By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] 00:30 Refresh gmail. 00:40 Refresh gmail again. 00:45 Refresh gmail again. 01:00 Twitter about how gmail is down. 01:30 Go to Google search bar on Firefox and type “gmail basic html.” 01:40 Go to google.com. 02:00 (Like an idiot) type in Google search bar “google is down.” 02:10 Cry […]
Our friends at GFI have just released a free backup solution for home users. It’s not a stripped-down application, but a complete, fully-featured backup software solution. In addition to regular backup functionality, GFI Backup Home Edition allows people to sync up data with a remote location, like an FTP server. The application is wizard-driven, so […]
Haven’t seen X-Men Origins: Wolverine yet? Do yourself a favor and watch this 30-second condensed version instead. [Via Miss Cellania]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The common cry among those concerned about violence in videogames and sex on the Internet seems to be: think of the children! Kids might be growing up fast these days, but that doesn’t mean they’re growing up bad; in fact, a lot of them are growing up to be […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Query: What separates man from ape? Perhaps the same thing that separates journalist from blogger. In his 2007 book The Cult of the Amateur, Andrew Keen analogized T.H. Huxley’s “infinite monkey theorem” to the rise of Web 2.0. If you provide infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters, one of them […]
A claim that the annual costs of piracy to the software industry has topped $50 billion for the first time highlights a major flaw in the way such ‘costs’ are estimated. According to the Business Software Alliance, 41 per cent of software worldwide is pirated. It argues that this represents losses to the industry of […]
To promote its new E-class series of cars, Mercedes-Benz has released this really weird commercial titled Dreams Will Have To Wait. It takes a while for anything to happen, but when it does, it’ll make you shake your head in puzzlement.
In the following segment of the Real Hustle, the hustlers attempt to sell a rental car to multiple customers, taking a deposit from each of them before running away at the end of the day with the vehicle… and the money.
23 years ago, William Shatner appeared on SNL to say this: Last night, Chris Pine (Kirk) and Zachary Quinto (Spock) did a quick appearance on the show to ask long time Star Trek fans to stop harassing them, proving that even 23 years, trekkies still haven’t learned anything. [Via]
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Yesterday, J.J. Abrams released his new movie, Star Trek, which attempts to breathe new life into one of scifi’s oldest franchises. It is different from other Star Trek films because it’s set before even the earliest episodes in the original series. I can’t say too much more without delivering […]