Live Blogging: Thanks to the magic of the BlackBerry, I am able to present breaking new to you as it happens
NBC is broadcasting live from Rockefeller Center as I broadcast this (somewhat) live from my couch. If you are not watching their broadcast, you are not missing much. Al Roker, the weather-man-turned-major-personality is hosting along [...]

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MythBusters Team Struck Down By Zeus
MythBusters hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who dared challenge the sacred explanations of the order of the universe, were destroyed by Zeus Monday.
(read original article here)
RIAA Bans Telling Friends About Songs
The Recording Industry Association of America announced Tuesday that it will be taking legal action against anyone discovered telling [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 30th, 2005

Okay, columnist is a strong word – more like “blogger” – but however you want to put it down on your resume is okay with me. Recently, we have been inundated with requests for more good content. It’s impossible for us here at RyeBlog to keep up with these requests unless we increase our staffing. [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 29th, 2005

Are you planning on buying something on eBay in the next little while? Something somewhat expensive, perhaps? Well – thanks to reading this blog you may save yourself 10%.
Use coupon code “C11-GIFTGUIDE”. Maximum $25 savings and you must complete the transaction with a PayPal account.
Those who are familiar with eBays gouging pricing will recognize [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 28th, 2005

Here’s a scenario:
I am on a website with a lot of software listings – and I do a search for “BlackBerry.” No results come up, so I open another window and go do a different shareware repository. What is waiting at this second window – but an add targetting “Blackberries” – directing me to go [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 27th, 2005

Bose introduced a new car that uses experimental, Bose-designed suspension and four electromagnetic motors to jump over any kind of obstacle blocking the driver’s way. In a few years, this suspension will become standard equipment on some luxury car.
I hope that this will soon be available in an aftermarket kit so I can get the [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 26th, 2005

I am watching TV right now (this post brought to you by the blackberry) Cindy Sheehan is up to her old antics. The news was showing her dancing with some regae band. When the clip first started, I couldn’t help but wonder why they were showing a clip of an unattractive man. Woops – that [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 26th, 2005

Yesterday was “black friday” – the day that retailers cut their prices extremely low and open their doors extremely early to attract fanatical holiday shoppers. I believe that some of the practices of retailers on this day are proof that they hate consumers.

They open their doors at 5:00 am
they offer steep sales on items with [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 22nd, 2005

On tonight’s amazing race, the groups traveled to Utah. After a quick trip to Monument Valley, they traveled to Moab.
On the way there, the Weaver family managed to severely tick me off by constantly trashing on some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. (At one point, they also trashed on Mormons – what [...]

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