z2k9...zune new years eve 2009

news is spreading across the web that zunes are dying in correlation with new years eve of 2009. as of 8:56 AM Pacific standadr time, there are 566 results in google, check back this aftenoon tho see what the number climbs up to...

566 results at 8:56 AM Pacific Standard time
1680 results at 2:48 PM Pacific standard time
5570 results at 5:35 PM Pacific Standard time


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UPDATE: Zune fix procedure is here. Wait until after noon GMT, let the battery die, then everything is cool.

National Lampoon's Conspiracy and Securities Fraud

No, it's not the next film in the National Lampoon franchise. Allegedly the publicly traded stock was artificially inflated to increase it from $2 per share to $5 per share. How long can you coast on the success of "Animal House" ?

Oversized Eyeball Camera EyeClops Bionic Eye

A great housing design of a low end camera for kids to plug directly into the TV and explore.
This would make a great basis for circuit bent camera for live visuals.

Amazon

"how to get your Idea on TV" Tutorial

great comedic look at getting your precious idea onto the TV. and the ridiculousness of video production.

How To Get Your Idea Onto TV - Charlie Brooker Screewipe - For more amazing video clips, click here

Flight of the Conchords Season 2

After one season in 2006 , Flight of the Conchords Show returns.  Catch a premiere for season 2 online Monday, December 22. 

If you haven't seen this show, check out some clips on youtube, it's hilarious.

HBO

Lead Reindeer wears Toupee

"Shaggy" the reindeer is wearing a toupee, just don't tell the children. Made of rabbit fur and his old horns he shed last year, they are strapped on and no one is the wiser. Makes for a funny image if it was traded with a human hairpiece, for the reindeer and the person. Cue the Benny Hill theme.

Telegraph UK

What is the Lap Band?

widespread advertising for "Lap-Band" Billboards, radio commercials, benches. it seems to have exploded out of nowhere, but is apparently the best thing. pitching PPO insurance covered, it is almost magic.

an inflatable noose around your feeding tube, just above your stomach, cuts off the "supersized fry intake. 

Yikes.