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The Man with a Smile and a Hundred Coats

2012-02-17

[CREATIVE] (By Armando Garcia, 17/02/2012 - 2637 words) [Tagged: #creative #fiction #narrative] - The below story is fictional and has not been modified in any way through the editorial process. Any similarities with persons living or dead is purely coincidental. The content below may contain explicit material not suitable for children.[...]The room was crowded with elegantly dressed people, me... [read more]

Life of the Heroes

2012-02-09

[CREATIVE] (By Billy circa 2002, 09/02/2012 - 2860 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - I found this creative piece I wrote in my sock drawer. I'm fairly sure I wrote it at the end of 2002, which would make me barely 10 years old. It is honestly so terrible that it's hilarious - though it's entirely possible that it was intended to be comedy when I wrote it. I think I may have just ... [read more]

ScaryGirl Demo (video game)

2012-01-29

[REVIEW] (By Armando Garcia, 29/01/2012 - 1086 words) [Tagged: #review #demo #game #opinion] - I am looking for something fun to play as I see the demo available for download. With the need to distract myself, I give it a shot.[...]ScaryGirl is a side-scroller game based on Nathan Jurevicius' line of toys.[...]Developed by TIK Games (Caterpillar, Panda Craze) and Square Enix (Final Fantasy), Sc... [read more]

Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (film)

2012-01-25

[REVIEW] (By Armando Garcia, 25/01/2012 - 873 words) [Tagged: #review #film #opinion] - The movie theater is silent; you sit in front of the screen with a tub of popcorn. The action starts and you see in front of you the magnificent title.[...]"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" is the more recent release from the newest Hollywood revival of the great (to not call him absolutely awesome, fanta... [read more]

17yo Dies While Train Surfing

2012-01-25

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 25/01/2012 - 519 words) [Tagged: #news #australia #crime] - James Wilkinson, 17, was on top of a train bound for Melbourne when he came into contact with live wires at Caulfield Station just before 11pm. The train driver immediately stopped and police and paramedics were called to the scene. Unfortunately WIlkinson was already deceased by the time paramedics arrived. Thi... [read more]

Tokyo To Suffer Large Earthquake

2012-01-24

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 24/01/2012 - 394 words) [Tagged: #news #asia #japan #science] - The chance of a big earthquake hitting the Japanese capital, Tokyo in the next few years is much greater than official predictions suggest, researchers say. The team, from the University of Tokyo, said there was a 75% probability that a magnitude 7 quake would strike the region in the next 4 years. The Japan... [read more]

A Matter of Perspective

2012-01-16

[CREATIVE] (By Armando Garcia, 16/01/2012 - 2079 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - The below story is fictional and has not been modified in any way through the editorial process. Any similarities with persons living or dead is purely coincidental.[...]The air froze his face while he walked back to his house. He had been in what he considered to be the worst encounter of his life... [read more]

Young Love

2012-01-14

[CREATIVE] (By Teddy Bare, 14/01/2012 - 2590 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - The below story is fictional and has not been modified in any way through the editorial process. Any similarities with persons living or dead is purely coincidental.[...]Let it fall like rain, from my eyes.[...]Those words echoed in his head, coming from the radio that was being played too loudly down ... [read more]

Good Intentions

2012-01-06

[CREATIVE] (By Armando Garcia, 06/01/2012 - 3277 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - The below story is fictional and has not been modified in any way through the editorial process. Any similarities with persons living or dead is purely coincidental.[...]The plane was moving smoothly through the air as it reached the airport. It decreased its speed and the pilot skillfully lined it... [read more]

Opposites Attract (Pt 4)

2012-01-05

[CREATIVE] (By Teddy Bare, 05/01/2012 - 5319 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - Opposites Attract is the erotically touching tale of two people meeting and falling in love with different interests and different backgrounds. This no-holds-barred narrative gives an adventure that will remind us love conquers all.[...]The below story is fictional and has not been modified in any way ... [read more]

The Sound of Silence

2012-01-01

[CREATIVE] (By Teddy Bare, 01/01/2012 - 2969 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - In her latest album, Amaranthine, ENYA recorded a song entitled 'A Moment Lost'. The song suggests that something happened in one instant that changed someone's life. I wanted to try to write a story that uses that idea. The sentence is as follows: "A moment lost, forever gone can never be again". In a... [read more]

