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Portal-themed cakes are nothing new. In fact, they're kind of obligatory. That doesn't mean that they can't also be totally awesome. This mid-portal Portal cake totally takes the cake (or itself, I guess) when it comes to awesomeness. What's more, in addition to having what very well may be the coolest cake to ever grace the face of this planet, this kid also seems to have a killer portal gun. Color me jealous. And bring me a slice of cake, please.

We have documented some creative Angry Birds live action stunts in our day, but this one takes the cake (readies tomatoproof shield): Electricpig's Mike Cooper made his son a playable Angry Birds cake for his sixth birthday. "It took 10 hours to make and 2 minutes to destroy." (Electricpig via Mashable)

Halo as a fully playable Atari game (Halo 2600)

Fark and Reddit are having a Comic-Con party (Fark)

The most extensive collection of Hitler emoticons (Sean Bonner)

Nice profile of former NYT's former web design director (Observer)

Rock, Paper, Shotgun presents the 'facts' on the harm of gaming (RPS)

Western civilization runs on mainframes (Foss Patents)

Pies within cakes is too unstable (TDW)

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For those gentlemen who feel that biting into a small, round, sugary cake with creamy topping and pink sprinkles is emasculating, your time has come. Thanks to NYC's Butch Bakery, you can now revel in your sweet, sweet carbo-load with the confidence that comes with decorative chocolate discs in one of six styles: Woodland Camo, Wood Grain, Houndstooth, Plaid, Checkerboard or Marble.