Tag: written by logan
jPod: Score One For Canadian TV?
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Posted to Media on Fri Aug 08, 2008 at 08:14:58 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Somewhere deep in the cube farm of a Vancouver, BC corporate megalith that "resembles, but legally no way is Electronic Arts" lies a group of videogame programmers known as Jpod. As a group they're younger, more attractive, closer-knit and slightly more screwed up than most software engineers. Moreover, they spend an entertaining but unrealistic amount of work time dealing with family issues and Chinese gangsters. Wait, what?
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George Carlin: Class Clown Dead at 71
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Posted to Media on Mon Jun 23, 2008 at 06:38:10 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
He was an American icon, a keen observer of human behavior and an insightful commenter on modern society. He was the central figure in a landmark obscenity trial, the first person to host Saturday Night Live, and the 2008 Honoree for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. George Carlin died of heart failure Sunday at Los Angeles-area hospital. He was 71.
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Trees and Things Deathpool Wrapup
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Posted to Etcetera on Tue Jan 01, 2008 at 08:51:42 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Death is a natural part of life, and when someone is taken from us, all that remains for the living is to mock them and place bets. About this time last year, members turned their snark factor turned up to 11 and went on record with their predictions about who would the bucket in 2007.
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iPhone, YouPhone, We All Scream For iPhone [Review]
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Posted to SciTech on Tue Oct 09, 2007 at 08:03:43 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
The iPhone. Apple's entry into the cell phone market is the biggest thing since the iPod. Since the debut in July, Apple has sold over 1,000,000 of the tiny monoliths and that's only the beginning. It's a sign of the success of the platform that the bulk of the criticisms about the phone itself have been minor.
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Scroogled: What If Google Was Evil?
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Posted to SciTech on Thu Sep 27, 2007 at 11:46:15 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
It's rare that a Science Fiction short story is actually scary, but Cory Doctorow's Scroogled is truly frightening. The premise is simple: what if Google were evil?
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Sunday Belongs To IFC [Review]
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Posted to Media on Tue Aug 28, 2007 at 08:16:45 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
For the better part of the past decade, one TV show has dominated Sunday Nights: The Sopranos. Now gone (and jeez, you'd think there would have been some media coverage), every network is jockeying to fill the gap. The winner, however, is clear. It's the Independent Film Channel. Sunday night IFC serves up a pair of fresh, original sitcoms that raise the bar for everyone.
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OK, This Year I Really Mean It!
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Posted to Etcetera on Mon Jan 01, 2007 at 09:44:28 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Every year millions of people make New Year's resolutions, swearing that this is the year they really get their shit together.
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