Pinboard: bookmarks for deusx tagged 'nifty'

Ubu Productions is an independent production company founded in 1982 by producer Gary David Goldberg. Ubu’s had made some pretty famous shows, including Family Ties and Spin City. If the name sounds familiar, it might be that you love those shows or it is more likely because at the end of many Ubu produced shows, you had a photo of a black Labrador Retriever with a Frisbee in his mouth.

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MAKE | Fun Skill Patches Offered by Adafruit

Phil Torrone of Adafruit sent me a bag full of maker skill patches. When my 9-year-old daughter came home from school today, her eyes popped out like a Tex Avery wolf. I told her she could have them all, but she has to earn them! I’ll work with her to help her earn the LED patch first.

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20 days ago by deusx

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lake.js

Lake.js takes an img element and inserts a canvas element displaying the image and its flipped reflection directly after the img element.

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20 days ago by deusx

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recruiter recruiter template — Gist

Hi!

I'm not currently looking for a job as I'm pretty happy at my current job.

However Mozilla is looking for a recruiting manager in Mountain View. Mozilla also has deep ties in the open source communities and it sounds like it might be an interesting fit for you. <OPTIONAL-ADDITIONAL-TEXT>

If you're interested in applying, check out our careers link:

http://careers.mozilla.org/en-US/position/ojYkWfwh

Looking forward to hearing from you!

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20 days ago by deusx

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Walter P. Reuther on National Healthcare - Walter P. Reuther Library

Although current talk of national healthcare may seem new and revolutionary, it is far from the first time this issue has received national attention. Long before last year’s debate on national healthcare, prior to the healthcare discussions posed by Hillary Clinton in the 1990s, concerns over rising costs and the provision of healthcare in the United States generated attention in the late 1960s.

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26 days ago by deusx

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Three Panel Soul » Archive » on Caketurtles
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26 days ago by deusx

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Demoscene - The Art of the Algorithms | MetaFilter

Wired called them, digital graffiti and John Carmack spoke of them at QuakeCon 2011 but they remain little known. A recently released full-length documentary (download) gives a portrait of the creative digital subculture from 80s to the present day.

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4 weeks ago by deusx

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RoboHash

Robohash is a easy web service that makes it easy to provide unique, robot/alien/monster/whatever images for any text.
Put in any text, such as IP address, email, filename, userid, or whatever else you like, and get back a pretty image for your site.

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4 weeks ago by deusx

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Descriptive Camera

The Descriptive Camera works a lot like a regular camera—point it at subject and press the shutter button to capture the scene. However, instead of producing an image, this prototype outputs a text description of the scene. Modern digital cameras capture gobs of parsable metadata about photos such as the camera's settings, the location of the photo, the date, and time, but they don't output any information about the content of the photo. The Descriptive Camera only outputs the metadata about the content.

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hitch

I dissected all of Hitchcock's Rear Window and stiched it back together in After Effects. I stabilized all the shots with camera movement in them. Since everything was filmed from pretty much the same angle I was able to match them into a single panoramic view of the entire backyard without any greater distortions. The order of events stays true to the movie's plot.

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7 weeks ago by deusx

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Mozilla at the Mobile World Congress
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11 weeks ago by deusx

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A Metroid marriage proposal that would make the Chozo proud | Joystiq

Marriage is a sacred commitment; it's no kind of small thing to consider. You need to show you mean business. You need to put some effort into a proposal.

Jered McFerron did when he decided to rewrite the code for the 1986 NES classic, Metroid, in the C++ programming language. This undertaking wasn't initially to propose to his love, Jenni, but struck as an inspiration mid-project when he knew she was the gal for him.

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12 weeks ago by deusx

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Vimbits: Save file on focus lost

saves the file whenever focus is lost

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12 weeks ago by deusx

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Infovore » A Year of Links

I thought it would be interesting to produce a kind of personal encylopedia: each volume cataloguing the links for a whole year. Given I first used Delicious in 2004, that makes for eight books to date.

