Games To Kill Off Your Day

There’s bound to be something in here that will kill off the rest of your day/week/lunch-hour (if the NCAA tournament isn’t already causing you to lose productivity):

Anybody else have any to share?

March 15, 2007

Was The Death Star Attack an Inside Job?

This guy makes a pretty good argument:

We’ve all heard the “official conspiracy theory” of the Death Star attack. We all know about Luke Skywalker and his ragtag bunch of rebels, how they mounted a foolhardy attack on the most powerful, well-defended battle station ever built. And we’ve all seen the video over, and over, and over, of the one-in-a-million shot that resulted in a massive chain reaction that not just damaged, but completely obliterated that massive technological wonder.

Like many Americans, I was fed this story when I was growing up. But as I watched the video, I began to realize that all was not as it seemed. And the more I questioned the official story, the deeper into the rabbit hole I went.

March 15, 2007

Last Chance To Join The UtterlyBoring.com NCAA Tournament Pool

Today’s the final day to set your bracket as the tournament starts early tomorrow (I think they’re cutting off entries at 9AM Pacific Time tomorrow). We do have a few prizes that are going to the winner this year, so check them out and sign up today! I’ll post messages in the tournament group in Yahoo regarding how to claim your prizes, etc…, once it gets to that point (as this is all just for fun, folks).

Speaking of the tournament, there are 55 die-hard Oregon student fans that are not only getting tickets to the game, but they’re getting a ride up there (and additional tickets if Oregon advances), all paid for by the new athletic director.

March 14, 2007

Another Geekdom Link Dump

There are just some links I had sitting here that may be totally over the head of many of my readers, but I wanted them to be here so I could refer back to them.

March 14, 2007

This Will Make My Wallet Thinner — In A Good Way

Something I’ve been meaning to mention on here for quite a while. Just One Club Card is a stupidly handy tool to consolidate several store club cards into one card with up to eight bar codes printed on it. Once I get through it, it will be replacing my Albertsons, PetCo, PetSmart, Safeway, Hallmark, OfficeMax, and a few others cards with custom bar codes (if I can get it to work with my two library cards, that’d be very nice).

However, I have no idea how well these work at the local stores. Anybody tried it?

March 14, 2007

Why Don’t They Just Pay Their Employees Better?

So instead of paying for good employees at Home Depot that will actually help people and not be jerks (which is why I primarily shop at Lowes locally), they’ve decided to create TV Show where Andrew Dan-Jumbo (yes, the guy from “While You Were Out”) shows up to help them shop and then helps them at their house. (via)

March 14, 2007

Men Have An Unhealthy Obsession With Crotches

And now there’s science to prove it (excerpted from a much larger eyetracking study that is a good read for anybody who designs content-rich web sites).

March 14, 2007

Ladies: Need Help With Your NCAA Bracket?

For those folks who know nothing about basketball (though I doubt too many people who are in the pool would consider themselves experts), these folks have released a bracket for ladies which features pictures of the star players as well as pictures of their mascots so you can base your decisions on that. It’s all a crap shoot anyway, so this method is about as good as any.

March 14, 2007

In Case You Need More Reasons To Avoid Best Buy…

I’ve already made clear my feelings for Best Buy, but in case you missed the news, Best Buy confirms that it does indeed have a secret employee/store-only Web site that has higher prices than their public Web site so they don’t have to price match. But on the bright side, there are other ways you can save a ton of money at many of the big-name electronics retailers.

I’d also recommend avoiding getting help from the Best Buy “Geek Squad.” I’ve already looked at them as not that bright, but after reading this great series on Consumerist from current and former Geek Squad-ers, you realize that it’s gone in the tank since it was sold to Best Buy years ago, and shows no sign of getting better.

March 13, 2007

This Will Come In Handy During March Madness

Can’t find a bottle opener during all the upcoming games? Just open your beer with a piece of paper. Watch below …

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March 13, 2007