This is comedy gold that’s been out there for a while. And why was I not informed?
 Archive for the 'Internet' CategorySewer monsters in North Carolina?July 1st, 2009, 5:10 pm by Jayson PetersEating? Put it down. Now. Before you click on the jump. Read the rest of this entry » Avast! Pirate Bay bought out, plans to go legitJune 30th, 2009, 4:40 pm by Chris "KeL" AdamsTo the disappointment of many, the biggest Internet piracy site, The Pirate Bay, has been purchased by software company Global Gaming Firm X. GGF paid out 7.8 million dollars for the torrent tracking hub, which will now become a publicly traded company. The Pirate Bay has recently been fighting a copyright infringement conviction in Sweden. The future direction of TPB remains uncertain, but GGF CEO Hans Pandeya said “We would like to introduce models which entail that content providers and copyright owners get paid for content that is downloaded via the site.” So it seems the days of free illicit movies, games, television and software are running out. At least via TPB, there are still numerous other web sites which are havens for pirates. Will one of those rivals step up to fill the void or will a legal version of TPB be able to stay on top? It’s certain to be an uphill battle for TPB given the history of other piracy sites, such as Napster, that have gone legitimate. Is television more valuable online?June 25th, 2009, 8:24 pm by Chris "KeL" AdamsOnline broadcasters Hulu and TV.com are charging more for commercials online than during traditional network showings. Television advertisers usually pay $20 to $40 per thousand viewers. Hulu charges $60 per thousand viewers for a commercial during online broadcasts of “The Simpsons“. It makes sense given the rise of home digital video recorders that allow viewers to easily skip over all advertising. Online viewers are much more of a captive audience and thus more likely to actually watch the commercial. Just when it seemed ‘Iron Man 2′ couldn’t get any better …June 20th, 2009, 3:38 am by Chris "KeL" Adams
If there’s one thing geeks like, it’s two things geeks like combined into one, see Reese’s Peanut Butter cups and pretty much every super-hero team-up in comics. Now we’ve got another to be excited about: Nerd goddess and Attack of the Show co-host, Olivia Munn has announced on her blog that she’ll be joining the cast of 2010’s Iron Man 2. Due to contractual obligations, it remains unclear what her role will be in the film. Regardless of the size of her spot in the movie, it will certainly give fans one more reason to impatiently await next summer. Watch a board game take shape — or help shape itJune 18th, 2009, 12:01 am by Jayson Peters
The game — called SPACE FIGHT! – will eventually be sold as a full-color, softback book and as a PDF — and its creator is even offering employment to artists who can illustrate spaceships for the gamepieces. Vanity thy name is Facebook.June 11th, 2009, 6:44 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
‘D&D Online’ becomes a free MMOJune 9th, 2009, 11:17 pm by Jayson Peters
Dungeons & Dragons Online is getting a new upgrade this summer — along with a new business model. The “Eberron Unlimited” expansion pack raises the online roleplaying game’s level cap to 20, introduces a new character class and makes subscriptions optional with unlimited free play. Read the rest of this entry » More proof that you can’t please everyone on the internetJune 7th, 2009, 9:18 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
At E3 last week, Valve announced a sequel to their hugely popular co-op shooter video game “Left 4 Dead.” (Watch the awesome trailer here.) You’d think fans of the game would be pleased to hear about this. You’d be wrong, this being the Internet and all. Within days over 15,000 players had joined an online group to protest the announcement. These fans are worried that LFD2 will take away promised upgrades to the existing game and divide the player base. “Fans” are complaining that there’s going to be a sequel to a game they like… While I’m sympathetic to gamers’ concerns of being fleeced by game manufacturers, this is a bit much for me. Read the rest of this entry » Lost in Space … or just lost?June 7th, 2009, 10:48 am by Jayson Peters
Check this out: At first I kinda thought the older gentleman was supposed to be the scheming and all-too-fay Dr. Zachary Smith as portrayed in the ’60s TV series Lost in Space by the inimitable Jonathan Harris, but his outfit isn’t right — he’s probably supposed to be patriarch John Robinson, as played by Guy Williams. Oh, the pain! The pain! Two questions spring to mind: I wonder who’s in the Robot? And, aren’t family photos awkward enough without laser rifles and spacesuits? And I thought I was the only one who celebrated…June 6th, 2009, 2:32 am by Chris "KeL" Adams
Well played, Google. Well played, indeed. There will be another day, search engine. Mark my words, this isn’t over. Not by a longshot. Time’s up for ‘Doctor Who’ fan Web siteJune 3rd, 2009, 7:32 pm by Jayson PetersOutpost Gallifrey and the Doctor Who Forum, the most popular Doctor Who fan Web site on the Internet, will be closing for good July 31, the site announced in its forums and news page on Tuesday. Not even the robust news page, the only part of the site to be maintained regularly of late, will continue. The only part of the site that will remain operational is the official page of its annual Gallifrey One conventions, which will go on. The next event, Gallifrey One: Blackjack 21, will be in Los Angeles in February 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
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