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That was the sound of the evening in our household, when one of our smoke detectors decided it needed a new battery. The unfortunate part was that we’re fairly new homeowners, so I’m still figuring out some of the things most people my age already know, like rhythmic beeping means new battery. Luckily, the smoke detector company thought of people like me when they put the instructions inside the case, right where you can see them when you’re trying to figure out how to disconnect and smash the beeping devil. ...

In today’s chronicles of men who are far more manly than the rest of us could hope to be, we have Tom Boyle, who lifted the front end of a car off a pinned 18-year-old cyclist, rescuing him. Here’s one of the things Boyle had to say afterwards: “That boy really impressed me with how composed he was. He was pouring blood everywhere, and he kept saying he didn’t want to waste anyone’s time. He even said thank you to me, and that blew my mind.” ...

Even though I come away believing half the stuff is made up, Overheard in New York and Overheard in the Office are consistently entertaining. Recent entries: Girl: Isn’t your dad Swiss? Guy: No, he’s Swedish. Girl: Oh, that’s right: people are Swedish, things are Swiss. Well, actually, they’re interchangeable. - Overheard in New York Engineer #1: What the hell were you thinking when you wrote this code? Engineer #2: Boobs. Engineer #1: Huh?! Engineer #2: Truthfully, it’s likely I was thinking about boobs. - Overheard in the Office ...

I get around 200 spam emails each day, most helpfully tagged as such by Yahoo and Gmail’s filters. What struck me today is just how mundane spam makes my life sound. Sample subject lines, with commentary: This Samsung 42 inch HDTV is on us.. That does sound painful. And it’s a good reminder that in only two to three years HDTVs might be cheap enough I’d actually buy one. Neod doctor! ...

Forbes Magazine did the list, which should really tell you something right there. They listed Raleigh at #6?!? I don’t know, Greensboro’s okay, but not as good a place to meet a woman as grad school in Blacksburg, VA. Ain’t that right, sweetheart? :) Link courtesy of Automatic Writing, which also brings up the subject of the parties I didn’t go to while I was still in Greensboro.

Famous logos, if they were created for Web 2.0 sites. Link courtesy of Good Morning Silicon Valley

Something Awful comes up with some really relaxing CDs. :) My favorite is probably lightsabers. If they were real lightsabers, you’d never go to sleep. Link courtesy of Best Week Ever

Cat goes through a lot just to get his fix. :) [youtube &w=425&h=350]

Always good advice. :) How to win a prize at the claw machine Link courtesy of Lifehacker

Pretty self-explanatory. Link courtesy of Dave Barry’s Blog.