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1980’s Video Game Cartridge Advertisements
Brian Caldwell has scanned a bunch of great video game cartridge advertisements from the 1980’s. Burgertime rocks, I remember playing that one nonstop for days.
Skitch, An Amazing Image Capture Program by Plasq
Skitch is an amazing new Mac-based image capture program created by Melbourne based software company plasq, the guys who make Comic Life. Skitch makes it…
Name That Republican, A Field Guide to the GOP
“Name that Republican, A Field Guide to the Rogues and Rascals of the GOP” is a new book by Doug Mayer, recently published by Chronicle…
1969 Matchbox Collector’s Catalog
Coop has posted some amazing scans of a Matchbox Collector’s Catalog from 1969.
Airbus A380, World’s Largest Airliner To Fly Over SF
Todd Lappin has just contacted us with the news that an Airbus A380, the largest passenger airliner in the world, will be flying over downtown…
Sony Bravia Play-Doh Bunnies Commercial
“Play-Doh” is the latest color-themed commercial for the Sony Bravia line of televisions. Produced by Fallon and Passion Pictures, it features amazing stop-motion animation of…
Awesome Caps Lock Keyboard Key
Colin Fahrion has created a great mockup of an “AWESOME!!1!” caps lock keyboard key to make it easier for people to leave AWESOME!!1! comments on…
Florence Y’All Water Tower in Florence, Kentucky
Growing up we would often pass through Florence, Kentucky while driving through down I-75 and I had always wondered about the curious Florence Y’all Water…
Cardboard Tube Fighting League Tournament San Francisco
The legendary Cardboard Tube Fighting League is coming to San Francisco and they have organized a tournament for October 28th at Justin Herman Plaza. The…
The WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin Rocks
The WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin, created by Keith Dsouza of Techie Buzz, is one of the best WordPress plugins ever written. It makes upgrading WordPress…