Insomnia

2011-12-31

[CREATIVE] (By Armando Garcia, 31/12/2011 - 867 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - The below story is fictional and has not been modified in any way through the editorial process. Any similarities with persons living or dead is purely coincidental.[...]She turned the lights off and was immediately surrounded by the most caressing darkness. She could not remember the last time she ... [read more]

Opposites Attract (Pt 3)

2011-12-30

[CREATIVE] (By Teddy Bare, 30/12/2011 - 4694 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - Opposites Attract is the erotically touching tale of two people meeting and falling in love with different interests and different backgrounds. This no-holds-barred narrative gives an adventure that will remind us love conquers all.[...]The below story is fictional and has not been modified in any way ... [read more]

Opposites Attract (Pt 2)

2011-12-26

[CREATIVE] (By Teddy Bare, 26/12/2011 - 1558 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - Opposites Attract is the erotically touching tale of two people meeting and falling in love with different interests and different backgrounds. This no-holds-barred narrative gives an adventure that will remind us love conquers all.[...]The below story is fictional and has not been modified in any way ... [read more]

Opposites Attract (Pt 1)

2011-12-23

[CREATIVE] (By Teddy Bare, 23/12/2011 - 1088 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - Opposites Attract is the erotically touching tale of two people meeting and falling in love with different interests and different backgrounds. This no-holds-barred narrative gives an adventure that will remind us love conquers all.[...]The below story is fictional and has not been modified in any way ... [read more]

Stop S.O.P.A - Save the Internet!

2011-12-17

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 17/12/2011 - 634 words) [Tagged: #australia #america #crime #current affairs #news #politics #psa #technology] - Please ignore the sometimes colloquial tone of this piece. It is neither practical or helpful to approach this topic with the usual journalistic separation. It is crucial the message gets out before it's too late. SOPA must die before it can ever be passed. P... [read more]

Doctors Concerned about Suicide Rates

2011-12-06

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 06/12/2011 - 401 words) [Tagged: #australia #current affairs #news #psa] - Australian Doctors have banded together in order to raise suicide awareness over the Christmas break. Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) president Dr Richard Kidd says suicides are traditionally higher during the festive season because many personal and financial pressures are magnif... [read more]

Loved Ones

2011-12-06

[CREATIVE] (By Armando Garcia, 06/12/2011 - 1209 words) [Tagged: #narrative #creative #fiction] - The below story is fictional and has not been modified in any way through the editorial process. Any similarities with persons living or dead is purely coincidental.[...]It was a regular winter evening when Jack came downstairs to find Cynhtia, who was doing the same thing he had seen her do day af... [read more]

A New Milestone for Equality in Australia

2011-12-03

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 03/12/2011 - 637 words) [Tagged: #current affairs #australia #homosexuality #news #politics #religion] - Today over 10,000 people marched the streets of central Sydney from Hyde Park to Darling Harbour to push the idea of marriage equality in Australia. While an estimated 7 in 10 people are in favour of same-sex marriage, and there is public support from 51 individual f... [read more]

Meth Addict Jailed After Trying To Sell Daughter

2011-12-02

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 02/12/2011 - 471 words) [Tagged: #crime #america #current affairs #douchebag #news] - Oh boy, I sure love writing about people selling their children. A Los Angeles man has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for a felony child endangerment charge after attempting to sell his eight month old daughter for $25. This child's parents, Patrick Fousek, thirty-nine, and Sa... [read more]

Officer Accidentally Kills Old Disabled Man

2011-11-30

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 30/11/2011 - 522 words) [Tagged: #america #crime #current affairs #news] - 61-year-old Roger Anthony has been tased to death by rookie Officer John Turner of Scotland Neck, (North Carolina, USA) while riding his bicycle. According to his sister, Anthony is disabled with impaired hearing, and would suffer from regular seisures.[...]There have been so many reports of poli... [read more]

Former MP Gets Away With Sex With 12 Year Old

2011-11-29

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 29/11/2011 - 321 words) [Tagged: #australia #crime #current affairs #douchebag #lolwut #news] - Former Tasmanian Politician Terry Martin has walked free after being found guilty of having sex with a twelve year old girl. The former MP and long-serving Glenorchy mayor was not sentenced by Justice David Porter, instead receiving a ten month suspended sentence back-dated to... [read more]

