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  1. Rob Williams

    I don't even...

    As an owner of three cats, I couldn't imagine doing this to one of them after they passed. I mean... what... the... hell. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154283/Cats-away-Artist-turns-dead-pet-flying-helicopter-killed-car.html?ITO=1490 I still couldn't help but laugh when watching...
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    Max Payne 3 Review

    After a long hiatus, the infamous Max Payne is finally back. But before you think he's been living the good-life since the last time we checked in, think again. Beaten down and lacking any feeling of self-worth, we continue the Payne saga by getting an honest job protecting a wealthy family...
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    Valve’s Dota 2 Officially Free-to-Play, Will Not be Pay-to-Win

    In an announcement that will surprise few, Valve has officially declared Dota 2 will be free-to-play. Better still, unlike LoL, all heroes will be unlocked and available for anyone to play. And if it couldn’t get any better, those in the Dota community worried that the shop will sell items that...
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    Verizon to Soon Offer 300Mbit/s Internet Service

    This is the kind of post where the title alone can drop jaws, but on account of being a journalist, it's best we discuss it a little bit else I feel inclined to fire myself. Next month, Verizon will be overhauling its available FiOS packages and introducing a couple of new tiers. On the bottom...
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    Top 10 obscure NES games

    Mike from Cinemassacre posted a top 10 video the other day taking a look at his personal under-appreciated NES favorites. I was a little surprise to see that his #1 is The Guardian Legend, as I couldn't agree more. It's a game I still love to pick up on occasion to play. The gameplay was...
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    ASUS smears GIGABYTE?

    In GIGABYTE's blog post talking about hicookie's latest overclocking achievements, there's a link at the end that I found a little distributing. It goes to an article at Atomic PC, and it talks about a smear campaign ASUS might be having against GIGABYTE (I say might, because ASUS hasn't...
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    hicookie First to Reach 7GHz on a Core i7-3770K

    Intel's Ivy Bridge processors have gained a reputation of running far hotter than the previous-generation, but when you're an extreme overclocker equipped with LN2, that might not matter so much. GIGABYTE's in-house OCing addict hicookie just proved this with his latest world record; a...
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    In the UK, Digital Music Sales Just Surpassed CD Sales

    Well, it's happened. For the first time ever, digital music sales have surpassed CD sales, at least in the UK. A total of £155.8m was spent on music during the first quarter (up 2.7% year-over-year, for the record), and of that, 55.5% belonged to digital music, whether it be single downloads or...
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    OCZ Launches Agility 4 Model SSDs

    It was only a matter of time. After initially launching the Vertex 4 SSD as its new flagship solid-state drive, we have the balanced price/performance alternative with the Agility 4. Just like its faster sibling, the Agility 4 is powered by a dual-core Marvell controller running an in-house...
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    Seth Rogaine

    So hair me out, I am curious - does anyone here have any experience, or know someone who does, with hair restoration products? I've been battling a receding hairline for a while, and I'm tired of it. I've reached the point where I'd rather re-grow hair, or go bald (then join a gang, as one must...
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    Chrome OS (version 19) Gets Tested

    Curious to know what's been going on with Chrome OS since its initial release last summer? Surprised that it still exists? Yeah, me also. For those who don't own one of the original Chromebooks, keeping up on OS progress has been a little tough unless you actively follow the official project's...
  12. Rob Williams

    A real-life Face/Off...

    ... kind of. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18241494 This is the first story in quite a while that literally made me cringe.
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    Dell Releases Three New All-in-Ones, Including Largest to Date

    Dell has just rolled out three brand-new AIO (all-in-one) PCs, including its largest to date. The XPS One 27 is designed for those who are in need of a high-performance machine but want to keep things clean, both in design and in aesthetics. The integrated 27" WLED display delivers a 2560x1440...
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    NZXT Announces Aperture M Meshed Internal Media Reader

    Most folks who need a media reader for their PC tend to opt for on-the-desk versions, and who could blame them? Most internal readers are hardly pretty, and in an enthusiast chassis, you need something that's going to look good. Enter NZXT's Aperture M, a new internal reader with a meshed front...
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    Isn't it About Time We Move to 48 FPS+ Video?

    Given the rich and ever-evolving technology we deal with today, it's sometimes easy to think that things couldn't get much better. But the fact of the matter is, while we may be far ahead in one regard compared to years ago, there might be something else we're lagging behind on. A perfect...
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    10 reasons to quit your job

    I don't seek out articles like this, but every so often I feel compelled to read them if I pass them. This is a pretty good one, about quitting your job to get out of the grind and work for yourself. As someone would could never imagine going to the same building every day punching the clock...
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    Perfect example of what not to post on Facebook

    In case anyone wants to feel better about themselves today, here's a story for you: http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/28/protip-do-not-post-a-pic-of-a-pile-of-cash-to-facebook/ Yup, idiocy is still very alive on Facebook.
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    GameStop to Sell Tablets at 1,600 Stores

    It's official: GameStop is selling Android tablets. Last fall, the company did a soft roll-out to 200 of its stores, and based on the feedback received from that, it seems that expanding the selection to 1,600 of its stores (about 1/4th of the total at last check) is a good idea. As tablets...
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    Why Are Hard Drives Still So Expensive?

    To anyone who's had to purchase a hard drive at some point in the last seven months, it's been no surprise that the pricing has been outrageous. At the time of the Thailand floods, we were queried about when we thought pricing would go back to normal; we figured summer / fall 2012. But there's...
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    Iron Maiden beat out Beatles, Pink Floyd in UK vote

    Iron Maiden's 'The Number Of The Beast' has been voted as the best British album of the last 60 years in a new poll. The metal classic came out on top in a public vote conducted by HMV to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and took almost 10% of the votes cast It could just be that...
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