======================================================= Doing some holiday shopping at Amazon? Help out BBspot in the process by using this link. Thanks... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/bbspot-20 ======================================================= NEW STUFF They Might Be Geek Horoscopes... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2004/12/horoscopes_20041210.html Valve banning more Steam accounts, you better beware... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2004/12/valve_bans_steam_accounts.html Top 11 ways geeks celebrate Christmas... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2004/12/top_11_geek_christmas.html The BBspot Mailbag... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2004/12/mailbag_20041208.html Check out this speedy hard drive... http://www.bbspot.com/News/BBloopers/2004/12/1152.php We review the MST3K Collection Volume 6... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2004/12/review_mst3k_volume_6.html Canada purchases rights to "The Land of the Free"... http://www.bbspot.com/News/2004/12/land_of_the_free.html ------------------------------ SITE NEWS - I'm patiently waiting for AMD 64 motherboards with PCI Express slots. Seems like they are slowly trickling out into the distribution channel. I want to order this stuff before the end of the year, but looks like I might have to pay extra to be on the bleeding edge. I'm exploring other options like the 939 boards with just AGP. That probably will be enough for me. Every few days I check the prices on the other components and swap what I'm going to get. Looks like I won't know what's in the system until the day I buy it. Thanks again to everybody who donated for the system. I'm hoping for an injury report in early January. - Everything is $2 off in the BBshop. Gear up! (http://www.bbspot.com/store/tshirts.html) or check out the gifts available on the BBspot Holiday Helper. Thanks for supporting the site. (http://www.bbspot.com/store/holiday.html) - This week's poll was "Favorite Cartoon Role Model." Check out the winner (http://www.bbspot.com/polls/2004/10-December-2004.html) Vote in next week's poll: Favorite Data Storage Device (http://www.bbspot.com/Polls/) ------------------------------ QUOTE OF THE WEEK Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. -Jules Renard ------------------------------ LINKS OF THE WEEK Here are my favorite 5 links from the BBspot Daily Spot section (updated M-F) in case you missed them during the week. Which is the real penny? I got it right (on my second guess)... http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/common_cents/ A repository for all the "Best of" lists that come out in December... http://www.fimoculous.com/year-review-2004.cfm An artist sketches the skeletal systems of cartoon characters... http://michaelpaulus.com/gallery/character-Skeletons Potter, Potter, Potter... http://www.robertscottart.com/Potter/PotterPotterMovie.html What message should we send into space? http://space.com/searchforlife/seti_whattosay_041202.html ------------------------------ Do not reply to this e-mail. If you have any questions please direct them to briggsb@xxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to the list use the following link: mailto:bbspot-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe To unsubscribe at any time to the list use the following link: mailto:bbspot-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe OR Use the convenient form on http://www.bbspot.com Brian Briggs http://www.bbspot.com