October 2009 Archives
Popularity of Constitutional Amendments Ranked by Facebook Users
By Dennis Wyman on October 30, 2009 1:37 AM | Permalink | 1 Comment
Social networking has done a lot for us these days. We can more and more easily converse with distant friends, find new friends based on similar interests, or find new enemies to harass based on opposing interests. And no one....... (Read More)
The Death of GeoCities: Goodnight Sweet Prince
By Dennis Wyman on October 28, 2009 12:52 AM | Permalink | 1 Comment
As many of you are probably aware, this past Monday marks the quiet, whimpering death of GeoCities. At one point the "go to" place for free web hosting, it has since succumbed to corporate overlords Yahoo!, who closed registration in....... (Read More)
On Balloons, Hoaxes and Media Frenzies
By Dennis Wyman on October 20, 2009 4:15 PM | Permalink | No Comments
I really hate the mainstream news media. I really do.No doubt by now, you've all heard of the story of the boy trapped in a balloon that turned out to be an elaborate hoax. The reason I say "no....... (Read More)
George Carlin Mondays: Boys Named Todd
By Dennis Wyman on October 19, 2009 12:55 PM | Permalink | No Comments
This week, George Carlin discusses goofy names for boys, taken from 2001's Complaints and Grievances. Video after the jump........ (Read More)
Retro Game Spotlight: Sonic CD
By Dennis Wyman on October 17, 2009 4:00 PM | Permalink | No Comments
These days, the Sonic the Hedgehog series has devolved into one of the biggest running jokes in the gaming industry. If it wasn't for the fact that Sonic games continue to sell at an astronomical rate, it wouldn't be a....... (Read More)
Start Your Boring Work Week With George Carlin
By Dennis Wyman on October 12, 2009 9:55 AM | Permalink | 1 Comment
I don't know about you guys, but society has been missing one thing lately, and that is the wise voice of George Patrick Carlin.Because your work week needs to start off better than waking up for your boring mind-numbing job,....... (Read More)
Keith Olbermann and the Health Care Debate
By Dennis Wyman on October 8, 2009 2:30 AM | Permalink | 3 Comments
For those of you who keep up with the political TV news channels, the latest buzz is Keith Olbermann's "Special Comment" on Health Care Reform. Rather than the typical airing of his Countdown show last night, the entire episode....... (Read More)
VGM Flashback - Afterlife
By Dennis Wyman on October 2, 2009 8:55 PM | Permalink | No Comments
Much like any child of the 90's, I grew up with a Windows 95-based PC. In my case, it was a junky old Packard Bell donated to my family by our uncle, which included a ton of old DOS and....... (Read More)
