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This branch of my pearl tree is used to categorize what I stumble on that I find entertaining.

Pearls that you will find in here will most likely have: short clips form youtube, trailers for up and comping movies, comics and books that I want to read or have found interesting to read and pearls that suggest ways to be entertained. Improve Your Google Search Skills [Infographic] - How-To Geek - StumbleUpon. Don’t limit yourself to just plugging in simple search terms to Google; check out this infographic and learn a search string search or two. You don’t need to limit yourself to searching just for simple strings; Google supports all manner of handy search tricks. If you want to search just HowToGeek.com’s archive of XBMC articles, for example, you can plug in site:howtogeek.com XBMC to search our site. Get More Out of Google [HackCollege via Mashable] Jason Fitzpatrick is a warranty-voiding DIYer who spends his days cracking opening cases and wrestling with code so you don't have to.

If it can be modded, optimized, repurposed, or torn apart for fun he's interested (and probably already at the workbench taking it apart). Effing Worms. The official Dilbert website with Scott Adams' color comic strips, animation, mashups and more! African Bull Frog ant crusher. Photoshop CS5 Content-Aware Fill Sneak Peek. GoComics. FoxTrot Comic Strip, July 13, 2008 on GoComics.com - Challenge - I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present. Cryogenics. Tor.com - Science fiction & Fantasy Blog, Books, Stories, News, Forum.

Ten Anime Films You Should See Before You Die. One of the most surprising, and gratifying, things that has happened since I started my blog, Tim Maughan Books, a year or so ago is the positive feedback I’ve had for the anime reviews—especially from people I know are far from being massive fanboys like myself.

It’s gratifying because its part of the reason I started writing them; to try and introduce the medium to people who had never really indulged in it all, at least not past perhaps watching Spirited Away with their kids. The problem is, once you’ve had your first taste, where do you go next? Type ‘anime’ into Google and the results are bewildering, and without a little bit of guidance and a quality filter finding something to watch can be a daunting task. There’s a lot of shit out there, plus a lot of stuff that isn’t really meant for you…unless you’re a ADHD stricken 12 year old emo-ninja-obsessed boy that refuses to eat anything except Pocky and instant Ramen. Akira (1988) Ghost in the Shell (1995) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Chaîne de fuse. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012. Xkcd.