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Warning: These Coffee Drinks Spike Your Manhood, Pose Health Risk

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2:30PM July 18, 2011 | Danny Allen

Have you tried these two coffee products: ‘Sexpresso’ and ‘Rock Hard’? Me neither, but Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has issued a warning not to, as government analysis has shown they contain analogues of Sildenafil (Viagra). More »


Mobile

PSA: Please Turn Your Damn Mobile Phone Sideways When Recording Video

6:40AM November 24, 2010 | Jason Chen

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/ILDOqppQL-U&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); With more and more mobile phone videos showing up online, such as the one above showing what happens if you drive up a steep hill that’s covered in ice, I think it’s time for a PSA in video. Turn. Your. Phone. Sideways. More »


Gadgets

How To Splice A Fibre Optic Cable

6:00AM July 31, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

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It’s 2010, which means it’s almost the future, which means pretty soon your speaker wire-stripping and Cat 5 cable-crimping skills will about as useful as knowing how to cobble a pair of shoes. Here’s how you splice fibre optics. More »


Gadgets

Eight Examples Why Alcohol And Gadgets Don’t Mix

8:00AM December 12, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Like me, you will probably unwind over the holidays and have a few drinks at a party with friends (or alone while crying in the dark). Just keep these tragic stories about mixing gadgets and booze in mind. More »


Cycling PSA Gets The Point Across With A Little Lego Ultraviolence

3:40AM September 28, 2009 | Jack Loftus

As a cyclist, I can appreciate the message being put forth in this Biking Rules PSA. As a Lego lover, I can’t help but smile at the cuteness inherent in the violent auto accident portrayed at the end. More »


Software

PSA: 64-Bit Apps Don’t Always Run Faster

4:40AM August 22, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

We’ve been pretty big advocating that you go 64-bit with your next OS—mainly because it’ll let you use gobs more RAM. Keep in mind, though, just because an application is 64-bit doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll be faster: [Adobe]


Mobile

Texting While Driving PSA Delivers Bloody, Bone-Crunching Message

3:30AM August 17, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Holy shit. The initial accident is bad enough, but the creators of this texting PSA, not content with the usual scare tactics, add in some flying glass and a neck crunch to hammer things home. Then the second car appears. More »