Curiosity Pioneers Future Mars Colonisation

2011-11-29

[NEWS] (By Rebecca Cameron, 29/11/2011 - 339 words) [Tagged: #science #news #technology] - The latest Mars Rover named Curisoity has begun its 570,000,000 kilometre journey towards the red planet. It left on schedule with its six wheels and one arm, at 10:02am this morning (US EST) from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida . It is due to arrive inside the Gale Crater in Mars in early... [read more]

Sydney Student Guilty of 'Honour Killing'

2011-11-28

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 28/11/2011 - 398 words) [Tagged: #crime #australia #douchebag #news] - Twenty-one year old student, Andrew Iksander has been found guilty to have murdered his mother's lover in what is described as an 'honour killing'. In late Febuary, Mohd Shah Saemin was brutally killed in front of his flat. Saemin was reportedly beaten 'like a piece of meat' during Iksander's brutal a... [read more]

Bargains To Be Hospitalised For

2011-11-26

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 26/11/2011 - 594 words) [Tagged: #america #crime #holidays #news] - 'Tis the season to be capitalist! Today marked the beginning of the holiday sales in the United States, the infamous Black Friday doorbusters. The occasion has a long history of violence in the name of saving money in the wake of Christmas. Though there have yet to be any pregnant women trampled and kill... [read more]

Review - Batman Arkham City (game)

2011-11-26

[REVIEW] (By Ben Kelly, 26/11/2011 - 672 words) [Tagged: #gaming #opinion #review] - With the Shooter season of 2011 in effect I thought I would take the time to play and review a game that has absolutely nothing to do with shooters at all. Batman Arkham City loses points the instant the game starts with my thoughts of "What the Hell is going on?". I'm sure this game makes plenty of sense to a... [read more]

The Six-year-old Registered Sex Offender

2011-11-25

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 25/11/2011 - 356 words) [Tagged: #crime #america #current affairs #lolwut #news #school] - A six-year-old boy from Wisconsin, USA has been charged with 1st degree sexual assault (a Class B felony). He was found guilty of playing "butt doctor" with a five-year-old girl. Once he turns 18, he will be listed as a sex offender.[...]As one might expect, the parents of th... [read more]

Sydney Schoolboy Beaten to Death

2011-11-24

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 24/11/2011 - 399 words) [Tagged: #crime #australia #news #school] - Sixteen year old student, Aaron Jones was killed after a fist-fight with another teenager. Jones was believed to have been out buying milk for his mother when he was approached by the fourteen year old. Witnesses have stated that the two exchanged blows before Jones stumbled backwards and fell to the gro... [read more]

Review - Paranormal Activity 3 (film)

2011-11-17

[REVIEW] (By Armando Garcia, 17/11/2011 - 798 words) [Tagged: #review #movie #opinion] - Ah, where to begin... The first movie had a massive novelty value by advertisements calling it 'a true story' and it really captured the public's attention by the fact that it was a POV style movie, where you are experiencing everything through the acknowledged lens of a camera.[...]After the hype of the fi... [read more]

Review - In Time (film)

2011-11-09

[REVIEW] (By Armando Garcia, 09/11/2011 - 650 words) [Tagged: #review #movie #opinion] - Warning this may contain brief spoilers[...]Andrew Niccol brings us this amazing (yes, I do use the word "amazing" as often as I use a comma, get over it) movie, that is a tiny diamond raising its hand inside a bowl of refried things, tiny, yes, but nonetheless, a diamond that easily gets noticed.[...]"In t... [read more]

Michigan Legalises Teenage Hate Crimes

2011-11-05

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 05/11/2011 - 719 words) [Tagged: #politics #america #atheism #crime #current affairs #editorial #homosexuality #religion] - I'm honestly getting sick of writing about people in America doing stupid things, but this has got to be one of the worst. Michigan's Republican Party (Bush, not Obama) have modified anti-bullying bill SB137 (also known as "Matt's Safe School ... [read more]

Judge Beats Disabled Daughter on Camera w/ Belt

2011-11-02

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 02/11/2011 - 1104 words) [Tagged: #douchebag #america #news #politics #service announcement] - Judge William Adams has been filmed on camera mercilessly whipping his 16-year-old daughter - who has ataxic cerebral palsy - with a belt, which can only be assumed to be one of many beatings. She's hit countless times and at one point he threatens to whip her in the face if s... [read more]

