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Speaking of making me a sandwich, Friendly’s just introduced their newest sandwich of mass destruction. The Grilled Cheese Burgermelt is 1500 hundred calories of magical yumminess. Two whole grilled cheese sandwiches replace the buns of this burger. Stuffed in between these sandwiches is a thick 100% Black Angus beef patty, served with lettuce, tomato and mayo. Umm, can you even ...

There’s almost no way to tell your computer’s sexual history if you don’t have the money to fork out for a full diagnostics screening. Especially if you happen to purchase it off eBay or refurbished through a company. Sure, they might say it was thoroughly checked. But you never know what might slip though the crack and let me tell ...

I’m not quite sure where the merging of Alice in Wonderland and Star Wars became an idea that seemed worth trying, but I’m glad it happened. The Cheshire Cat Stormtrooper Helmet makes your typical imperial trooper seem creepily happy and just a tad too furry. I doubt these helmets would ever pass Darth Vader’s stringent uniform protocol, but a trooper ...

The simple answer. A lot. Forget about the emergence of terrorism as a serious threat to mainland America (and Azeroth). That was only the tip of the iceberg. When it comes to technology and pure money spendage, the decade between 1999 and 2009 was a hell of a game changer. The kickass infographic after the jump describes just how much ...

Men have been reliant on the womanly skill of sandwich making for centuries. Ever since the great Earl of Sandwich demanded his (undoubtedly feminine) page to serve him a slab of meat between two pieces of bread, the sandwich has been a staple of manly consumption. So when a woman decides that her sandwich making duties are up, does she ...

I’m sick of answering questions. That’s all people want from me is answers. And I’m sick of it. So here’s my new, very permanent answer. Just Google it. It’s not even just the obvious questions that bother me. It’s even the ones that people use to try and test my computer knowledge. I’m a geek blogger, not a technician. Go ...

Just because the animation wasn’t made for 3D, doesn’t mean that we can’t use modern tools to bring the days of retro gaming into the modern age. Hell, we’ve already seen it work the other way around. Deviantart user Cezkid utilizes his mad skills to create 3D versions of classic 8-bit gaming art, including this Super Mario rendering. Also included ...

Imagine the reaction if something resembling the iPod was released in the 70s. People would have assumed it was some sort of extraterrestrial device. What other choice would they have? So, if the iPod had been released in the in the 70s, of course it would have looked a little different. Ok, maybe a lot different. The Pocket Hi-Fi, an ...

It wasn’t so long ago that companies started integrating video into their billboards. Now, there’s a whole new sensory effect being used to peddle goods. The Bloom chain of grocery stores is using scent to sell their brand new line of meat. Between 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., lovingly known as rush hour, the ...

Facebook and the Zuck might not be the evil corporation that the media makes them out to be. But then again maybe they are. Not so worried about Facebook’s aim of global domination… I mean, connection? 70% of Facebook’s users are outside of the US. Oh, and if your Grandma isn’t on Facebook yet, just wait. Women aged 55 and ...