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Copied almost shot-for-shot from the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" video - This geeky homage will get your blood pumping today.

I actually like this song now - awesome geekness here.

Evil Dead done in 60 seconds with CLAY - 2010 from Lee Hardcastle on Vimeo.

Link: http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/sizzling-hot-market-for-bacon-trepreneurs/19361166

Are you a bacon-trepreneur? If you can capitalize on the power of bacon - you too can be rich (and tasty)

Even restaurants are busy bringing on the grease: A recent study by the Chicago-based research firm Mintel found that menu items with bacon at both fast-food and full-service restaurants are up 26.5 percent since 2005.

"Why not?" says Justin Esch, one of the self-described "bacon-trepreneurs" behind Bacon Salt. "Bacon is the most powerful force in the world. It's not even a joke."

Bacon FTW!

Link: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/33055-mythbusters-raw-stun-gun-video.htm

Ouch -

Watch as Tory and Eric see if using a stun gun on their tongues will hurt in this video from Discovery Channel's "MythBusters."

*** Sorry couldn't embed it - you'll have to use the link.

Thanks Blaze, I actually avoided it until you sent the link then I watched it and wow - They got another super viral hit with geek flair on this one.

Link: http://www.classicaudio.com/ads/index.html

I miss the ultra cool styles and gizmos of audiophile mania in the 70's and 80's - this page brought back a whole lot of memories.

Link: http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8714

Hands down this is the coolest D&D room I've ever seen.

I love Leo - he lays down the law on this one - geeky thumbs up all round.

Link: http://mashable.com/2010/02/21/how-to-block-farmville/

This is a handy quick writeup on the two clicks you need to do to forever be free of

THIS is the most fun anyone will ever have with a Macbook.

This 11-inch by 8-inch toy was just announced at the Toy Fair. It looks like you’re going to get the Falcon and a charging remote for $50 this fall.

Awesome!

Link: http://techreport.com/articles.x/18448

Here's something to make you feel better for spending all that hard earned cash on the latest and the greatest. Benchmarking a p4 against today's best provides some damn spiffy results.

Yep, it's like looking back to '95 at the Athlon 1 ghz

Link: http://www.betanews.com/article/A-BlackBerry-browser-with-a-100-Acid3-score-RIM-finally-picks-up-the-Torch/1266342783

and fast and very cool - however if you own an older BB you probably won't be getting it. ( Too resource intensive)

Woot! - Who wouldn't sign on for this one?

Possibly the best use for one ever.

Link: http://audioowl.com/

Nothing kills a boring day better than a good audio book. There are a surprising number of free books available all legal and ready to go.

Link: http://adland.tv/SuperBowlCommercials

This will kill off almost an entire day - and those of you who are snowed in could use it - 38 years worth of Superbowl commercials online - Awesome!

The fan made awesomeness in this one is strong! - What ever happened to those Star Wars credits after they rolled off the screen? Now you know.

Link: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/01/fiery_european_festivals.html

Both of these are so cool I'd sign up in a second if I could. However , us New Englanders will have to stick to putting the Xmas tree on the bonfire for now.

And it could not have been said better - maybe my favorite of these yet.

Link: http://www.freeconferencecall.com/index.asp

Just in case you need this as a tool for business... ah, ok wanted a multi person fun line for up to 96 people for up to 6 hours?

Shazam!

Free conference calls are simple and easy to use, requiring only a name and an e-mail address to receive an instant account.

Once you enter your name and e-mail address, you will be instantaneously provided with a dial-in number and access code for immediate phone conferencing.

Your teleconferencing line is available to you 24/7 and there is no need to schedule or make reservations. Each conference call account accommodates 96 callers on an unlimited number of 6 hour free conference calls.

Go nuts - I smell a late night contest of who can get the most people involved.

Link: http://cybernetnews.com/free-im-messenger/

W00T - run this and have everything - even voice chat and video.

