If I were going to describe the perfect contraceptive, it would go something like this: no babies, no latex, no daily pill to remember, no hormones to interfere with mood or sex drive, no negative health effects whatsoever, and 100 percent effectiveness. The funny thing is, something like that currently exists. The procedure called RISUG in […]
UPDATE: The Skyrim Creation Kit is now available! The special surprise? The Skyrim High-Resolution Texture Pack for all PC users! Even if you don’t want to create mods, you can still enjoy better graphics in your game. Both the Creation Kit and Texture Pack are available for free through Steam right now! Oh, and Skyrim is […]
Rumors are circulating the internet, like they do, about the next-gen Xbox console lovingly but stupidly dubbed the “Xbox 720”. Among those rumors is talk about how much more powerful the game system will be. Of course, it’s going to be stronger than the Xbox 360, but “six times more powerful” is a pretty vague […]
Question: what do games this holiday season and nuclear warfare have in common? Answer: if you happen to experience either one, your life as you know it is probably over. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Batman: Arkham City, three different types of geekery greatness, all boasting hours and hours […]
If you already have the basics covered (TV, computer, etc), then any money you spend on Black Friday is probably going to go towards entertainment. And right now, there’s no better entertainment value than Skyrim. The amount of content you get in Skyrim is estimated between 300 and 500 hours. All for $60 bucks on […]
There’s an official native Gmail app for iOS! What’s that? It came out already? And they pulled it down after less than a day because it was so buggy? Oh, well, it’s available again! But only in the US app store. This time, it seems to be working correctly and it’s pretty slick. However, it’s still […]
Remember that transition in 2001: A Space Odyssey where the monkey throws a bone into the air, and it turns into a spaceship? That’s what I just did by upgrading my Razr phone to an iPhone 4S. I’d had my Razr phone for seven years and it was nothing but good to me. Sturdy construction, […]
It’s over. We’ve both known this was a long time coming. Things just feel stagnant, you know? I mean, at first, we were both exciting and passionate. You gave me the moon! You took me places I’d never been before! But now, well, we’ve gotten into a rut. We just go to the same place […]
I’ve always thought about mind control in such an abstract and magical way, but it’s really quite simple. The more we analyze the patterns of the human brain, the more easily we can aggregate that data and turn it into simple, then gradually more complex, input. To get started, we just have to collect that […]
As hard as it is to admit that I don’t have a smartphone, it’s even harder to not actually have one. That’s why I’m rectifying my luddite situation as soon as possible. But where to start? I have unlimited options. I’m not tied down to any carrier. I don’t have any particular loyalties to operating […]
