Category: Social

Welcome to the conclusion of a two-part series on Penny Arcade. If you haven’t read part one, you can find it here. A week has gone by and I’m finally going to write about the Penny Arcade job posting fiasco. Some...
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Joe Biden Wants to Tax Games, Continues War Against Logic

If you’re at the very least someone who watched Saturday Night Live in 2008, then you should know who Joe Biden is. If not, then he is the Vice President of the United States. He’s an okay politician, besides the fact...
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Tropes Vs. Women and the Responsibility of a Kickstarter

Okay, show of hands: who has heard of Tropes vs. Women in Video Games? Okay, great. You can put your hands down… did you just put your hand down the front of your pants? This is embarrassing, let’s move on....
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Bitcoin Is Scary

Did you guys know that you can make money on the internet? Now, I don’t mean doing freelance writing to support your filthy Pop Tart habit. I’m talking about creating money. Money with real value that you can use to buy...
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F**k Yeah, Science!

Hopefully a lot of you have seen this video. Code.org made a video with testimonials from people involved in the tech industry, from Mark Zuckerberg to Black Eyed Pea #1, about why it’s so important for kids to learn to...
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Let’s Talk About “Fake Gamer Girls”

Well this is a topic that I’m sure much of the internet is very sensitive about. You see, people have created some kind of divide between guys and girls in gaming. There are plenty of people (all of them less...
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Buy Beats Headphones

The first time I heard about Beats headphones, I didn’t think too much of them. So some old rapper endorsed a pair of headphones. Who cares, right? Well before long I was getting the same migraine I get when people try to...
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4 Tech/Internet New Year’s Resolutions People Need to Make

So we made it past 2012 after all. That’s embarrassing  I’m sure we’ve all done some things we aren’t proud of, what with the whole “Mayan apocalypse” thing and all. Whomever’s hand I have, could you come and get it? I...
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All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy

Oh, Jacky-boy. Can’t say I missed you. I thought the gaming community had heard the last of Jack Thompson. Afterall, he hadn’t made a peep since he got his jimmies rustled by a Half Life 2 mod in March last...
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