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- The Path Out of Recession
One of the most important issues of this year’s presidential campaign is the economy and the problems surrounding it. With yesterday’s interest rate cut of three quarters of a percent and today’s ludicrous rebate deal, the economy clearly needs help. Each candidate has their own plan to stimulate the economy, yet a controversial topic—for all [...]
- “That Bird Is NOT My Doppelganger!”
As any SNL fan should know, this is one of the many precious one-liners courtesy of Tracy Morgan as Brian Fellow on the priceless recurring 90s skit Brian Fellow’s Safari Planet. Doppelgangers, for those of you who don’t know, are people who look like you but are not related to you in any [...]
- Hollywood Mourns Tragic Loss of Young Life
As you all may know, 28 year-old Australian actor Heath Ledger was found dead yesterday afternoon in his Soho apartment by his housekeeper and a massage therapist. The autopsy today revealed inconclusive results but many, including the authorities, suspect a drug overdose. Whether it was accidental or not is still up for investigation [...]
- Psycho: Then (1960) and . . . Still Then (1998)
Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of watching the original 1960s version of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho for the first time in its entirety on Chiller. Sidenote on Chiller: it is the most amazing channel on basic cable ever (clearly I was not at home when I watched this) catering to all my thriller/horror [...]
- The Writers’ Strike Chronicles: My Story of Coping (so far . . . )
So as anyone who owns a television set (analog or digital . . . hopefully digital so you don’t have to go through the trouble of buying a subsidized converter in February 2009) should be aware of, there’s a huge writers’ strike that is currently the pain in everyone’s ass. I’m not going to tell [...]
- Thinnest Notebook Ever… Probably
Well, since the entire world seemingly shuts down when Apple decides to hold a conference of any sort, all of you out there probably already know all about this. We here at roastlechon, however, don’t really care too much one way or the other so this news is coming to you all a little late. [...]
- Thinnest Plasma, or TV ever!
Exploiting the Advantages of Self-Emitting Plasma Displays
TOKYO–(Business Wire)–Pioneer Corporation (TOKYO:6773)(ISIN:JP3780200006) (President and Representative Director: Tamihiko Sudo) today unveils concepts for future plasma display technologies under the code name “Project KURO” at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. After a year where it was proved that its award-winning plasma technologies are leagues above the [...]
- First Nissan GT-R Crash
So in bit of sad news for today, the brilliant 2008 Nissan GT-R has seen the first crash of one of its production cars. This amazing car, with 480 horsepower, 430 lb-ft of torque, a 0-60 mph time of 3.7 seconds, and a top speed of 193 mph, is apparently still very difficult to handle [...]
- Deals on Memory for People Cheap and Broke as I am
For those in need of some memory, I found all types of good deals for you to peruse here, from computer ram to memory sticks for your phone and camera, and even some good deals on USB Flash drives. Make your computer faster or carry around whatever you need. Check them out after the jump.
- How to Make Chinese Donuts
Coming home from my job, I decided to go to Kroger and purchase Pillsbury Buttermilk Biscuits. My boss told me his secret for Chinese Donuts at the restaurant, and I even saw it in action. So first I got a 4 pack of the 10 biscuit can and drove home as fast as [...]
