Because WoW can’t wait for a flood to subside. Oh man, the pranks I’d play on these guys with a powerstrip! This is What you Call Dedication to Gaming [unreality] Thanks again to Roy, who, for two tips in one day, gets to ride in my ark during the apocalypse.

Finally, USB wall outlets . The $10 ‘TruePower UCS Power Outlet With Built-in USB Ports’ not only has a terrible name, but will also be shipping early this year. It makes the perfect receptacle for all your USB gadgetry, and a terrible Valentine’s gift for a lady-friend. But on the up side, they do still come with two standard AC plugs for storing forks and knives. So….bet you can’t hold on for ten seconds! Product Site Thanks to Shea, who plugs things directly into the sun to cut out the middle man. Smart.

You ever been trying to vacuum that disgusting shit that collects in your couch cushions but not been able to reach without extra cord or (god forbid) unplugging the vacuum and plugging it in to a closer outlet? Well say goodbye to that problem, provided you’re cool cutting a giant f***ing hole in your wall to install a Rambler — five feet of retractable electrical cord built into a wall outlet! Neat idea, but whatever happened to making your son jam a fork in the plug and forming a human extension cord with his brothers and sisters? I HAD YOU FOR A REASON! GW Junior, you’re on antennae duty. Hit the jump for a couple close-ups of the currently conceptual product.

In news that shouldn’t surprise anyone, not even my grandma (who thinks computers are fancy televisions from the future), a recent study has found that the geek stereotype keeps women from pursuing careers in computer science. “When people think of computer science, the image that immediately pops into many of their minds is of the computer geek surrounded by such things as computer games, science-fiction memorabilia and junk food,” said lead researcher Sapna Cheryan, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Washington. “That stereotype doesn’t appeal to many women who don’t like the portrait of masculinity that it evokes.” Not only are women missing out on some of the “best career opportunities, but computer science is missing out on female perspectives,” Cheryan and her colleagues wrote in a recent issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Well I can’t say that I’m surprised. But I can say this explains why the lot of you haven’t had any contact with women since going off to college (shoot for a studio art degree ). Hit the link for more info on how the study was conducted. You know, if you’re bored. Geeks drive girls out of computer science [msnbc] Thanks to FDSY, who only drives women out of the locker room.

It was only a matter of time before somebody realized what a cash cow a baby doll Wiimote peripheral would be. Cover your daughter’s eyes, it’s Baby and Me ! Baby and Me comes with a doll, but not just any doll. This doll features a slot for the Wii remote so that the game can track feeding, playing, and excessive shaking motions. The game also features Balance Board support so that you can rock baby to sleep. Wow that sounds….not fun. Of course, I’m not a five year old that wishes she were a mommy. And, God-willing, neither is your daughter. NO DATING TILL YOU’RE 30! What was….did you just talk back to daddy? 35!! put your wii remote inside a baby [technabob]

You know how all those high-voltage capacitors have warning signs that tell you not to sit on them or play around them but you do anyways because you’re an ultra-L337 badass from the planet Choke-slam? Well this is a video demonstration of what can happen if a drunk electrical worker accidentally left some of the wires exposed and you sat on them. Except, in this demo they use a watermelon instead of your buttocks. The same thing would happen to your ass though, trust me. You see these? *knock knock knock* Wooden cheeks. I’m just like George Washington! Except way handsomer and a better leader. So, This Is What Those High Voltage Danger Signs Mean [gizmodo] Thanks to Harrison, who actually taught ‘ol George how to make love like an eagle falling out of the sky .

You know how all those high-voltage capacitors have warning signs that tell you not to sit on them or play around them but you do anyways because you’re an ultra-L337 badass from the planet Choke-slam? Well this is a video demonstration of what can happen if a drunk electrical worker accidentally left some of the wires exposed and you sat on them. Except, in this demo they use a watermelon instead of your buttocks. The same thing would happen to your ass though, trust me. You see these? *knock knock knock* Wooden cheeks. I’m just like George Washington! Except way handsomer and a better leader. So, This Is What Those High Voltage Danger Signs Mean [gizmodo] Thanks to Harrison, who actually taught ‘ol George how to make love like an eagle falling out of the sky .

This is a two and a half minute news report from Alabama about a woman who thinks there’s “a little holy spirit ” in her new consignment shop because she can stand a broom up unsupported in three separate locations. I watched the whole thing but I highly recommend you not unless you really hate yourself or are into masochism (I am). Which reminds me — did I ever tell you about the time I had a woman stomp around on my chest with golf cleats on and then hit balls off my nipples? Of course not, cause it’s none of your business. Fore! Hit the jump for an equally horrible (but MUST SEE) news report about a bear in some woman’s backyard, complete with cardboard cutout reenactment.

This is a cheap $3.50 bottle opener that shocks any idiot moron foolish enough to ignore the giant ‘Shock Can Opener’ graphic on the front. Plus, hopefully their hand will be wet so they really get it. Me? I wouldn’t care. You could hook a car battery to my nips every time I opened a beer and I’d still drink a whole case CAUSE I’M A THIRSTY DUDE. Product Site via electric shock bottle opener gives you a buzz before your booze does [technabob]

No that isn’t me. That is a sad gamer . You see, a recent study found that gamers are more likely to be depressed than non-gamers. Shocking, I know. The average gamer is 35, overweight, and more likely to be depressed, says a new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, which was carried out in the Seattle-Tacoma area, found that gamers reported “lower extraversion, consistent with research on adolescents that linked video-game playing to a sedentary lifestyle and overweight status, and to mental-health concerns.” Oh yeah? Well I’m only 28, overweight and depressed. Put that in your study and smoke it like a bong (BLUBLBLUBLBLUBLBLUBLUB)! This just in: a study recently conducted by yours truly found that bloggers are more likely to be animals in the sack. I AM LIKE A BADGER IN A PILLOW CASE! Study: Games are depressing…or are they? [yahoo] Thanks to Matt, who is like a giraffe in a potato sack.