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Blast Knuckles: when turning someone’s jaw into goo isn’t enough – Boing Boing Gadgets

But really, why stop there? Why not tip your knuckle dusters with dollops of nitroglycerine as well. Granted, you lose the arm, but you win the fight: a sizzling stump may seem like a bad wound, but at least you can seriously use the expression, “You oughta see the other guy.”

via Blast Knuckles: when turning someone’s jaw into goo isn’t enough – Boing Boing Gadgets.

Knuckle dusters that deliver a 950,000 volts shock when you punch someone int the face? $50.

Nitroglycerine-tipped knuckle dusters that deliver 950,000 volts when you punch someone in the space where their face used to be? Priceless.

I’ll take two, thanks. 😀

Connect with Facebook Connect

Connect with Facebook Connect.

So, you might have seen the huge “Login using Facebook” button on the sidebar. It’s right below the freshbytes logo, and when you click it, it logs you into this site with your Facebook profile. Don’t worry, I don’t automatically download all of your profile pics or anything freaky like that, nor can I change any of your settings, view anything you don’t want me to view, or invade your privacy in any way, it’s just an easier way for you to comment without having a login for freshbytes.

Simply put, if you have facebook, you can now post comments on this site without logging into this site.

In the interests of full disclosure, any comments you post to Facebook will now be posted to your Facebook wall if you choose to login via the Facebook Connect button.

In my original testing of this new WordPress Plugin, I found it irritating that the profile page borked the layout of the site. However, this has now been fixed, and the profile page now shows in the correct location.

Yet the only annoying thing that remains is the fact that if you choose to logout of freshbytes (when you’re logged in via facebook connect) is that you also get logged out of facebook. It’s something I want to try and fix, as it’s completely not cool, but as of this moment, I really can’t be bothered diving into the code to get that done. If I have to deal with it, so do you. 😀

At the end of the day, it’s completely up to you whether you use this plugin or not. Use it, don’t use it, hey, I don’t care.

It would be awesome if I could get some more people in the “Last Visitors” column, though.

AHAHA! Epic fail on my part. Oops.

In a fit reminiscent of the fail whale, I managed to publish this post to the wrong blog… Epic lulz. How does that happen, anyway?! 😛

If you want, you can read the full post over at freshbytes. Hit this link up for more.

75 Must Have Games for the Holidays

Reviews Editor Tae K. Kim says: “Taking the survival horror genre to new heights, Left4Dead is an adrenaline fueled kick to the sensory organs. Cast as one of four survivors who are under siege by an undead horde, you must shoot, run and survive. What elevates the game to greatness is the fantastic multiplayer component. You can go online and play with friends in a cooperative mode-four players all acting as a team to survive the zombie onslaught-or play deathmatch where you can cast yourself as one the undead masses to take down survivors controlled by other human players. It’s an insane amount of fun and definitely deserves a spot in every PC gamers’ library.”

via Feature : 75 Must Have Games for the Holidays [Domestic] – Page 4- from GamePro.com.

Left 4 Dead, huh?

I have it, but if only I had a computer that could handle it… 🙁

MacHeist Giving Tree

So MacHeist, the people who have done awesome software deals in the past, are giving away from awesome Mac software for Christmas 2008.

That’s fine by me!

If you use my referral link, I get more free software. I’ve already unlocked all the presents under the tree (on top of the two you get instantly when you sign up, another two you get to unrap on Christmas Day, and another two you can get from referrals, making six presents in total). Yay for free software!!

However – what people don’t realise is that your Loot (from MacHeist) is also unlocked. You can download a couple of other software packages for free, which is fairly awesome.

Right, so I suppose you want some links, right?

Sign up for the MacHeist Giving Tree here.

Then, download some other free apps from your MacHeist loot here.

If you want, you can Digg the event here.

Lastly, enjoy your free software!

Sociable! » Facebook Connect WordPress Plugin

WordPress plugin that allows direct integration of WordPress blogs with Facebook using Facebook Connect:

* Build a community

* Login using your Facebook account

* Send comments to Facebook profile feed

* Invite your friends to the blog community

* See last visitors

via Sociable! – The Social Media Blog » Facebook Connect WordPress Plugin.

Thanks to Sociable!, freshbytes now has the ultimate in Facebook integration. Now, whenever you comment on freshbytes (and you’ve logged in via the FaceBook connect button), your comment will show up on your Wall – thus telling the world that you’re a fan of freshbytes.

It’s just an easier way to connect, I guess.

Bear in mind that the freshbytes implementation is only-half-broken – the profile page messes up the layout of the site, but I’ll try and fix that when I have some more free time, as it’s no small job.

Meanwhile, jump over there and check it out for yourself.

www.freshbytes.com.au

Steve Miller’s “The Joker”

Steve Miller’s “The Joker” is an awesome song. [iTunes Link]

Exactly like the old-school classics I’m looking for.

Recently, I’ve been enjoying:

DragonForce – Through the Fire and Flames [iTunes Link]
Heh – thanks, Guitar Hero!

John Petrucci – Glasgow Kiss
Thanks to Jim Lowe.

Bowling for Soup – 1985 [iTunes Link]
Some old school classic.

ZZ Top – Sharp Dressed Man [iTunes Link]
A good old-school classic.

Katy Perry – Hot N Cold [iTunes Link]
Gotta keep up with the new stuff as well, yeah?