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Facebook Bandit Pleads Guilty, Is a Moron
Note to all robbers out there: If you're going to break into the home of anybody, especially a journalist, don't spam their Facebook page with pictures of yourself with the swiped loot.
Read More »Creating Art… With Explosions!
Art, subjective as it is, can be created in many forms. While today's artwork frequently utilizes graphic design programs or Photoshop to "touch up" images, this reminds us that there is still room for the good ol' fashioned method of creating art known as "blowing things up."
Read More »Calculating Doom
There was a time when games like 'Doom' required top-of-the-line computing to play. Now we can play it on a graphing calculator.
Read More »Bethesda to Give Away Games for Life to First Person to Name Child “Dovahkiin” on 11/11/11
Bethesda Softworks is offering a peculiar giveaway: The first person to give birth to a child on November 11th, 2011 and name them "Dovahkiin" will receive free Bethesda/ZeniMax games for life.
Read More »Scotch Tape Sculptures. That Is All.
Scotch, the company behind scotch tape, is holding their annual sculpture contest. Some of the entries are quite incredible.
Read More »Blind Gamer Conquers ‘Abe’s Exoddus’
Terry Garrett, a blind engineering student, has conquered the PC version of 'Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus' using nothing more than sound cues and auto-save.
Read More »Photographer Captures the Milky Way
A photographer in Switzerland captured this breathtaking shot of the night sky, giving us a view that many who live in cities never get to see.
Read More »Complete ‘Star Trek: The Animated Series’ Available Online
CBS has made all twenty-two episodes of 'Star Trek: The Animated Series' available on the official Star Trek website.
Read More »Behold! A Working ‘Angry Birds’ Birthday Cake
In a move that is sure to result in a "World's Greatest Dad" mug, one creative father constructed a fully-functioning cake based around the game 'Angry Birds'.
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