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Then again you can always pick up one of these for $10 less. [Source: I Want One of Those via Shiny Shiny]
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Then again you can always pick up one of these for $10 less. [Source: I Want One of Those via Shiny Shiny]
Trade In an Old Video Game for a New Tent
Kids who play video games are fat, anti-social, and overly violent, right? Not necessarily, but that's what many people think, so outdoor "sporting" equipment retailer Bass Pro Shops is capitalizing on this misperception for a sales event happening next week.
Bring in an old video game, any old thing you like, and get 15-percent off of your purchase at the store. The idea is, of course, to get kids outside instead of holing up on the couch on a beautiful summer day, but if you were already looking to make a purchase there, this is a great way to save some money. Just stop at your local video game retailer and buy the cheapest used game you can find. Instant discount, and the sort of lazy frugality that would make any gamer proud. [Source: Bass Pro Shops via Newsvine]
Internet, Video Games Blamed for Drop In Camping
Research sponsored by The Nature Conservancy has determined that as people spend more time surfing the Web and playing video games indoors, they are less interested in experiencing the outdoors and less caring about what happens to the environment.
The study was conducted in the United States and Japan and tracks the rise of video game play in the early 1980s along with a decline in visits to national parks, camping, fishing and other outdoor recreation. Declines of 18 to 25 percent were reported.
According to a statement by the researchers, "Video games, home movie rentals, going out to movies, Internet use, and rising fuel prices explained almost 98 percent of the decline in people visiting national parks."
The consequences, they determined, are not just a general decline in people's health but also a decline in their interest in biodiversity and conservation efforts.
So, stop reading and go take a walk in the park. Just bring your cell phone in case we need to reach you.
From The Associated Press via Wired.
Related links:
- New Mexico Considering Video Game Tax
- Most Cell Phones Still End Up In Landfills, Polluting the Environment
- Earth Day's Tech Losers
iPhone Campers ... An Ugly Bunch
Just what kind of people have taken a vacation from sanity this week to camp out for an iPhone? Well, it ain't pretty. When you finally get your iPhone, and you're so proud to show it off to friends, remember this: These winners had one first.
This guy looks like a weird cross between your high school science teacher and a tweaker coming down off of a meth high. And look in the background: Someone rolled his office chair down to the line!
The whole plot to hide his identity is a bit moot since this has to be the only guy on Earth to have bought that wretched sweatshirt. And what's that in his hand -- a matching Spiderman canteen? If you bring one of those camping, you deserve to be eaten by a bear.
Is that ... could it be ... it is! A hipster in line! And we're witnessing the hardest day of work this guy has ever put in.
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