Random Rage

What the hell is wrong with Microsoft?

RandomRage — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:00:24 +0000

I’ve never really understood the devotion of die-hard Apple fanatics. You know the type: the ones who have owned all four versions of the iPhone, the ones who think the Apple TV was a good idea, the ones who will argue with a straight face that Aperture can be just as good as Photoshop. I’ve often thought [...]

Dear Blockbuster, this is why you’re going bankrupt

RandomRage — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:00:53 +0000

Last weekend, I went to one of your bigger stores in the area to rent Tron. You didn’t have Tron, not on Blu-Ray or DVD. One of your helpful employees checked, and none of your stores in the area had it, either. A cult hit with a major sequel coming out in just a few [...]

I no longer fear hell, for I have dealt with Xbox support

RandomRage — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:30:07 +0000

I recently purchased an Xbox 360 Elite, partially to relieve the burden of my first-gen 360′s crowded hard drive, and partially to serve as a Media Center extender for my impending conversion to a Media Center DVR. And I was quite happy to have a brand new controller, one where the joysticks centered properly and [...]

The end of an era

RandomRage — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:30:26 +0000

The other day, a very sad thought occurred to me. The advent of digital cable means the death of scrambled cable porn. What was once a proud ritual of pubescent boys, switching over to the PPV channels late at night and watching the scrambled feed — “Is that a boob or an elbow? I think I just [...]

The Ballad of Tara Shepard (or: Why I’m playing the first Mass Effect again)

RandomRage — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:00:33 +0000

Playing through the first Mass Effect was one of the most gratifying single player video game experiences I’ve ever had. The second time I played it, that is. The first time I played through the RPG dressed-up as a shooter, I played through as “Mark Shepard”, and I did what I usually do in games [...]

LOST Season 6 predictions

RandomRage — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:16:59 +0000

In anticipation of the last good serialized sci-fi show left on TV starting it’s final season tonight, I’d like to offer up my predictions for what LOST fans may anticipate over the coming weeks. The Oceanic 815 survivors will make it off the island, only to realize they left the coffee pot on and have [...]

Talking lemons and porn stars: a small collection of 30 Rock parodies

RandomRage — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:30:06 +0000

Okay, even though this season has gotten off to a rough start, 30 Rock is still one of my all-time favorite TV shows. And, given my documented fondness for Sesame Street, you can imagine how tickled I was to find this very clever send-up sketch, entitled “30 Rocks.” I’m quite amused by the fact that [...]

Watch what you advertise

RandomRage — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:00:18 +0000

I’m not really a ‘fancy watch’ kind of guy. I rarely dress up, and the few watches I’ve owned were Fossils that I liked but didn’t last longer than a year. Because, of course, FOSSIL WATCHES ARE CHEAP WATCHES. So I’ve never owned a watch that cost more than, say, $80. And I was okay [...]

Random Playlist: I know why the Caged Elephant sings

RandomRage — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:55 +0000

The first time I heard Cage the Elephant on the radio, it was like a breath of fresh air. The song, “Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked“, with its dusty guitar riffs and rap-singing, was a throwback to the 90′s, when 311 and Beck ruled the airwaves. It’s especially reminiscent of Sublime, and as you [...]

Unforgiven sucks. There, I said it.

RandomRage — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:00:04 +0000

Once upon a time, I held fast to the notion that I didn’t like movie westerns. I don’t know why, I just assumed I didn’t. I’d seen Tombstone, which sort of counts, but I didn’t love it as much as my friends. I mean, it has Val Kilmer dying of tuberculosis and Kurt Russel sporting a [...]