Screwjobs to Rival Montreal
The “Montreal Screw Job” is an event every professional wrestling fan has heard of, if not seen on various media outlets. Long story short, the boss called for a quick bell in the WWE Championship...
View ArticleExcuses
The complaints about RealID for use on the forums are running loud and proud today, If you've been under a rock, http://bit.ly/9ZfjeD and http://tinyurl.com/2by8wdp are the relevant things you need...
View ArticleBron Bron is Gone Gone
I had been waiting for this since the Cavs quit in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semis against Boston. Deep down in my gut, I felt all Universe forward LeBron James was going to GTFO of Cleveland...
View ArticleAll The Wrong Reasons
http://tinyurl.com/2w5nyrg So, Verizon and Google are in talks while every major player in the internet providing biz is posturing with the FCC to figure out how to keep every bit traveling the...
View ArticleA Post-apocalyptic Cautionary Tale
I have no one but myself to blame for this. Well, I suppose I could blame twitter for adding a neat little feature that recommends people for you to follow. I scroll through them every now and again...
View ArticleA Reverse Double Standard from the Pike Position
I was driving home from a relatively mundane day of work and listening to the local sports-talk station when I heard something very odd. Apparently, you can be cited for DUI while riding a bicycle....
View ArticleRough and Tumble
http://tinyurl.com/25plaw7 So, before I launch into why this is bad, let me make a couple of things perfectly clear. There's no place for physical violence in school, or the field or court. If...
View ArticleHurry up and Wait a Minute
So, I am on my way to Target Saturday morning after working out. The goal: acquire 2 gallons of Sweet Tea and get a coffee from the in-store Starbucks if the line is sufficiently short. This is a deal...
View ArticleDelightful Ironies
I'm going to use Hitler in an argument, and this time, it won't bring the internet to a screeching halt. Because Hitler is the argument. It's a funny thing, Civilization. Picking real life races and...
View ArticleIn Defense of Quality
I spent Friday night and most of the morning on Saturday at Podcamp Denver. Believe it or not, I quite enjoy the concept of exchanging information, tips, tricks, etc. with my fellow 'casters. Indeed,...
View ArticleCES Diary Entry 1: OMFG This Place is SO Retro
We landed last evening in Vegas. One of the things that one usually does immediately upon arriving in Sin City is grabbing a cab or a shuttle and making ones way to the hotel. Hotels in Vegas can be...
View ArticleCES Diary Entry 2: Two Piece of Serious Tech
A couple of notes from Day 1 of CES: First, everyone seems to have a tablet. That shouldn't be a suprise for anyone. What is a suprise is the price point of the devices in question. In paricular,...
View ArticleBlowing Up Mind Vomit
http://ranthonysteele.blogspot.com/2011/01/its-not-that-dungeons-are-hard.html Found this gem on the forums today, and I haven't deconstructed populist trash in a while, so here we go: Paragraph...
View ArticleThe Greatest Game Never Played
Packers v Bears is the greatest rivalry in professional football. Any attempt to prove otherwise is futile. They've played consistently since 1920, when professional football in the US was born. The...
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Embezzlement Killshotz (!x27)
Here are some epic! kill shots from Icecrown US guild Embezzlement. We are mighty! More kill pics to come, and I heard a rumor Red Doggy Dogg is using tha Frapizzle to tizzle the vizzle!
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I Quit This Debate
As the readers of this blog will know, I have been scouring the tech landscape for a tablet device the early part of 2011, after my experience with iPad 1 over the holidays sold my completely on the...
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The Last Best Hope for The World...of Warcraft
I ran across a gem in the General Forums last night. Basically, the idea is this: You are kidnapped and forced to change one thing about World of Warcraft that will “save” it. What would that thing be?...
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Transcending Common Sense
I found another gem of galactic stupidity in the WoW Dungeons and Raids forum during the course of the week: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2456476410 The retooled, 5-man, Zul’Aman and...
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Proof of Collaboration
Before I launch into the body of this post, I want to thank TB (@Totalbiscuit) for dropping the link to this thread in his twitter today. I probably would not have read it otherwise, as I am...
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You Just Don’t Get It, Do Ya, Scott?
Sigh. http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/2548835640 More mind vomit from the populist trash. Deconstruction powers activate! The great thing about WotlK is that if you didn't know every small...
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Who’s The Man?
You can blame guys like Skip Bayless for “The Decision”. For those who don’t keep track of pundits, Skip is a regular panelist on ESPN’s First Take, where he debates important sports issues of the day...
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A Long, Long Way to Go
Now That the Door Has Been Opened… I was going to leave this alone, based on the blind emotional response from Twitter over this article: http://tinyurl.com/3mykha8. However, our own Natural 20 opened...
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Saying a Mouthful
http://tinyurl.com/69tnxpd Rare is it that ESPN turns out mind vomit, but Ashley Fox (who?) decides to dump a heaping helping of it in response to a photo spread of Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James...
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The MOBA Pepsi Challenge
Ordinarily I wouldn’t bother with such a thing. I know HoN is far and away the better designed game. I know certain UI design elements of LoL would make HoN even better. However, in the face of “you...
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Sorting Through the B(C)S
We have a problem with American College Football. The root of that problem is money and power, and the result of that problem is a season that always culminates with a question: is <team x>...
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A Little Revisionist History
Novacurse is going to have kittens when he reads this. As I'm wont to do, I checked in on MLG to see if the presentation had improved. My comparison between Pro Gaming and sports has not been very...
View ArticleLas Vegas Pre-mordem Day 0
I can't fully describe what it feels like to be in a cab leaving McCarran International Airport driving toward South Las Vegas Bvld. At this point, I consdier myself a Las Vegas vet. This is not to say...
View ArticleLas Vegas Day 1 Recap
Last night was defense optional night in the NBA, and I ended losing my $20 sports bet on a trifecta of NY Knicks –5.5 at the Charlotte Bobcats, DEN-MIN under 208.5 points final, and SA-GS under 207...
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Tonight We'll be Gaming Like It's 1969
When doing a bit of research for what I am about to write, I ended up being pleasantly surprised in discovering a bit of videogame history that I didn't know about when I started. The premise was...
View ArticleThe Day the Borderlands Died
That got your attention, I bet. I remember this moment at two other distinct times in my life. I remember, as Don McLean would say, the day the music died for me. It was when NWA broke up after...
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