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Hack This SAW Squawk Box

You have 30 seconds to saw off your foot; or, hack up this digital voice box. It’s your move

All of you SAW III aficionados take note (and quickly, before something bad happens): entombed within this embodiment of evil is a small digital voice recorder just ripe for the hacking. And the price is right, too.

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Thrifting Without Leaving Your Chair

Stylistic_1000Are you looking for a unique, odd, outdated, or antique component for a special DIY project? Then make a quick trip to Surplus Sales of Nebraska. Claiming to stock over 20,000 “individual items,” Surplus Sales of Nebraska has lots of interesting bargains including:

NEW, in the box, Fujitsu Stylistic 1000 computers for $39 - $65.
Like new, Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera with flash and two bulbs for $75.

Furthermore, there is a monthly sales flier (PDF) that contains an occasional gem like Nixie displays B6036 and NL50318, for $55 and $75, respectively.

Finally, as you spend all night looking through the seemingly endless list of surplus goodies, you can quench your case of the munchies with a NEW, in-the-box, Art Deco Manning Bowman “The Debutante” waffle maker complete with fabric power cord for $350.

Bon appetit! —Dave Prochnow

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