Today’s insane WTF: Wookieepedia

I’m actually not going to give you much more forewarning than “what it says on the box”. Go check it out.
[Link: Wookieepedia]

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The best way to sleep with someone who won’t sleep with you

I’m seriously not going to spoil this one for you, but I’m going to tell you now that the solution is sheer BRILLIANCE, if a little demented in its execution. Tell me what you think.
[Link: Batteries Feel Included:309]

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The best graffitti you’ll see all day, with bonus insanity

For extra credit and bonus points, your best answer to the graffiti in the comments!
[Link: Lifelounge.com]

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Today’s insane bit of creativity

I’ve never heard of Goon Tower, which is forgivable since I tend to inhabit Fark-land more than SomethingAwful-land, but it’s a brilliant piece of geek creativity. Members of the SA forums got together and built the goon tower, a piece of artwork that references everything and anything. The references spread the realm of computer games [...]

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Facebook 0wns j00

Are you still on Facebook? Did you know that they’ve changed their terms of service? Bascially, the new TOS say that they own you. Forever.
You hereby grant Facebook an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to (a) use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, [...]

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Today’s insane science: leather coat grown in lab

Scientists at the School of Anatomy and Human Biology have grown a leather coat from stem cells, which is all kinds “weird science”. They’ve even named the coat “victimless leather”. Despite the coat being so small, it’s…well…bizarre. We seem to have no problem in using leather from dead cattle (or other animals, for that matter), [...]

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Today’s insanity: the best cosplay costumes you’ll see all week

Some people put a lot of passion into their passions, and I suspect none more so than cosplayers. Video game cosplayers tend to be quite meticulous about their costume creations, but these are seriously the best costumes from video games I’ve seen in a long while. The linked picture is from the brilliant game Katamari [...]

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Today’s insanity: woman sentenced for virtual murder

We’ve covered before how the digital world and the legislative world are moving at wildly differing paces, but here’s a story that’s going to make you stop and pause for a bit.
A Japanese woman has been sentenced, but not yet formally charged, for the virtual “murder” of an online ex-husband. Wha…? Ok, let me roll [...]

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Today’s insanity: infringing your own copyright

An internet-based record label, Quote Unquote Records, has had their site taken down by their web host for alleged copyright infringement. Here’s the joke: QU Records own the copyright. Wtf…?
Around a week ago, the label was notified by its webhost that it had some copyright music files on its server, which was no surprise to [...]

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Today’s insanity: thinking cap turns you into a genius

Scientists have developed a thinking cap that can unlock the powerful potential of the brain. According to the article:
The device uses tiny magnetic pulses to change the way the brain works and has produced remarkable results in tests. Wearing the hairnet-like cap for a few minutes improved artistic ability and proof-reading skills.[...] The Sydney University [...]

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