Friday, August 5, 2011 // Woot
It’s an oddity in the human condition, but nothing brings us closer than competition. The rush of excitement, the release of strong emotions, learning what to do better and from whom you can learn, it’s almost Fight Club-like, isn’t it? Except the boss told us specifically that we had to stop punching each other at […]
Friday, August 5, 2011 // Woot
Brandy Wayne Russell On Connectivity I’m a Missouri country girl in the big city. I’ve gotta stay in touch with my roots. And keep my roots touched up, but that’s another story. Touching the HP TouchPad is just like touching roots, only with a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core APQ8060 processor instead of dirt and […]
Thursday, August 4, 2011 // Woot
When I first started the Sean Adams University of Business Management Development Leadership, everyone was always saying, “Sean, that’s a great idea, on paper.” Then they’d say a bunch of other stuff about how it couldn’t work in practice. Naturally, my reaction was to buy a lot of paper. But it’s not as easy as […]
Thursday, August 4, 2011 // Woot
People often wonder what it’s like in the Woot Writers’ Room. They like to ask about how cool it is, how we get any work done when we’re constantly tweeting and posting about neat crap we find on the internet, and if they can get a job here. But the truth is we spend most […]
Thursday, August 4, 2011 // Woot
If Dyson Could Talk That clear debris bin holds more than dust, dander, dirt, crumbs, and pet hair. It holds… secrets. “Still not ready to talk, eh, Dyson? Well, I can do this all night. Mark my words: you will not leave these four walls until you tell us where you hid the stolen gold […]
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 // Woot
We here at Woot are no strangers to the joys of cleaning and displaying various animal pieces in your home, so we can appreciate the enthusiasm some people have for taxidermy. After all, it’s an art, and it’s a way to commemorate and memorialize your triumphant kill, a favorite pet, or maybe just that thing […]
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 // Woot
Every week in this space, we’ll take a look at the news and offer our own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The news you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have to spare: that’s Woot Weads the Wire. NEW YORK (UPI) — A U.S. psychologist and […]
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 // Woot
We spend a lot of time, effort, and money every year trying to protect various species from extinction. Most times, I totally get it: we sprayed DDT all over and it was screwing with California Condors, so we had to step in and protect them. Other times, I kind of wonder what the point is: […]
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 // Woot
Buried Treasure There’s gold in them there USB Flash Drives. Legend has it that Thornton B. Centon, reclusive billionaire and founder of Centon Electronics, buried his treasure in one of these here 32GB USB flash drives. Legend has it that upon his deathbed, as his twelve spoiled-rotten children begged him to reveal the secret of […]
Tuesday, August 2, 2011 // Woot
La la la, writin’ copy, la la la, writin’ up some stuff, la la… Whoa! Hello there, Mr. Whiskey! And a happy, um, Wi-Fi Day to you, too, I guess. Wait, is that even a real thing? I’ve never heard of… Oh, I get it! It’s because it’s 8.02.11 and IEEE 802.11 is a set […]
