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Hard Syfy Novelist Abandons Personal Politics in Favor of a Few Bucks

Literary nerds across the interwebs let out a collective gasp when the read (via their favorite digital media aggregators) that Fahrenheit 451 author Ray Bradbury finally agreed to allow his book to be published as an ebook. For those not in the know, Fahrenheit 451 is the go to literary example of retaining the printed

Spotify to Get 3rd Party Support

Like streaming your music from Spotify? Well, get ready for Angry Birds in your music. Or something. I’m not really sure what any of this means, but if the internet continues its trend of inbreeding, we’ll soon Xzibit memes in our Xzibit memes.

Google, Please Stop Your Incessant Updating

Published by in tech on November 30th, 2011

Enough is enough, Google.

DEAD: Patrice O’Neal

I guess all of those fat jokes everyone made about him at the Roast of Charlie Sheen really got him down.

Today’s Bullshit: Bullshit Christmas Gifts

What follows is a list of things that people really wanted to get for Christmas 10 to 40 years ago. Now people’s taste has evolved, but big box retailers and online stores haven’t caught up with what’s popular, attempting to advertise these formerly badass gifts to an uncaring public.

Review: The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Special Orchestra CD

Composer: Koji Kondo Genre: Classical/Video Game Score Format: Compact Disc For fans of the Legend of Zelda series, the decision to purchase the latest game, Skyward Sword (official Tears of Time review forthcoming) was a simple one. But what may have gotten lost in the shuffle on launch day was an audio CD included with

Cancered: Joe Paterno

Published by in sport on November 19th, 2011

In the grand scheme of things, a college football coach for a school you never attended doesn’t matter in your life and you’ll have forgotten about him in a month.

Review: Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 1

Vampires: Check Werewolves: Check Twilight: Sucks So supposedly you can’t just walk up the midnight showing of Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Pt. 1) and just get tickets. But my roommate and I (avg age 28) decided to do just that. I don’t know why we thought going to a theater with thousands of screaming pre-teens

Tyler Perry’s Meet The Browns Finally Canceled

Published by in tv on November 18th, 2011

After an agonizing two years, Tyler Perry’s original sitcom based on his original movie which was based on his original play, has finally come to an end. In a surprising double whammy decision, Tyler Perry’s House of Payne has also been canceled. I think that one was canceled a couple months ago, but I’m just

Review: Google Music

Developer: Google Type: Cloud-Based Music Platform Success: ??? I listen to a lot of music. Or at least I used to before I had so much of it that carrying around hundreds of CDs or an externa hard drive (or even a separate device dedicated to music such as an iPod) became cumbersome for me.

How to Increase Your Website’s Traffic, Guaranteed

Published by in tech on November 14th, 2011

There’s a lot of information and guides out there about the best way to increase your website’s traffic, but most of it is bullshit.  People talk about social networking sites, word of mouth referrals, running pay per click ads on Google, and other similar hogwash.  The real trick is to post topless pictures of celebrities

Review: Skyrim Collectors Edition

Developer: Bethesda Genre: Collectibles Theme: Dragons The largely anticipated toy of the holiday season hit the shelves a few days ago, and already the fans are going wild with enjoyment. Skyrim by Bethesda is what the kids are talking about this holiday season. Are these mystical dragons, however, all they are cracked up to be?

Autocorrect Gets Corrected in New iOS Update

Published by in tech on November 10th, 2011

People are finding that iOS 5 for their dumb Apple phones is including an update to their horrible autocorrect mistakes. Soon to be gone are the absurd number of websites featuring mistaken screen captures of Apple phones once this autocorrect nightmare is finally over. One thing that our intrepid reporters have discovered is that a

Cable Companies Hide Behind a Charity Charade While Siphoning Cash from the Poor

Published by in money, tech on November 9th, 2011

Saucy tabloid rag The Wall Street Journal reported today (via the Associated Press) that cable companies are trying to roll out a new system to give poor kids high speed internet for $10/month. This is all done beneath the shroud of charity, saying that children need access to broadband in order to educate themselves. La-de-fucking-da.

Hats Off: Detroit Lions Fans

Few bands can garner as much disgust as Nickelback. Unfortunately they have somehow weaseled their way into playing the Thanksgiving Day half time show. The Detroit Lions hosting the game, quickly realized what was going on and have demanded a change. Fans have started a petition to have this atrocity removed from their football, and

Review: Modern Warfare 3

Genre: Generic First Person Shooter Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Nintendo of America In Modern Warfare 3, you shoot all of the things. If there is a thing on screen and you aren’t shooting it, then it’s probably just a static part of the setting. Don’t think about using your brain to solve puzzles or timing

Obama Locates Lost Country of Irag.

In a press release today President Obama let slip his plans for the new nation of Irag. Ready to take its place where Iraq currently resides, Irag will usher in a new era of Israeli controlled land. The name “Irag” is clearly referring to the rags Iranians wear on there heads. A smart move for

GUILTY: Dr. Conrad Murray

Published by in music on November 7th, 2011

A black man is found guilty of the manslaughter of a pop icon / pedophile / drug addict.

TWAT World: The Fall Of Greece

This week around the world is a weekly round up of the biggest stories from around the world. Greece helps explain why America is in the toilet. The socialist country of Greece is in trouble as it continues to dig itself into debt. This shouldn’t be a surprise considering that Greeks seem to think they

Internet Find: I Can’t Stop Pooping.

More fiber makes you poop more…

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