Chad’s News

In an update to this post, there is now an even better way to save your power strip from those huge AC adapters. But remember that you can only draw so much juice through these things…

Link: http://lifehacker.com/…

This is a fairly long (8+ min) video, and the camera’s a bit shaky, but it’s well worth watching. And watch the whole thing—don’t give up at the halfway point when it seems to be over.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/…
(via Neatorama)

Apple has now sold over 3 billion songs from its iTunes store (which has only been in business since 2003). That’s pretty impressive.

Link: http://arstechnica.com/…

This man was called a nerd by someone online. He was so angry at the remark that he drove 1300 miles and burned down the other man’s trailer. Guess it pays to be polite when dealing with people online.

Link: http://apnews.myway.com/…
(via Kim Komando)

Here at Chad’s News, we don’t give out the “Absurd” label for just anything. No—you have to work hard to get it. And this story definitely fits the bill. Locals of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America union are having a difficult time finding members to perform picketing duties, so they’re hiring homeless people to do it instead.

Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/…
(via Stephen Colbert)