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february 2012 by deusx

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The Miura-ori and how to fold it

The Miura-ori is a method for folding up a sheet such that it can be opened or closed in one smooth motion. A Miura sheet has only one degree of freedom, and can be thought of as having only two states: fully open, or fully closed. Since reversing one fold in the sheet (that is, making a “mountain” into a “valley”) requires reversing all of the adjacent folds as well, the Miura sheet feels as though it has a memory, and is very resistant to deformation.

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february 2012 by deusx

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Free Geek Vancouver Volunteer Blog: Dymaxion Auto-Matic Buckminster Fuller

Presenting the Dymaxion Auto-Matic Buckminster Fuller. It's a retro-futuristic black and white screen mounted into a 1950s (or so) radio chassis, which generates and displays text that American luminary R. Buckminster Fuller might have said if he were a piece of software.

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february 2012 by deusx

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The “Official” Ready Player One Soundtrack Mix Tape | Ernie's Blog

Many people have been clamoring for me to post an “official” Ready Player One soundtrack. I hate to be the cause of any sort of clamoring, so I compiled this list of nearly every song mentioned or referenced in the book, in roughly the order they appear. If you haven’t finished reading the book yet, here there be spoilers.

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february 2012 by deusx

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Introducing Playfic - Waxy.org

Playfic is a community for writing, sharing, and playing interactive fiction games (aka "text adventures") entirely from your browser, using a "natural language"-inspired language called Inform 7.

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february 2012 by deusx

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TASVideos / Password Generators

Generators that generate or decode passwords of various games.

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february 2012 by deusx

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Arzea - FREE online game - Jay is Games
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february 2012 by deusx

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Arzea Walkthrough Guide, Review, Discussion, Hints and Tips at Jay is Games

When I'm not writing reviews for JayIsGames, I work full-time as a wizard. It's not easy work, believe me, nor is it nearly as glamorous as the movies make it out to be. One wrong incantation and you've blown yourself up or summoned an uncontrollable horde of demons. Arzea, a Metroidvania-style adventure game created by Arkeus originally for a Ludum Dare 24-hour game development competition and then expanded upon, demonstrates the kind of danger that magic can lead to. You're a wizard stranded in a strange world with only your wits and a variety of spells and upgrades to help you get home.

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february 2012 by deusx

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Donate Now | The Mozilla Story | The Mozilla Story

We believe the Web is a place where anyone can come to build their dreams.

Watch the video and learn how a small group of people dedicated to making the Web a safe, open and accessible tool for communication, collaboration and community came together to create Mozilla – and how that work continues today

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december 2011 by deusx

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The 5 Best Toys of All Time | GeekDad | Wired.com

Here at GeekDad we review a lot of products — books, toys, gadgets, software — and I know it’s impossible for most parents to actually afford all of the cool stuff that gets written up. Heck, most of us can’t afford it either, and we’re envious of the person who scored a review copy of a cool board game or awesome gizmo. (Disclosure: that person is probably me.) So while we love telling you about all the cool stuff that’s out there, I understand that as parents we all have limited budgets and we sometimes need help narrowing down our wishlists.

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december 2011 by deusx

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iOS games get so, so real in this bizarre music video | Joystiq

Aussie indie pop group Hey Geronimo were interested in promoting their latest single, "Why Don't We Do Something?," so they made this terrifying montage of iOS games acted out in real life, you see. We're not exactly sure how this happened, but we can't say we're sorry it did.

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december 2011 by deusx

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Retroist Podcast – Episode 100 – Atari 2600 | The Retroist

3D Classics: Kid Icarus trailer. It’s Kid Icarus with… backgrounds! This is seriously mind-blowing stuff. I’m not even being sarcastic, either. This game looks awesome with even static backgrounds. I’m genuinely impressed. They look kind of better than the NES could do, giving it a PC Engine-esque look. I’m so down for this.

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december 2011 by deusx

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Music: 7th Son – The Soundtrack | J.C. Hutchins: New Fiction And Author Updates

Early last month, I traveled from my Denver home to Rhode Island to meet Brandon Winrich, a music composition major at the University of Rhode Island. It was the conclusion of a remarkable artistic journey for him, and was a life-changing day for me — a day three years in the making.

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december 2011 by deusx

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Voltron defends the universe on XBLA and PSN this week | Joystiq

Oh, you bet your ass MEGATHRUSTERS ARE GO! It even says "Voltron will be back after these messages" when you pause!

