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I can barely deal with two buttons and a scroll-wheel without tying my fingers into knots. The OpenOfficeMouse is truly a monstrosity of a peripheral, featuring 18 programmable buttons. I never would have suspected that one day I could own a mouse only navigable with a detailed map of its buttons. Link [via]

What are babies known for? Mainly pooping and screaming. That’s just the nature of the early human life. And who can blame them? The only problem is that the screaming is almost impossible to decipher through the human year. To us, it’s all just screaming. But apparently there are at least five different types of cries and the Cry Translator ...

Why?! They were a peaceful people! People of diplomatic stature. Perhaps a boring people, but that was sort of their charm. The sort of people you would never even consider carving into a jackolantern. Damn you, Vader! Link

In my opinion The Shining is the scariest damn movie ever made. Those damn twins always scared the living shit out of me. In fact, it remains one of the only films I’m too scared to view again. Could it be have been any scarier? I’m not sure, but something about this anime-style version freaks me out. DeviantArt user Patches ...

Until now, any mention of extraterrestrials had remained solely conjecture. Pure myth. But finally, some hard proof! This is what we all needed. I am now a believer. The hours I wasted tapping away to Space Invaders did nothing to relieve my skepticism, but now, the proof is on a t-shirt. And as we all know, if it’s on a ...

When I think wedding cakes I think five foot tall tiered monsters, not one leveled gaming cakes. Don’t get me wrong, I think this cake would be absolutely AWESOME for a birthday or anniversary or even just a gaming get-together, but I think something as sacred as a geeky wedding calls for a little more than a single level Tetris ...

And it’s in good company. Also being inducted to the Strong National Museum of Play’s Toy Hall of Fame this year is the ball. That’s right, the ball. I always felt the Game Boy never got its true dues. The Game Boy was it. Still is “it” as far as I’m concerned. What other handheld console can you honestly say ...

Ford has done it again. Just when we thought they were all out of surprises. Finally a car I can afford without having to go through those damn greedy banks. I can’t wait to cruise around picking up chicks in my new ride. Ford VP made a startling announcement today, unveiling their new $650 vehicle of the future. Without further ...

Aww, it’s so… *cough, phlegm* so… *snort, sniff* so… *eyes roll back in head* adorable *faints*. The perfect excuse for staying home from school for a few days. “Look, Mom, I swear, I have Swine Flu! Just looooook!” The H1N1 Plushy proves to the world that you’re ailing from one nasty, gigantic, very pink virus. Think Geek offers a variety ...

You say cheap and raggedy. I say fabulous and trendy. This fleece Paper Bag Hat transforms any upstanding citizen into the scourge of society. And that’s just absolutely fierce. Hobos are just so “in” right now. Where do you think Kate Moss got that trim physique? Years of starvation and hardship. Mmm, sexy. Link [via]