3-D TV Hidden Costs
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Business, Lifestyle, Tech
It seems that televisions are now being packaged more like video game systems…at least when it comes to the new 3D models. No longer can you just buy a TV, plug it in and watch it. Oh no.
On the surface, 3D television is totally badass! Imagine watching everyday TV in 3D (those eTrade babies are [...]
Daylight Savings
Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, Lifestyle, News, Tech
Its almost that time of the year again…daylight savings time. Remember the old adage: spring ahead, fall back.
Daylight time begins in the United States on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. On the second Sunday in March, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m. local standard [...]
Asteroids and Dinosaurs
Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, News, Tech
Its officially conclusive: a huge bad-ass asteroid killed off the dinosaurs. Hit Chicxulub, Mexico according to 41 international experts. Yep, sure.
Seriously? Are we still talking about this? The scientific community is absolutely obsessed with “what killed the dinosaurs”…but I’m not.
Dude, that was like a million years ago. Are we really putting resources into mass [...]
Siberian Gas
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, News, Tech
Global warming…again?
Yes. This time the source is a long-frozen seabed North of Siberia. Apparently its melting and releasing large amounts of greenhouse gas (methane) into the atmosphere. The study said about 8 million tonnes of methane a year, equivalent to the annual total previously estimated from all of the world’s oceans, were seeping from vast [...]
Nintendo Wii Sales Slip
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Business, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Tech
“They” have been predicting the Wii decline for years now…never came to be. Since November of 2006 (when the Wii first shipped) it has had an iron clad grip on 1st place in the console sales war. Now it appears that they might actually see a slip in sales. Why? They are running out of [...]
Hulu Loses Stewart/Colbert
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Business, Comedy, Entertainment, Tech
Video website Hulu has been growing in popularity due to its huge catalogue of television shows. Amongst the most popular are “The Daily Show” starring Jon Stewart and “The Colbert Report” starring Stephen Colbert.
Not any more.
Hulu announced Tuesday that Comedy Central is pulling the two shows from the site beginning March 10th. Senior VP Andy [...]
Aspirin May Save Boobs
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, News, Tech
A new study by Harvard Medical School has just been published with some interesting findings. It seems that breast cancer patients who take aspirin regularly can cut their risk of dying by 50%!
Aspirin fights inflammation and researches have theorized that this property helps to control cancer. It seems that it is able to keep the [...]
Nintendo Sells for $13,105
Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Business, Dis & Dat, Lifestyle, Tech
Old school Nintendo (NES) sells for over $13,000 on eBay.
It was a sick system…and hard to find one that still plays correctly today. I miss mine terribly. But would I pay that much money to get another one? Hell no! But somebody would.
eBay seller “lace_thongs35″ listed an old NES from the 80’s along with 5 [...]
Seize The Carp
Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Chuck Rocker in Dis & Dat, News, Tech
The Asian carp are planning an assault on the Great Lakes. Yep, bighead and silver carp (native to Asia) escaped from fish ponds in the deep South back in the 70’s and are now migrating upstream towards the Great Lakes. Why is this a problem? They have already infested the Illinois and Mississippi rivers driving [...]
The Birds and the Bees: buzz buzz, tweet tweet….
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by jackNbox in Dis & Dat, Tech
It looks as if Google is making another run at Social Networking. “Google Buzz” had its limited debut today and seems to be a combination of all the things we love about “Twitter,” as well as some facets of “Facebook.” Google automatically follows your friends and family directly from your Gmail account, and doesn’t have [...]