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	<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com</link>
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		<title>Battlestar Galactica Propoganda Posters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It looks like the shit really hits the fan, in a way that it hasn't before, although I am seriously doubting that "all will be revealed".  ...  Apparently NBC/Universal is falling all over themselves to do something with the ratings bump, including finally going to production on the prequel "Caprica", which they ignored for so long.  ...  It makes sense that they'd like to do this before they tear down the sets and the cast disperses after the final episode is done being filmed (which should be roughly "now").   From what I've read, it's likely that they'll get one 2 hour TV movie, though, but the new rumor today is that they may squeeze in two more episodes, making the final run of the show 12 episodes long instead of 10. ]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2008/06/13/battlestar-galactica-propoganda-posters/</link>
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		<title>How to Save Money on a New Macintosh, Apple Software and Applecare</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Macintoshes are the BMWs of the computer world. Everyone wants one (okay, not everyone), but not everyone can afford one. They look great and generally work very well. When you look at things like &#8220;total cost of ownership&#8221;, a Mac may actually save you money in the long term, but not everyone can pony up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2008/03/20/how-to-save-money-on-a-new-macintosh-apple-software-and-applecare/</link>
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		<title>New Goldfrapp!</title>
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It&#8217;s been so long since there was a new Goldfrapp album out&#8230; &#8220;Felt Mountain&#8221; is clearly one of my favorite albums ever. I enjoyed Goldfrapp&#8217;s followups &#8220;Black Cherry&#8221; and &#8220;Supernature&#8221; slightly less than their first album, but they&#8217;re still full of great music.

But it&#8217;s been two years!
Okay, maybe two years isn&#8217;t such an awful wait [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2008/02/13/new-goldfrapp/</link>
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		<title>Leopard Installation Problem: Dude, Where&#8217;s My Hard Drive?</title>
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Apple&#8217;s MacOS X 10.5 &#8220;Leopard&#8221; has been out a while now, and I hear about more and more people hitting an installation snag that causes them a lot of grief.
You boot up the Leopard DVD-ROM, start walking through the install process and when it gets to the dialog asking where to install it, there&#8217;s nothing. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2008/01/28/leopard-installation-problem-dude-wheres-my-hard-drive/</link>
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		<title>An Excerpt from Iain M. Banks&#8217; New Culture Novel &#8220;Matter&#8221;</title>
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Iain M. Banks has a new Culture novel coming out in February: &#8220;Matter&#8221;.
I couldn&#8217;t tell you today when I first heard of Iain M. Banks (the &#8220;M.&#8221; is for science fiction; he writes non-science-fiction without the &#8220;M.&#8221;) or first read one of his books, but I remember clearly that it was &#8220;Player of Games&#8221; and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2008/01/24/an-excerpt-from-iain-m-banks-new-culture-novel-matter/</link>
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		<title>Macworld Predictions</title>
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Macworld is coming up in a couple of days, and although I will be on a plane during the breathlessly awaited keynote, I still have some thoughts on what may be coming up&#8230; about 95% of people writing online have thoughts on it, too.
After last year&#8217;s fantasy-fulfilling iPhone announcement, expectations are high for this Macworld. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2008/01/13/macworld-predictions/</link>
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		<title>Holiday Gift Ideas for Comics Lovers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an update of last year&#8217;s post&#8230; it wasn&#8217;t a great year for mainstream comics. Both Marvel and DC have gone down the path of satisfying long-time fans by brutally killing old characters. Both have been running long crossovers like Countdown, World War Hulk, 52 and Civil War which have ultimately served more the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2007/12/19/holiday-gift-ideas-for-comics-lovers/</link>
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		<title>Free Classic Film Rentals and Downloads from Amazon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week instead of offering 99 cent rentals, Amazon is offering free rentals or purchases of downloads of 24 &#8220;classic&#8221; films. These movies can be played under Microsoft Windows, compatible portable devices, and on networked Tivo Series 2 and Series 3/HD boxes.
First, the films you can outright purchase for free. If they behave the way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2007/11/18/free-classic-film-rentals-and-downloads-from-amazon/</link>
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		<title>More Cheap Movie Rentals at Amazon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazon has six more cheap (99 cent) movie rentals for download this weekend. These prices are good until midnight Sunday November 4th. They&#8217;ve both reduced the total number of cheap movies they&#8217;re offering and reduced the amount of horror now that it&#8217;s post-Halloween.
As usual, you can direct the download of these movies to a Tivo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2007/11/02/more-cheap-movie-rentals-at-amazon/</link>
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		<title>Best Pencil Sharpener Ever</title>
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This &#8220;Living Dead Doll&#8221; pencil sharpener has got to be the coolest pencil sharpener ever. You stick a pencil in its eye socket and shavings come out its mouth. Now if only I still used pencils!

Living Dead Dolls has quite a variety of dolls for your ghoulish pleasure&#8230; you can check out their website, or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2007/10/31/best-pencil-sharpener-ever/</link>
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		<title>Leopard iChat Hologram Effect</title>
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One complaint some users have about the new release of Apple&#8217;s Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is that the cool R2D2-like hologram effect for iChat and Photobooth that was present in beta copies is missing in the final releae.

Fortunately, the original test version has been leaked, and an intrepid Mac user has been busy trying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2007/10/30/leopard-ichat-hologram-effect/</link>
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		<title>Horrors! Another Weekend of Cheap Movie Rentals at Amazon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazon has eight more cheap (99 cent) movie rentals for download this weekend. These prices are good until midnight Sunday October 28th. There&#8217;s even more horror available. I wonder if they&#8217;ll keep doing this post-Halloween?
As usual, you can direct the download of these movies to a Tivo that&#8217;s been associated with your Amazon account, or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2007/10/26/horrors-another-weekend-of-cheap-movie-rentals-at-amazon/</link>
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		<title>Leopard is Very Shiny Indeed</title>
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This is pretty cool. If you check out Amazon&#8217;s top selling software list, &#8220;MacOS X Version 10.5 Leopard&#8221; is the top seller, and &#8220;MacOS X Version 10.5 Leopard Family Pack&#8221; is the number two top seller.

This is cool for a couple of reasons&#8230; first, we know that there&#8217;s a lot of pent-up desire for Leopard, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2007/10/20/leopard-is-very-shiny-indeed/</link>
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		<title>More Cheap Movie Rental Downloads from Amazon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazon has eight more cheap (99 cent) movie rentals for download this weekend. These prices are good until Sunday October 21st. It looks like they&#8217;re hitting the horror a bit for Halloween.
As usual, you can direct the download of these movies to a Tivo that&#8217;s been associated with your Amazon account, or you can view [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2007/10/19/more-cheap-movie-rental-downloads-from-amazon/</link>
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		<title>MacOS X 10.5 Leopard&#8217;s Official Release Date - October 26th</title>
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Apple has finally announced the release date for their new OS, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. You can pre-order Leopard at the Apple Store with free shipping and they promise it will arrive on Friday October 26th. You can also pre-order it at Amazon. Amazon is offering a $20 rebate when you order Leopard and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shinythings.romkey.com/2007/10/16/macos-x-105-leopards-official-release-date-october-26th/</link>
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