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Buzzfeed’s Fake News Problem

November 18, 2016April 3, 2017 Doug Groves 172 Comments

If you went looking for a piece of hay in a pile of needles, would you blame the hay if you pricked your finger? That’s what the mainstream media is doing right now by blaming Facebook (and to a lesser extent, Google), regarding “fake news” and the need to crack down on this spam. Besides CNN head Jeff Zucker apologizing for running unedited Trump speeches, which is pretty ironic for a news outlet that needs to have a 24/7 newsfeed, a lot of print and online outfits are walking in…

Trailer Day: What’s on, and what’s coming up.

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 Danny X 0 comment

Guys, there is SO MUCH GOOD STUFF ON TV THESE DAYS. And 2015 is shaping up to provide some of the best content we’ve ever called in sick to binge watch.

Here’s a quick roundup of what Ryan and Doug are watching, and what we’re most excited about.

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Should you get an Apple Watch? It’s a question of “WANT” vs. “NEED”.

April 8, 2015April 9, 2015 Danny X 0 comment

“WHO WOULD PAY $10,000 FOR A TINY IPHONE?” – If you’re asking yourself that, you’re asking the wrong question. Today’s the day, everyone. Apple watch Day. The day we fanboys, tech heads, and early adopters have all had our alerts to tell us about the second it came. No, I’m not talking about Keynote announcement day, or pre-order day, or even launch day. No, I’m talking about the holiest of holy days in the Appleverse. I’m talking about review day.

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Satanists to Toronto: FORD MORE YEARS

August 31, 2014April 1, 2015 Danny X Cloven Path Ministries, CPM, Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2014, Rob Ford0 comment

A satanic church known as the Cloven Path Ministry is here at Fan Expo extolling the virtues of Toronto’s mayor in an effort to get him back in office for another term. The centerpiece of their booth is a 6-foot tall golden idol of the corpulent magistrate holding a crack pipe and looking decidedly pleased with himself. Says Pastor Morgan Wilkes, when the idol was unveiled on Friday, it created a “psychic overflow; a miracle so big, it could not be contained.” “[Rob Ford] echoes the accolades of what this…

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So, two fish decide to play Street Fighter II…

August 20, 2014August 21, 2014 Doug Groves fish fight, fishplaystreetfighter, live stream, Street Fighter, Twitch.tv212 Comments

To be honest, two fish ARE playing Street Fighter II, but they’re oblivious to the situation. They are, after all, fish. Essentially, the tank face has been divided up into a 3 by 3 grid, each representing different game control. As Aquarius (P1) and Robert the Bruce (P2) swim around, they’ll unwittingly activate the controls. No fish are harmed in the process. In fact, according to the Twitch page, they seem to be doing quite well. You can watch the competition all day below, or go to the Twitch.tv page to get…

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The Best Way To Read Webcomics

August 8, 2014 Doug Groves comic reader, Comic Rocket, Ink Outbreak, Legend of the Toadrider, Oglaf, Remindblog, Sithrah, Under the flesh, web comic, webcomics0 comment

Webcomics. There’s a metric tonne of them out there. Some, like the ever-popular XKCD and Penny Arcade follow along the lines of newspaper strips, while others are delivering individual pages of an extended graphic novels one page at a time, usually once or twice a week. If you read more than one or two, keeping track of them all can be cumbersome, until now…

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Catlateral Damage

May 18, 2014August 8, 2014 Doug Groves cat simulator, games74 Comments

If you have a few minutes to kill on a Sunday afternoon, give Catlateral Damage a try. This may be the most accurate cat simulator ever created, even though it’s only in alpha form, except for the lack of random surprises like coughed up hairballs. It also answers the question as to WHY cats like knocking things off shelves… because it’s fun! Catlateral Damage is a first-person destructive cat simulator where your goal is to knock as many of your owner’s possessions onto the ground as possible. It is currently in…

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Steve Ballmer to retire as Microsoft CEO

August 23, 2013September 11, 2013 Doug Groves Microsoft, retirement, steve ballmer, Windows7 Comments

After over a decade as Microsoft’s CEO, and 7 years Steve Ballmer has announced his retirement from Microsoft. He will step down within 12 months, as the search for a new CEO commences. It comes at an interesting time for the company, as Microsoft tries to position itself as a “Devices and Services” company moving forward, having announced a major restructuring plan earlier this year.

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How to uninstall McAfee – NSFW

June 19, 2013August 23, 2013 Doug Groves anti virus, how-not-to, humour, McAfee, video, YouTube1 Comment

If you’re easily offended by foul language, scantily clad women, smoking, drug use or the irresponsible use of firearms, you might not want to watch this video. If, however, you’ve been MORE offended by McAfee anti-virus software in the past, then you might be able to overlook those other things, as the creator of the McAfee software out Sheen’s Charlie himself in this (not so) informative video…

Microsoft announces phone support life cycles. Ill founded conclusions are made.

March 18, 2013 Doug Groves Microsoft, Windows Phone, WP7, wp816 Comments

A few days back, Microsoft posted the support lifecycle for their Windows Phone devices, both those running version 7.8, and newer devices running Windows Phone 8. If you’re familiar with lifecycle patterns at all, these numbers seem pretty reasonable. Windows Phone 7.8 will continue to be supported until September 9th, 2014. The newer WP8 actually ends earlier, in July of 2014. While no official announcement about an update to WP8 has been made, the chances are that there will be an update to those devices either later this year, or…

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Configuring the Budweiser Red Light without a phone

February 20, 2013November 14, 2013 Doug Groves Android, Bluestacks, Bud Red Light, BudRedLight, Budweiser Red Light, hockey, iOS, Red Light, review61 Comments

Budweiser recently released the Red Light, a limited edition a wireless hockey goal light that’ll blast the horns and spin the lights when your favourite team(s) score a goal. It’s the perfect addition to any den or man cave inhabited by even casual hockey fans.

The Red Light has been such a hit for Bud that they’re now back ordered until May, and a brisk second hand market for them on Ebay with the kind of 200% to 300% markup you’d expect from a gizmo limited to Canada, leaving US hockey fans out in the cold. I was lucky enough to get one as an early birthday present from a friend…

but there was a caveat that came with it.

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World War Z trailer launches, unfortunately

November 9, 2012October 2, 2013 Doug Groves Damon Lindelof, magic garbage truck, magicgarbagetruck, Max Brooks, trailer, World War Z131 Comments

After moving back the release of World War Z from December to the summer of 2013, it’s not surprising that the trailer is getting a lot of buzz. Too bad that before the end of the first minute of the trailer, I already didn’t give a crap. The trailer opens with Brad Pitt and his family stuck in NYC gridlock. Every lane is packed with cars, and Brad Pitt gets out to see what’s going on. There’s an explosion far up ahead… so far so good. Something ominous, and unexplained fireworks in…