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28 Apr 16:42

Construction workers unearth legendary cache of Atari games in New Mexico desert

by Dante D'Orazio

According to urban legend, a massive stockpile of Atari gear — including truckloads of the notoriously awful game E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial — has laid buried in a New Mexico landfill for over thirty years. Today, that story is no longer a myth. Construction crews have uncovered copies of the Atari 2600 game at a landfill deep in the New Mexico desert, near the city of Alamogordo.

Back during the so-called video game crash of 1983, a struggling Atari was stuck with truckloads of the game and other unsold hardware. With little recourse and a crashing interest in video games in North America, the company decided to dump its excess merchandise into a landfill, according to reports at the time. The story was never confirmed, however, and it's carried on as a legendary tale from a time when video games were near worthless. It reportedly cost Atari millions to get the rights to produce a video game tie-in to the incredibly successful Steven Spielberg film, but the resulting E.T. game was a massive flop and it's considered one of the worst titles of all time.

Today's dig became a reality thanks to an upcoming documentary, produced by Microsoft's Xbox Entertainment Studios. The documentary, which will focus on the changing landscape of the video game industry, is expected to come out next year, and it is part of a broader push by Microsoft to produce original video content for Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners. Its biggest project is a live-action Halo TV series connected to Steven Spielberg.

Looks like ET had some company here in New Mexico. Still in shrink wrap! pic.twitter.com/BNjKyVVcrN

— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) April 26, 2014

Here it is up close - the very first ET cartridge exhumed after 30 years pic.twitter.com/nb8tv33w8F

— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) April 26, 2014
28 Apr 16:40

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28 Apr 16:40

Sarah Palin To NRA Crowd: Waterboarding Is How We Baptize Terrorists

by Joe Jervis
The Hill reports:
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) defended the controversial enhanced interrogation technique of waterboarding this weekend, and implied that the practice would still be commonplace “if I were in charge.” “They obviously have information on plots to carry out Jihad,” she said at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting on Saturday evening, referring to prisoners. "Oh, but you can’t offend them, can’t make them feel uncomfortable, not even a smidgen. Well, if I were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists.”
Palin's 2008 running mate, Sen. John McCain, has repeatedly denounced waterboarding as torture. McCain was tortured during his five years in a Vietnamese prison camp.
28 Apr 16:40

accordingtodevin: Why the moon should never moonwalk.





accordingtodevin:

Why the moon should never moonwalk.

28 Apr 16:39

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28 Apr 16:39

Croc Selfie [x]









Croc Selfie [x]

28 Apr 16:39

Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges on Royal Family problems. [x]



Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges on Royal Family problems. [x]

28 Apr 16:38

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28 Apr 16:38

"Went in for the selfie, got a rabies shot." [supplenupple]





"Went in for the selfie, got a rabies shot." [supplenupple]

28 Apr 16:38

Whoa. [x]





Whoa. [x]

28 Apr 16:38

Shocked Animals [x]Previously: Bears Doing Human Things





















Shocked Animals [x]

Previously: Bears Doing Human Things

28 Apr 16:37

[bizarrocomics]

28 Apr 16:34

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28 Apr 16:34

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28 Apr 16:34

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28 Apr 16:31

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28 Apr 16:16

because monday.



because monday.

28 Apr 02:54

nixie-no-pants: wackyshenanigans: i have never seen a post...











nixie-no-pants:

wackyshenanigans:

i have never seen a post with a plot twist like this before

This is the exact mix of wonderful and awful parenting I expect most tumblr users will display in later life.

life goals

27 Apr 03:16

Retro Technology LEGO Kits by Chris McVeigh

by Christopher Jobson

Retro Technology LEGO Kits by Chris McVeigh toys Lego

Retro Technology LEGO Kits by Chris McVeigh toys Lego

Retro Technology LEGO Kits by Chris McVeigh toys Lego

Retro Technology LEGO Kits by Chris McVeigh toys Lego

Retro Technology LEGO Kits by Chris McVeigh toys Lego

Retro Technology LEGO Kits by Chris McVeigh toys Lego

Retro Technology LEGO Kits by Chris McVeigh toys Lego

Retro Technology LEGO Kits by Chris McVeigh toys Lego

Jack-of-all-trades artist and designer Chris McVeigh creates these awesome minimalist Lego models of outmoded technology including TVs, video game consoles, as well as analog phones and cameras. Not only does he design and photograph them, but also makes them available as sets you can buy in his shop, or as instructions you can download freely on his site. He also turns many of his LEGO-themed illustrations and photos into prints which you can find on Society6. (via Stellar)

27 Apr 03:15

Void


by me and Jacky

27 Apr 03:13

Check Out What Happens in the New Google Camera App When You Attempt to Take a Video in Portrait Mode

Cooper Griggs

It's a start

Google declares war on vertical videos by dropping this official Camera app in the Play Store.

Submitted by: (via Android Police)

27 Apr 03:08

Pravdoliub Ivanov - BOOOOOOOM! - CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * ART * DESIGN * MUSIC * FILM * PHOTO * PROJECTS

by jeffhamada
27 Apr 03:07

trillatran: xx

26 Apr 16:39

They obviously eat souls.

26 Apr 11:27

Colored Pencils | Fubiz™

by fubiz
26 Apr 08:15

Power Gridlock

by snopes@snopes.com
Cooper Griggs

Soilent Green is power!

Was medical waste that included human tissue shipped from British Columbia to be incinerated at a power plant in Oregon?
26 Apr 08:14

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26 Apr 08:05

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by walkman
Cooper Griggs

This is in Venice.

26 Apr 08:02

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by jaline
26 Apr 08:02

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