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When I Was a Kid, We Got Our News From Kermit the Frog
When I was a kid, children’s TV programming meant Saturday morning cartoons and PBS. There weren’t a half-dozen cable networks devoted to kids’ shows around the clock, and it was therefore very difficult for kids to keep up with the day’s news. Fortunately, for those of us who loved Sesame Street, there was always Kermit […] Continue reading
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A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything
You know that feeling when you see something that somebody much younger than you has done, that blows you away with its creativity and execution, and you realize that you couldn’t make something that awesome now, let alone when you were that age? That feeling, gentle reader, is called “humility,” and, if you’re at all […] Continue reading
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A Wall Mounted TV Is A Safe TV
Which would you rather have fall on your kid: a 36 inch screen, 236 pound Trinitron tube TV or a 40 inch screen, 43 pound Bravia LCD TV? The correct answer, of course, is neither. Unfortunately, it seems that many people have inadvertently opted for the second choice, with the number of children injured by […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, Cathode ray tube, Consumer electronics, Displays, Electronic Geek, LCD television, Projects and Activities, Shopping, Television, Trinitron, Video
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Video of the Weasley Boys Using the Harry Potter Spells iPhone App
Well, OK, it’s not the actual Weasley boys, but the actors who play the three most important ones. It’s fairly cool to see Rupert Grint (who plays Ron) and James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George, respectively) playing with the Harry Potter Spells iPhone/iPod Touch app I wrote about a few days ago. Enjoy!
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