Articles By: Samer Kalaf

Skyrim Mom Is Adorable
/ July 9, 2012 11:31 am

Skyrim Mom Is Adorable

Sometimes, watching your parents play video games can be more fun than actually playing video games. Such is the case of the creator behind @SkyrimMom, an account that documents all the interesting things someone’s mom says as she explores the expansive, seemingly endless world in the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. You don’t even have to know much [...]

Apple Doesn’t Like Steve Jobs Action Figure
/ January 5, 2012 4:00 pm

Apple Doesn’t Like Steve Jobs Action Figure

Lots of people have tried to find a way to profit off of Steve Jobs’ death, Apple probably being the biggest example. (I’m surprised there hasn’t been a commemorative Steve Jobs iPod released.) But one of the more creative ways thus far to pay homage to the late Apple genius has to be the Steve Jobs action figure. In Icons, [...]

Google Donates $40 Million to World and Bay Area
/ December 14, 2011 4:00 pm

Google Donates $40 Million to World and Bay Area

Google decided to give an early Christmas present to … the world? The company is giving $40 million to organizations for causes such as fighting slavery, strengthening education and making technology more available. It’s a very impressive and admirable feat for Google to help others and have a positive impact outside of their company’s products. Normally I’d have some joke [...]

Shigeru Miyamo-Nooooo!
/ December 9, 2011 10:18 am

Shigeru Miyamo-Nooooo!

In news that will make me feel a little old, the revered Shigeru Miyamoto will be stepping down at Nintendo to take a smaller role. He’ll still be involved with the company, but not as involved. The news isn’t completely bad, but it’s still out of the blue. As a kid who had roughly seven years of Nintendo Power issues [...]

/ December 1, 2011 4:00 pm

iPhone 4 Burns on Plane Flight

A passenger’s iPhone 4 caught on fire and emitted dark smoke in the middle of a flight in Australia last week, before being extinguished by the cabin crew. “In accordance with company standard safety procedures, the flight attendant carried out recovery actions immediately, and the red glow was extinguished successfully. All passengers and crew on-board were unharmed,” REX said in [...]

Why I Don’t Have A Smartphone
/ December 1, 2011 1:10 pm

Why I Don’t Have A Smartphone

From the title, you might think that this is a post purely designed to be contrarian (or maybe you think it’s in honor of eternal grump Andy Rooney). It is neither, because smartphones are fun as hell. The main reason I don’t have a smartphone? I can’t afford it. I don’t want to pay for data or any of that [...]

Do You Have One Of The 25 Worst Passwords In 2011?
/ November 18, 2011 12:00 pm

Do You Have One Of The 25 Worst Passwords In 2011?

When using a computer, it’s always stressed to make a strong password in order to keep your files secure. So, if you have any of the following 25 most common passwords, be ashamed. I am proud to say that none of these are my passwords, but I will be trying these out to hack into my friends’ stuff. Some of [...]

PETA Attacks Mario And His Tanooki Suit
/ November 17, 2011 12:39 pm

PETA Attacks Mario And His Tanooki Suit

If you were thinking to yourself, “Hey, it’s been a while since PETA did something for attention,” you’re in luck! The misdirected group is now attacking Mario (yes, the Mario from video games) for wearing fur in the upcoming Nintendo 3DS game Super Mario 3D Land. PETA has created a whole campaign (complete with disturbing images and the use of [...]