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december 2011 by deusx

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Building a computer around a 6502 processor - Hack a Day

When it came time to try out some old-school computing [Quinn Dunki] grabbed a 6502 processor and got to work. For those that are unfamiliar, this is the first chip that was both powerful, affordable, and available to the hobby computing market back in the 1970′s. They were used in Apple computers, Commodore 64, and a slew of other hardware.

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december 2011 by deusx

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MAKE | News From The Future – Crowd Sourced T-Shirt Vending Machines

A Threadless kiosk at a Dominick’s at 2550 N. Clybourn. Image Credit: Matt W. News From The Future – Crowd Sourced T-Shirt Vending Machines… …the automated kiosk is part of a pilot program Threadless entered with Coinstar, Inc. Many of us have used Coinstar to cash in large amounts of change ...

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december 2011 by deusx

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Little Printer | BERG Cloud

Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper.

Total waste of paper, but still a really cute product idea despite that.

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november 2011 by deusx

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Radio hams pick up Mars rover Curiosity's signals • The Register

Amateur radio enthusiasts using a restored dish antenna in Germany say they have successfully picked up telemetry from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, now outward bound for Mars carrying a one-ton nuclear powered robot rover named Curiosity towards a date with destiny in the Elysium Planitia.

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november 2011 by deusx

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Emphasis Update and Source - NYTimes.com

Last November, I blogged about a few new features on NYTimes.com. Today we’re releasing an update to one of those features, which I’ve been calling “Emphasis”: paragraph-specific anchor links and the ability to highlight text in articles and blog posts.

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november 2011 by deusx

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NYTimes/Emphasis - GitHub

Emphasis provides dynamic paragraph-specific anchor links and the ability to highlight text in a document, all of which is made available in the URL hash so it can be emailed, bookmarked, or shared.

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november 2011 by deusx

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University of Michigan News Service | 'Perfect black' coating can render a 3D object flat, raises intriguing dark veil possibility in astronomy

The 70-micron coating, or carbon nanotube carpet, is about half the thickness of a sheet of paper. It absorbs 99.9 percent of the light that hits it, researchers say.

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november 2011 by deusx

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Sour Beers — Review - NYTimes.com

Sour beer: It sounds like something worth spilling out, and not crying over. In fact, sour beer has enthralled many American craft brewers, who, like the one I visited, are turning out fascinating brews that will challenge many people’s expectations of what a beer can be.

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november 2011 by deusx

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Microwave hack uses Arduino and TouchPad to play perfectly-timed YouTube videos while you cook | The Verge

The μWave is a hack involving an Arduino and a TouchPad taped to a microwave door, which plays YouTube clips perfectly matched to your cooking time. This Frankenstein uses the Arduino to send data from the microwave's seven-segment displays to a web server, which finds a highly-rated YouTube video of the right length. The web client running in the browser treats you to a video clip that ends right when your food is done, then optionally tweets or sends a text message. The hack was created by students at the University of Pennsylvania, where it won first place in the PennApps Hackathon. There are no stated plans for commercialization, but the team will present the project to Google as part of the grand prize. If Mountain View announces a microwave any time soon, we'll know to expect great things.

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november 2011 by deusx

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Mimo Magic Touch adds 10 inches of capacitive touchscreen to your PC using only USB -- Engadget

We've seen monitors with touch input and displays powered only by USB, but combining both those features into a single unit would make for something truly unique. We've gotta hand it to Mimo Monitors for pulling it off -- the Magic Touch and Magic Touch Deluxe deliver 10.1 inches of capacitive interactivity using only a single USB 2.0 cable. The panel itself offers a resolution of 1024 x 600 for keeping video chats out of your way, displaying email or monitoring social networks. The Deluxe version also adds a two-port USB hub but, if you plan to charge your devices through it, you'll have to hook up the optional AC adapter. Sadly, while they can act as a secondary monitor regardless of OS, you'll need a Windows 7 machine to take advantage of the touch capabilities -- and even then it's single touch only (though, the panel itself is technically capable of four-point multitouch). Both models are available to pre-order now for $300 (Magic Touch) or $330 (Magic Touch Deluxe) with delivery expected before Christmas. Check out the complete PR after the break.

