5 Reasons Why the MacBook Air Sucks: Macbook Air Parodies

May 11th, 2008 | by Chris Mendes

Apple’s newest laptop, the MacBook Air, is being talked about by everybody, though it has some serious issues.

Reason number 1: You can fit it in a manila envelope.

This is the best only selling point of the product. Well, quite frankly, it sucks.

This is the original Apple MacBook Air 30-second ad spot:

Reason number 2: It costs as much as my ten-year-old Jeep Cherokee.

I know I paid $300 for my iPod, but come on Apple! Click here to continue reading »

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Complete Short Movie: Spider

May 10th, 2008 | by Chris Mendes

The following 8-minute video is the complete short movie “Spider.” It was directed by Nash Edgerton and produced by Aussie film company Blue-Tongue Films.

The film has been shown at the Sydney Film Festival, Melbourne, Telluride, Cork, AFI Fest in L.A., and others.

Enjoy.

[Source: Blue-Tongue Films]

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The Gold Standard

May 9th, 2008 | by Chris Mendes

I was talking to my friend the other day about how much I love the gold standard and how I wish we still had a similar precious-material-based monetary system in the U.S.

She looked at me and said, “I thought we were on the gold standard.”

Well, we are not. The following short video explains the basics of the gold standard and compares it to the modern system ruled by the federal reserve.

Let us know: Are you pro or con the gold standard? Explain why.

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Top 10 Most Expensive Domain Names EVER!

May 8th, 2008 | by Amy Mou

Many news agencies all over the world reported the story of a man named as Chris Clark, who sold the domain name of pizza.com, which he had purchased in 1994 for only $20, for $2.6 million.

It is amazing when people are ready to pay a large amount of money for something that does not actually exist. Nevertheless, it is well-known that such domain names, which can stand for a whole industry, can be sold for millions of dollars.

Below, you can find the list of most expensive domain names according to Yahoo! Tech. The list naturally only includes the domain names that have been resold. It does not include such names as yahoo.com or google.com, which still belong to their original owners. As a rule, the market value of such domains may considerably exceed the value indicated below.

1. Sex.com, $12.5 million

2. Porn.com, $9.5 million

3. Diamond.com, $7.5 million

4. Business.com, $7.5 million

5. Casino.com, $5.5 million

6. Asseenontv.com, $5 million

7. Korea.com, $5 million

8. Wine.com, $3.3 million

9. Creditcheck.com, $3 million

10. Vodka.com, $3 million

Everything seems to be clear with sex.com and diamond.com. However, Asseenontv.com may cause bewilderment. Common logic says that the domain names consisting of only one word are supposed to be most valuable. However, there can be exceptions.

[Source: China Daily]

[2008-05-08 5:29AM: Pictures added and minor edits by Chris]

[2008-05-10 6:22AM: Update by Chris: Fund.com sold for $10 million on March 11th, IRS.com was bought by Banks.com for $11.1 million in 2005, and Sex.com is unverifiable but believed to have been sold for something between $12 million and $14 million.]

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Largest Apple Store in the World to Open in Boston

May 7th, 2008 | by Chris Mendes

Apple is almost finished with its plans to open the world’s biggest Apple store in Boston, MA. The store will open on Boylston St. in the Back Bay district. Apple expects between 1,500 and 2,000 customers per hour. Below are some pictures of this four-story monster.

[Source: Gizmodo] [Images by Chris Dever and tape]

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The First Honest College Ad

May 6th, 2008 | by Chris Mendes

Good universities generally do not make television ads.

“But what about all the college ads I see on TV?”

Well the following would be a more accurate representation of those schools:

P.S. If you go to a school that actually has commercials, I mean no offense, but you have got to see at least some truth in this…

[Source: CollegeHumor]

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LOLCatz Stike Back

May 5th, 2008 | by Chris Mendes

LOLCatz are not as dumb as they seem.

[Source]

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