December 2007
24 posts
2007: Seven Things We Should Pretend Never... →
So many memorable things happened in 2007. We should probably start hiding the evidence, now.
Solar Power Now Cheaper than Coal →
New technology makes solar power affordable to install and cheaper than current environmentally unfriendly energy sources.
Father killed 16 year old daughter for not wearing... →
A father in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga has strangled to death his sixteen-year-old daughter, because she did not want to conform to Muslim requirements by wearing a headscarf.
Xbox 360 Failure Rate: Will My Christmas Present... →
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Watch Zero Punctuation reviews Guitar Hero 3. Best game reviewer on the internet right now (and the funniest).
WatchAbsolutely Brilliant Explanation of the Workings of the Mind Fascinating. Do yourselves a favour and watch the entire video. This video comes from TED, an amazing site filled with inspired talks by the world’s greatest thinkers and doers. Watch a few more talks and you will be inspried to change the world!
Kiwi Christmas Gift Guide (NZ Gamer) →
All your favourite games are on this list inlcuding Halo 3, PGR3, Bioshock, Orange Box/Portal and Ratchet and Clank. Games for every gaming console and handheld -via yum9me
Why Portal is perfect →
“If you’ve read the discussion GamesRadar had with several mag editors, you’ll know how most journalists feel about ‘perfect’ games and ‘perfect’ scores. Short version - such a thing doesn’t exist. But I don’t agree. And here’s why I reckon Portal is perfection…” I personally haven’t played it yet but I’ve read...
Charity Forced to Pay Copyright Fee So Kids Can... →
“Next thing you know someone will be saying ‘Happy Birthday‘ is copyrighted and you can’t sing that to the public.” Happy Birthday is infact under copyright and if you sing it in public, you could be sued. But anyways, this story is about Christmaas Carols which are also protected under copyright.
Strange Sleepy Cat - Video →
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BioShock Wins "Game of the Year" at Video Games... →
Other winners include Call of Duty 4, Mass Effect, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, The Orange Box/Portal, Super Mario Galaxy, Ratchet & Clank, and of course Halo 3.
Top 100 Funny Pics From 4chan (NSFW) →
Oh noes! This is probably offensive to everyone except nerds on the internetz. According to wiki “4chan is an English language imageboard based primarily around the posting of pictures (generally related to anime, manga, and popular culture) and their discussion.”
This man makes $57,000 per HOUR yet he pays lower... →
Henry Kravis acquired this wealth by purchasing public companies with borrowed money. To pay off the debt, he cuts benefits at the company, sells its assets, and lays off employees. Meanwhile, his tax rate is lower than teachers, firemen, nurses, even his own cleaning staff!
Wireless keyboards easily broken →
The encryption on Microsoft’s wireless keyboards is so simple it only has 256 possible keys. You can guess the key using only 20-50 keystrokes. Someone could potentially create a wireless keylogger that captures characters from every keyboard in the office.
November 2007
34 posts
Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs,... →
“The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It’s a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government...