Morons

Psystar Is Crazy In Every Way

6:00AM November 29, 2009 | Chris Jacob

Psystar’s recent legal woes keep proving the company’s insanity. New documents show that these guys planned to sell at least 1.45 million Mac clones by 2011. How many did they actually sell in the past year? 768. More »


Computing

Psystar Is Royally Screwed

7:55AM November 15, 2009 | Chris Jacob

Yet another bad day for Psystar. After both Apple and the shady hackintosh company filed for summary judgments, the rulings are out, and Psystar is looking pretty screwed. More »


Great Moments in Apple Analysis

5:40AM June 6, 2009 | Jason Chen

Benjamin Reitzes of Barclays Capital drops this insightful load in a NYT piece on Apple strategy:

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Entertainment

This Is How You Record a TV With a Camcorder So You’re Just an MPAA Toolbag, Not a Pirate

12:00PM May 8, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

No clever invective needed: It’s an instructional video from the MPAA showing how to record a TV screen for classroom clips, instead of ripping a DVD. I think they really mean it, too. =( [BoingBoing]

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Computing

Disgruntled MacBook Air Owner Has Poor Problem-Solving Skills, A Knife

9:29PM April 30, 2009 | John Herrman

This gentleman is extremely upset about his MacBook Air’s damaged hinge, so what does he do? He stabs it in the face, obviously.

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Gaming

Big Shot Allegedly Throws Taco at Mummy for Unplugging Xbox

1:00AM January 20, 2009 | Mark Wilson

Zachary Moir, 19 (though mentally about 7 and 3 months), was arrested under charges of assaulting his mother— with a taco—because she unplugged his Xbox when he wouldn’t come downstairs for dinner.

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Computing

Psion Orders Websites to Stop Using the Term Netbook

2:59AM December 25, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

Dear Psion,

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Geek Out

Russian Moron Trademarks Emoticons

3:00AM December 13, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

For some reason, Russian entrepreneur and famed sequins underpants collector Oleg Teterin, thinks that he has the right to trademark emoticons. But don’t fret: this brilliant genius will let individuals use :-) for free.

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Online

Religious Group Now Protesting Online Porn in the Sky While God Smiles Suspiciously

12:30AM August 30, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

I will never understand why some religious groups keep whining about the most inane sexual things, from Susan Storm’s bra size to Princess Peach’s underpants, but the last protest by religious group “Focus On The Family”–urging people to bully American Airlines for their in-flight unfiltered wireless internet access–makes me want to start slapping them right, left and centre. Apparently, “Focus On The Family” is imagining row after row of seat screens full of all kinds of human, animal, and mini-fig genitalia. Their senior analyst for media and sexuality–take that Dr. Ruth–David Weiss had this very stupid thing to say:

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Cars

Moron Lies Down on Moving Motorcycle to Send Text Messages

6:00AM July 14, 2008 | Sean Fallon

If laws about driving and using mobile phones in American cities are cramping your style, move to scenic India where anything goes! Watch in horror as this lunatic barrels down the highways of New Delhi sending text messages. Hey, why stop there? Yeah, go on and take that nap. Your fellow motorists will love it and the police…haha what police? [Geekologie]

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