Japanese MP Proves His Badass-ery

2011-11-01

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 01/11/2011 - 257 words) [Tagged: #bamf #editorial #japan #politics] - When the Fukushima Nuclear Reactor was hit by the terrifying power of the 11th of March earthquake and tsunami, fears were held that the contamination as a result of the leaking of radiation would last indefinitely. Though much time has passed since the horrific event, many communities are still recove... [read more]

Strange Gay Marriage Vote at Courier Mail

2011-10-27

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 27/10/2011 - 784 words) [Tagged: #news #australia #current affairs #editorial #homosexuality #politics] - Summary: The Courier Mail's straw poll on what Australians think of same-sex marriage is experiencing some strange trends in the numbers.[...]The Courier Mail is an Australian newspaper owned by News Limited. News Limited is a child company of News Corporation ... [read more]

Review - The Analyst, by John Katzenbach (book)

2011-10-25

[REVIEW] (By Armando Garcia, 25/10/2011 - 611 words) [Tagged: #review #books #opinion] - John Katzenbach brought us this exquisite novel back in 2002. Having already won several awards for his previous works, this one proves to be one more of his excellent deliveries to his audience.[...]Warning - may include spoilers of plot developments.[...]In The Analyst, the author takes us on an intense p... [read more]

EB Expo: PS Vita, Little Big Planet, Final Fantasy 13-2

2011-10-16

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 16/10/2011 - 346 words) [Tagged: #gaming #EB Expo #news #review #technology] - So I just got home from the EB Games Expo on the Gold Coast, and I am extremely tired, so I'm going to summarize the experience in dot-points. Expect more, fully fledged articles in the coming days. [read more]

NSW Police Commissioner Blames Rape on Women?

2011-10-14

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 14/10/2011 - 846 words) [Tagged: #crime #australia #current affairs #editorial #news #police] - Police Commissioner of NSW (Australia), Andrew Scipione made some recommendations on preventing rape last Sunday. Still, people appear be in uproar about it. What could he possibly have said to get people so angry?[...]The story appears to have become viral after "News w... [read more]

The Alarming Truth about Eating Disorders

2011-10-13

[EDITORIAL] (By Fighting Thinspo, 13/10/2011 - 1044 words) [Tagged: #eating disorder #current affairs #editorial #news] - I have faced a few difficult trials as a parent but none so great as my beautiful 15 year old daughter developing Anorexia Nervosa. It has been roughly 2 years since the onset of her Anorexia and though we have come a long way there is still a long way to go on this journey ... [read more]

Some Criminals are Really REALLY Stupid...

2011-10-12

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 12/10/2011 - 372 words) [Tagged: #lolwut #america #crime #entertainment #news] - Just when you think from watching robbery movies that thieves are some sort of super-race of masterminds that require intensive high-tech security provisions - we're reminded that movies lie, and some criminals are so stupid that they deserve a light-hearted article to commemorate thei... [read more]

Review - Real Steel (film)

2011-10-11

[REVIEW] (By Armando Garcia, 11/10/2011 - 495 words) [Tagged: #films #opinion #review] - A movie about boxing matches, with robots. At least that was what I thought I was in for when I went to watch it.[...]This movie has got a lot of stuff to be happy about. First of all, it depicts a society where humans are perfectly content with boxers now controlling mean-looking machines to fight for them... [read more]

Review - RAGE (game)

2011-10-10

[REVIEW] (By Ben Kelly, 10/10/2011 - 593 words) [Tagged: #gaming #opinion #review] - RAGE is the newest of shooters in an open-world environment developed by id Software, which seems as if someone left out the rest of its name. RAGE strangely reminds me of Fallout: New Vegas, when you wake up after being asleep/unconscious/in a chrio-genic chamber. You leave to enter a world which you are appar... [read more]

Review - Dead Island (game)

2011-10-09

[REVIEW] (By Ben Kelly, 09/10/2011 - 607 words) [Tagged: #gaming #opinion #review] - So as far as gaming goes these past couple of weeks we have seen the two big releases; Dead Island and Gears of War 3. I'll start with Dead Island seeing as though it was released first. My initial thoughts of this game when I popped it into my Xbox disc tray and started moving around was "What the hell is wron... [read more]

