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From the genius of xkcd.

From the always nerdtaining xkcd – A Webcomic.

Rule 34. It’s a poser.

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This is a pretty badass use of webcam AR, says I.

Quoth AdLab:

A simple forum admin message on Woot that replaced a deleted post. How often do you see something — something human? — like this?

With this act, Woot has proved itself to be awesome.

Via Advertising Lab.

Thanks JR!

Via xkcd.

Guardian Shutters Print, Switches to Twitter

Highlights from the Guardian’s Twitterised news archive

• 1927 — OMG first successful transatlantic air flight wow, pretty cool! Boring day otherwise *sigh*
• 1940 — W Churchill giving speech NOW – “we shall fight on the beaches … we shall never surrender” check YouTube later for the rest
• 1961 — Listening 2 new band “The Beatles”
• 1989 — Berlin Wall falls! Majority view of Twitterers = it’s a historic moment! What do you think??? Have your say
• 1997 — RT@mohammedalfayed: FYI NeilHamilton, Harrods boss offering £££ 4 questions in House of Commons! Check it out

Twitter switch for Guardian, after 188 years of ink

YouTube Launches New Interface

http://www.youtube.com/

BugMeNot Switches to Registration-Required Model

http://www.bugmenot.com/

Reddit Has a New Look

http://www.reddit.com/

Qualcomm Ups the Convergence Ante with Two New Products

http://www.qualcomm.com/

Swiss Government Promotes Volunteerism

http://www.myswitzerland.com/

The SaveIE6 Campaign Launches

http://www.saveie6.com/

Google Announces CADIE

• Project Page
• Gmail Integration
• Google Docs Support for Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations
• And now, Google Analytics!

We are truly living in exciting times, my friends.

New from ThinkGeek, the Tauntaun Sleeping Bag.

In the sub-zero wasteland of the planet Hoth, only the strong survive… and of course those lucky Jedi protected by the thick skin of a Tauntaun. Now after exhaustive movie viewing research and analysis ThinkGeek Labs has isolated the exact synthetic compounds needed to re-create Tauntaun fur. What have we done with this supreme knowledge? Created a Tauntaun sleeping bag of course.

This high-quality sleeping bag looks just like a Tauntaun, complete with saddle, internal intestines and glowing lightsaber zipper pull. Now when your kids tell you their favorite Star Wars movie is “Attack of the Clones” you can nestle the wee-ones snug in simulated Tauntaun fur while regaling them with the amazing tale of “Empire Strikes Back”.

Use the glowing lightsaber zipper pull on the Tauntaun sleeping bag to illustrate how Han Solo saved Luke Skywalker from certain death in the freezing climate of Hoth by slitting open the belly of a dead Tauntaun and placing Luke inside the stinking (but warm) carcass. If your kids don’t change their tune on which Star Wars film is the greatest ever, you can do your best Jar Jar impression until they repent.

Other new products from ThinkGeek:

• Unicorn Chaser – a drink shot specially formulated to cleanse your mind and soul
• Squeez Bacon – the tastiest bacon food product ever made
• USB Pet Rock – nuff said

Happy shopping.

Stats are ballpark and vary wildly by time of day and whether your mom is in town.

Math is so hot.

via xkcd.

Think Geek has a great new t-shirt:

Let’s hear it for the Self-Rescuing Princesses! Girl power!

Via Tcritic.