I have no clue how I missed this great hack from earlier in the year, but AcidMods has released a tutorial on modding an Xbox 360 controller to do all sorts of neat, cheatie stuff--like adding rapid fire to pistols in Call of Duty--through programmable macros. But since I know that you have almost no interest in picking up that soldering gun, you can just watch this video to appreciate what hours of hard work can produce. [AcidMods via HackedGadgets]

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Flying enthusiasts with $150,000 to spare can now build their own Spitfire aircraft from a pack. The Supermarine Aircraft Mark 26 kit, a 90 per cent scale model of the iconic WWII fighter plane, costs $146,750 - not to mention 1,200 hours of construction time. The flatpack fighter is shipped to you from Brisbane with 700 hours' worth of construction already on the clock, but the rest is up to you.

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