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This Is Why They Call It “Black Friday”

Posted On Saturday, November 26th, 2011 By tumbling with dvicci

This Is Why They Call It “Black Friday”: Screw “Cyber Monday”, haven’t these folk heard of “Christmas”?! Seriously, I think they’re missing the point.

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RARE Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 8mm Footage from 1939

Posted On Thursday, November 24th, 2011 By tumbling with dvicci

RARE Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 8mm Footage from 1939: Is it really “RARE” now, if it’s online?

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Gigabyte Shows off Simplified "3D BIOS" Interface for X79 UEFI

Posted On Friday, November 4th, 2011 By tumbling with dvicci

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5049/gigabyte-shows-off-simplified-3d-bios-interface-for-x79-uefi

Some may think this is a step towards dumbing down what has historically been reserved for the more technical and enthusiast crowds. While this might be t…

Proposed #GReaderKludge :

Posted On Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 By dvicci

Proposed #GReaderKludge: 1] Create a tumblr. It can be just your stuff, or as +Brian McNely proposes: a group curated one. 2] Get all your old Google Reader friends to do the same (it doesn't actually have to be tumblr, but anywhere that supports a…

These are the cRPGs that introduced me to the genre, right about the same t

Posted On Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 By dvicci

These are the cRPGs that introduced me to the genre, right about the same time a friend introduced me to D&D. They still rank right up there at the top, and the original 5.25" floppies still run on the Apple //e in :) A Massive Ultima Retrosp…

http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2011/10/just-in-time-for-hallowee

Posted On Monday, October 31st, 2011 By dvicci

http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2011/10/just-in-time-for-halloween-the-animated-dark-dungeons.htmlHere's some nice reading to carry you while you're gearing up for all the terrifying dangers of Halloween. Don't talk to strangers. …

There’s some irony in a customer coming into the bank to execute line of cr

Posted On Thursday, October 27th, 2011 By dvicci

There's some irony in a customer coming into the bank to execute line of credit transfers from his business account… while wearing a Sons of Anarchy sweatshirt (Missouri chapter, for what it's worth).

Officesuite Pro 5 is the Free App o’ the Day on Amazon.

Posted On Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 By dvicci

Officesuite Pro 5 is the Free App o' the Day on Amazon.http://phandroid.com/2011/10/26/officesuite-pro-5-is-todays-amazon-free-paid-app-of-the-day/That's a tough one to beat, ROI-wise.Also, it was raining on the way in to work. Sadly, I wasn&#…

I don’t think I will ever cease to be amazed at how much of a hurry people

Posted On Thursday, October 20th, 2011 By dvicci

I don't think I will ever cease to be amazed at how much of a hurry people are to get to the next red light. It is the very definition of "hurry up and wait".

My turn for a "Dear Lazyweb", I have a pair of Etymotic Research, Inc ER-6i

Posted On Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 By dvicci

My turn for a "Dear Lazyweb",I have a pair of Etymotic Research, Inc ER-6i Isolator Earphones that I bought about 6 years ago. They've seen heavy use and have been very good, but they're starting to sound a little off. What's th…