A seven-year-old girl left this note on her parents’ computer desk. They are considering password-protecting the computer. I can laugh because this is not my child, but if it were, she’d find out what a nightmare life can really be! Link -…

Remember the jaw-dropping vinyl record tricks we showed you Wednesday? Well, they’re still amazing. The video is real. But the reason given for…

Photo: Bo Barker Jørgensen It may sound like the plot of a Syfy movie, but it’s real: scientists have discovered that bacteria can survive being buried for 86-million-years in deep-sea mud. The scientists jammed a large metal pipe 30 meters into the sea bottom and used a piston to suck out a long column of [...]

In case you’ve been living under that metaphorical rock these past several weeks, Facebook‘s much anticipated IPO happens on Friday. The F…

If there was ever any doubt that the next generation Galaxy S wouldn’t be a hit, the Korea Economic Daily is reporting that Samsung has received a total of 9 million global pre-orders for the Galaxy S3 (that’s like, the entire population of New Jersey), solidifying the Korean manufacturer as the top selling smartphone maker [...]

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Screen Junkies brings us a painfully honest trailer for the movie Transformers, telling you all the revelations the real trailer ignored. Language slightly NSFW. -via The Daily What Geek

You’ve likely heard that the secret to building relationships with your customers is to “be everywhere your customers are.” As a result…

The Grill Sergeant BBQ Apron – $19.95 Do you consider grilling to be a combat sport? You need the Grill Sergeant BBQ Apron from the NeatoShop. This medal worthy apron includes: Artillery belt shaped beverage holder Built-in bottle opener Sauce pocket Tool pocket And spice pocket. Winning the war against the grill just became a [...]

Well, who among us hasn’t tried this approach? Unfortunately for this Russian man, he got stuck three floors down: “An eyewitness reported to the regional rescue service that there was a man in the chute … The rescuers’ crew found a man, who was stuck at the fifth floor, in the garbage disposal,” a spokeswoman [...]

Stealing from shops by stuffing things in pockets is easy for thieves, but stealing guitars by stuffing them down your pants? Now that takes skillz: Authorities say two men entered the Spencer’s Music Store at 1717 S. Mur-Len Rd. in Olathe about 2:30 p.m. April 12. One suspect distracted the salesperson while the other suspect [...]

Americans Elect, a platform that set out with the hope of becoming the first online presidential primary in U.S. history, has failed to field a…

I love this! A bath towel that pixelates your body in real life! The Censorship Towel is an art project from the Carmichael Collective, the folks who brought us Piñata Anatomy, but we can hope that this idea makes it into stores sometime. See more pi…

Everyone’s talking about the Facebook IPO — and for good reason.
Facebook is currently valued at around $100 billion, though it mad…

The Android powered  “i’m Watch” made quite the splash when it debuted first as a concept late last year, and then as a prototype at this year’s CES. There was so much buzz that many an Android user, and your everyday tech enthusiast, were getting in line, pre-ordering the device as soon as it was [...]

(Video Link) On a Brazilian beach, the ad agency Ogilvy a shower that looks like a giant soda fountain. Would you like to get drenched in Sprite? This is your chance. Or it’s water. The ad is kind of vague about what’s coming out of the shower. Content warning: NSFWish swimwear images. Link -via That’s [...]

If you’re interested in buying HTC’s new flagship Android phone the One X or the brand new EVO 4G LTE for Sprint, you may be waiting…

Oh, Arby’s. When Ryan Hart, 14, bit into an Arby’s roast beef sandwich last week, he got a bit more than he bargained for. The "bonus" meat was a severed finger! Steve Hall, environmental health director for the Jackson County Health Department, tells the Citizen Patriot an Arby’s employee had sliced her finger while operating [...]

For years now, marketers, businesses and, well, everybody have touted QR codes as the next big thing. That’s largely because QR codes of…

Those of you a part of the elite 4.9% of Android users currently running Ice Cream Sandwich have a little something to enjoy today. Looks like developer Imangi Studios has updated Temple Run for Android, finally fixing compatibility issues the game was having on some Android 4.0 devices. A few other bugs were fixed as [...]

What is so awesome that it merits pumping your fist victoriously for 16 hours? That would be pumping your fist victoriously for 16 hours. So James Peterson of Akron, Ohio superglued his hand closed and then pumped his arm continuously in an effort to get into the Guinness Book of World Records: Fist pumping to [...]

Teaching isn’t known to be a lucrative profession, but online marketplace Teachers Pay Teachers is changing that for some educators.
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Literary Map by Geoff Sawers and Bridget Hannigan

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This one is fantastic: Designer Geoff Sawers created a hand-lettered,
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I think it goes without saying that this whole patent “he said, she said” legal business has gotten a bit out of hand lately. Apparently, the US District for the District of Delaware agrees with the sentiment, and have ordered HTC and Apple to meet and talk about a potential settlement. It’s not clear if [...]

Comcast announced on Thursday that it is transitioning away from its static data limit policy into a more flexible allotment model.
In the coming…

Now imagine Luke training on Dagobah under the Incredible Hulk. Or Kermit the frog. Or, worst of all, Gary Coleman. Scratch that last one. I suspect that Gary Coleman would have been strong in the Force. Link -via reddit | Image: Stephen Wildish

Photo: @Grace_White/Twitpic Teenager Patrick Gonzalez is a Spurs fan, so he wanted to show his love for his favorite player Matt Bonner by getting a unique haircut. Problem is, the school said "don’t" to the "do": Link  

Actress Alyssa Milano will take over the National Hockey League’s official Twitter account for Thursday night’s playoff matchup betw…

Those who opt out of using T-Mobile tablets, hotspots, and USB modems on-contract will be happy to know that T-Mobile has introduced some great new data packages. For $15 you can get a one week pass with 300MB of bandwidth. Another $10 will get you 1.5GB for a month, $35 will get you 3.5GB for [...]