Category Archives: current events

iPhone 4S Jailbreak SCAM ALERT REDUX

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Kip

Hey all, I’m just here to let you know, once again, that there is still no jailbreak for the iPhone 4S or iPad 2. The latest scam I saw today really annoyed me, because it’s trying to take the limera1n/blackra1n … Continue reading →

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Castro’s Death Probably E-mail Virus Hoax…

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Kip

There are currently rumblings on Twitter that Fidel Castro has died — go to http://hashtags.org/castro to see them — however it is also believed this may be a hoax to spread a virus via email. So if you get an … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Steve Jobs

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Kip

In 1984, my parents were in an electronics store looking to buy me an electronic typewriter for Christmas when I was in the fourth grade. They picked the typewriter out, it had simple word processing. While waiting in line, my … Continue reading →

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Partial Transcript of Stephen Colbert’s “super-PAC” press conference

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Kip

Okay, guys, I’m still looking around for a full transcript of this, but this is the best I can do for now. Anyway, these are a few highlights from Stephen Colbert’s press conference yesterday after the government green-lighted his “super-PAC”. … Continue reading →

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PSN back up

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Kip

PSN is back up. Though there are tons of people trying to log in so servers are jammed. Good luck logging in. Will get back to more in-depth blogging soon.

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Watson Beaten by Congressman

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Kip

This story is a few days old but I figured I’d get it in there. Watson was beaten one-on-one recently: Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ) beat Watson $8600 to $6200. Holt is a nuclear physicist and a 5 time Jeopardy champion. … Continue reading →

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Watson’s Jeopardy Transcript

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Kip

I don’t have the time to copy and paste everything from the J! Archive, which archives all Jeopardy games, but I can at least give you links to every single question and answer in the IBM Jeopardy Challenge. You’ll see … Continue reading →

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For anybody in Egypt who wants to bypass the government blockage of websites…

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Kip

(First, much thanks to Mateo Geoly for posting these IPs on Facebook). Apparently — although for how long this will last, I do not know — you can get around Egypt’s block of communications/social networking websites by using the numerical … Continue reading →

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Republicans on probation

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Kip

As happy as I am with last night’s election results, let me state the following: The Republicans have been given a second chance, and they’re on probation. The polling showed that people are just as sick of Republicans as they … Continue reading →

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Transcript of Stephen Colbert’s testimony before Congress

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Kip

I know a lot of you have been probably looking for a transcript of what Colbert said in front of Congress yesterday on the subject of migrant workers. So here it is. This is not the full transcript; he took … Continue reading →

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