January 8 8:05pm
After a VERY long break, the gang gets together to try a new format, new intro and a special feature you won't want to miss. Plus, Mike begs for some comments on the show and the new format, so please click that comment button you see below.
- Destroy, Destroy! - Mike, Jessica, Eriq, Matt J, Sarah, and Matt B take out some frustration on Mike's old entertainment center.
- Mike's XBOX 360 Impressions - Streaming music from your PC and the lack of Mac support.
- Beer of the week: O'Hara Red - Formerly known as Moling's Red.
brewers description: Inspired by the beauty of their natural surroundings and an ethos of care and dedication, the Celtic monks of the 6th century St Molings monastery in south Carlow produced the Book of Moling, a book of great craftsmanship and artistic achievement. A product of this same environment Molings Traditional Celtic Beer is brewed with the same care and dedication and strives for the same achievement. Molings is a fruity and aromatic beer with a distinctive coffee like finish. The traditional hop flavour balances the sweet malty caramel taste. Brewed with pale malt , torrified wheat crystal malt and generous portion of roasted barley, Molings is an excellent accompaniment to roast dishes.
- Coolest Beer Ad Ever! - This is the coolest beer ad ever! Bumping the "My Name Is Joe" ad from Molson Canadian.
- Napoleon's Sweet Ads - Napoleon and Pedro stop by the Utah State Fair. Click on the "Napoleon's Sweet Ads" link and watch the TV spots, they are super sweet.
- Omnimax display for your PC - The VisionStation wraps the individual user in 3-D graphics by integrating a massive 1.65 m wide hemispherical display into a computer workstation
- Kama Sutra UK Clothing Ads - A UK clothing company has created a series of ads posing models who are wearing their clothes - in various positions from the Kama Sutra. Sex sells again.
- Intelligent Design thwarted - Well, as Newton stated: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Apparently this held true for science this week. As Kansas voted for ID, 8 Dover school board members were ousted for being pro-ID! And the ever-entertaing and scary Pat Robertson says to expect a disaster because of this. Can't wait for that to not happen...
- New wind turbine design ready for production - A new vertical-axis wind turbine design resolves some of the shortcomings that have plagued the traditional propeller design. It is more efficient, sits closer to the ground, and has many advantages over propellors.
- Mario Marimba - Some high school kids play 6 classic Mario tunes for a talent show.
- Katamari creator dreams of playgrounds -
- Opt out of credit card offers online - Using this website you can opt out of receiving regular credit card offer mailings.
- New Luke Skywalker style prosthetic arm - This new motorized prosthetic arm actually responds to the same nerve signals that would have controlled the arm originally, allowing someone to get the hang of the device in minutes, and without "remapping" controls to other muscles as in previous versions.
- Star Trek: New Voyages - Someone with way to much time on their hands recreates the original series to continue the 5 year voyage that was cut short.
- Eriq's band of the week: The Bravery - The new Brittish invation? Check it out.
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