Israel and Syria Threaten Mass Attacks

2011-10-08

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 08/10/2011 - 310 words) [Tagged: #news #middle-east #politics #religion] - As a result of financial instability in the United States, and the death of a technological magician, no-one has seemed to notice that Israel and Syria are currently in a dangerous standoff. A standoff that, if triggered, could cause innumerable casualties in both countries. Israeli officials have... [read more]

Thoughts - Back to the Future (game)

2011-10-07

[REVIEW] (By Armando Garcia, 07/10/2011 - 1011 words) [Tagged: #technology #entertainment #gaming #review] - -They are planning on rebooting back to the future - my cousin tells me.[...]-No way, they can't do that, well, they shouldn't - I reply with a scared look on my face. [read more]

Everything to Know about Steve Job's Death

2011-10-06

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 06/10/2011 - 4 words) [Tagged: #america #current affairs #news #technology] - He died of cancer. [read more]

Outrage as Script Kiddies Target Ground Zero

2011-09-13

[NEWS] (By Sophie Moss, 13/09/2011 - 369 words) [Tagged: #america #crime #news #technology] - 'Breaking news! Ground Zero has just been attacked. Flight 5736 has crashed into the site, suspected hijacking. More as the story develops.' Two days before the tenth anniversary of September 11th 2001 - the day the earth stood still - this tweet direct from the Twitter account of the US primetime news... [read more]

Loyal Dog Remains at Soldier's Casket

2011-08-27

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 27/08/2011 - 315 words) [Tagged: #america #news] - They say a dog is a man's best friend. This was completely apparent at the funeral of Petty Officer Jon Tumilson of the US Navy SEALs. Tumilson was killed last week after the Chinook in which he was being transported in was shot down by insurgents in Afghanistan. Around 1500 mourners attended Tumilson's funeral, includin... [read more]

Man Sues Google for $500 Billion

2011-08-19

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 19/08/2011 - 619 words) [Tagged: #america #litigation #lolwut #news #technology] - How do you spend your free time? Do you spend time with friends, go jogging, write a blog, play spider solitaire, or do you try to find loopholes in a legal system you don't know anything about to make multi-national companies pay you hundreds of billions of dollars? If you are one of the... [read more]

Texas 'Vampire' Arrested After Attacking Woman

2011-08-17

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 17/08/2011 - 427 words) [Tagged: #america #crime #lolwut #news] - A young Texan man was arrested earlier this week after breaking into the home of a woman and biting her on the neck. Lyle Monroe Bensley, a 19 year old man from Galveston, Texas, claims to be a 500 year old vampire, and that he 'needs to feed'. The attack has raised questions about the effect of popular cu... [read more]

Apple Sues Samsung over Copyright like Cowards

2011-08-12

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 12/08/2011 - 384 words) [Tagged: #europe #current affairs #litigation #news #technology] - In part of an ongoing patent dispute between Apple and Samsung, over the weekend Apple successfully got a German court to place an injunction to stop sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. This decision was made without Samsung's awareness, or ability to offer a defense. Due t... [read more]

Australian Police Kidnap and Assault Teenager

2011-08-12

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 12/08/2011 - 262 words) [Tagged: #australia #crime #news] - Two Police Officers have been charged with the kidnapping and assault of a 14 year old boy in central New South Wales. The officers were reported to have taken the child from a Wellington skate park. The pair then forced the boy into a police van and and proceeded to beat the young teen.[...]At around 5:00pm on ... [read more]

US Conservatives Kill Global Economy... Again

2011-08-09

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 09/08/2011 - 404 words) [Tagged: #america #australia #current affairs #economics #editorial #news #opinion #politics] - Thanks America. You guys can't agree on anything in your ideological, partisan political heirarchy with your divided culture wars and childish methods of debate (looking at you Conservatives), and now the entire world may get another financial cri... [read more]

Thoughts - Upcoming Games with the Best Swag

2011-08-02

[REVIEW] (By Mace Felsch, 02/08/2011 - 671 words) [Tagged: #gaming #technology] - Seeing as my official role on the Meercat9 News Network is the Senior Editor of Gaming, I suppose I'd better touch base and write some gaming articles. So I'm going to be writing this article, about what upcoming games offer the best swag with special pre-ordered editions.[...]Assassin's Creed has a history of gen... [read more]

