Here is a list of ALL the great stories this week:

Blind can now See

IT Certifications… Are they worth it?

Google Hacks

Xbox Games Grew 77% Over System Life-Cycle, Suggests 360 DVDs Are (Mostly) Big Enough for Next-Generation

The Coming Collapse of Income Tax

Google + Facebook + alcohol = trouble

Andrew

I finished putting my desk together last night around 10:45pm. I put one piece on backwards. I thought it was going to take 2 hours to fix this mistake… Nope! It took about 25 minutes instead. I was happy to see the desk erect!

I then decided to play a game of Halo, since Heather was sleeping. I Pwn3d every n00b in those games. I rocked the house out with my dong out.

Andrew

I just found this AWESOME program called WinDVR 3.0 . I am not usually a fan of TV Tuner software, but this could be a MythTV killer. I am not sure yet, but I have been messing with it for a few days now. Check it out fuckers!

Andrew

I was up until 1am putting together the desk we bought. I think I fucked up a part, but I will not know until tomorrow. I am still tired and I am going to take a nap… Nite; Nite.

Andrew

I love it when my wife and I are off. It is nice… Just think about that for a minute… Ahhhhhhh, there you go. LaaaaaaaaaaaaaTE fuckers.

Andrew

Tonight the Chicago Bears lost to Carolina. I am going to drink myself until I puke and then start over again. I knew they were going to lose… I just did not want to believe it. Time to play some Madden and then Halo 2. It is a sad day for all Chicago fans.

Andrew

After dealing with my stupid phone for the last 2 months, I was sick of it. I called around the last few days about certain phones. I really wanted to get the Treo 650, but it did not have windows mobile or flash. I saw the price tag was $300-$500. Fuck that… I would not pay that much for a phone. I looked around the internet and found two rebates: $200 and $50. The only problem I had was the rebate ended today. I decided to make the trip to Peoria,IL and get the phone and shit. Not only did our plan go down, but I got the phone at the price I wanted. Granted, I had to put up a good chunk of cash, but I will receive the rebates in 4 weeks.

I really like the phone so far, I just would not want to be known as the gadget guy. In the last 9 months, I got a Laptop, iPod Nano, iPod Video, and Treo 650. I also bought Heather a car and we bought a couch and a desk. Now, we only spent $350, but it seems like much, much more. Here is how much everything has cost me/us:

Laptop – $0.00 [was $1450, but I paid it off with a car loan...]
iPod Nano – $65.00 [We got the shuffle, but wanted an upgrade]
iPod Video – $0.00 [Thank You for winning Week 16 in Pick 'em]
Treo 650 – $73.00 [I got $250 in Rebates]
2000 Jeep – $13,500 [$303.15 for 48 months; this includes my laptop and all of my debts]
Couch – $165 [We got a gift certificate from our wedding]
Desk – $145 [I have been putting this off for 3 years. It needed to get done]

So the only real thing I bought recently was the 2000 Jeep. Heather needed a car and I was able to pay off all my debts. DEBT FREE, except for the car loan. As you see, I really have not been spending LOTS of cash. Some is just luck and some is just cheap! Now if I bought a $3000 LCD TV, I would HOPE my friends would be like, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING??? I wish I could buy a TV, but I know that will not happen for another 3 years.

Andrew

taken from joystiq.com

60 playable characters in a fighting game? Unheard of. But according to the latest issue of Game Informer, Midway plans to exit the current generation stage on a high note. Mortal Kombat Armageddon will feature “all the characters from Mortal Kombat fighting history,” with the possible exception of Motaro. And if that’s not enough, players can tinker with the new Create a Kombatant mode.

In addition, Armageddon will feature a revamped fatality system, mid-air combos, direction-controlled throws, and a Konquest mode based on the Shaolin Monks engine. Armageddon strikes in October for the PS2 and Xbox.

My dream has come true! I cannot wait for this game!!!

Andrew