* Universal Messenger – Qnext is the world’s most advanced Universal Instant Messenger, allowing you to send and receive messages with buddies on all of the most popular networks.
* Voice Chat – Just get a microphone or a headset and you’re ready to host Voice Conferences with up to eight Qnext Friends. Qnext is cross-platform. This means, you guessed it, finally Mac, Windows, and Linux users can all jump on a Video or Voice call together!
* Video Conferencing – Just plug in a webcam and a headset, and you are ready to go! Since Qnext video and audio conferencing is completely integrated into your Qnext friends/ buddy list, initiating a video conference is straightforward and easy. All you do is select a user from your ‘friends’ list and start a live video conference with right clicking on a Qnext contact and selecting Conference > Video.
* Photo Sharing – Qnext Photo Sharing is the easiest way to share an unlimited amount of photos with anyone, even if they don’t have Qnext. Just choose your photos, choose your Audience and you’re done; your friends will receive a link that lets them view or download (with permission) your photos from any web browser. They can browse through thumbnails, zoom into photos, and run custom slideshows too!
* File Transfer – Qnext enables users to send or receive files from other Instant Messenger protocols including Yahoo, MSN, AOL, Google Talk, Jabber, iChat, and ICQ. When you Transfer Files between Qnext users you can take a file (s) or folder (s) of any size from your computer and drag it onto a contact name. This initiates a secure P2P file transfer. A file can be 1 MB, 1GB, or your entire C drive!
* File Sharing – Qnext File Sharing is the easiest way to get those huge files where they need to go fast. Put an unlimited amount of files or folders of any size into a File Zone and select your Audience; your specified recipients will get a link in an Email or an Instant Message and be able to download any or all of your shared files at top speeds, from any web browser in the world!
* Remote PC Access – Qnext MyPC is a Remote Access and Application Sharing service included in Qnext. Basically, it lets you give yourself or anyone you specify access to your computer or specific applications from any standard web browser.
* Music Streaming – Qnext Music Streaming is the only way to listen to your entire music Library from anywhere in the world. Choose up to 700,000 songs and select your Audience; we will Streaming your tunes instantly to whoever you want. Whether you want to share with yourself or with your friends, this is the only way to stream your music to any web browser on the planet.

Link: http://mashable.com/2010/01/21/bugatti-veyron-mouse/

I love this - it's right up there with my best misbehaving.

NBC has gone on the offensive and pulled the web clips of Conan O’Brien’s vengeful “Bugatti Veyron” sketch from Hulu and NBC.com. The move was made to avoid costly fees associated with Conan’s decision to play “Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones, for his own satisfaction.

The controversial $1.5 million comedy sketch begins with COCO taking pleasure in the fact that even though his show is about to go off air, “we can do whatever we want, and they [NBC] have to pay for it.”

You can see the sketch (while it lasts HERE)

Link: http://www.bornofhope.com/Welcome.html

Holy awesome - I watched this and was amazed! - Very well done!

Orcs are back... for all you lucky LOTR fans, today the next unofficial chapter is released, by our friends, Actors at Work Productions. You can see it online at www.bornofhope.com ! We're delighted that director Kate, who helped us a lot with THFG has finally finished her epic 70 minute, all-new LOTR prequel.

It tells the story of Aragorn's parents and so it's set around 75 years before The Hunt For Gollum in the Middle-earth timeline and is packed with even more Orcs, Rangers battles. A truly spectacular acheivement.

Watch it on You Tube HERE

And if you want to download it (as I surely did) you can use THIS

Anyone remember this? I'm so trying to get my mitts on the series - I had the Spaceship and playset when I was a kid.

One of the things you'll want to see in your lifetime. National Geographic Gets us all googly eyed.

Link: http://www.thesmartass.info/

You're wish has come true - this sites got just about everything ever. All emulated in the original 8 bit goodness.

Link: http://www.million-dollar-pc.com/systems-2009/special/lessdegrees/pius-edelweiss.htm

I spent way too much time drooling over this rig today. I don't know who did it or anything about it except for it's awesome!

Link: http://www.baconinstitute.com/

How could you not love a site calling itself "A think tank for the global baconist movement" ????

A user-generated and operated social networking community and information aggregator dedicated to the world's most robustly glorious meat.

Link: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/01/star-wars-3d-retrofit/

It's looking more and more likely that these films will be in theaters in 3D. I dunno about Star Wars, but I'd definitely pony up some cash to see LOTR in 3D akin to Avatar.

“We can turn an older film into 3-D in around 16 weeks,” Bobby Jaffe, chairman of San Diego’s Legend Films, told the paper. “It mostly suits action films, such as Top Gun or The Matrix, but Avatar proved it’s best to use the technology to immerse the audience in the story rather than throw things at them. This is the new, more sophisticated era of 3-D.”

The process of converting 2-D films to 3-D, used recently with portions of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince for its Imax release, is becoming increasingly popular as studios look for relatively inexpensive ways to boost revenue. The Times quoted an associate of George Lucas, saying the Star Wars director will spend $10 million to update his 1977 movie into 3-D.

Link: http://scifiwire.com/2010/01/new-star-trek-sequel-has.php

It's official - the Star Trek reboot is getting another movie... I'd love to see a new TV series too (crosses fingers).

Link: http://forum.boxee.tv/showthread.php?s=c3511ef5f4744db689549ac655074c37&t=14197

What do I think about the beta?

Well, I installed the alpha and I didn't get too far - it was plagued by any number of issues. I suppose I could have dealt with 'em but the deal breaker for me was the Windows alpha didn't integrate with Netflix.

The Beta is worlds apart from the Alpha. Basically - It ROCKS.

Go get it and start having HTPC fun ... you'll find a whole 5 minute setup to get going and if you want to get fancy then expect to spend maybe 20.

** Bonus hint - go install some apps - specially Clicker.

This trumps putting you old tree on the backyard fire by about 2000%

Team Fortress 2 Meets Bob and Tom - FTW!