Telemarketers Beware!

Don't you hate telemarketers? We all wish we could get this kind of revenge. Believe me, you just HAVE to listen to this, FUNNY AS SHIT!

SCHEDULE UPDATE

I just wanted to post a quick update to let readers know why there has been a delay in updates this past week.

I just purchased and moved into my first home this weekend and that has pretty much taken away all my spare time. This week will also be a little hectic as I have a lot of unpacking left to do but I will try and post blog updates during the week and I do hope to have a new comic up early next week.

NOTE: Post dated this for the future to keep people in the loop as I post blog updates.

Lowest of the fucking low!

This shit boils my blood, so let me start off by saying, FUCK CARLOS MENCIA and FUCK DENNIS LEARY. Pair of theiving no talent fucks that steal from much better comedians.

This video of Joe Rogan calling Carlos Mencia out for being a plagiarists piece of shit is classic.



More comedians need to call these fuckers out. As a huge fan of the greatest comedian to ever live (William Melvin Hicks aka Bill Hicks) I get an uncontrollable urge to punch Dennis Leary in the face ever time I see the talentless fucking piece of shit hack. Stealing from a far more talented person is bad enough but then filling a TV special full of the stolen material is just fucking disgusting. Take a look at this to see what I am talking about -



It wouldn't be so bad but he steals the jokes and then wraps them in his own selfish arrogant ego and removes the beautiful essence and intelligent philosophies that were Bill's theme. The overall message of hope and love is gone in the way Leary performs Bill's material. Leary has also been (justifiably) accused of basing his entire on stage persona on Bill's, however elements of Leary's own arrogant self-centered persona that doesn't give a shit about anyone but himself, instead promotes a very undesirable way of looking at the world.

And worse of all Leary used the "No Cure for Cancer" special (full of Bills material) as a springboard to fame while Bill tragically died of cancer.

However Bill Hicks continues to sell more albums every year and his legacy as a one of the greatest comedians has been honoured many times. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, fellow comedians and comedy insiders voted Hicks amongst the top 20 "Greatest Comedy Acts Ever" at number thirteen. Likewise, in "Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time" (2004), Hicks was ranked at number nineteen. While the hack Dennis Leary shamefully appears at number 50 (but at least he was many places underneath Bill).

On the 25th of February 2004, British MP Stepehen Pound tabled an early day motion titled "Anniversary of the Death of Bill Hicks" (EDM 678 of the 2003-04 session), the text of which was as follows:

That this House notes with sadness the 10th anniversary of the death of Bill Hicks, on 26th February 1994, at the age of 32; recalls his assertion that his words would be a bullet in the heart of consumerism, capitalism and the American Dream; and mourns the passing of one of the few people who may be mentioned as being worth of inclusion with Lenny Bruce in any list of unflinching and painfully honest political philosophers.^[7]

Tips For Spielberg and Lucas As They Embark On 'Indy 4'

Found this interesting article on preventing and/or correcting any possible mistakes in making Indiana Jones 4. As huge Indiana Jones fan I am pretty excited about this movie (I consider the first three among the greatest movies of all time), despite feeling deep down that at best it will never recapture the magic of the first 3 movies, and at worst it will cheapen the franchise.

But hey it will at least encourage some more Indiana Jones video games! Which have been more consistent than Star Wars games for quality (except a few of the really early ones). I was really surprised we didn't see a quick follow up to the Emperors Tomb game. That was easily one of the best games on the Xbox in my (slightly biased Indiana Jones loving) opinion. Can't wait to play through Indiana Jones' greatest Adventures on the Wii Virtual Console for probablt the 5th time when it is finally released (probably around the same time as the movie).

But as for this blog, I have to agree with most of this guys suggestions but his comment about Spider-man 1 being boring is about as close to blasphemy as a statement can get for me.

Tips For Spielberg and Lucas As They Embark On 'Indy 4'

Lucas on Star Wars TV SHOWS!

I pretty much stole all of this text from here ;)

George Lucas was recently a featured guest at the Paley Festival at the Museum of Television & Radio last weekend. During the discussion, which focused on Lucas' past involvement in television through the acclaimed Young Indiana Jones series, talk inevitably turned to the future of Star Wars on television. Lucas briefly described the forthcoming computer-animated Clone Wars series, and the distant live action Star Wars series.