Hero Bus Driver Saves Teens

2011-08-01

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 01/08/2011 - 359 words) [Tagged: #news #bamf] - A German bus driver is being hailed a hero after saving a group of teens from a blazing inferno. The group of youths aged between 12 and 16 were returning from an Evangelical Youth Camp in Sweden along the A7 (Highway 7) when the rear of the bus caught fire, threatening the lives of the 55 children and 5 carers on board. Th... [read more]

Man Found Inside Chimney After 27 Years

2011-08-01

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 01/08/2011 - 286 words) [Tagged: #lolwut #news] - A man in Louisiana who went missing 27 years ago has been found... inside a bank's chimney. Joseph Schexnider was identified along with his gloves, lighter, watch and wallet - not the conventional tools of a bank robber. He didn't even have a bag to carry out any money.[...]While police have ruled out foul play, they're ... [read more]

Government Funded Terrorism!

2011-07-31

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 31/07/2011 - 404 words) [Tagged: #politics #current affairs #news] - Though many people may be unaware of it, the Horn of Africa is in turmoil. The region is suffering from severe famine, violent rebellions, political corruption and now, power moves by the nation of Eritrea. The horn of Africa was in open war until as recently as 2009, until intervention by the United Na... [read more]

Couple Sells their Children for Online Gaming

2011-07-27

[NEWS] (By Mace Felsch, 27/07/2011 - 308 words) [Tagged: #gaming #lolwut #news #technology] - In the world of doing stupid things for technology, China apparently reigns supreme. Not only was China the home of the teen who sold his kidney for an iPad 2, but also a new development. A Sianxiang couple sold their children in order to fund their online gaming habits.[...]Li Lin and Li Juan are both... [read more]

Teenager Kills Parents then Hosts Party

2011-07-26

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 26/07/2011 - 260 words) [Tagged: #crime #lolwut #news] - Normally when a teenager's parents tell them they can't have a party, they storm off into their room, play video games and complain to their friends about how much they hate them. Seventeen year old Tyler Hadley allegedly took a more direct approach by killing his parents with a hammer, hiding the bodies in their ... [read more]

Thoughts - Skyrim - Thoughts and Hype from E3

2011-07-25

[REVIEW] (By Mace Felsch, 25/07/2011 - 440 words) [Tagged: #gaming #opinion] - Skyrim is easily one of the most aniticipated games of the year, a game that I've been following avidly from announcement. Fifth installment of the critically acclaimed Elder Scrolls series, Skyrim has some big shoes to fill, but promises to be even better than the previous games in the series. It has some big shoes ... [read more]

History of Social Media and Tech in News

2011-07-24

[EDITORIAL] (By Molly Allen, 24/07/2011 - 699 words) [Tagged: #technology #editorial] - The death of Amy Winehouse spread around the world in a matter of hours. Though she lived and died in Great Britain, people all over the world knew about her death before sun had even set on the island. This is amazing when you consider how far we've come in the realm of social media and fast-spreading news.... [read more]

Thoughts - Saint's Row: The Third

2011-07-21

[REVIEW] (By Ben Kelly, 21/07/2011 - 425 words) [Tagged: #gaming #opinion] - Steve Jaros, lead writer of Saint's Row 1, 2 and The Third, also writing the Power trailer did a behind the scenes commmentary of the power trailer, explaining that "The Saints" have become Stillwater celebrities, shown throughout the trailer having their own product line of items (Clothing, drinks, nightclubs etc.) an... [read more]

Cantor Holds America Hostage

2011-07-19

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 19/07/2011 - 510 words) [Tagged: #america #economics #news #politics] - As the debate about the American debt ceiling continues, it appears the future of the American economy has become a bartering tool for the Republican Party to achieve more of their own fiscal policy, which means decreasing the deficit without any sort of tax increase whatsoever under any and al... [read more]

Pilots Refuse to Fly Atheist Banners

2011-07-04

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 04/07/2011 - 329 words) [Tagged: #religion #atheism #news] - A group called "American Atheists" tried to launch a $23,000 ad campaign on July 4th (America's Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence) using airplane-flown banners that read messages like: "I can be good without God" and "Atheism is Patriotic". The problem is that the pilots who work for the advertisi... [read more]

