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When 4-year-old comic book fan Anthony Smith stubbornly refused to wear his hearing aid, his mother decided to bring out the big guns.

Born with no right ear and partial hearing loss in his left, the Salem, MA boy refers to his hearing device as 'blue ear' -- and while it's helped him immeasurably, Anthony suddenly decided that since superheroes didn't use hearing aids, neither would he.

That prompted his mother, Christina D'Allesandro, to email Marvel comics in a desperate attempt to prove to her son that superheroes were, in fact, just like him.

Less than two months after Arizona stirred up the free speech hornet's nest by passing legislation that essentially made Internet trolling illegal, New York is trying something very similar.

Proposed legislation in the Empire State would legally force you to identify yourself if someone didn't like your comment on a web site. Essentially, it's a ban on anonymous online comments.

The bill, known as the Internet Protection Act, would require authors of offensive posts to either identify themselves when asked or have their comments removed.

After more than 60 years spent falling down staircases, the Slinky is finally getting to strut its stuff.

For over three riveting minutes of gravity-powered determination, one enterprising metal spring manages to Slinky away on an inclined treadmill. Youtube user Abzde captured the epic walk, which packs drama (will it fall off the edge?), intrigue (where is it going?) and humor (it's a slinky on a treadmill) into quite the viral hit:

Lego bricks might be a dime a dozen, but one Silicon Valley bigwig got caught trying to turn them into easy money.

Thomas Langenbach, an executive with global software company SAP, has been arrested for stealing Lego toys from Target retail locations across Northern California, reports the San Jose Mercury News. But forget shoplifting -- Langenbach's scheme was considerably more hi-tech.

(Photo courtesy Fitbit)Ah, Memorial Day Weekend. The sun's out, the pools are open, and you've probably already switched out your long sleeves and jeans for something a little more summery.

Hopefully, the hot-weather duds still fit, because the colder months takes a serious toll on our waistbands. Motivating to shed those pounds is tough, though -- especially if, like us, you're more prone to ogling an iPhone than swinging a kettlebell. Luckily, it's easier than ever to stay on track while trying to shape up, thanks in no small part to high-tech fitness tools like these.

Diablo III (Blizzard)Can't stop playing Diablo III? You and pretty much everyone else who plays computer games.

Blizzard Entertainment says the long-awaited RPG click-fest has set a record as the fastest-selling PC game of all time. Figuring out exactly how many copies the developer sold, though, gets a little complicated.

Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)Gamers who are great shots in Call of Duty or Battlefield 3 might be surprised to find themselves accurate shooters at the local firing range.

New research from the Ohio State University School of Communication finds that extensively playing shooters with gun controllers can have a direct impact on shooting actual weapons in the real world.

Halo's Master ChiefIf you've been itching to play the new game from Bungie, the creators of Halo, you won't have to wait too much longer.

The company's new title, codenamed "Destiny," is scheduled to hit store shelves next fall, and should be playable on both the Xbox 360 and Microsoft's still officially unannounced next-generation system.

Details of the game came out when a contract between Bungie and game publisher Activision was made public as part of the ongoing lawsuit between Activision and Call of Duty founders Jason West and Vince Zampella.

Even in an industry where leaks are commonplace, this is a huge one.