A Philadelphia area (Horsham) lawyer, recently filed a lawsuit against Microsoft for “allegedly taking money from consumers for Microsoft Points that were erroneously used during ‘incomplete and/or partial downloads of digital goods and services and refused refund of same.’” He’s also sued Google, Yahoo, and IAC Interactive… all three suits eventually dropped.
I’m curious, has anyone else had any problems with Microsoft’s download system? Weird points system aside, every time I’ve encountered an issue downloading a game, or I’ve been accidentally overcharged, Microsoft has always gone above and beyond to compensate me, often dishing out a full refund plus bonus points. Discuss.
We’re not worthy! I stumbled across this excellent tribute to geeks on the open road via SyFy …and no, the stupid new name has not grown on us. These car-owners are stealing my heart pixel-by-pixel with awesome condensed acronyms and phrases. My personal fav is “KHAAAN”. Jump to see more!
My appetite for weird infomercials is currently satisfied. But Bianca, that’s impossible! You love way too many weird things for that to ever happen! No, man, I’ve met my match. What ever do you mean, Bianca? I mean that my favorite as-seen-on-tv novelty is baaaaa-aack and it’s somehow weirder than it was before.
Um, so the snuggie: everyone knows what it is. If you don’t, you must be one dedicated hermit simply because this …thing has swept through suburban pop culture like an STD at a frat house. I don’t have cable and I know what it is and shit! I’m pretty sure the Amish have heard about it.
So, according to my sources, there are new snuggies on the street (Snugglette and the Snuggie for Dogs) and they want to embarrass your kids and your pet because, hey– your family wasn’t already creepy enough! They also have football snuggies for the Monday night game because your son wants his ass kicked.
I was watching Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li last weekend and after about an hour of sitting through what I honestly thought was one of the worst films ever made, something dawned on me. I have been through this before. I have been a gamer my entire life, and as such I have been exposed to countless horrible theatrical adaptations. I have seen the characters I once held near and dear defiled by Hollywood, because they feel their theater going public can’t handle the intricacy of someone killing demons from hell with a chainsaw. As you go down this list Uwe Bolls name seems to crop up more than once, he definitely falls under the category of repeat offender. Compare my list to yours and let me know how I did after the jump.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 was one of those shows that I grew up on, even though it had a somewhat loose schedule on the Sci-Fi channel, or is it SyFy now? Anyway, after MST3K ended, the minds and voices behind everyone’s favorite hecklers moved on to RiffTrax. Where MST3K commented on some of the worst movies ever with personal favorites including The Final Scarifice, Space Mutiny, and Merlin’s Shop of Mystical Wonders, RiffTrax isn’t confined to just bad movies. There is commentary on all types of films from The Bourne Series, Lord of The Rings, and even Twilight. Okay, it’s true that I only mentioned Twilight to link to that hilarious image.
I will definitely be there and I hope to see a few of our readers there too. Maybe we could even have a group meetup if enough people are interested. I can’t wait.
The following review is solely my opinion and not the opinion of the entire Geekadelphia crew.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was released last Wednesday and since then has made a ton of money. No matter what you, I, or anyone else may think, Michael Bay is richer than we’ll ever be. However, is the film any good? That’s what I plan to answer in this review and hopefully get some feedback from readers on what they thought as well. I should warn you that there are some slight spoilers of the film, but nothing that would ruin your experience if you haven’t seen it yet.
Ah, the keyboard cat. The internet’s latest meme sensation has (haz?) certainly melted my icy heart. There’s no denying the hilarity of attaching ‘play him off, keyboard cat!’ to various fail videos.
I found this 1701-inspired graph here. That’s cute, Sci-Fi Wire: Star Trek will never be cooler than Star Wars in my book. You see, I love them both equally– like my own little creepy franchise children.
This painting has been aound for months apparently, but last night was the first time I have ever seen it. Titled “Bad Mutha Wizard”, artists Dave Macdowell created this great piece of art and it definitely proves that anything Samuel L Jackson is in instantly becomes awesome. Check out more of Macdowell’s paintings at his site.
All I’m saying is INVINCIBLE #63 reorders should be double or triple over all retailer’s orders combined plus fifty thousand,” Kirkman stated. “I even heard President Barack Obama might call a press conference to discuss the contents of this very special issue, because there may be something of national interest in there. Also, every newspaper ever could possibly make it a front page story. Who knows?! All I can say for sure is every single human being on the planet, regardless of whether they read comics or even know what they are, will definitely be extremely interested in this issue, maybe even enough to buy a copy!
Consider me sold! However it doesn’t stop there as Invincible #63 promises to be much more than just a comic.
I think it’s pretty clear that social media outlets cater almost exclusively to our obsessive behaviors. This shirt says it all in a handy dandy diagram in the style that John Venn conceived in 1880.
If you have $19.95 in exact change burning a hole through your pocket, I’d recommend grabbing a copy of this Asphalt colored American Apparel shirt just for fun. (via Neatorama)