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november 2011 by deusx

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3D-printed tail hooks up with Arduino, wags the dog (video) -- Engadget
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november 2011 by deusx

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The Shinjuku Streets Desktop
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november 2011 by deusx

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Check Out: Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, The Killers cover U2 « Consequence of Sound

As previously reported, UK’s Q Magazine has assembled a massive U2 tribute album to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the band’s landmark album Achtung Baby. The compilation, titled AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered, features covers of Achtung Baby tracks by a number of music heavyweights, including Jack White, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, The Killers, and more.

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november 2011 by deusx

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Viddler.com - HappyWars (Debut) - Uploaded by Joystiq
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november 2011 by deusx

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Louis C. K. Plans Online Broadcast of Comedy Concert | MetaFilter

Louis C. K. Plans Online Broadcast of Comedy Concert Stand up comedian Louis C.K. announced on the Conan show (forward to about 9'10" into the video for the discussion) that he is taping a comedy special that will be broadcast only on the Internet. The show itself will be performed on November 10...

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november 2011 by deusx

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Twitter / mozmrz: Mobile Air Mozilla rig. #a ...

@mozmrz: Mobile Air Mozilla rig. #airmozilla #mozfest http://t.co/pITGKj1Z

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november 2011 by deusx

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Twitter / mozmrz: Now testing #airmozilla wi ...

@mozmrz: Now testing #airmozilla with webm/ogg @ http://t.co/TQ9zHblq (the capture encoder keeps falling over & h.264 isn't working).

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november 2011 by deusx

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Twitter / Scott Lawrence: Why yes, Rogue Amoeba, you ...

@yorgle: Why yes, Rogue Amoeba, you can have my $32 for Radioshift! http://t.co/7pu3hFoz This plus some fancy PHP = personal podcast feeds! Yay!

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november 2011 by deusx

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jwz - Disposable 3d-printed spiderbot

And a handsome spider it is: With its long extremities, the spider has a range of ways to get around. Some models can even jump. This is possible using hydraulically operated bellows drives that serve as joints and keep limbs mobile. With no muscles to stretch their legs, these creatures build up...

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november 2011 by deusx

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Sony's new 0.7-inch OLED microdisplay packs 720p resolution, has EVFs in its sights -- Engadget

from Engadget http://www.engadget.com

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november 2011 by deusx

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I Met Air Supply!!! « Nerdist

I’m on Late Night w/ Fallon tonight along w/ Kirsten Dunst and AIR SUPPLY! I love those guys. Unironically. This is my front facing camera from Jimmy’s couch while A.S. rocked the SHIT out of that studio with a The Roots-backed rendition of “Here I Am.” I sang along and air-drummed through the ...

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november 2011 by deusx

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The reality of DRM and gaming and pirate ships full of games

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november 2011 by deusx

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Motherlode of Dark Crystal and Labyrinth art comes to New York!

The exhibition Brian Froud: Visions for Film & Faerie opens Dec. 2 at the Animazing Gallery in SoHo, New York. In addition to all the Dark Crystal art, there's a site-specific installation — and Wendy Froud has recreated Kira, Dark Crystal's Gelfling, for the exhibition. Kira stands 33 inches tall and was sculpted using hair and beading from the original film production.

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november 2011 by deusx

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword’s Link on the... - Tiny Cartridge - Nintendo DS, DSi, & 3DS News, Media, Videos, Imports, Homebrew, & Retro Junk
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november 2011 by deusx

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Watch Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer, Moby, and Stephen Merritt sing Rocky Horror

Wow, it's all our favorite people singing our favorite song. While on Craig Ferguson's show, this amazing quartet made up of our favorite author, a Dresden Doll, part of The Magnetic Fields, and Moby sang "Science Fiction Double Feature" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Try not to pass out.

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november 2011 by deusx

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The Wall-Mounted Gaming Consoles Workspace

This triple monitor workspace not only has floating monitors mounted to the wall, but also an impressive gaming console wall. "The Wall" holds a Wii, PS3, and XBox, as well as the necessary HDMI switch and other peripherals.

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november 2011 by deusx

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