Wonderful World of INTERNET: Covering INTERNET culture and other things I find interesting.
September 4th, 2008 — INTERNET, review, technology
First there was Netscape, then came IE, then Opera, Safari and Firefox. All of these web browsers do the same thing; that is bring the world wide web to your computer. Some of these browsers have features that are exclusive and some are highly customizable. Like Coke and Pepsi, FedEx and UPS and the Yankees and the Red Sox, a free market society makes choice inevitable. Enter Google Chrome, their interpenetration of the web browser.
July 25th, 2008 — Funny (the lulz), INTERNET, sports
Disclaimer: I don’t care about hockey, but this story amused me.
The same fools who tried to get a journeyman voted into the NHL All-Star game have done it again. You see, the CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada” needs a new theme since they lost the rights to CTV. For Americans, this would be the equivalent of losing the “Monday Night Football” theme. As we are now living in the age of user-generated content, CBC allowed regular joes to compose a new theme for this staple of Canadian entertainment. Needless to say, once you get Something Awful goons into the mix, things get a lot more interesting.
According to SA forums member “Lowgain” a.k.a. Logan Aube, it is “A beautiful theme encompassing the heart of hockey.”
A musical mess of cats, sheep, crying babies and gunshots. Screw that old NHL ESPN theme, THIS is the heart of hockey! Of course, much of the mainstream and hockey blogs caught wind of this joke of a submission. CBC, The Globe and Mail and Yahoo! Sports have all covered this story. I wonder if Deadspin will get on the ball. It’s pretty doubtful this will be the new theme since the CBC has the final say. As they are declining in favor to lolcats and 4chan for INTERNET comedy relevance, Something Awful goons somehow have been able to redeem themselves of unfunny…even if it’s for a few more minutes.
SA thread, complete with links and remixes. Don’t forget to have it as a ringtone! It’s the new Souja Boy!
July 25th, 2008 — EPIC FAIL, INTERNET, culture
While I enjoy 4chan for it’s humor, it’s not something I would take to extremes for. Even after reading the Encyclopedia Dramatica entry about the latest conflict, I’m still somewhat confused over the whole ordeal. Who did 4chan really piss off to get so much hurt coming to them this time? Was it one of those cool underage kids who think that wearing a Guy Fawkes mask in public makes him cool? Was it one of the true “Anon” that felt the Internet equivalent of toxic gas was needed to eradicate the fail and cancer? Perhaps its yet another script kiddie trying to make a name for himself by disrupting a very popular website. Right now, it looks like this sort of crap will continue to be a thorn on Moot’s side. By the time I finish this article, it might rise from the ashes of FAIL, but I doubt it will.
I need the lulz back!
For the latest updates. go to status.4chan.org to see if it’s back up (or not).
