The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has up a story about "Something to be Desired," which was one of the longest-running web-video shows on the net. Creator and director Justin Kownacki moved to Baltimore last year, bringing the show to an end after seven years. He now plans to relaunch the show under a new name, "Baristas," according to the Gazette. The modest Kickstarter project set up to fund it shows just how inexpensive it is, these days, to make moving pictures.
Long-running web series relaunches
Dwile flonking, the ancient pub sport invented in 1966
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See how fashion poses transformed from the 1960s to the modern day
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The first Tarzan pulp sold for $58,560 at a record-setting auction
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You should get a Sam's Club Membership for $25
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: New members can score a 1-year Sam's Club membership for just $25 for a limited time. Warehouse clubs… READ THE REST
Kill a subscription and own Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for life for just $30
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: A lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows is available now for only $29.97 (MSRP $219.99).… READ THE REST
Did anybody expect Microsoft to drop Visual Studio Pro 2026 lifetime licenses for $35?
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Cancel your monthly license and get Visual Studio Pro 2026 for life on sale for $35 (reg. $499.99).… READ THE REST