To hear what was said about these projects, click the link.

THE LINK

Sony PS3's HOME - Update

Check out this video showing off Sony's new HOME for PS3. I love the "infinitely more exciting than whats on offer on other consoles" dig, funny thing is she may be right.

STOP PRESS: Sony do something RIGHT! (TWICE!)

In news that is sure to rock the gaming industry Sony have unveiled their plans to bring a new feature to the PS3 online network. "Home" is a feature that combines Second Life with the Nintendo Wii's "Mii's" and the Xbox 360's achievements.

Everything I read about this feature is fantastic, sounds like it may be the killer-app that Sony need to make the PS3 a must own console. Unfortunately it is not due out until fall but it looks well worth the wait. Here is some info nuggets I stole directly from C|Net News.com.

Essentially, Home is a 3D, avatar-based social environment available for free to users of the PlayStation 3 network. The idea is to give users a way to connect in a multimedia space and interact with the various forms of media available on the PS3.

Home will be a free download. It will go into a large-scale beta in April and will launch publicly this fall.

While Home has some innovative features--most notably the ability to watch high-definition quality video available through the PS3 network--it's strongly reminiscent of virtual worlds like Second Life, only deeply scaled back.

Home participants will be able to meet other members, most likely in a main public area known as the "Central Lobby," and communicate through text, audio or video chatting. They will also be able to pipe in--either in public or private theaters--the latest movies or TV shows available through the PS3 network, as well as their own user-created videos.

Further, users will be able to infinitely customize their avatars. And each member will be given a small (and free) private space, somewhat like an apartment, that they can customize per their own tastes.

Harrison told CNET News.com that while users will be able to design their own clothing and avatars, as well as other content--be it furniture, vehicles or the like--Sony will moderate anything meant for public spaces, most likely to ensure that Home remains a family-friendly space. Content meant for private spaces will not be moderated, he added.

"We've been working on Home for about two-and-a-half years," he said. "So we're absolutely aware of other avatar-based (environments), but we're taking a different approach."

He did say users would be able to create some forms of their own content, though he did not specify what kinds. He did indicated that, like in Second Life, There.com and other virtual worlds, users would be able to conduct transactions in exchange for some form of payment.

And while it's evident Sony doesn't expect Home to be a major cash cow, there are some potential revenue sources.

Those, Harrison said, would include sales of in-world goods; in-world advertising (Home allows for high-quality, realistic advertising); and business-to-business services like sponsorship opportunities.

Sony also announced a game called LittleBigPlanet, which is a "user designed playground". A create-your-own-platformer tool of sorts. Looks freaking awesome too! Two peices of great news from Sony regarding the PS3 in the same day! Shocking! Check out the LittleBigPlanet video below and prepare to drool.



Originally found on the fantastic video game blog Kotaku.

Worms hits Xbox Live Arcade

One of the greatest multi-player games of all time found a new home today. Worms is a perfect fit for Xbox Live Arcade and with the promise of downloadable content coming soon to expand the game further, this is easily the best addition to the service so far in my opinion.

Well that is until the greatest football game of all time hits later this year, what game is that? Well it can only be the definitive Sensible World of Soccer! Incidentally both of these games originated on the Commodore Amiga 500 home computer, home of my favourite game of all time, It Came From the Desert!

While I'm on the subject of I.C.F.T.D., it can be downloaded for free from the Cinemaware site, shame it's the inferior PC version. They also offer the Amiga 500 disk images but it would require some patience and an Amiga emulator to get it running.

Comparison images here, PC / Amiga. There was also a Megadrive/Genesis version, but was a completely different game (and it was shit).

Free New Music - ASH

An old favourite of mine, Ash are about to release a new album. And in a move that has become the norm for bands these days, Ash have released a track from the album for free via the 'tinernet.

They also shot a studio video while recording, which I am attaching for your viewing pleasure.



Head over to the link below to download a high quality MP3 of the awesome new track from the Northern Irish lads.

Free new Ash song!

Dog dates hags

The only thing that isn't funny about this video is that there are people that actually believe every word of the crazy bullshit. Luckily this is just a spoof.



Thanks to the awesome TTN webcast for featuring this.