humor – Techcitement*

Seven Alfred Hitchcock Movies Ruined By Modern Technology

Tim Twelves — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 16:27:07 +0000

Alfred Hitchcock was a master of filmmaking techniques and showed expertise at getting exactly what was desired out of audiences. Born in 1899 in Essex, England, the director went on to be famous for his psychological thrillers with their original twists and suspenseful atmospheres. What Hitchcock’s movies focused on primarily was the story, almost to […]

Do This: Type The Konami Code While On Vogue’s UK Website

Justin Davis — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 17:16:27 +0000

It may be a statement on the fashion industry’s predilection to return to previous fashion trends. It might be a comment on the assumed need for fashion models to look a certain way being an outdated idea. Or it could be that someone on Vogue’s website staff is a fan of old school video games. […]

A Social Media Meltdown For Amy’s Baking Company Bakery

Cody Melcher — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:19 +0000

The lights in the theater lower, the projector speeds up, and the screen alights. –Cue trailer– In a world of terror, anguish, oppressors, and trolls, one bakery will stand up and defend honor and truth: AMY’S BAKING COMPANY BAKERY BOUTIQUE & BISTRO! She is “WONDER WOMAN… A GREAT CHEF, A GREAT WIFE, AND A GREAT […]

Kissing Cousins Can Avoid Their Forbidden Love With New App

Justin Davis — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:33 +0000

Odds are that if you’re from Iceland, you’re related to someone else from Iceland. In fact, due to the size and general exclusionary nature of the small island country, there’s a high possibility that you’re related to everyone from Iceland. However, with families this big, you’d also be less likely to know everyone you’re related […]

What You Laughed And Groaned At On April Fools’ Day 2013

Justin Davis — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:30:20 +0000

April Fools’ Day has become a time when corporations let their marketing and creative departments loose to create online trickery and fake headlines with the orders of, “Make this go viral.” It’s also the time of year when many people refuse to check their email, get on Facebook, log on to Twitter, and now avoid […]

Into The Depths Of The Amazon — Top Ten Ridiculous Product Reviews

Tim Twelves — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:00:43 +0000

What’s a tech site without a fun list of what they think are some of the greatest Amazon spoof-reviews? Little did CollegeHumor dream almost four years ago when they review-bombed the infamous Three Wolves tee-shirt what majestic awfulness they had truly created. Over 2,300 reviews, each one more ironic than the last, brought this T-shirt […]

Olde Tyme Techcitement: Introducing Windows 95, With Jennifer Aniston And Matthew Perry!

Matt Algren — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:00:23 +0000

Time for Olde Tyme Techcitement, where we take a look back at technology relics. It’s basically your grampa talking about the good old days, but sooner and totally more reasonable than dumb boring stories about how all this used to be farmland. Everybody’s excited about the Microsoft Windows 8 launch, so I thought this would […]

Banned iPhone 5 Promo: Celebrating iPhone 5, The Sixth iPhone (NSFW)

Matt Algren — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:30:34 +0000

We’ve all oohed and aahed over the new iPhone. All that’s left is making fun of Apple’s sales pitch. That means it’s time for another banned iPhone promo from the hilarious John Elrick and company, whose banned iProduct promos have been going strong for two and a half years now. I’m not about to be […]

Haters Gonna Hate, YouTubers Gonna Sing And Dance About It

Matt Algren — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:34:16 +0000

If you’ve spent more than 10 seconds on YouTube, you know it’s home to some of the worst trolls the internet has to offer. Seriously, haters are like a cottage industry over there. This morning, Isabel Fay and the rest of the folks at Clever Pie released “Thank You, Hater!,” a response to trolls in […]

No, Human, You May Not Change Your Password

Ben Masten — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:30:30 +0000

Perhaps you think your company’s IT department is a pain in the ass. Perhaps you think they are drunk with power on their ability to impose seemingly arbitrary security requirements upon you and your co-workers. Perhaps you are a great big whiner. You could have it much worse, you see. You could work for the […]