Tech The Week in Geek
posted by on May 4 at 16:20 PM
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The big news this week is of course the way-too-well-publicized cracking of the HD-DVD encryption. This story has been around the world and back 892,000 times so far, and next week it will be forgotten. If you bought a clever t-shirt, you have 20 more minutes to gain any kind of cool points wearing it. After that, points will be deducted.
Moving on!
Awwww - Google rebranded their “personalized home page” service as “iGoogle” this week. Now, in addition to adding your local weather and favorite blogs to your homepage, you can make it super cute!
Where all your pedophilic dreams come true - This week Disney launched Disney Xtreme Digital, a social networking site for preteens. It’s unclear whether one has to be an xtreme preteen to sign up, but what is clear is that despite whatever security controls they think they have, the whole enterprise is bound for tragedy.
Speaking of Internet predators, the Brussels police are apparently investigating a case of virtual rape in the freakishly popular nerd-world Second Life. I don’t know what to say about this.
The 11th Annual Webby Awards were announced his week, and The Stranger didn’t even win ONE! Now I know how.. whoever.. feels.
Ironic! - Business 2.0 Magazine loses June issue and has no backup. Ha!
Fat kids to be encouraged to play more video games at school. This can’t miss. Seriously, if your video game-obsessed kids are getting fat, maybe you should stop feeding them so much, and take away their video games. Just a thought.
Command of the week: mv blog damnblog
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FINALLY some netiquette!
and what's with the gamertag? is that you?
Dude, GARDEN is the dumbest fucking map GOW has ever created.
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You were kidding right? Cus if not, the answer is all of them....
that isn't really your google home page.
Well--Paris Hilton has just been ordered to spend 45 days in jail for violating her probation. And I read it on the Internet!
He's being facetious. Jesus guys, this is Seattle; home of the snark.
YAYZ! I loves me lolTrek! weeeeeeee
Facetious, my ass. If Mr. Hecht doesn't fit the profile of a "Garfield" lover, no one does.
This is all very funny, especialmente las cosas que no entiendo!
Lloyd, you don't have to get snarky and spell nintendo that way.
Lloyd
You want to buy special shoulders that aren't in the store?
@2; I will seriously fucking agree. That 'killer miraclegro' idea has got to stop. But at the same time, SUBWAY just may be the best thing they've done yet; The rainstorm on street level is beautifully rendered and creates the perfect GOW 'destroyed beauty' atmosphere, while the multilayered play creates all kinds of crazy pathing. I just wish there was an indicator in Annex mode whether the hill is above or below...
@1: yeah, wtf is with that gamercard? Is it you? Do you respond to random friend requests?
11. Maybe. Can you tell they're fake, when deployed?
@1 as well, the card is the funniest thing of all. i have no idea what it is, but i wish i had one so that i could be Don Eddie (with one of those metal hats from the age of breastplates and the wheel lock), and be accompanied by a loyal, territorial and foul-tempered cassowary named Reynaldo. ("He only cost me a case of Dry Sack.")
@12
I love SUBWAY, but OLD BONES is still my favorite.
Still hate GARDEN, but so many people play it I figure I might as well get used to it. At least to the point where I'm good at it.
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