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Wider Net has a good piece on the recent pet poisonings further exposing the lack of a difference between brand name and generic foods.

Just saw this new warning for various dog biscuits.

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“Readymechs are free, flatpack toys for you to print and build. They are designed to fit on an 8.5″x11″ page and printed with any printer. You’ll need double-sided tape, thick matte paper, and 10-15 minutes for build time.”

My version of ‘Papercut of Death’ turned out pretty darn good.

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LG Electronics has a line of combination microwave/toaster, microwave/coffee maker and microwave/other products.

This reminds me of this week’s NY Times Magazine article on ‘The Myth of Commoditization’. It covers toasters, focusing on the Egg & Muffin toaster.

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“The government has lifted a 22-year ban on burials at sea and now wants to encourage the practice to help ease overcrowding in Hong Kong cemeteries.”

Not a bad idea. The only problem is relatives won’t get to participate in the oddest holiday I’ve ever heard of:

“Many Chinese want to visit the graves or urns of their relatives and ancestors, as many did in Hong Kong on the festival of Ching Ming, or Grave Sweeping Day, which this year fell on the Thursday before Easter.”

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This piece of Nintendo history sold on ebay for $1,526 last month. Apparently less than 200 of the Nintendo M82 NES System 12 game selecters were manufactured and they were never availble for purchase. By my calculations, this guy would need about 56 M82s….

On a related note, I picked up Tecmo Bowl and Ice Hockey on the Wii Virtual Console this weekend. Both are definitely worth the $5.

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Went to the Marlins/Phillies game last night. An exciting matchup that included an inside-the-park home run, a Marlin being a single away from hitting for the cycle and free 10-year anniversary flags! (Mine flew off my car antenna on the way home).

Great time was had by all, but when they showed the attendence as over 32,000, I had to take a second look. There were maybe half that many people at the game. Check out the photo above and keep in mind that baseball capacity for Dolphin Stadium is listed as between 36,331-47,000 (sources vary on this). Fairly sad for the 2nd game of the season, on a Saturday night.

Apparently every Saturday game is now ‘Super Saturday.’ This week included fireworks and a few American Idol runner-ups. However the best part of the night was seeing local sportscaster Jim Berry make an ass of himself on the jumbotrons.

Bill Wyman has his own ’signature’ metal detector.

“My Bill Wyman Signature Detector is lightweight, easy to use and affordable – yet has significant performance levels. It is the ideal metal detector for anyone starting out treasure hunting”

The former Rolling Stones bassist has even written a book on hidden treasure. Surreal.

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Shame on you CNN. Or more appropriately, shame on you John Zarrella.

On March 8th, The Miami New Times ran a story on sex offenders being housed under one of the causeways that lead to Miami Beach (and my place!). Last night CNN’s ‘Paula Zahn Now’ show aired the exact same story by Zarrella, who lives near Miami. However, the only props given on the CNN article (it was a head story last night) are to a semi-related Miami Herald investigation from two years ago.

The Miami Herald first covered the story today.

I used to see homeless under I-95 as I’d drive 112 to work all the time. They’d occasionally get cleaned out of the area, but usually would come back the next week. I haven’t seen anyone there all year though. It’s a fairly visible location, especially compared with the area under the causeway where the sex offenders are staying.

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The Elbe Philharmonic Hall is about to break ground in Hamburg Germany. It’s going to consist of a ‘new crystalline tent-like structure’ on top of a pre-existing warehouse (pictured in the link).

Jutting out into the river, this thing should look pretty cool.

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“KITT, the flame-throwing, river-jumping, talking muscle car from the 80s TV show Knight Rider, is up for sale.

Restored to its debut-season glory, the modified black 1982 Pontiac Trans Am is being offered at $US149,995 at a Dublin auto dealership.”

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Apparently this monster is called a Tiger Fish. Fitting name.

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What’s the McFLY 2015 project?

It’s a grassroots movement to get Nike to make available to consumers the futuristic-looking sneakers seen in the 1989 movie Back to the Future Part 2.

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Depending on your workplace, this may or may not qualify as a legitimate tie. If not, it’s gotta fly on casual fridays. If not even then, you need a new job.

As an added bonus, it’s a clip-on! $19.99.

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Eternal Image has a line of Major League Baseball urns and caskets planned for launch during this season. Cubs fans, you might as well ready one for your team right now.

They also have Precious Moments urns and caskets. Perfect for the wife who’s husband is lined up for a Nascar casket.

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I’m all for options, so here’s another for getting your caffeine fix. You don’t light SurgeStix, but since they are stimulants shaped like cigs, they may help in kicking the habit.

“Each “puff” will suck roughly 18mg of caffeine into your lungs (and right into your bloodstream!) With about 10 “tokes” per SurgeStix, you’ll get 180mg of caffeine in just a few breaths.”

That is about double a cup of coffee or a red bull.

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