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03 Sep 2009 11:16

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Tech: One in four Xbox 360 owners will soon own a brick

  • 23.7% of Xbox 360s will eventually fail; LOL source

21 May 2009 08:46

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Offbeat, Tech: Apple Stores in Chicago have very thick glass walls

  • Some dude tried, and failed, to throw a brick through one. The store, located on the Magnificient Mile, now has a window in front of an iPhone display that’s all cracked up, but the glass did not come crashing down. So remember, glass walls at Apple Store aren’t just for show. They’re there to prevent bricks from going through. source

13 May 2009 09:47

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Offbeat: This guy can eat bricks better than you can. Mmmmm.

  • Hey, if he can do it, why not? His doctor appears not to have a problem with his bizarre dieting habit.source

16 Apr 2009 09:35

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Culture, Music: Ben Folds gives into the a cappella craze a little too much

  • Music education has been atrophying. And yet, at any given school, any number of a cappella groups are getting together a few times a week to rehearse and perform. What’s more is they’re really good.
  • Ben Folds • Who will be releasing an album of a cappella groups from around the nation singing his songs, “University A Cappella.” No offense, Ben, but do we really want to encourage this trend? • source