Imperial Tobacco Strikes Back

2011-06-30

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 30/06/2011 - 323 words) [Tagged: #politics #australia #editorial #news] - Imperial Tobacco Australia Ltd authorised an ad campaign recently (which you can find here) that essentially declares Australia is becoming a nanny state. While some people mistook it to mean the Australian government is going to ban smoking, they're simply going to remove all branding (meani... [read more]

Defending Windows 8

2011-06-23

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 23/06/2011 - 611 words) [Tagged: #technology #editorial] - Note, this is a rant I wrote for my blog. While you may find it informative, don't bother to point out any structural issues or issues about the quality of this as an article. It was not originally intended as such and is here temporarily.[...]I'm going to keep this short. Windows 8 is going to be a unified... [read more]

Vatican to UN critics of gays under attack

2011-06-17

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 17/06/2011 - 274 words) [Tagged: #religion #current affairs #homosexuality #news] - No, that's not a typo. The Vatican (home of the Pope and smallest sovereign state in the world by area) has told the United Nations that critics of gays (i.e. homophobes) are being unfairly treated because - for some reason - people think they're dicks.[...]Archbishop Silvano Tomasi said... [read more]

15yo Girl Kicked out of School for Being Bisexual

2011-06-17

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 17/06/2011 - 380 words) [Tagged: #religion #current affairs #homosexuality #news #school] - And just as you thought acceptance of LGBTI people was starting to become something resembling civil, there's the return of an old threat of danger to any homosexual teenager who may be foolish enough to "come out of the closet" so to speak. An evangelical Christian high school i... [read more]

The Rapture Has Happened

2011-05-22

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 22/05/2011 - 1969 words) [Tagged: #religion #current affairs #editorial] - Don't let the cynical Satan-spawn fool you. The Rapture has indeed happened, and God has taken his chosen people to bask in heaven, while the rest of us endure hell on earth. You might be wondering, "but why haven't we seen anybody be taken into the sky and why has nobody been reported missi... [read more]

END OF THE WORLD TOMORROW!

2011-05-20

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 20/05/2011 - 356 words) [Tagged: #religion #america #lolwut #science #service announcement] - The world will end tomorrow - as has been foretold for generations. Or at least the last two weeks. Get the gossip and inside scoop on the rapture. What will Jesus be wearing? I hear it'll be a meat dress made out of the non-believers![...]If you're reading this and it's after ... [read more]

Top Five Reasons NOT to buy a 'Chromebook'

2011-05-14

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 14/05/2011 - 1101 words) [Tagged: #technology #editorial] - 5. ZOMG GOOGLEZ GOING TO ST33L MY STUFF AND ST4LK M333!!!![...]4. It's more overpriced than a Mac... almost.[...]3. It's the worst of both worlds in form.[...]2. In any sort of apocalypse that destroys cellular towers or local internet exchanges (any good apocalypse), it will be a shiny paperweight.[...]1.... [read more]

Texas Values Life BEFORE Birth, Ignores Economy

2011-05-08

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 08/05/2011 - 566 words) [Tagged: #america #abortion #current affairs #economics #editorial #news #politics #religion] - Yesterday, the Texas Legislature passed a law requiring doctors to perform a sonogram at least 24 hours before an abortion. Further, they must describe to the woman what the sonogram shows. A woman can only be exempt from this procedure in cases o... [read more]

Fake Pictures of Osama's Corpse

2011-05-02

[NEWS] (By Billy Moffat, 02/05/2011 - 214 words) [Tagged: #america #current affairs #news #politics #technology] - Recently this photo of Osama Bin Laden has been circulating. It has even spread to news networks. As of writing this entry, I am unaware of any other photos of Osama Bin Laden's corpse being in the public domain. In other words, this is the only evidence that has been presented to ... [read more]

M-Theory and Conceptualising Infinity

2011-04-03

[EDITORIAL] (By Billy Moffat, 03/04/2011 - 411 words) [Tagged: #science #editorial] - I will expand on this post in the future, complete with links to official pages of information. For now, this was a response to someone talking about the idea of infinite parallel universes and the idea of human life being in a handful of those.[...]Well by definition, any finite fraction of infinity (no matte... [read more]