Monthly Archives: December 2006

90 Degree Push-Ups

A Guinness World Record which pushes the boundary of what’s possible. If you don’t know what a 90 degree push-up is, just watch this! … all » ‘Tika’ Brumant manages 11 consecutive 90 degree push-ups on the set of “L’Emission … Continue reading

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A not-so-great deal at Staples

At $9,999,999.99 I wouldn’t consider this Mio c310x a “steal”: I guess the $149 deal wasn’t generating enough profit, so they decided to make back all the Black Friday money that they lost on all products for all time in … Continue reading

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The "Mega-Launcher"

A fairly impressive, 70lb, 9’6″ beast. Details and videos: Spudgun Technology Center

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TeleAtlas Map Article

TeleAtlas provides the maps to various GPS devices (including the Mio c310x)  Tele Atlas, announced it will expand its map update system with Map Insight, an online tool that allows users of Internet, personal navigation and wireless devices and applications powered … Continue reading

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Mio c310x Information

A great reference for information about the c310. Mio c310x GPS

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Pimp my bike

“Unique” bicycle customizations.  Some highlights: In case you want more, go to the original page for 38 more great pictures.

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Worst analogies ever written in a high school essay

Some great examples of the misuse of literary devices.  Here is a taste:  He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those … Continue reading

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SMB NAS Roundup

An in-depth (16 page) review and comparison of soem of the latest Network Attached Storage devices. “Network attached storage (NAS) is a hot market these days, not only for the SMB (Small to Medium Business) market, but also for the home … Continue reading

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The Japanese Wii Safety Manual is Crazy

This crazy Japanese Wii safety manual is pretty much indicative of Japanese people’s general insanity. Our theory: a secret battle between Godzilla and several Gundams in the early 1980s bombarded the whole of Japan with cosmic G-rays, which allowed then-youths … Continue reading

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Cafe Wall Illusion

Some examples of the Café wall illusion Basic pattern The gray line appears to tilt down to the left, though it is horizontal. “Knitting” The arrays appear to move. More examples: Cafe Wall illusion

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