The Round Up 88: Tron Legacy
Andy Sorcini aka Mr. Baby Man from The Drill Down and Greg Davies aka cGt2099 from Social Blend join forces for The Round Up – a short mini podcast focusing on some entertainment news, with a preview of what’s coming up in Social Blend and The Drill Down. Episode 88 of The Round Up is [...]
TechCrunch Totally Misses The Point On Digg’s “Breaking News”
Someone shot me a link in IM today to a new post on TechCrunch reporting on how ‘innovative’ Digg‘s new Breaking News feature is. I had a glance at the article and noticed two distinct aspects of the dribble that Arrington is allowing as an acceptable report nowadays: There was no mention in the article [...]
10 Reasons why you should dump New Digg and move to Mixx
It seems Digg has officially jumped the shark. Both mainstream media and social media have covered the backlash Digg.com has had from the release of version 4 about a great majority of changes made to the site. We have all heard the complaints. The New Digg has destroyed user-based and user-submitted content. But there are [...]
This is no sinkhole!
Unknown Photoshop Artist
Sent to us by “someone named David”
UPDATE: Just found the original source at Flickr, posted by bashthebox
And now… the Sarlacc:
Sarlacc pic originally posted by Phy6 at this link
Universal Day of the Jedi: May 25, 2010
The 30th anniversary of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
UDOTJ Motivator III – 2010
…You shall be blessed for the peace you bring to others…
Strange Weather hits Down Under
It’s often been said by some, in the field of Climate Change studies, that if the planet had a proverbial “canary in the coal-mine”, then it would be Australia. The land down under, my home, has been subject to numerous climate issues for decades: the hole in the ozone layer, causing increased UV radiation; droughts [...]
Star Wars Motivators IV
Because even the goddamn Batman celebrates Universal Day of the Jedi…
Glenn Beck spotted at Tea Party
Exclusive Photo!
Star Wars Motivators III
So this is how freedom dies… with internet motivators – because it’s AWESOME!
Looking back at Mixx during 2009
During their second year, Mixx experienced further significant growth; but while there were many highlights and positive experiences for the site, 2009 also saw the site and its loyal community face some setbacks and issues arise as well. Despite these, the Mixx staff and the Mixx users soldiered on, and continued to persevere and make [...]
The Top Submissions of 2009 at Mixx.com
While 2008 was a remarkable year for Mixx.com, 2009 was just as exceptional, if not more so. The site experienced some major growth during the year, with an increase of user interaction – as well as the release of new services and features that enabled Mixxers to integrate their social media experiences. With the increased [...]
Begotten Antichrist: Did Marilyn Manson synchronize Antichrist Superstar to the movie Begotten?
Synchronicity is not a recent concept in the realm of pop culture, and has become quite well known with regards to the eerie pairing of The Wizard of Oz and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. A short time ago though, I discovered an even more eerie pairing that synchronized in an unnerving fashion: [...]
Anonymous declares war on Australia
Just in the last week, I was alerted to a video that had been posted to YouTube by Anonymous – the internet group known for their protests against Scientology (and their lulz on the website 4ch… whoops, forgot Rules 1 and 2 there for a second) – in which they declared “war” on Australia and [...]
The Matured Foreboding
Into the night and out of the rain…
Star Wars Fan Art
Over the years, numerous artists have had their shot at depicting the Star Wars universe. Posters, book covers, and other media have seen the phenomenal work of many talented artists. Recently, we looked at such artists as Hugh Fleming and Dave Dorman. But there is another group of other artists that are often overlooked: the [...]
16 Years of Injustice: How 3 Teens Were Falsely Convicted – The West Memphis Three
Visualize for a moment, if you will, not being able to have lived out some of the best years of your life. Your graduation… Your first rock concert… Getting your driver’s license… Being there for the birth of your child… If you can even grasp this, then you might have a tiny percentage of an [...]
Thoughtless Obedience
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Aussie Cab Driver talks about his worst passengers ever
Aussie Taxi Drivers, otherwise known as “Cabbies” to Australians, are often the subject of negative stories… but in actual fact a great many of them are hard workin’, true blue cobbers. They may do it for a crust, but they’re the ones that get you home safe from the pub. And some of them have [...]