Le Chic Geek

Edit:  Gah, sorry, this turned out to be an offer for new accounts only.  But check out the comments for discussion on what to do about that. Right now, you can get a programmable slow cooker at Walmart and get 100% cashback to your Paypal account from TopCashBack.com. Walmart charges ~$6 …

Edit:  This item is now unavailable.  Sometimes Amazon has brought them back after a few days, but no idea if that will happen here.  Thanks, Richard! Amazon has another sample box for sale.  Amazon has been doing this thing where they offer a sample box for $10-$15.  Each sample box …

In 2012, there was a data breach into Dropbox’s files.  The data breach occurred because one employee didn’t vary his passwords and also used his corporate password for his LinkedIn profile–which experienced a data breach. After four years (for some reason), those 68,000,000 emails and passwords were released onto the …

After that sale on Civ III, I’ve been in a throw-back video game mood.  (In fact, I was playing Duck Tales last night). Today, I was surprised to see Humble Bundle offering a selection of Sierra/Roberta Williams games for $1. This set includes the first game to ever terrify me, …

A United Houston to Heathrow flight experienced so much turbulence going over the Atlantic, it had to make an emergency landing in Ireland.  About a dozen passengers and crew members were injured. From ABC13: The aircraft was about 300 miles from London when it diverted to Shannon Airport in Ireland …

There’s a video of a man handing out flowers in NYC going around right now.  The different clips show how touched people were, and how happy they were that he chose them. Here’s the video itself: I suspect this video took a lot of footage to get these results or New York …

The Belkin 3-Outlet SurgePlus Mini Travel Swivel Charger Surge Protector (with two USB ports) is on sale for $13.99. I’ve had this for the last three years and it’s been great, especially when outlets are limited. When nightstands only have one outlet (usually in the lamp), I’ve been able to …

Love Hyatts?  Love them so much you wish you could rappel down the side of one? Well, you’re in luck.  Hyatt-loving thrill-seekers will have the chance to rappel down the side of the Hyatt Regency Crystal City for charity. From ArlNow.com: Over The Edge, an organization that helps raise money …

A man attempted to open the rear door of a Seattle-bound Alaska Airlines flight yesterday. Sometime after the flight’s departure from New York, the man became unruly and attempted to leave the flight via the back door. From WFJA: The crew initially tried to calm the man, then decided to …

Amazon currently has Civilization III: Complete (PC: Steam version) for only three quarters.    This game requires at least Windows 2000 and 128 MB of RAM (so check your requirements before downloading 😉 ). From its description: Sid Meier’s Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier’s Civilization …