You get the following comic from today's paper, by Bill Amend of "Foxtrot."

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Well, first call that I'm 100% certain is a scam and that wasn't a pre-recording for a timeshare or something similar ( Read more... )

... one of my all-time favorite TV series ( Read more... )

I've been trying (and failing) to get a Linksys wireless extender up and running on my parents' home network. The new stereo in their room has the ability to stream Internet radio, but the antenna is too small to pick up the wireless router at the front of the house ( Read more... )

... the upcoming shiny New Super Mario Brothers game for the Wii. It apparently goes back to the old, 2D style from the original Nintendo console of the late 1980's. Some aesthetic updates, but it fundamentally remains a 2D game. Ars had an article on it hereI never got the hang of 3D games, as they usually end up making me motion sick. I have many ( Read more... )

Which the rest of us normally call a drum seat ( Read more... )

Stumbled across this DIY kit today, while searching for a battery-powered USB charger. I recently bought a stick-style MP3 player, one that only charges via USB, and was thinking it'd be nice to have a way to charge it while flying across the Pacific ( Read more... )

For those of you who enjoy reading about medical mysteries, Discover Magazine has a weekly podcast called "Vital Signs", linked here, which covers similar material to their monthly column in the print magazine ( Read more... )

In positive news, I read an article that the California State Automobile Association (CSAA) agreed to a partnership with UC Davis and their work on plug-in hybrids. Next year, 100 families will be selected from the CSAA membership/employees to take turns driving around a modified Toyota Prius ( Read more... )

Yeah, I did a double-take when I read it, too, but it's hilarious: Isosceles Cheese