The best place to hide money? Ask a burglar via Blogging Stocks
Short answer: A Bank.
Other ideas: If you have children, inside a toy. Then put it in a toy box so that a burglar will have to search through all the toys to even have a chance at finding it.
Also, leave decent decoys in obvious places.
Fifteen geek movies to see before you die via Digg
Most of the usual suspects, but nothing by Lucas, not even Empire Strikes Back.
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New Startup: Useless Account via Digg
Today’s web is crazy. Open ID is a pipe dream. Every direction you turn you’re forced to create yet another account. Most of the time it’s for one of those throw-away web startups created 10 times a day, but occasionally it’s worth the effort. It might be to purchase some fancy threads, order a pizza or see how fat the Cool Kids from high school have become. When it’s that important, you can’t afford to drop the ball. With a useless account you can practice without fear. So when it comes to the crunch, you’re ready!
The idiot’s guide to pronouncing “nuclear” and other difficult words (satire) via Netscape
It’s not “nuke-leer” that gives me trouble, it’s the “wessels”.
Eternal embrace? Couple still hugging 5,000 years on via Yahoo
Now is this romantic or creepy in a not so obvious way? The remains of a couple (presumed to be male and female) approximately 5000 – 6000 years old was found hugging each other. Archaeologists deduced that they were young when they died.
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Show #157:
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Chuck and Kreg tackle all the feedback from all our regular listeners…
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Dan Aykroyd confirms Ghostbuster’s 3 via Digg
Looks like it’s gonna be CGI animated, but it would have to be anyway to get a decent ghost on the screen these days.
The Eye Of Sauron made out of a Tesla Coil (PICTURE) via Digg
What was that Michael Caine said in The Prestige? Something about Tesla being a wizard? Hmmm.
Awesome folding chair via Digg
So is it a Slinky? No, is it a bench? Not really. More like an accorodian that you can sit on and doesn’t make music.
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Tee Morris joins us again to talk about his upcoming audio book “Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword”. We talk about a few other interesting things as often happens when Tee comes on the show.
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Lightsaber MP3 Player: The Opposite of a Chick Magnet via Digg
But its got 8GB and Bluetooth, those more than make up for the girls…right?.
MacGyver Tip: Use your knuckles to remember each month’s days via Digg
Put your fists together knuckles up and count the knuckles and divots. Label the months from left-hand pinky to right-hand pinky and skip the thumbs. The months with 31 days will fall on your knuckles while the others in the divots.
Obi Wan’s cloak to go on auction via Digg
Reserve price is
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Floppy finally flops via Digg
Those pesky coaster replacements have finally been discontinued…at Britian’s largest retailer at least. When will U.S. retailers see the light? It only took a couple of years for the Betamax to die for all practical purposes. The demise of the floppy is like watching fossilization in action.
Which Science Fiction Writer Are You? via Boing Boing
Turns out that I’m Hal Clement (Harry C Stubbs), whoever that is.
1984 Pontiac Trans Am KNIGHT RIDER replica on Ebay via Digg
Starting bid $19,000 Canadian, must pick-up car in person, seller will not ship. Still a better deal than ECTO 1, but I’m not sure if it has an authentic Turbo Boost button.
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