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Friday, February 29th, 2008

Neverland may be going on the auction block! Buy the not-really-a-ranch ranch and start a pedo-business of your own choosing
That first purchase in the store lowers your opposition to further purchases. Control impulse spending to help control shopping spending (via LifeHacker)

Essentially, once a person decides to buy one thing, this creates “shopping momentum”, increasing the likelihood that he will buy additional items. If you pick up an impulse item (like a magazine or candy bar) as you enter a store, this can serve as a trigger to encourage you to buy more.
GameConnect offers a list of the best free action games available on the web
A sad tale of a gamer who lost much more than anticipated when sending his XBox 360 in for repairs (via Blue’s News)
Video - Diebold accidentally releases 2008 Presidential election winner early
Can anyone ’splain to me why a 6-year-old is not allowed to go to school with a mohawk? I read the story, and still don’t get it

Friday, February 29th, 2008

There’s some talk wending around the internets that L. Ron Hubbard plagiarized Scientology from a 1934 German text by Dr. A. Nordenholz named Scientologie 1934 (via boingboing)
The tribulations of being a Consumer Reports secret shopper

“We put things in our mouths that you wouldn’t normally put in your mouth,” says group manager Maxine Siegel. “We’ll use a penny to get a baseline for a metallic taste, Crisco for that fatty mouthfeel, cornstarch mix for a chalky texture. We’ll chew on birthday candles to get a sense of wax.”
Cell-phone novels — books typed up entirely on a cell phone — are big in Japan
Lucky bugger:

LONDON (Reuters) - A British man celebrated his 60th birthday in unexpected style at the weekend when a 50 pence ($1) bet on the horses turned him into an instant millionaire.