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Dr Who / TV & Movies

Is it True? David Tennant is returning…

This just in:

David Tennant is returning full time as The Doctor from 2014, in a story penned by RTD, who has been asked to return to Doctor Who following the departures of Matt Smith and Steven Moffat in the Christmas Special. It’s thought to be linked to the 50th and the Parallel Earth Doctor getting caught in a regeneration crisis that reverses the process. Details are only just coming to light, with Tennant confirmed for the 50th and now the Christmas Special, allowing Smith to follow his Hollywood dream, Moffat has been approached to write a major blockbuster film script involving, oddly enough, a time traveler.

April Fools!    (or is it?)…..

Games / GEEK

Super Metroid – Depths of Tourian – Photoshop Speed Art


This is a remastered screenshot from the video game Super Metroid. Released in 1994 Super Metroid featured an open world where bounty hunter Samas Aran must defeat Mother Brain to keep the galaxy safe from improper use of Metroids. There are also space pirates there looking to use Metroids to gain power. I think that is right.

Computer / GEEK

Hey Adobe! you’re fat!

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Adobe! You have become as sloppy and bloated as various versions of Microsoft Windows Past. I dread starting my computers because you will probably have another slow ass update.

Games

PlayStation 4? What will it look like?

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So we all know that the PS4 is on the way and sure we know about the new dual shock controller design. Sony has selected some impressive hardware to stuff in this latest PlayStation that any avid gamer is going to want.

  • An eight-core X86 AMD Jaguar CPU
  • 1.84-teraflop AMD Radeon graphics engine (with “18 compute units”)
  • 8GB of GDDR5 memory
  • Hard-drive storage (not SSD)
  • Blu-ray drive
  • Three USB 3.0 ports
  • 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • Ethernet, HDMI, Bluetooth 2.1, optical audio and analog AV out

But what will it look like?

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Games

Remember the Intellivision?

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Do you remember the Intellivision by Mattel? Next to Pong this was the first video game system in my house when I was growing up. You really cannot even compare these older systems to what we have today. These were the first to bring the arcade home. This was a time when the family and friends would gather to play these games for hours on end. Even these poor graphics would not stop me from spending afternoons from playing games like Burger Time or Pitfall.

If you are one of the lucky ones that remember this then you must know what PlayCable is? Yup! We had that too. What was almost light years before any cable internet service or any internet service for that matter, this add-on box would give you 50 games a month though your cable provider.

Awesome memories of a time when you could put fake wood grain on electronics because it was cool.

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Computer / GEEK / News

Jetpack 2.2 Not updating!

Without me having to create another fucking online account I would love to know why the new Jetpack 2.2 for WordPress WILL NOT UPDATE!! I have been searching for an hour now and unless I want to Join another site or forum I cannot find any information why this update service is not working. Tried the automatic update and it brought my sites down!

This is just Sloppy!

UPDATE

if you are having problems updating your Jetpack using the automated option within your WordPress site try freeing up some bandwidth if you are performing this process from home. Make sure you are getting the best internet speeds you can. Try updating it again. If anything like the issue I was having you might be in the clear. GOOD LUCK!

Dr Who / TV & Movies / Video

Gallifrey One 2013

Founded in 1989 by members of the local Southern California fan organization, the Time Meddlers of Los Angeles, Gallifrey One Conventions has run an event every year since 1990, and has over time become one of the world’s most popular fan-run themed events devoted to the series and its spinoffs. MORE