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The 2006 Podcast Awards August 17, 2006 12:47 pm

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Have you become addicted to podcasts? Want the best? The 2006 Podcast Awards have been announced.

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Destroy lousy sites August 11, 2006 4:45 pm

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Do you have a site that you despise? Does it burn your eyes when you look? Now you can take pleasure in obliterating that site! Watch it be destroyed with a disaster of your choosing!

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Feed Me! August 11, 2006 9:55 am

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The Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower) at BBG looks like something out of Little Shop of Horrors! Apparently these blossom in cultivation so rarely that when it happens they document it.

Make: has more.

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Without the Internet, I wouldn’t know what to do with my a*$ August 8, 2006 2:11 pm

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I probably could have lived the rest of my life without seeing this product. Without the Internet, and within the confines of the sacred Walmart, I just may have done that. But, no, I’ve seen it and now so must you. So without further ado, I present you Sphincterine by http://mintyass.com/. Believe it or not, this site is worksafe with great content.

Cost: Howard Stern $495,000.
It will cost you a lot less!!!

Let’s not forget the tag line.

It’s stimulating… and refreshing!

And you know what Pucker says!

It tingles!

You’ll note this product is not on my amazon wish list.

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Age of Innocence August 7, 2006 2:34 pm

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They say children see 9 dolphins in this picture. What do you see?

Incase anyone missed the reference, I’ll post it below. Click more to see the details.

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Silent Bob Blogs August 7, 2006 1:50 pm

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SilenteBobSpeaks.com

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Parents reviewing video games August 7, 2006 1:07 pm

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KidGamers is fresh on the scene to give parents an opportunity to understand the video games their children want to play.

KidGamers.org is a video game review site for parents and by parents. While there are plenty of video game sites out there, few of them cater to parents who wish to help their kids find fun and challenging video games.

As we all know, the ESRB’s rating system is a blunt instrument. It tells you the basics of what is “bad” about a game, but nothing about what is good for a game from a child’s perspective.

Their reviews, with attention on pre-teen and younger, will focus on skills needed to play the game, accuracy of the ESRB rating, what did the children think, and did the parents enjoy the game.

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Google Map Flight Simulator August 7, 2006 6:41 am

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Use your arrow keys to control the plane on this fun flight simulator based on Google Maps.

Thanks to Single-Dads for the link!

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Rats nest August 4, 2006 12:28 pm

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So how messy is your network? I like the water cooled network.

Thanks to Single-dads for the link!

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See your website as DNA August 3, 2006 9:34 am

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We’ve seen our websites as flowers, fractals, maps and Mandalbrots. Now we can visualize our websites as DNA!

Some other links provide by PR Thoughts such as Touch Graph Google Browser.

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Net Ambivalence August 2, 2006 4:22 pm

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Let the world answer your questions with Dear Inter.net. Thanks Dean!

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Shopping for free shipping August 1, 2006 7:14 am

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SlickDeals is one of my favorite bargain shopping sites. I monitor it through RSS when looking to buy a hard driver, computer, etc. Warning! Shopping bargains can be addictive. Now they have a sister site called SlickFillers to help you find desireable smaller dollar items to tip your order over the $25 mark for free shipping from Amazon.

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Cheyenne Mountain Shutting Down August 1, 2006 7:08 am

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The famous home of NORAD is switching to "warm standby." Cost overruns appear to be part of the problem.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, the Defense Department has spent about $700 million to upgrade early-warning systems at the Cheyenne Mountain center. [Source]

“The Cheyenne Mountain center, at the eastern foot of the Rockies near the base of Pikes Peak, was constructed underground in the mid-1960s. Fearing nuclear attacks at the time, the United States built sites such as the Cheyenne Mountain complex. The Navy prepared a floating White House aboard the communications cruiser USS Northampton, in case the president needed to be evacuated from U.S. soil. Another protective bunker was created near White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., for members of Congress.”
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I think military bases are really cool. Check out this underground Russian submarine base.

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Webcam Bingo Lives! July 29, 2006 11:16 am

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Want to have some fun with our webcams? Get a bingo card and check out Fresh Food, Fresh Blog in the sidebar. While playing, be sure to sponsor us in our efforts to raise money for Farm Aid.

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I was warned…Ze Frank is coming! July 28, 2006 5:58 pm

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First there was Amanda Congdon at Rocketboom. When she parted company with RB, I pondered, "could a guy pull off what a female host can?" Several weeks ago an online friend gave me an electronic nudge and said, "Yes!" Ze Frank is undeniably the next video blogging hit. Of course, there still is Ask a Ninja but he’s…uh..you know…a cubby ninja. Be warned Ze Frank uses language that many of us pretend we don’t hear daily.

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