taylor

cyberculture

Nerd Culture

geekery

Net Neutrality and the End of Days: Why It Matters

The death of net neutrality may spell the end of all that is odd and good about the interweb as we know it. And it’s really important to learn why.…

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Aug 6, 2010

techno fix

geekery

Blackberry’s Queer Ad for the Straight Phone

A new Blackberry ad is trying to make the signature phone of I-Banker assholes everywhere seem queerer and cooler. Because queers are cool, particularly when mustachioed.

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Aug 3, 2010

elliot page

Nerd Culture

movie reviews

Review: Inception Hotwires But Doesn’t Quite Hijack Your Brain

While Inception isn’t Christopher Nolan’s best film, it’s a taut psychological thriller that’s really only bogged down by its ambition to be all things to all summer moviegoers.

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Jul 29, 2010

Daily Fix

final fantasy

geekery

Game Log: Final Fantasy XIII, Disc 1

Time to check back in with Final Fantasy XIII (and model through it), after a hiatus of epic proportion. I’m at about hour 10 and Lightning’s still sassy, but I…

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Jul 29, 2010

comic-con

Nerd Culture

geekery

Highlights/Delights from San Diego Comic-Con 2010

More zany stuff went down at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 than you can shake a stick at, but we’ll try to shake a stick anyway. Check out the new Scott…

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Jul 27, 2010

techno fix

video games

geekery

Violent Video Games Might Relieve Stress, Also Grass is Green (Or Is It?)

New research indicates that video games relieve stress, making us less depressed and hostile. And all this time we’d been playing them because they made us sad and hateful. Hm.…

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Jul 12, 2010

cyberculture

team pick

society + culture

Taylor’s Team Pick: Double Rainbow Oh My God

Every once in a blue moon (or a Blue Moon, because I was probably drinking one), I stumble upon a meme so perfect in every way that I must share…

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Jul 10, 2010

Daily Fix

tech tips

money + work

Flavors.me: An Insta-Resume or Portfolio Tool (Just Add Water!)

Check out Flavors.me for an amazing resume/portfolio creation resource– just add water! No seriously, it’s that easy; you don’t even have to add water or anything. Make a simple, elegant…

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Jul 7, 2010

htc

Lists/Top 10s

geekery

6 Things I Loathe About My New HTC EVO

While you might be tired of hearing about the HTC EVO, I’m somehow not yet tired of writing about it. And it’s the only phone I have because no one…

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Jul 3, 2010

iphone

techno fix

geekery

iPhone 4 Launch Problems: Jobs Wants Us To Use A Rubber

The iPhone 4 hits stores, and it’s ever, ever so shiny. But every rose has its thorns. Apple’s latest device has already suffered the slings and arrows of some serious…

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Jun 25, 2010

gadgets

gaming

geekery

My Top 8 Retro Nintendo Games for Android: Geekender Edition!

I’m still reeling, drunk on the freedom of Google’s Android OS. If you’re a gamer and you’ve got an Android device (or you’re considering one!), take heed of these 8…

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Jun 21, 2010

iphone

techno fix

geekery

The iPhone 4: The Good And The Meh

Apple introduces the iPhone 4, or should we say “re-introduces,” the iPhone 4. Meet the newest iPhone, its solid feature set and see just how shiny it is. But is…

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Jun 7, 2010