BEL AIR, MARYLAND – While you were starting on your pumpkin pie, these 20 or so diehards, captured by reader Danny, camped outside Best Buy, trading cold, time and pneumonia for exciting deals.
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500 Person Line Outside Best Buy
By 11.24.06
Thanks to the magic of video technology, we’re able to speed it up. Plus everyone sounds like a munchkin. — BEN POPKEN
The Internal Video Sprint Doesn’t Want You To See
By 11.21.06
UPDATE: A digg commenter claiming he used to work for Sprint says this is from a training video teaching employees how to behave.
RIP Milton Friedman
By 11.17.06
He predicted the staglation of the 70’s and argued that the Great Depression was exacerbated by the government’s contraction of the money supply.
David LaChapelle’s Boots Commercial
By 11.16.06
Yes, Virginia, there is a true meaning to Christma: looking ab-fab. — BEN POPKEN
Repeating The Account Number You Just Punched In, This Is The Future?
By 11.16.06
After watching this a few times, we’re not sure what’s more annoying, comedian Orny Adams or phone trees.
CNN Reports On Walmart’s Nazi Shirt
By 11.14.06
Exploding Laptop Caught On Film
By 11.13.06
They try to test the heat using a remote thermometer (like the one mentioned in today’s Morning Deals) but the temp is so high, the instrument gives an error code. This means the temperature was over 1000 degrees Fahrenheit.
HOWTO: Call A Company, Get The CEO’s Office
By 11.8.06
Calling a big scary company and getting executive customer can be daunting for the novice, so we wanted to show you how easy it is.
Bank Of America’s Lovesong To Itself
By 11.6.06
Presented before at a company luncheon. Possibly recorded as recently as November 3rd.
Motorola DVR Possessed By Evil
By 11.6.06
“The DVR started out by simply not responding to any command to change channels, etc. Suddenly, it switched to channel 3, then 4, then 5, 6, 7, and so on. I managed to pause it for a second, but then it just jumped to channel 233 and stayed there, pulsing on that channel while the DVR box flashed the numbers. This story really isn’t terribly interesting on its own, but the channel it stopped on was a religious channel with a priest featured prominently on the screen.”
PrudeTube’s Next Victim: Dancehall Vixen Jenny Kendrick
By 11.6.06
The YouTube user experience continues to downgrade with the removal of a 19yr old’s solo dancehall videos.
Nothing Can Save You From Hotels Stealing Your Credit Cards
By 11.6.06
A call with Washington Mutual confirms that besides vigilance, there’s nothing you can do to stop hotels from stealing your credit card information.
