November 2009
136 posts
It's Not Your Owner's Collar Anymore →
When asked ‘what do you do in Second Life’? - a bevy of answers will be returned based largely on who it is you ask. When asked “what is there to do in Second Life?” - again, a multitude of different…
October 2009
166 posts
“The device was described as a larger iPhone, “small enough to carry in a...”
– Apple pitches tablet as e-reader to Australian media
“8. Hold a grudge
Remember that guy who called you a tool on AOL a decade ago?...”
– Eight steps to Internet unpopularity
“For her part, Whitwell, who doesn’t seem to understand how the Internet...”
– Elementary School Teacher Offers Lesson in Anatomy - Asylum.com
Freebies No Longer As Evil As Bots →
…but only barely are freebies better than bots. They are still eeevil no matter what, primarily because they create ridiculous entitlement attitudes, which are often rude. Shopping in Second Life…
“And they say remakes are terrible ideas.
If the idea of the Coen Bros and Jeff...”
– UGO
This is blasphemy of the most high. How dare any living soul on the face of planet earth even allow to cross his mind for a fleeting micro-moment to allow the remake of a movie that starred THE DUKE!?
I INSTANTLY AND IRREVOCABLY PROCLAIM THIS PICTURE TO BE A WORLDWIDE FLOP!
“In the first definitive proof of the old “if you want to know what a woman...”
– Women Really Do Age Like Their Mothers - Asylum.com
“Now, one Tennessee blogger is about to be unmasked, reminding us that even...”
– Ars Technica
Stroker Strokes and Not Much Else →
What do Barrack Serpentine and Stroker Obama have in common? Practically everything: They both love attention and will make over-the-top alarmist accusations and statements to get it.
They both have…
“Clinical Lycanthropy:
If you’ve seen “Underworld,” then...”
– 5 Mental Illnesses So Bizarre You Won’t Believe They’re Real
“It turns out Nigeria is taking measures to fight Internet scams—law enforcement...”
– Ars Technica
“Many people on the Internet seem to think that it’s related to antitrust...”
– The Macalope Weekly
“For International Kindle owners in the countries that have wireless enabled...”
– Summary of new Kindle capabilities
“But what’s Rob’s point, anyway? That Apple, which released five strong OS...”
– The Macalope Weekly
“5. Bad mouthing every other girl
If you keep classifying every other girl in...”
– 10 Stupid Things Girls Like
“Canonical and IBM have teamed up to offer companies an alternative to Windows 7...”
– Ars Technica
“Five years later, Ubuntu is the star of the Linux desktop and has achieved a...”
– Ars Technica
“Now fraud busters are zeroing in on at least one tooth-whitening vendor —...”
– Wired.com
All Users: Please Tell Us You Are breaking The... →
If you have been following the Slogosphere the last couple days (of course you have, you’re reading this SLog, aren’t you?) then you are surely aware that Linden Lab has added a new preference to…
More Knee-jerk Fodder from Linden Lab →
Sheesh. Okay, Linden lab throws out a couple blog posts that as expected cause the Second Life Universe to either quake in it’s boots or cause panic among the system-gamers. What else is new? Surely…
“Science has just proven one of two things: Dead salmon have emotional reactions...”
– Asylum.com
“Code 4: Thou Shalt Not Be a Fair-Weather Fan
If you fall into this category...”
– The Complete Man Code to Choosing Your Favorite Sports Team - Asylum.com