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Zuckerberg Family Stands in Kitchen, World Reacts

Published by in tech on December 26th, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg’s sister Randi Zuckerberg clearly hasn’t been using the internet for very long if she is upset by one of her recent photos making the rounds of the internet yesterday. After posting a photo of her family to her Facebook page and setting the privacy so that only friends could see it, a friend

Antiquated Media Jerks Its Knees In Reaction to Some Young People Dying

Reacting to the Newtown, CT mass murder debacle, radio stations nationwide have pulled Ke$ha’s Die Young song because apparently it advocates dying young, and many young people died last Friday so people don’t like to be reminded of that constantly in the media. Except of course when the news media won’t shut up about it.

Facebook & Instagram Just Want to Piss Off Everybody

Published by in 2012, tech on December 18th, 2012

If the impending apocalypse hasn’t gotten you fired up yet, you can instead look forward to the forthcoming tech-pocalypse. In a wham-bam two pronged attack on its users, Facebook and Facebook owned Instagram have decided that their efforts at pissing off every single person on the planet need to be doubled down. Call it a

Scorsese + Clinton + HBO = Something Your Liberal Co-Workers Will Discuss Loudly

Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese is partnering with HBO to produce and direct a documentary about Bill Clinton with the former president’s full support and assistance. The program is expected to be similar to last year’s 41 which chronicled the presidency of George H. W. Bush. As to be expected from HBO and Bill Clinton, the

“Gangnam Style” Claims Its First Victim

The worldwide smash hit song “Gangnam Style” has seen many imitators of its signature horse dance since it enveloped the world in a tight embrace this past summer, but now it has its first confirmed kill. Eamonn Kilbride, 46, of Blackburn, UK was performing the dance at a holiday party when he met his untimely

Microsoft Tries Its Hand at Social Networking, Fails Before It Begins

Published by in tech on December 5th, 2012

Not content to let Google own the least relevant social network, Microsoft has launched a disgustingly named service of its own. Socl (not a typo) is the Windows platform holder’s latest attempt at relevancy in an increasingly Windowless world. Clearly Microsoft is enjoying butting its head against a wall by attempting to take on Facebook

Google is Merging All of Its Services

Published by in tech on November 27th, 2012

In the wake of Google’s first good idea in a long time of combining Google Drive with Gmail attachments, Google has eclipsed this news with the announcement that two other services that no one actually uses will be combined — this time, it’s Google Play and Google+. The goal is to remove anonymity from the

Windows 8 Has 1300 Apps — Who Cares?

Published by in tech on November 8th, 2012

The lumbering, archaic dinosaur known as Microsofticus Windows8pien is proud to announce that it has 1300 apps. Most of them are Calculator.

Obama Wins, The Machine Keeps on Spinning

After you had no effect whatsoever on the election, Obama has retained the keys to the kingdom for another 4 years, and Mitt Romney’s carcass has been dragged through the streets of Washington DC in ritualistic celebration. All of the praying that religious conservatives did had absolutely no effect. All of the trendy social media

Don’t Vote — Stay Home

As America goes out to make a surface level choice for its president, the safest thing you can do today is to stay home and not vote. Not voting is your right as an American. Indifference towards a decision process that is superficial at best is what your ancestors fought and died for. A jaded

Tom Hanks Says “Fuck” on TV, USA Goes Insane

In a barely fucking audible clip that was obscured by an accent, Tom Hanks said “fuck” on live TV. Because no one has ever heard that fucking word before, this created a huge fucking controversy for which the actor was immediately sorry, despite the fact that the clip I linked to includes a warning that

“Celebrity” Death Recap – September 2012

Here at Tears of Time, we often report on celebrity deaths but things are getting ridiculous – they just keep dropping like flies. These celebrities are dying so fast that we can’t keep up with all of them. Either that or we’ve never heard of them, so their celebrity status is called into question. Rather

Midseason Replaced: A Look at Fall 2012′s New TV Shows

Published by in 2012, tv on September 27th, 2012

As with last year, we are again working with TV Guide’s list of new shows for this Fall season, to make our picks for shows that will have the staying power to make it through at least their first season. This is not a list of our own personal watching habits (because seriously, who has

BYNES WATCH 2012: Retirement Edition

Jesus Horatio Christ — Bynes Baby is at it again. The media is preporting all kinds of ludicrous allegations these days about my girl Amanda B. and I’m sick of it. Now they’re saying she stripped down to her bra in the middle of a crowded gym and her entourage is jumping ship. Wow, people,

Fiona Apple Arrested for Posession of Hash

Not content to let the younger generation of one-note celebrity drug addicts get all of the spotlight, Fiona Apple has stepped up her game by getting arrested for possession of hash in Sierra Blanca, TX. It’s a little sad because, despite the fact that I’ve lived in Texas my whole life, I’ve never even heard

BYNES WATCH 2012: Lohan Strikes Back Edition

BYNES WATCH 2012 is heating up, bros. After all kinds of media bias and biggotry against drinkers who also like to be drivers, shots have been fired at the Bynescycle by professional crack whore LINDSAY LOHAN in a recent Twitter post that seems to indicate some bitter ribaldry between the two adult child actresses. Lohan,

AMANDA BYNES WATCH 2012: Tacos & Light Bulbs Edition

What up bros, I got some fresh deats about my home girl AMANDA BYNES and her troubles with the law. After getting her license suspended on some trumped up charges, Amanda Baby just had to go on a little joy ride to calm her nerves. You know how it is, dudes — hop in the

Nintendo’s Wii U Launch Lineup: Demystified

Today, Nintendo announced a bunch of stuff about their new home console, the Wii U, and as horrible as that console name still is, it seems like they’re serious about it. To bolster the new console’s year one library, the geniuses at Nintendo have decided to not drip feed us a few halfway decent games

EXCLUSIVE: Leaked iPhone 5 Stats

Everyone is abuzz wondering what the new iPhone 5 will be like in anticipation of tomorrow’s announcement, but you can read about the features early in this Tears of Time exclusive. Through our anonymous sources inside of Apple, we have been alerted to highly detailed specifications of the iPhone 5. We have a deep understanding

46 Years of Star Trek Is The Only Important Thing In The World Today

Published by in tech, tv on September 7th, 2012

Apparently we just celebrate any old anniversary these days. Google redid their logo to celebrate the 46th anniversary of Star Trek and apparently that is a newsworthy event. What’s so special about 46? Did some one forget last year when 45 was upon us? Did they jump the gun on the 50th? And if not,

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