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Send Us Your Suggestions For Our ALLbany Bucket List
Jack and I are about to conquer ALL of Albany and we want to know what you think should be on our bucket list.

Troy Woman Heads to Germany To Heal Her Cancer Through an Integrated Approach
To me, Lydia is a pioneer in the world of alternative medicine.

Marko Does Cryotherapy
A refreshing NEGATIVE 200-250 degrees Fahrenheit below zero.

Elon Musk Proposed a Business Idea That a Startup in Troy Has Already Been Working on for Years…Collab?
Our.News is ready to go to the moon.

To Hop on the #DeleteFacebook Bandwagon, the Elon Musk Bandwagon, Or Both
Ever since Facebook’s scandal with Cambridge Analytica earlier this month, Elon Musk and other big guys in the tech biz are campaigning to #DeleteFacebook and it’s making me consider bandwagoning TBH.

Teenagers Are Mad About Snow Days Because of Losing “Snapstreaks”
Snapchat is most definitely making teens more antisocial. And yes, I am a teen telling you this.

CDs are Officially Dead and So Are All the CD Accessories We Used to Love
I mean CDs have been dead forever, but Best Buy just put the nail in the coffin.

You Will Soon Be Able to Play Mario Kart on Your Smart Phone
It may be the best Mario Kart since N64.

The Amazon Go Store is Officially Real and it’s the Coolest Thing Ever
For shoppers (and everyone who can’t make small talk with strangers), this is basically a dream come true.

Google Arts and Culture Face Match Gives New Meaning to “But First, Let Me Take a Selfie”
Google Arts and Culture smartphone app puts you in the picture, not the museum.

Facebook is Rolling Out Big Changes to Your News Feed, AKA More Baby Photos and Engagement Announcements for Us All
There’s going to be a clear winner and a clear loser here.

There’s an App That Reminds You 5 Times a Day That You’re Going to Die
Being reminded that you’re dying is supposed to lead to a happier life.

New York State Will Get Rid of Toll Booths (in 2020) and it’s About Damn Time
Toll booths are the things nightmares are made of.

Jack Is Wrong – Video Games Actually DO Help People
I will be throwing the counter punch to Jack’s post about video games.

Beer Me, Beer Dude!
Get extra crafty with some hoppy holiday gift giving, straight out of the Iron Age.

Meanwhile in Queensbury, Man Found with Enough Explosives In His House To Blow Up Entire Complex
This is why people preach “If you see something, say something”

EA Games Released Battlefront II AND Received The Most Downvoted Comment In The History Of Reddit For It
EA Games is learning not to piss off the nerds

Spotify’s Time Capsule Playlist is Terrifyingly Accurate and the Internet Makes Me Scared
I have to take some educated guesses on why Spotify somehow knows way more about my middle school life than I ever did.

Star Wars Battlefront II is the Must Own Game of the Year (For Star Wars Fans)
From what we’ve seen in previews so far, the game looks visually stunning from both the video game graphic design and the gameplay.

10 Tweets to Sum Up How the World Feels About the End of AIM
Au revoir, AOL Instant Messenger. The texting before texting, the step up from two plastic cups with a string in the middle.

Match.Com Tells You When You Crossed Paths With Your Matches In Real Life And I’m Pretty Sure That’s An Issue
Literally breaking all the rules we learned in D.A.R.E about stranger danger

Houston Flood Victim Claps Back At CNN Reporter The Way I Always Imagined Somebody Would in this Situation
“With me shivering cold, my kids are wet, and you’re still puttin’ that microphone in my face!”

Netflix Is Officially Entering The Weed Business
They created 10 strains to compliment 10 of their most popular shows

A Multi-Level Mario Kart Inspired Race Track Is Opening In Niagara Falls
May be worth the trip to Canada, eh?

15 Tweets To Prove Why I Have Nothing But Love For Our World’s Final Blockbuster Entity: A Rogue Twitter Account
14. It’s pretty arrogant to waltz in here today and expect to get your hands on a copy of Independence Day.
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