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Monopoly Live: A (Evil) Reboot of the Classic Game

Coming this fall, Hasbro will release a new version of America's favorite boardgame. An electronic version. Complete with its own all-seeing evil tower (hark the Sauron references!). According to the NYTimes, the tower uses infrared light to surveil the entire board. It calculates rent, whose turn it is and where your piece is on the board, and knows exactly how much money you have. It even rolls a virtual dice for you (complete with sound!), The new version of Monopoly also has some new games like a horse race, auctions, a gas tax and the option to upgrade your utilities so they are green. There's no more paper money because everything is stored in a bank card. Gone are the days of hiding your $500...

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Transformers: Cars to Decepticons Infographic

Remember the Cars to Autobots infographic which left me wondering when the Decepticon version will be released? Well, the wait is over, as the good people at http://www.carinsurance.org have followed up swiftly: It is regrettable that not all of the art was available as is stated at the bottom of the chart. It also sucks that Megatron is not depicted because he does not transform into a vehicle. (But he deserves a special place on the infographic as leader of the Decepticons, no?) Via Geektyrant....

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WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
Part 3 – The Header

Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Part 2: Set the Bare Bones Another great thing about the ET-Starter theme is that it allows you to easily set your header and background — whether it be an image, a color, or both. Just navigate to the "Appearance" menu on the left side of your WordPress admin page, and you can choose "Background" or "Header" and make the changes accordingly. If you are happy with just uploading a header, you can stop right here. If you want to know how I managed my header, read on...

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