by Jim Stitzel | Apr 26, 2013 | Asides
For the love of Pete, people. That free iPhone 5 thing that keeps going around on Facebook? It’s a hoax, a scam, a spammy link-bait lie designed to generate social currency so some chucklehead can then go and sell the page to the highest bidder, who can then...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 26, 2013 | General
Ever since Google announced that it’s closing the doors on Reader, I’ve been running Feedly and The Old Reader side-by-side, trying to decide which one I like better. Today, I’ve decided to go with The Old Reader, and I figured it might be helpful to...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 26, 2013 | General
Microsoft revealed the news the other day that the announcement for the next generation Xbox console has been scheduled for May 21. This is good news for gaming enthusiasts, particularly in light of the recent scuttlebutt over rumors that the next Xbox will have an...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 22, 2013 | Videos
This is actually pretty cool, taking the audio-rendered sounds of Van Allen belt radio waves and turning them into a remixed interpretive dance. I do get a little annoyed at the anthropomorphication of nature, such as the first few seconds of the video, but that in no...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 10, 2013 | Videos
The answer will probably surprise you. This is actually something I’ve wondered about before, so it’s awesome that there’s a video record of the answer out...