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This Is Why They Call It “Black Friday” 11-26-2011

: Screw "Cyber Monday", haven't these folk heard of "Christmas"?! Seriously, I think they're missing the point.

RARE Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 8mm Footage from 1939 11-24-2011

RARE Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 8mm Footage from 1939: Is it really "RARE" now, if it's online?

Gigabyte Shows off Simplified "3D BIOS" Interface for X79 UEFI 11-04-2011

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5049/gigabyte-shows-off-simplified-3d-bios-interface-for-x79-uefi Some may think this is a step towards dumbing down what has historically been reserved for the more technical and enthusiast crowds. While this might be the case, the visual […]

Proposed #GReaderKludge : 11-02-2011

Proposed #GReaderKludge: 1] Create a tumblr. It can be just your stuff, or as +Brian McNely proposes: a group curated one. 2] Get all your old Google Reader friends to do the same (it doesn't actually have to be tumblr, but anywhere that supports an RSS feed, preferably […]

These are the cRPGs that introduced me to the genre, right about the same t 11-01-2011

ime a friend introduced me to D&D. They still rank right up there at the top, and the original 5.25" floppies still run on the Apple //e in :) A Massive Ultima Retrospective | Ultima Aiera

http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2011/10/just-in-time-for-hallowee 10-31-2011

n-the-animated-dark-dungeons.htmlHere's some nice reading to carry you while you're gearing up for all the terrifying dangers of Halloween. Don't talk to strangers. Don't eat candy from people you don't know. Don't wear costumes too tight. Don't […]

There’s some irony in a customer coming into the bank to execute line of cr 10-27-2011

edit transfers from his business account... while wearing a Sons of Anarchy sweatshirt (Missouri chapter, for what it's worth).

Officesuite Pro 5 is the Free App o’ the Day on Amazon. 10-26-2011

http://phandroid.com/2011/10/26/officesuite-pro-5-is-todays-amazon-free-paid-app-of-the-day/That's a tough one to beat, ROI-wise.Also, it was raining on the way in to work. Sadly, I wasn't on my bike. However, on a more positive note, there were no wrecks. Can […]

I don’t think I will ever cease to be amazed at how much of a hurry people 10-20-2011

are to get to the next red light. It is the very definition of "hurry up and wait".

My turn for a "Dear Lazyweb", I have a pair of Etymotic Research, Inc ER-6i 10-18-2011

My turn for a "Dear Lazyweb",I have a pair of Etymotic Research, Inc ER-6i Isolator Earphones that I bought about 6 years ago. They've seen heavy use and have been very good, but they're starting to sound a little off. What's the general consensus […]