The Suck Of Staying In Hotels
So, I’m out of town for the next 4 days for a business conference (Who does conferences over a weekend? Seriously?) and the resort I am staying at has a secure proxy to the interwebs…pretty much like every other hotel in the world. Except that this one has a major problem.
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We Agree: The New Gawker Sites Suck
Usually a decent bastion of journalism (although Gizmodo’s stolen iPhone 4 coverage last year was a bit chintzy) it’s obvious that no one at Gawker is directing artwork or UI experience, as their brand new sites demonstrate. Read the rest of this article…
FEZcast Tech & Stuff 02-10-2011
The hits just keep on coming as we bring you the inaugural FleshEatingZipper Tech & Stuff Podcast! Listen as the guys get down and dirty about all the latest hits and misses in the world of technology, including Twitter hiring policies, ykombinator.com, extended caller ID for the iPhone, free T-Mobile phones this weekend and more!
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First X-Men: First Class Trailer!
Gee, it’s about time. For a movie that’s only four months out, it seems like Fox is cutting it a little close promoting this film. It’s also a good thing, because this comes not long after some disastrous looking cast photos leaked out a few weeks ago.
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IE9 is now Release Candidate
Daaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmnnnnnnn you Microsoft! I was really hoping that this was just going to stay beta forever. Now I need to make sure this site works for IE9, I already have enough problems with IE and I’ll be asking clients, “what version of IE are you using? 6, 7, 8 or 9? Oh, you don’t know how to tell?” *mute phone* “DAMNIT TO HELL!”
I don’t even know if I should link to the download, fine here it is.
Activision Laying Off 500 After Guitar Hero’s & True Crime’s Production was Called Off
Hearing stories like this really piss me off, and no it’s not because I just started getting into these type of games, luckily I bought Rock Band because I still have a chance to get more games. Why did Activision stop production of Guitar Hero? Decline in people wanting to buy music genre games and wanting to find more profitable ventures. Well maybe if there was 24 titles across the gaming platform in only 5 years people would still be interested in the music genre? Don’t believe me? Read the rest of this article…
Captain America and Why I’m Getting Tired of Comic Book Movies
Lindsay Lohan Pleads “Not Guilty”, Yet Again…
I almost hate to do a report on celebrity drama but in this case I have to. Lindsay Lohan seems to be spending more time in court, these days, than on the set of films.
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FEZcast Entertainment Wrap-Up 02-09-2011
The FleshEatingZipper Entertainment Wrap-Up Podcast is here! Rob leads the guys in an opinionated discussion about the week’s entertainment news, including Prince kicking Kim Kardashian off stage, Mel Gibson’s upcoming movie The Beaver, Olivia Wilde gets single, The Rite, Season of the Witch, Spartacus, Christina Aguilera and the National Anthem and the best Superbowl XLV commercials.
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HP Unveils webOS Greatness: Nick’s Take!
Today, HP showed off their new mobile devices, the first from (the formerly branded) Palm after their acquisition last year. Kelly’s said a few words already, but he hates a playa and that ain’t cool! As a former Pre owner, this announcement has been the most exciting tech news of the year. Palm never got a fair shake after Rubenstein took over and the company launched webOS two years ago, but with some great backing, we’re now seeing some awesome new stuff that’ll be out this summer. So with that said, let’s run down the devices that HP showed off today and get excited!
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