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Time traveler's cheat sheet Have you ever fantasized about traveling back in time a few hundred or thousand years and giving civilization a boost? Here's a poster for you in case your fantasy comes true. You can even get it on a T-shirt. via Time traveler's cheat sheet Boing Boing.

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Download MP3 For Free, Right From Your Desktop Posted by: Damien on January 13th, 2010 Downloading MP3 from the Web is never an easy task. You have to search Google for your favorite song, find the correct site that comes with a proper download link and also constantly in fear that RIAA will come knocking your door. While we have covered 5 useful sites to download free and legal MP3, they are hardly your favorite pop songs that you hear in the radio. Now, what if you can search for the songs you like, listen to a preview of it and download them for free, right from your desktop. Sound great, isn’t it? Super MP3 Download is one great software (for Windows) that allows you to do what you love best: download MP3 for free. And yes, you can find the Top 40 Hits here, and songs from many other genres and categories. In fact, there are more than 100 million songs available for you to search (and download), so there is a very high chance of you finding the songs you want. via Download MP3 For Free, Right From Your Desktop – Make Tech Easier.

System of a Down Drummer Boy Will Melt Your Face Off [VIDEO] It’s that time again, folks — time for another viral vid of a kid who is so incredibly gifted that you’ll a). Come to loathe your own child for his/her inadequate talent show skills, b). Fall into a deep sea of depression when faced with the listless path your life has taken. I give you: 5-year-old Jonah Rocks. This little video hit YouTube (YouTube) just a few days ago, and it’s already going viral, giving other pint-sized performers like Ukulele boy and Rush Girl a run for their proverbial money. But this little dude is no flash-in-the-pan prodigy — he even has his own website (which — be warned — has autoplay music) replete with more videos and photos of Jonah and the band KISS His bio, from the “About Me Section”: “Way back in 2008, at the age of 3, Jonah Rocks was lining up his Play-Doh cans to make a drum kit. He would sneak all the baby spoons from the cupboard, and use them as drumsticks. His daddy asked him if he wanted a real drum kit, and of course, Jonah said ‘YES!’ Once he sat down behind that kit, and held that first pair of 7A’s in his hands, he has never put them down, playing as much as he can, whenever he can. Jonah is completely self taught, never had a lesson, and if you’ve watched him play, you know he absolutely loves it.” Check out his cover of System of a Down’s “Toxicity” below: via System of a Down Drummer Boy Will Melt Your Face Off [VIDEO].

No, Seriously, a Working Star Trek Phaser With DIY Instructions The good news: this Star Trek phaser mod has legitimate blow-em-up functionality and pewpew sound. The best news: you can build one of your very own. The full tutorial can be found at Laser Pointer Forums, a site I'll obviously be visiting with far more frequency in the future. In the meantime, I';m going to keep watching this video, imagining Romulan sentries in the place of big black balloons. [Laser Pointer Forums, thanks Jay!] via No, Seriously, a Working Star Trek Phaser With DIY Instructions - phaser - Gizmodo.

Download Glary Utilities Pro for Free; Today Only Windows: Normally $40, Glary Utilities Pro—a system utilities suite—is available for free, today only. We've highlighted the free version of Glary Utilities before, today you've got a chance to grab the professional edition for free. Although you can certainly get all the functionality found in Glary Utilities Pro by using a collection of open-source or freeware tools for the cool price of free you might as well save yourself the running around and grab a copy of the Pro edition which includes features like an uninstall manager, registry repair, a startup manager, secure file deletion, disk analysis and a duplicate finder, as well as process manager. Have a good system utility to share free—temporarily?—or otherwise? Let's hear about it in the comments. Glary Utilities Pro is Windows only and free until the end of the day at the link below. Giveaway of the Day: Gary Utilities Pro [via Download Squad] via Download Glary Utilities Pro for Free; Today Only - Utilities - Lifehacker.

The 10 Stages of Social Media Business Integration Brian Solis is a principal at new media agency FutureWorks. You can connect with him on Twitter or Facebook. An overnight success ten years in the making, social media is as transformative as it is evolutionary. At last, 2010 is expected to be the year that social media goes mainstream for business. In speaking with many executives and entrepreneurs, I’ve noticed that the path towards new media enlightenment often hinges on corporate culture and specific marketplace conditions. Full social media integration often happens in stages — it’s an evolutionary process for companies and consumers alike. Here are the ten most common stages that businesses experience as they travel the road to full social media integration. via The 10 Stages of Social Media Business Integration.

Star Wars burlesque show (yes, even Jabba's in here) Above, Stormtrooper striptease Courtney Cruz in a Star Wars-themed burlesque show at the Los Angeles club Bordello (a sexy bar which opened at the site of a notorious, historic LA whorehouse). Liz Ohanesian has a post up at LA Weekly with more about the performance. Lots of great photos by Shannon Cottrell, who shot the image above. I did not post Sexy Jabba the Hutt, and you can thank me for it later. (thanks, Isaac B2) via Star Wars burlesque show (yes, even Jabba's in here) Boing Boing.

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Letter from John Kricfalusi to a young artist 1998 Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi wrote a 7-page letter to an aspiring cartoonist named Amir Avni, who had sent John some sample cartoons. John's reply is full of thoughtful advice and fun sketches. Letter from John Kricfaluso to a young artist via Letter from John Kricfalusi to a young artist Boing Boing.

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