Coat Racks

General Motor’s integrated, retractable Flex-Fit bike rack

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:14:00 +0000

GM’s Flex-Fit system consists of an integrated bike rack that covertly hides within the rear bumper of your automobile, and at the presumed press of a button, the system pulls a stunt akin to those found in highly touted spy films, sliding out from beneath the vehicle in order to holster the bike and expose a secondary license plate.

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McCain faces doubts among Republican conservatives

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:13:45 +0000

The Washington Times, a conservative newspaper, calculated that McCain had garnered no more than 45 percent of the Republican vote since January. Some vote for libertarian Texan Ron Paul, who has refused to quit the race and has racked up more than one million votes…

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It’s Official - Clinton Lost Texas

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:13:19 +0000

The Texas Secretary of State is set to certify the official election results for the Democratic primary. As predicted, Barack Obama has beaten Hillary Clinton. While Clinton won the state’s popular vote, Obama racked up more caucus support, so that, now that the final tally is in, the Lone Star state’s delegate total reads: Obama - 99 delegates…

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China’s secret to winning the Olympics? Two X Chromosomes

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:12:50 +0000

In China, it’s the women who have traditionally racked up the medals. At the 2000 Games in Sydney, the Chinese women won five more gold medals than the men. In Athens in 2004, the women won 19 gold medals, while the men won 12. By comparison, American women accounted for 12 of the nation’s 35 gold medals in 2004….

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China declares “people’s war” to control Tibet

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:12:37 +0000

Chinese officials have declared a “people’s war” of security and propaganda against support for the Dalai Lama in Tibet after riots racked the regional capital Lhasa, and some sources claimed the turmoil killed dozens.

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Mac Genius lives in truck for more than a year

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:12:21 +0000

Bussell was working full time as a “Mac genius” at the Apple Store in Newport Beach, sharing a $1,600-per-month apartment in Aliso Viejo. He had racked up more than $10,000 in credit card debt and was struggling to pay for school and save money for a three-month road trip. So on July 29, 2005, he started living in his truck.

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The Man Who Got Rejected 5,000 Times

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:12:06 +0000

Emil Kacic, a wealthy Croatian lawyer, realized that he must be the ugliest man in the world when he racked up 5,000 marriage proposal rejections! Croatian lawyer, Emil Kacic, who has logged all the failures in a little black book, said: “Money can’t buy you love, at least if you have a face like mine.”

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Hacked Mac mini delivers news the old-fashioned way (sort of)

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:11:36 +0000

An editor at the Birmingham News, has found a truly unique use for his Mac mini. Using an old newspaper vending rack, a 17-inch LCD display, some rope lighting, a Mac mini and some AppleScript, Scott was able to create a digital newsstand that delivers a constant stream of current headlines to his living room, and look extremely cool while doing it

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Flickr Has an ?e? in it?Web 2.0 Spelling CORRECTED

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:11:00 +0000

One of Internet trends that has started to irritate people over the last few years is dropping vowels from company names - Flickr, Tumblr, Pluggd, Talkr, Anothr. As diehard members of the spelling Nazis, we decided to see what had become of the correctly spelled domains, which are still racking up pageviews from visitors who can actually spell.

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P. Diddy caught on camera staring at Jessica Biel’s Boobs!

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:10:30 +0000

This is one of the best photo’s from the recent Golden Globes - as you can see we plotted P. Diddy’s eye trajectory staring directly at Jessica’s amazing rack. This IS SFW and pretty damn funny, I think Diddy should consider wearing sunglasses if he cannot restrain his wandering eyes next year. What do you think?

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