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You Are Being Monitored [Image Cache]

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You know that feeling that someone's over or behind you, watching your every move? Well, here's some bad news: it's a whole lot worse than you thought. More »

Mario live wallpaper for Android: better than a Tanooki Suit in the summer

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Seriously, words cannot describe how incredibly entertained we are by this Mario Live wallpaper for Android 2.1 and above devices. All across the home and locked screen, our favorite Italian faux-plumber protagonist runs through randomly-generated levels across various themes like outside, underground, and castle. It's very customizable, allowing you to change the level's difficulty, see the alternate paths Mario's AI has plotted, and rendering the background (all at a cost to CPUs and battery life, of course). Free download -- donations suggested, of course -- and if you're looking for a way to stare at your phone even longer, well, look no further. Videos through which you can live vicariously are after the break.

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Pop Icons In A Different Light

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Pop Icons In A Different Light

“Potato Chip” – Wed, 23 Jun 2010

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June 20, 2010

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BUY IT!

Also, I worry this one's too geektastic. But, I was told I shouldn't apologize for doing geek humor now and then. So, sorry! No apology!

What I remember most about LEGOs

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The Oatmeal reminisces about those bitchin' little blocks.

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All Your Favorite Dinosaurs Are Wrong

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June 22, 2010 Dinosaur expert and stand-up comedian (two things I aspired to be as a child) Dan Telfer explains why the most popular dinosaurs suckosaur.

Researchers develop air conditioning that’s 90 percent more efficient, bone chilling

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Everybody loves maxing out in the sweet chill of their air conditioning in the hot summer months, but it's inefficient, expensive, and extremely unfriendly to the environment. The good news today, however, is that researchers have developed an air conditioning system that could be up to 90 percent more efficient than standard setups. How so, you ask? The new tech, called DEVap, uses liquid desiccants to make dry air using heat and evaporative coolers take dry air and make cold air, making it far easier to cool already dry climates. Additionally, DEVap uses salt solutions in place of environmentally naughty refrigerants, CFCs, and HCFCs -- the main contributors to global warming. The tech is still in the lab, so until then you'll just have to keep fanning yourself off (or having your friend do that for you).

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Mario Brothers Beat Boxer. This Guys My New Best Friend

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Beat Boxing has never really been able to hold my interest, but it’s hard to deny true talent when I see it and this Super Mario Brothers beat boxer takes a beloved classic and peppers it with some pretty cool beats.

It’s one thing to go “do do..do do do do do..do do do do do…do do do do” it’s a whole other beast when you take that beat, mix it over the rest of the games sound effects and you do it all at the same time with only one instrument…your body!

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If you say he’s off a little bit off-tune, I want you to try something for me, beat box with your mouth, while keeping the melody with your nose, if you don’t blow snot all over your self or die from a lack of oxygen I’ll concede he’s no good at what he does.

I’m most impressed with his ability to handle so many sound effects with what appears to be a whole lot of ease, half the time I can’t remember the games songs found in the game, let alone all the little noises they’re composed of. What do you think?

"The Dozens" – Tue, 15 Jun 2010

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Beefaghetti!