Deal Of The Day: $700 Off On LG 60 Inch Plasma HDTV

Deal Of The Day: $700 Off On LG 60 Inch Plasma HDTV:

By David Ponce

Even though this isn’t being labeled a boxing day sale, the fact that you’ll be shaving $700 off the $1,499 price of this 60 inch LG HDTV means it might as well have been. For $800 you get the “LG 60PV250 60″ 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV which features 1920 x 1080 Resolution, 600Hz refresh rate, 3,000,000:1 contrast ratio and more.” Of course, plasmas are not as thin and sexy as their LED or even OLED counterparts. But as long as you get a nice, large image at a great price, what does it matter how thick it is?

[ $700 Off On LG 60 Inch Plasma HDTV ] VIA [ LogicBuy ]

There Will Be No Friday This Week In Samoa

There Will Be No Friday This Week In Samoa:

The tiny island nation in the South Pacific is moving from one side of the International Dateline to the other at midnight Thursday. So it will leap right to Saturday.

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Christmas Always On Sunday? Researchers Propose New Calendar

Christmas Always On Sunday? Researchers Propose New Calendar:

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered a way to make time stand still — at least when it comes to the yearly calendar. Using computer programs and mathematical formulas, an astrophysicist and an economist have created a new calendar in which each new 12-month period is identical to the one which came before, and remains that way from one year to the next in perpetuity."

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Trillion-Dollar Jet Has Thirteen Expensive New Flaws

Trillion-Dollar Jet Has Thirteen Expensive New Flaws:

The most expensive weapons program in U.S. history is about to get a lot pricier. More »

Duggars Suffer Miscarriage

Duggars Suffer Miscarriage

Eek, Jumping Cockroaches Can Cover More than 50 Times Their Body Length in a Single Leap [Video]

Eek, Jumping Cockroaches Can Cover More than 50 Times Their Body Length in a Single Leap [Video]:

A recently discovered South African cockroach leaps through the air like a missile, traversing nearly 50 times its body length with every hop. More »

'Mythbusters' Smashes Home

'Mythbusters' Smashes Home

Government to Receive Archive of Every Tweet Ever Sent

Government to Receive Archive of Every Tweet Ever Sent: The Library of Congress and Twitter have signed an agreement that will see an archive of every public Tweet ever sent handed over to the library's repository of historical documents.

House Of The Rising Sun Performed On Old Electronic Equipment

House Of The Rising Sun Performed On Old Electronic Equipment:

By David Ponce

Not the first such video where someone takes a bunch of old timey electronics and hacks it into an improbable orchestra. But not all are good. This rendition of The Animals’ House of The Rising Sun is decent and was made using the following:

a. HP Scanjet 3P, Adaptec SCSI card and a computer powered by Ubuntu v9.10 OS as the Vocals.

b. Atari 800XL with an EiCO Oscilloscope as the Organ

c. Texas instrument Ti-99/4A with a Tektronix Oscilloscope as the Guitar

d. Hard-drive powered by a PiC16F84A microcontroller as the bass drum and cymbal

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Geek Toys : Grow Your Own Banana Tree

Geek Toys : Grow Your Own Banana Tree: Everything you need to grow your own banana tree. Quick and easy to plant and then, eventually, you'll have grown your own jungle complete with monkeys and toucans and . . . ok, not really. But you can grow your own banana tree and if you really care for it, you'll grow your own nanners! $9.99

The World's Largest Model Railroad Adds the World's Largest Model Airport

The World's Largest Model Railroad Adds the World's Largest Model Airport:

With expansions planned all the way to 2020, the world's largest model railroad just opened its latest addition: a 1,600-square-foot model airport, chock full of tiny aircraft support vehicles, hangers, terminals, and passengers. More »