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What makes a good web design? And how did we start?

Ever wonder how web design came to be? We take a look back from the beginning, and also preach about standards and guidelines.

Four annoying things that tech companies do

When a tech industry company changes something or makes a decision on our behalf, it can become a grievance, bugging the crap out of consumers and fans alike. Here are some annoying things that corporations do.

Foreign Fare: The Lingering State of International Cinema

The state of foreign cinema in the United States has always been a troubled one. With Hollywood acting as an overwhelming force both stateside and overseas, it seems like a constant struggle for foreign films to get their due audience.

From imeem to Last.fm to Pandora to Grooveshark: Finding good internet radio

Online radio is the best thing ever. It's far superior to FM radio, and for great reason. But why do they keep letting me down?

The worst things in videogames

Sexism, online racism, violence, vulgarity, lewdness, cliches, bad gameplay: none of these can outdo the worst thing that has infested video games today. And the problem is no one of these areas entirely encompasses the main problem that is rampant within today's 3D interactive software. Nor is the problem due to the negative media attention or political action that has taken arms against a favored pastime of many people across the world.

Six quick ways to get smarter faster

While some of these techniques on their own will make your brain work harder and more efficiently, compiling all of them into one big habit will make you feel, think, and do much more effectively. These are some of the easiest hacks you could do for your body and mind.

Craigslist overuse of the word Guru

WTF Craigslist? Why is it that whenever you look for a job on Craigslist, or a short HTML or PHP gig you see these same stupid posts about hiring a guru!? Why do people still use this word? It is so overused and so lame to use that when…

Why Warhammer Online Failed

The tale of the EALouse A former EA employee, one who has been scorned and angered by the sheer lack of terrible upper management (you know, the kind that fails to understand their own market and try to get promoted over furthering the company),…

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Stereotypes are everywhere nowadays, and they have been for a while.

Civilization X: A Rant

Property, whether it be physical or mental, monetary or real estate, can be quantified. Education, jobs, friendships, family and ideas are all, to a certain extent, types of possession that can be molded into a general object of property. Of course, no amount of property can determine how civilized one person may be.