Cuban - You only have to be right once

Then everyone can tell you how lucky you are...

Bronze Rocky on eBay - 1 of 3

Is is Art, or just a movie prop? The debate can be settled for $1 million.

Cuban on movie marketing

If it works, everyone , particularly consumers benefit.
If it doesnt, everyone calls me a dumbass, and we go back to doing it the way it was always done.
I can handle that.

MSN Virtual Earth To Take On Google Earth

Microsoft is adding a 45 degree angle view to their mapping service.

The $2,000 French Fry

Hi. My name is Andrew. I did a very dumb thing.

Polymer words written on human hairs

I don't know why, but this fascinates me.

Electrical outlet with rotating recepticles

Patented plug and turn technology. via BoingBoing.

Google launches personalized home page

Customize the Google home page to include News, Weather, Gmail, Movies, etc.

Access eBay from cable television

Time Warner Cable subscribers in Austin, Texas, now have the ability to access eBay directly from their home televisions. via AuctionBytes.

Citation splashes down at Atlantic City Bader

A Cessna Citation jet tries to land on 2,900 feet. I actually flew my wife into this airport once and can testify to how short the runway feels with water at both end, let alone the casinos rising in front of you. Don't miss the video.

Ten Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills

If people are always saying, “huh,” to you, you are mumbling. via LifeHacks.

Crazy eBay Mom

My Mother is insane... come inside, won't you? via Online Auction Blog.

Adrift 500 Feet Down, a Minute Was an Eternity

Now, they were stuck, more than 500 feet down. Ten seconds passed. Then 20, 30. "I thought I was going to die," Commander Mooney recalled.

Find cheap gas with Google maps

GasBuddy integrated with Google maps. For Philly, it's Sheetz Plaza in Morgantown as $1.99. via The UnOfficial Google Blog.

5 things to never buy new

Enthusiastic talk show host and consumer advice dispenser Clark Howard says there are 5 things you shouldn't buy new: cars, houses, kids' clothing and toys, musical instruments and CDs and DVDs. via LifeHacker.

FireFox viral videos

Video advertisements that depict people having extreme reactions to discovering Firefox are attracting a growing online audience. via CNet.

Tetris shelving

...intended for "Life-size" play...

PhotonHead

"Offering film and digital camera tips, Photonhead.com is the beginner's guide to photography." One section uses a "SimCam", to let you learn by taking shots. via BlogCritics.

Jesus on a ginger stem

"I am not a religious person..." but I'll sure sell to those who are?

Marine CH-53 over Afghanistan

Byron Miranda sends us this photo of the astonishingly beautiful landscape — and a U.S. Marine CH-53 over an Afghan lake. "I hadn't been in country long," writes Byron, "and was stunned to see the lake passing below us. The most amazing blue water." via AvWeb.

President's take on eBay outage

To put it mildly, yesterday evening was not a pretty time on eBay…

Credits and extensions for eBay 5/9 outage

"21 complex databases." Some listings extended, all credited. Wonder what the total hit to eBay will be on this one?

Darth Vader sprinkler

...wielding his lightsaber in a furious battle to save your lawn! via BoingBoing.

Networked Emoticon Device

Just punch the one that corresponds to your mood. No need to compose an "Away" message.

Flickr Screensaver

Someone has written a Flickr screensaver. Download their version 3.2 here. It requires Microsoft's .Net framework, which you probably already have. If not, here. Once installed, you can configure to various username, and even a specific tab, for example "grandkids".

Pope's used car smashes eBay records

Almost $250K and over 9 million hits. Golden Palace Casino grabs another bauble. The 21 year old German seller bought it for $13K in January.

How to fold a fitted sheet

From Target, Australia... how to make a fitted sheet look great in your linen cupboard.

eBay testing "A New Way To Shop"

eBay is Alpha testing a new way to browse categories using Item Specifics, along with information gleaned from the title. So far, just Bedding and Glass.

Backpack personal organizer

Web application mimicking the flexibility of a spiral bound notebook. Lists, Notes, Links, Reminders, uploaded Files and Images. And all shareable.

TSA auctioning confiscated items on eBay

The TSA is selling all the items they confiscated from you, including scissors, nail clippers, letter openers, kitchen utensils, padlocks, lighters, tools, corkscrews, knives, keychains, and one purple sombrero. via BoingBoing.

From PayPal to Space and beyond...

Elon Musk, 33, is chief executive of Space Exploration Technologies, a company he founded three years ago with $100 million of his own cash. ...For now, the company has four separate contracts, worth $35 million, for its first four launches. The company says it's in talks for three more launches, worth $50 million. And on April 18, the Air Force signed with SpaceX for a series of launches that could be worth $100 million. That's $185 million lined up for a firm that hasn't even done one.

Difference between US & Japan

And because there's so much abundance of goods out there, you cannot compete on utility and function. You must add meaning (or what he calls "significance"). via GapingVoid.