Entertainment

You Should Only Talk To Audiophiles In Person

It does make me wonder, how do Audiophiles deal with the puny sound of a mobile phone? The complex notes and tones in our voices just don’t pop anymore! [xkcd]


January 1, 2011
Geek Out

Happy New Year!

It’s 2011! Let’s pop bottles and party and celebrate and actually try to remember our resolutions this year. 2010 was a pretty good year and as they say, it only gets better. Time to do it all over again!


December 27, 2010
Entertainment

The Mystery Behind Bad GPS Directions

There’s something odd about the directions your GPS spits out sometimes, isn’t there? I mean, how often can the damn thing just happen to force you to take three-mile detours through shady neighborhoods with nameless roads? [Wulffmorgenthaler]


December 20, 2010
Entertainment

The Star Trek Red Shirt Gingerbread Man’s Fate Is Delicious

The Original Series, Next Generation, JJ Abrams reboot or FoxTrot gingerbread man form…doesn’t matter what the medium is, really, as the poor red shirt’s fate is still sealed. [FoxTrot - Thanks, David]


December 11, 2010
Entertainment

How #FollowFriday Is SUPPOSED To Work

Every Friday, many of us will watch our Twitter streams fill up with lists of users and variations of #ff and #followfriday hashtags. Is this really how that whole thing is supposed to work? What would be better?


December 8, 2010
Entertainment

Why Some Emails Go Unanswered

At some point in his or her life, every person winds up being stuck in a highly uncomfortable situation involving an unanswered email. But just how do those situations develop? Here’s a breakdown.


November 20, 2010
Entertainment

Netflix: Plan Vs Reality

We sign up for Netflix plans with grand plans. We will watch movies the day they arrive. We will mail movies back as soon as we’ve finished watching them. But is that really what we wind up doing? [Shoebox]


November 6, 2010
Gaming

Taking Xbox Voice Commands A Little Too Far

Using Kinect to navigate your Xbox with voice commands is a pretty empowering experience. Maybe a little too empowering. Maybe… deadly. [Penny Arcade]


October 20, 2010
Entertainment

Sexting In The Middle Ages

My darling,


October 11, 2010
Gaming

Where Is The Long Piece In Tetris When You Need It?

That long piece in Tetris is so unreliable, I can never count on it to show up when I need it the most. [Optipess via thedailywh.at]