Tag: things i want

Things I Want: Rev’it Cayenne Pro motorcycle jacket and pants

Things I Want: Rev’it Cayenne Pro motorcycle jacket and pants

Yet another installment of what I’d do with a stupid amount of discretionary money: purchase the Rev’It Cayenne Pro textile motorcycle jacket and pants.

Posted in: motorcycling
Things I Want: NECA’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figures

Things I Want: NECA’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figures

TMNT action figures that represent the original tone of the comic book? Yes, please.

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You did not find Set of 3 Small Play Tents to be cool.
By April 24, 2007 1 Comments Read More →

You did not find Set of 3 Small Play Tents to be cool.

Tanga.com has implemented a new ranking system for their nightly products. This is an interesting approach to the phenomenon of these “deal a day” sites: initially a site will bust out onto the scene with niche products, only to have to diversify later to make more money. Some sites, like Woot.com, completely lose focus. Woot [...]

Posted in: link and run
Pegasus wanted!
By March 26, 2007 7 Comments Read More →

Pegasus wanted!

Help me help a friend. An online buddy of mine is looking for the Micro Machines Titanium Series Pegasus, from the television series Battlestar Galactica. Apparently, the second-fiddle Battlestar has been hard to find ever since its release a month ago. You can find them on eBay for an insane markup ($20+ shipping for a [...]

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[TIW] Yeong Yang W201 Server Case

[TIW] Yeong Yang W201 Server Case

One of my longtime hardware dream projects is a RAID 5 file server for the home. My current setup is a mish-mash of different disks and capacities. I have no backup or failover options except for the external drive onto which I back up my digital photos. As the years ticked on, drive sizes got [...]

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[TIW] Stanley Tools FUBAR Functional Utility Bar

[TIW] Stanley Tools FUBAR Functional Utility Bar

This would be a lot higher on my “eventually buy” list if it had a hatchet/machete blade on it somewhere, but the Stanley Tools FUBAR is a multi-purpose tool that has a prybar end, a hammer head, and a grippy-thingy head. This would come in handy during a zombie outbreak, except for the lack of [...]

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[TIW] Slim Devices Squeezebox
By April 22, 2006 1 Comments Read More →

[TIW] Slim Devices Squeezebox

I love, love, love the online music service Pandora.com. I listen to the station for a few hours a day at least. One thing I have wanted, however, is to play my Pandora station when I am downstairs, either playing cards with Lady Jaye or cooking, whatever. Short of running another PC downstairs, however, we [...]

Posted in: music
Well, there goes getting out of debt.
By March 22, 2006 0 Comments Read More →

Well, there goes getting out of debt.

Aftermarket tuning company Hahn Racecraft updated their Turbo Solstice page today, noting that they will offer a 300HP turbo kit. The stock Solstice has 177HP. The car’s Ecotech engine has been proven (on other cars) to scale as high as 500+HP, but that requires a lot more investment on internal parts, etc. The Hahn turbo [...]

Posted in: cars
Twenty inches of temptation
By November 29, 2005 0 Comments Read More →

Twenty inches of temptation

No, I’m not talking about yours truly, I’m talking about the Dell 20″ Widescreen Ultrasharp 2005FPW, on sale for about $350 after tax and free shipping. This monitor normally goes for $579. It’s on sale, plus you can throw on another $100 off coupon by using this code: 63C1JBV4XV1VMD If you’ve been waiting to get [...]

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