Tag Archives: internet

Super Eternal Mario Sunshine

Super Mario is the greatest love story, ever.
Too big to repost here, so follow the link.
This webcomic is a good read, for those who are into the type of humor he creates… a bit offbeat, which is what I love most. MOST of his comics I would describe as simply “good,” [...]

Facebook stabbing game

Among some circles of my online friends, the running joke is that every time someone/something pisses us off online, we pine for an invention that allows one to stab people in the face over the internet.
It’s come to pass.  Almost.
You can now stab someone in the facebook over the internet.
Facebook has come under fire for [...]

Time Warner testing data limits on service plans

This, frankly, sucks.
They are attempting to do is what many Canadian internet providers do — set a limit on how much you can download in a single month, and charge you for the overages.
Mr. Dudley said the company was still working on what to charge people who exceed their limits, but he pointed to Bell [...]

The death of the Netscape browser

This should not come as a shock to anyone who notices these things; at the same time, my eyebrows ARE slightly raised.  I don’t know why.
I first got on the internet in 1997.  I was a little late to the party; I had just moved into a new city and was working on becoming single [...]

Multi-link for 11/16

Marie has a round-up of alt-media looking at big media. Neat. I LIKE the idea of alt-media, though the execution is usually… lacking.
Kate’s got a write-up of some ugly browser advertisment behavior. Here’s the answer: the Firefox browser, with the Adblock Plus and NoScript extensions.
The UN worries about US control over the [...]

It’s Saturday in the Lounge

ie, “what is Ben surfing after he’s done all he’s supposed to do at work on a Saturday and can’t go home and he’s sick of watching Inspector Gadget with the volume down low?”
Background: The Lounge is Arstechnica’s “Anything goes” forum — all the non-tech stuff goes here. You have to be a [...]