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Listener feedback show #164

This show is dedicated to Joe Murphy (a.k.a. Mason Rocket)
For more Information visit Joe Murphy Memorial Fund

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Chuck and I received our first Cease and Desist letter…It’s not too serious…

I can’t really talk about it now, but we will talk about it on our next VM show on Sunday night.

Kinda, sorta, a bummer.

Thanks for all your guys Support.

Vote for the USPS Star Wars stamp via TD-0013

Well TD-0013’s choice is obviously narcissistic fantasy. But the real question is, would you trust your mail to some nameless stormtroopers? C’mon, the only logical choice is the Falcon. I mean, it did the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs so your mail is gonna get there faster than with any other stamp.

Marv

I feel a tremor in the force…oh wait, it is just Technorama

1. An update from the Ghost Ships Festival
2. A photo blog of old pictures
3. A great old game whose name you won’t soon forget

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Tolkein Jr. completes Lord of the Rings via Digg

The author’s son Christopher, using his late father’s voluminous notes, has painstakingly completed the book, left unfinished by the author when he died in 1971

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Listener feedback show #163

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The ill effects of an overheating Flux Capacitor via Digg

Who knew that flux capacitors burned just like laptop batteries?

Super Mario Bros. Theme on Trombone via Boing Boing

Yet one more adaptation that 8-bit tune that never leaves my head. This one sounds better than most others.

Fun Facts about the top 1000 books owned by libraries around the world via Digg

Shakespeare has the most books on the list with 37, Stephen King has 0. The full list can be found here.

Marv

Like they say…If you have to ask…

1. A contest if you want to go storm chasing
2. How Superman should have been
3. The usual odd bits in the Hacks and Strange Stories

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HOWTO: Take infrared pictures with your digital camera via Digg

It takes exposed color film and places it over the lens of the camera using cardboard and electrical tape. The exposed film blocks most visible light but permits near-infrared light waves through to the camera’s sensor.

Frugal cure for a sore throat via Digg

Disclaimer: This story is presented for entertainment and educational purposes, not as medical advice.

Short version: Gargle warm water with a teaspoon of Cayenne powder. They don’t say how it helps a sore throat, but there are a significant number of anecdotes by people who swear by it.

Marv