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Slashdot News Story | Comic Books Improve Early Childhood Literacy

cwpres...@gmail.com (Cary Preston) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:15:02 UT

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Something I'm sure we've all expected. Nice to see some research back
up the assertion.

Google Dashboard Gives You a Degree of Control - PC World

cwpres...@gmail.com (Cary Preston) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:43:40 UT

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Pretty cools stuff, even if I don't use 3/4 of what the dashboard
covers. I'm particularly impressed with Google Tasks and how it
integrates with Gmail and the calendar.

Comic Book Sketch Help

ravenf...@aol.com — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:07:38 UT

Caw,
I have the chance to get a Rick Hoberg sketch this weekend (assuming he's sketching), and I'm having trouble deciding what to ask for. I loved Captain Carrot growing up, and I loved All-Star Squadron.
I'm leaning toward Alley Kat Abra, since fewer people have done Capt. Carrot characters, so when you have a chance to meet one, you go for it, but...he does such a nice job with the Johnny Quicks and Liberty Belles of the world. Doll Man?

UF | Comics Studies | Teaching Comics

cwpres...@gmail.com (Cary Preston) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:43:04 UT

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The Geek-est university department EVER.

A $99 8GB iPhone 3GS to Kill the Motorola Droid? - PC World

cwpres...@gmail.com (Cary Preston) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:40:05 UT

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I guess Apple is taking Droid seriously, and being proactive about it.

Run ethernet in your house

e...@theuniquegeek.com (Edward Crosby) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:34:12 UT

Here is good guide on wiring your house:
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I can tell you the first house I buy I plan on running my own ethernet.

Tauntaun Sleeping Bag: Pre-orders now available

s...@onceuponageek.com — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52:22 UT

Star Wars
Tauntaun sleeping bag is now available from ThinkGeek! It was originally an April Fool’s joke, but there was
such a demand they’ve actually produced them.

The inside liner has a
pattern like intestines! And the zipper to open the sleeping bag is a lightsaber. Hilarious!
The Irredeemable Shag[link] <[link]>[link] <[link]>[link] <[link]>

The Darko Mythos

e...@theuniquegeek.com (Edward Crosby) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:45:03 UT

This is a very intriguing discussion on the movie Donnie Darko and
Southland Tales. **Warning, though: If you haven't seen either movie there
are a lot of spoilers in this post.
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I've seen Donnie Darko several times. In fact, it's the only movie I have
ever seen back to back. It's one of my all time favorites. However, I've

o0o0o0o, shiny- the Dell Adamo XPS

cwpres...@gmail.com (Cary Preston) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:10:37 UT

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Unfortunately, it's all looks and no firepower. It's got the same
underpowered processor as the original Adamo, and the battery life is
really wanting. Netbooks don't look as cool, but you could get one at

Windows 7 sales 234% higher than Vista's first few days according to NPD

cwpres...@gmail.com (Cary Preston) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:56:09 UT

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Those higher sales are well-deserved. I actually prefer Win7 to OSX
Snow Leopard on the whole.

If anyone can do it, Apple will

cwpres...@gmail.com (Cary Preston) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:59:21 UT

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Apple is attempting to put together a $30/month package for live
streaming TV via iTunes. I think there are too many roadblocks
(getting providers to agree, dealing with end user's bandwidth

TUG chat

e...@theuniquegeek.com (Edward Crosby) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:24:00 UT

I know no one will ever use it because we didn't use it before on the old
site but I thought I would post this anyway.
If any of you would care to have a live chat, I have moved the chat page
to my own personal web site until I can get with Jon to move it to
theuniquegeek.com site.
Here is the URL:
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Boing Boing's article on the "Selectable Output Control" kill-switch

cwpres...@gmail.com (Cary Preston) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:14:58 UT

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I submitted a copy of the petition as well. The idea that a
corporation could control the function of any of my possessions at
will chafes me beyond reason.

'Buffy' creator bids $10,000 for 'Terminator' franchise

jennifersmi...@gmail.com (Jennifer M. Smith) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:20:37 UT

*London, England (CNN) *-- Film-maker Joss Whedon says he wants to buy the
rights to the multi-million dollar "Terminator" franchise -- not for
millions, or hundreds of thousands of dollars, but for ten grand.
That's right, $10,000.
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XKCD makes kick ass graphs for LotR and SW

ser...@gmail.com (Serv) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:30:48 UT

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This guy is so fucking cool...in a geek-rock sort of way