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Ghic Chic and Jonathon Wish You a Happy 2008

31. December 2007

I wanted to thank everyone so much for helping 2007 become a year of new family, new chances and feelings of belonging. What started off as a scary year of uncertainty as we resided in a hospital upstate as a risky operation went awry, as thankful as I was when we were able to resume [...]

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31. December 2007

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Although this was posted March 2007, the url was sent last night, so it’s new to me. Share and Enjoy:

12 uncommon New Years resolutions

31. December 2007

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Ah, the venerable New Year’s resolution. Whatever your resolution is, we’re betting it’s not on our list! No more drunk emailing . . . well, cut back on the merlot emails. This year I will finally finish my 1:1 scale ode to R2D2 built entirely of Lego. Remember to feed the small animals daily. Find [...]

Perl Language Upgraded

30. December 2007

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Just in time for the holidays, for the first time in 5 years the open sourced language gets a major upgrade. Read the article Share and Enjoy:

Wal-Mart Cancels Movie Download Service

30. December 2007

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Did you download movies from Wal-Mart? Sorry bud, but they’ve cancelled services, you can’t transfer your purchased films to another computer AND there are no refunds (if you’re one of the few who have used this service, perhaps you should look into the Neuros OSD). LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc quietly canceled its [...]

Robots!!!

30. December 2007

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Through Reuters we are able to take a look back at 2007′s best androids mostly from Japan. Shortly I’ll write up a survival guide for a robot uprising, or rather “How to run and hide indefinitely as there is no hope should there be a robot uprising and you’re just a normal person like me.” [...]

12 random, odd things we at ArsGeek associate with the holidays

30. December 2007

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Holiday memories. Nothing beats them, even with a stick. The smell of burning christmas tree. Sobbing because Santa smelled like beer and he was grumpy Traffic Jams Shopping. After 10 pm. On Christmas Eve Chinese food Christmas music playing, the sound of bikes being assembled and lots of muffled cursing Less names on my instant [...]

12 Worst gifts to give a geek

29. December 2007

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Geeks get lots of gifts, from knit scarves to techie doohickeys that drive their parents crazy trying to find them. Here’s some stuff geeks definitely do not want to get for the holidays. We were going to put underwear on the list, but really, which one of us couldn’t use some new underwear? Computers for [...]

12 ways zombies can enhance the holidays

28. December 2007

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Zombies. Love ‘em or hate ‘em you can’t escape them, unless of course you have the proper survival training. While they are cool any number of ways, here are 12 ways they can make your holiday more memorable. Or in memorandum. Zombies eat brains. That’s just cool. They don’t have to worry about their appearance. [...]

Boxhead 2 – flash zombies, exploding barrels, headshots

27. December 2007

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Looking for a new online game to fool about with? Check out Boxhead 2, a game that combines online play, zombies and flash, some of our favorite things! Here’s a bloody screen grab. Technorati Tags: zombie, flash, game, online play, exploding barrels, braiiiiiins Share and Enjoy:

12 conversation topics guaranteed not to get you invited back

27. December 2007

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Ever find yourself at one of those gatherings where you just didn’t want to be? Well here are 12 useful conversation starters that will ensure you’re never invited back. Ooh! Let’s talk about serial killers! I’ve recently converted to Cthuluism. Rashes- of any kind. Would you like to see my mucus collection?… No, you heard [...]

Guess who just got about 3 million new DRM free MP3′s to sell?

27. December 2007

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That’s right, Amazon did. Looks like Warner music will soon be available through amazon.com’s digital downloads store. The world needs less DRM! Technorati Tags: mp3, warner, amazon, drm free Share and Enjoy:

Inside Iron Mountain – a private, secure storage facility used by our government

27. December 2007

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Iron Mountain is a private security corporation who specialize in storing priceless records and private information – mostly for the US Government. What’s it like inside? Find out a little bit in this 6 minute segment. Technorati Tags: iron mountain, secret government storage, there’s gotta be a ufo down there Share and Enjoy:

Pleo – an experience, not just a toy

26. December 2007

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It was several weeks ago when I received my Pleo with the intent to do a full review of it in a couple of days and ship it back from whence it came. Well, the best laid plans and all that. . . the fact of the matter is, I’m stretching out my review period [...]

12 Reasons we’d rather sit alone at a SciFi movie than hang with our families during the holidays.

26. December 2007

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Ahhh. . . the tried and true family gatherings, where everyone gets together to rehash all of the past year’s grievances. While most sci-fi movies aren’t all that plausible, at least they’re not crazy. Sci-Fi movies have robots. The holidays with Grandma, not so much. In space, no one can hear you scream. At the [...]

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Ghic Chic and Jonathon Wish You a Happy 2008

iWars

12 uncommon New Years resolutions

Perl Language Upgraded

Wal-Mart Cancels Movie Download Service

Robots!!!

12 random, odd things we at ArsGeek associate with the holidays

12 Worst gifts to give a geek

12 ways zombies can enhance the holidays

Boxhead 2 – flash zombies, exploding barrels, headshots

12 conversation topics guaranteed not to get you invited back

Guess who just got about 3 million new DRM free MP3′s to sell?

Inside Iron Mountain – a private, secure storage facility used by our government

Pleo – an experience, not just a toy

12 Reasons we’d rather sit alone at a SciFi movie than hang with our families during the holidays.

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