At Nextlust, we are committed to providing our readers with the most fancy technology available at our fingertips. Unfortunately, that usually means selling your family to a loan shark and hiding in a third world country until you can lease them back. That said, tonight’s maintenance will be the first of a series of upgrades you’ll experience over the course of the following weeks. It may result in a very frustrating experience this evening, but we should have the situation under control into the late hours of the night. We apologize for the carnage you are soon about to experience as I attempt to debug my own PHP. God help us all.

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Opposable Thumbs just posted a great look into the seedy under belly that is technology, apathy and stupidity. Particular companies prey on the innocent, giving sacrifice to their lord and master, Satan, in hopes that people will skip any research whatsoever and buy the first thing flung in their face.

Here is a quick list that Opposable Thumbs provided for pricing on HDMI cables:

• GameStop brand: $70
• Monoprice: $18.93
• Sony brand: $50-$100
• MonsterCable: $100
• Nyko brand at Best Buy: $60
• RCA at Meijer: $50
• That Nyko cable again: $26
• Nyko one more time: $25
• From the Apple Store: $19

As you can see getting your coveted HDMI cable doesn’t have to be as bad as mom said it would. But I’m still going to rant anyway:

Enter the new world of HD, this years new buzzword. People talk about it like its the second coming of Jesus yet have no idea what 720p means. I’ve tried explaining it to friends, family and a special lady friend, but it really comes down to either you get it or you don’t. So when you throw out a new word out there like HDMI, people’s heads either systemically explode or they mess themselves in an explosion of pure geek goo. Hit the jump for more ranting.

[via Opposable Thumbs]
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