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• Cool Websites & Tools – Netflix Playlists, Convert To Markdown, & Unsubscribe From Emails
• How To Make Your Own DIY Lightsaber
• The Whiniest Christmas Gift Complaints On Twitter [Weird & Wonderful Web]
• More Than Just Photography: 10 Videos Shot With DSLR Cameras
• 5 Video Game Characters That Should Not Exist

Cool Websites & Tools – Netflix Playlists, Convert To Markdown, & Unsubscribe From Emails Posted: 28 Dec 2013 08:31 PM PST Netflix Playlist – when it comes to streaming movies and TV shows, Netflix is one of the leading sites that everyone prefers. Netflix Playlist is a new extension for Mozilla Firefox users that allows you to queue Netflix shows in your browser for later viewing. Convert Everything – is an Android app which, as the name suggests, allows you to convert any unit of measurement to another. Whether it is clothes measurements, units of weight, liquid, distance, electricity or currency, this app has you more than amply covered. Worldlister – is the fastest, most efficient way to list items to... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Netflix Playlists, Convert To Markdown, & Unsubscribe From Emails

How To Make Your Own DIY Lightsaber Posted: 28 Dec 2013 06:30 PM PST Want your very own lightsaber? Easy. All you need are some tools, PVC and translucent polycarbonate tubes, batteries, a small motor, some LED and other random items. Granted, it won’t melt metal or deflect laser blasters, but you’ll still have loads of fun making it. May the force be with you. via newark.com Read the full article: How To Make Your Own DIY Lightsaber

The Whiniest Christmas Gift Complaints On Twitter [Weird & Wonderful Web] Posted: 28 Dec 2013 05:30 PM PST This week in Weird & Wonderful Web, we delve headlong into the world of whiny teenagers who took to Twitter to moan about their Christmas gifts. These ungrateful individuals chose to issue public complaints about the presents they received from their parents, despite being extremely lucky in the big scheme of things. Undeserving Undesirables I didn't get any cash for Christmas so I can't go After Christmas shopping. ???? — Cody LePort (@cody_leport) December 26, 2013 It would be ignorant to claim that teenagers the world over had never complained about their Christmas presents before social networking became the behemoth... Read the full article: The Whiniest Christmas Gift Complaints On Twitter [Weird & Wonderful Web]

More Than Just Photography: 10 Videos Shot With DSLR Cameras Posted: 28 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST It may be a little known fact that the Saturday Night Live sequence, which was shot about four years ago, using a Canon 7D and a 5D Mark II. The NBC show isn’t the only one to have opted for using a digital SLR to shoot a sequence. In fact, the popular Fox show, House, used a 5D Mark II to shoot the entire season finale. Around the same time, an entire feature film, Searching for Sonny, was shot using a 5D Mark II. The quality these, and other DSLR cameras, are able to offer up when shooting video is impressive.... Read the full article: More Than Just Photography: 10 Videos Shot With DSLR Cameras

5 Video Game Characters That Should Not Exist Posted: 28 Dec 2013 08:00 AM PST Is there anything worse than a masterpiece of a video game that is unfortunately taken hostage by a single character that somehow manages to ruin the entire experience? That’s an extreme case, and maybe even an exaggeration, but bad video game characters aren’t fun. I love the gameplay, but do I really have to see this character’s face the entire time? It’s a thought that will bring a cringe to any gamer that can relate to this experience. Luckily for you, I’ve compiled a list of five of the most annoying video game character that you’ll ever have the displeasure... Read the full article: 5 Video Game Characters That Should Not Exist

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