Straight from the Lam’s Mouth

First off, I'd like to congratulate Heather Fishberg and Jeffrey Kobos on their new marriage. Beautiful ceremony and great reception. They even got a shout-out in the NY Times, which is awesome, even though I hate the Times. But good for them. Also congratulations to me, because I finally sold my 2 old Powerbooks this weekend. I had given up all hope after putting the listings up on CraigsList almost exactly 1 month ago, but this Thursday I was contacted by 2 different people who left their phone numbers. I've decided thats when it isn't a scam. If they leave a phone number. Because god knows I got 100s of emails asking me to ship the laptop somewhere in exchange for a check/money order/Paypal/Other way of scamming people. Long story short, the whole experience was great in the end. I paid $1750 for the 2 laptops, and after 2 years of use I got $1500 back. Not shabby.

Sherng-Lee Huang shows Joanne Colan a new method for tying your shoes -- 100% more efficient! Watch and learn, can you figure it out?

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How can you be afraid of pickles?!

Taurian Fontenette (aka Air Up There) is nasty. I can't believe this dunk. Most people do fake 360s...

I finally broke down and bought an XBOX 360. Btw who would buy a core version? It is worthless you can't play original XBOX games, save your progress, use Xbox Live, or play backup games off the hard drive after you mod it (hopeful on that last one). I wanted to buy a platinum version in the beginning before xmas, but there were supply shortages and people were stabbing each other to get one. The craze has died down, and I managed to buy one from Overstock.com for $360, which is a great deal considering it is $400 everywhere else + tax/shipping ($420 total). You can get a good deal too if they still have any in stock. I would join Fatwallet to get an additional 4% off (plus they have a great list of deals).

1. 10% off coupon (12% off new customers click here)
2. XBOX 360 @ Overstock.com

Offer to buy on Craigslist ($900) The latest and greatest version of the Titanium series Powerbooks. This 15” Powerbook was the absolute last model made by Apple with a titanium shell. It looks great and still performs better than many other laptops. See Flickr Slideshow Specs @ Apple.com (pdf) Listing on Amazon.com Offer to buy on Craigslist ($850) One of the last models made in the 12" form factor, it is the smallest, lightest, and most portable laptop Apple has ever made to date. See Flickr Slideshow Specs @ Apple.com Quicktime VR Gallery @ Apple.com Listing @ Amazon.com

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