresses outrage over AT&T’s rep who said they would have to pay a bill on a satellite receiver even though [...]

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Public Domain Audio Books, free mp3s!

Posted in freebies, heads up, mp3, words on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The folks over at LibriVox are assembling a catalog of audiobooks — books read aloud into audio files — that are public domain. They’re actually public domain books that are being read by volunteers who then donate them to public domain. Sounds like the weekend just got booked =P

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Buried News: New Heimlich Maneuver Rules

Posted in heads up, life hacks, news, utter tragedy on October 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The son of Dr. Heimlich (creator of Heimlich Maneuver that saves choking victims) is trying to spread the word about additions to the official Red Cross version of it (called abdominal thrusts). Here is a Digg link dedicated to his attempts to spread word of it, but it keeps getting buried! Please vote [...]

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