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Instant FM — USB TiVo for radio

I came across this device yesterday.  Although I won’t be screaming for my life like the woman on the left, it would seem to get me excited too. The Instant FM Music device claims to record live FM broadcasts, search songs on the radio, and do it all for under $50. It uses a USB [...]

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Tue, October 31 2006 » tech » Comments Off

3/4 of Americans who check the internet for health advice don’t check their sources

A survey conducted in August and presented yesterday shows that only one in four Americans check the sources of websites that give out health advice.  The survey was released by the Pew Internet Project. About 10 million Americans searched the web for advice on health advice and medical problems in a day.  That 7% of [...]

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Mon, October 30 2006 » www » Comments Off

Bullet & Fire Proof Mercedes

How often have you been in a war zone in  a luxury can wished that you could be safe?  Well now you can with the Mercedes-Benz S600 Safegaurd.  The video (below) shows the car still move quick with shot out tires, getting fired on with a high-powered rifle and can take on fire. (the flamethrower [...]

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Sun, October 29 2006 » misc. debris » Comments Off

MontGras Reserva Merlot (2004) (3/5)

A few folks have told me to check out wine from Chile. I never thought of that before, so I decided to give it a stab. I tried the MontGras Merlot. Back in 2002 they won the best Chilean Wine producer award. Although they claim that the wine has a plum aroma my not-so-well developed [...]

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Sun, October 29 2006 » Reviews, wines » Comments Off

Nerdcore Hip-Hop Halloween Album

It seems that a bunch of nerdcore hip-hop artists have put out a Halloween album that is free for download.  Check it out nerdsters.

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Sun, October 29 2006 » Music » Comments Off