What is planking? You tell me. Just lying face down for a photograph? Kinda dumb, but it’s happening in the news lately. The older generation can’t comprehend it. It’s a young thing. Kids call it fun. I call it kinda dumb. Planking got its start in Australia. The “lying down game” is another name for it. Lay your body down, face down with your hands to the side. Yep. Cool. Hmmm…kinda dumb to me. You have to share it or it’s not planking. The Official Planking Facebook page has 180,000 members. The more creative, the better….dumb, kinda dumb. It can be dangerous. An Australian man died by planking on a balcony. He fell 7 stories down. Sorry, real dumb.

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Retro seems to be in the air these days. First the Commodore, now this. Atari has delivered a pleasant surprise to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners. The company has just released its Greatest Hits collection for iOS devices, which includes 18 classic arcade games and 82 Atari 2600 games — those available either in 25 separate packs for $0.99 apiece, or in one massive time sink bundle for $14.99 (Pong comes free with the app itself). As you can see, you’ll also get things like the original box art and arcade cabinets for each game, and some of the titles will even let you play head-to-head with a friend over Bluetooth. Ready to get started? You know where to find it. I like retro, it brings me back in memory and makes me feel like a kid again.

photo: courtesy Engadget