January 2012
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Nic Cage is kind of crazy →
That Nic Cage, he just doesn’t seem too tightly wound these days.
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The allegedly fraudulent story behind Kim Dotcom →
A fascinating read that details the life story of Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload. His current legal situation makes sense in light of his past antics.
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Slashfilm's first half Sundance recap →
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Minecraft Legos on the way →
Lego is now developing a Minecraft set concept after the project passed Lego’s review. A no brainer really.
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Why the iPhone is not made in the U.S. →
In light of Apple’s latest quarterly earnings setting the record for their largest profit ever recorded, this article provides some insight into why Apple manufactures the iPhone overseas. It is not simply a matter of money, but a range of issues mostly based around people. The U.S. simply does not have the amount of skilled labor to compete with China and other countries.
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Red Lights: A Modern Day Ghostbusters? →
This movie stars Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy, and Robert Deniro. It revolves around investigating the paranormal.
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Anthology Found Footage Horror Film →
The found footage genre of horror films that have been so popular lately may be wearing out their welcome with a lot of people. The anthology horror film has been largely missing I’m recent years. Combining the two genres at least sounds like a compelling idea that could refresh both.
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An AFC Championship game conspiracy? →
Were there bad intentions behind a scoreboard error during the last seconds of the Patriots-Ravens AFC Championship game?
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Our drone future →
An interesting look at how drones are changing the way wars are fought and some of the implications of the technology on our future. Definitely worth watching if you have twenty minutes.
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Movies to look for in 2012
This list is a few movies that are coming out in 2012 that should be among the year’s best, but are not huge sequel/franchise films that will get a ton of marketing.
LooperÂ
Release Date:9/28/2012
Rian Johnson (Director of The Brothers Bloom and Brick) is behind this time travel movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. The plot revolves around Gordon-Levitt”s character...
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SOPA taken off the table.....for now →
It seems that the internet was able to achieve its collective goal of shutting down SOPA and PIPA. This is only round one however, as the ideas behind the acts are sure to resurface sooner than later in some form.
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All of the details on Apple's education event →
Apple will be distributing textbooks for iPads. There are some caveats to their announcement however, such as iBooks created with their new authoring tools can only be distributed through iTunes. I would assume that at some point Amazon and their Kindle devices would get into the e-textbook game, so consider Apple’s announcement the beginning of a slow march towards an all digital education...
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Tether App for Android →
If you want to tether your Android phone to your PC and use your mobile data connection to access the internet, try out this app. You won’t have to pay the extra fee the carriers require you to pay, just watch how much data you’re using if your data plan isn’t unlimited.
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Wikipedia app now available for Android →
The official Wikipedia app is now available for Android. It had to wait for the blackout to end before it could be launched, right?
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Joe Flacco caught skateboarding the day before the... →
This article works a ton of skateboarding moves into messages to Joe after the whole Flacco skateboarding in the driveway fiasco.
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First look at Vin Diesel in the new Riddick movie →
It seems that Vin Diesel’s wish has come true, and the third Riddick movie will actually get made. In case you forgot, the prior two films were Pitch Black and the Chronicles of Riddick. With the second film being quite a departure from the first, what this new sequel will end up being should at least be interesting.
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GIF that describes SOPA in an easy to understand... →
Check this out, it has a panda in it.
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What is SOPA and why should you be against it? →
If you’ve tried visiting Wikipedia, Reddit, or Google today you may have noticed that they’re protesting SOPA. Here is some more information on why.
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The future of motion capture technology?
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Will Apple bring textbooks to the iPad? →
Apple is holding an education event this week and rumors are swirling that they will be launching textbooks on the iPad. If this is true, it could be the first step in truly transitioning away from the textbook establishment. The days of twenty pound backpacks being lugged around by teenagers could be a thing of the past.
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Quentin Tarantino's top eleven of 2011 list →
I’m glad to see Attack the Block and X-Men First Class on his list. I still haven’t seen Midnight in Paris or Young Adult yet but I have a feeling I’ll enjoy them.
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Real life Dukes of Hazard police chase →
Do reruns of Dukes of Hazard need a ” Do not attempt this at home” warning now?
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