2013: The Year We Have "Zuck'd Up"

2013 is almost upon us and we can definitely say that the United States has "Zuck'd Up", or at least Mark Zuckerberg thinks so when he will copyright the term "Zuck'd Up". Bravo, the popular TV channel, will create a new show known as The Real Housewives of Langley, a show including everyone involved in the General Patraeus scandal. It will get pulled after four episodes for being "too hot for cable". Honey Boo Boo will become an US ambassador in Israel, where she will fix every problem with Cheese-balls and Go Go Juice. NSYNC will make a comeback without Justin Timberlake, mainly because he has forgotten anything that had to do with them. Jesus will present himself to Tim Tebow and tell him that he is in fact a Packers fan. Mitt Romney will gain 400 pounds after keeping his emotions from the election bottled up inside. He will lose most of it with Paul Ryan's "Total Frat Bod" workout. On the same note, Paul Ryan's abs will be named 2013's Sexiest Man Alive, making it the first body part instead of man to win.

Man Charged With Murder Six Months Later

Devon Epps was charged with murder when he was evicted from his home. But this charge is not the same as some would think. Epps murdered his girlfriend, Veronica Jones, six months ago and she has been missing ever since. When he was evicted authorities found the body stashed in the bathtub. But as grisly as it sounds, it gets even worse. The body was badly decayed and falling apart. The body was bludgeoned with a medal pedestal, raped, and stabbed 32 times. According to authorities the face was beaten beyond recognition. "It's morbid, disgusting," said Jones' brother "I'm horrified by the experience my sister went through." 

Tumblr Falls Victim to Internet Trolls

In yet another attack on various websites, Tumblr fell victim to Internet Trolls. These trolls, known as the GNAA, attacked their unsuspecting victims last Monday. The victims of this racist, unforgiving assault include the Verge, Reuters, and 8,600 other Tumblr accounts. It was found offensive on many levels, calling people "F*****g Worthless, Contrived, Bourgeoisie, Self-Congratulating, and Decadent B******t." Also telling them to "Drink Bleach and Die." As most may know this so called "threat" comes from the recent bullying/suicide incident involving Amanda Todd. This was sent out to Tumblr users using a JavaScript exploit. If the message was deleted, so was your account. This is not new to the internet, an attack on this scale could be dated back to 2008 when a anonymous troll trolled Oprah Winfrey on National Television using the show's online forum. So all-in-all, successful troll is successful.

Sandy Island Doesn't Really Exist

A sizable, uninhabited island in the South Pacific was the center of attention in Google Maps recently. It could be said it had the attention because the island was there. Sandy Island doesn't really exist but it showed up on Google Maps off the coast of New Caledonia in the South Pacific. Called Sandy Island by scientists and Sable Island by others, this isle was spotted on Google Maps but it hasn't existed since 1908, according to a 1908 ocean chart. "It's on Google Earth and other maps so we went to check and there was no Island. We're really puzzled. It's quite bizarre," said geologist Maria Seton. If one is to search for this island, it would appear as a dark mass northeast of New Caledonia. If this island actually exists, it would fall in French territorial waters. So if people were to go to this island, they would more than likely find the cast of "Lost".

Elmo Puppeteer Accused Of Underage Relations

Today's blog is brought to you by the letter "R". The Tickle-Me-Elmo was once a beloved childhood toy for one 16 year old boy; but now is filled with sweat, regret, and shame. For this is no tale for children, but what could be the first use of the S.S.P.D.  Kevin Clash, the voice and puppeteer for Elmo, has been accused of having sexual relations with a 16 year old boy. This could be a dramatic change to the show "Sesame Street", which is estimated to be worth more than $500 million. Officials state that they are conducting a thorough investigation. It is noted that the accuser did not submit any official evidence. H. Melvin Ming, the president and executive chief of "Sesame Street", called the accusation damaging to the company. He said “There is such a close association to Elmo as being the rock star of preschoolers, so any association with something that is perceived and in reality is behavior not becoming to a puppet will have some difficulty for us... Elmo is Elmo and Kevin is Kevin”. 

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/elmo-puppeteer-accused-of-underage-relationship/

"Grand Theft Auto" Character Not Based On Cypress Hill Backup Performer

Cypress Hill backup performer Michael "Shagg" Washington sued Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive for $250 Million because he claims he was the inspiration for CJ from "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas". According to the California court system, 'they don't owe this guy s***.' The judge ruled that, 'The main character CJ is a black male with a completely generic and somewhat variable appearance.' Shagg was suing for the fact that CJ is a through-and-through replication of him. The judge had this to say, "The No Doubt avatars…perform rock songs, the same activity by which the band achieved and maintains its fame…[Nothing in the video game] transform[s] the avatars into anything other than exact depictions of No Doubt’s members doing exactly what they do as celebrities. Here, however, Washington has presented no evidence demonstrating that the plot or characters of GTA: San Andreas have any relevance to his life or his purported fame."

Man Sparks Fire While Cooking Squirrel

A fire arose in an apartment complex in Holland Township, Michigan while a man was using a propane torch to cook a squirrel. According to fire chief, the man was burning off the fur in preparation to eat the squirrel. The fire was sparked on the deck of the man and it quickly spread to seven other apartments above the man, though many other apartments were smoke and water damaged. The unusual fire became the talk of the town rather quickly and the mans name has not been released. According to the fire chief, "That's about off the wall as it gets."

Water On Mars?

If you can see the dark streaks in that picture of Mars, you may be viewing the first possible evidence of there being water on Mars. Scientists suggest that those streaks are caused by the freezing and evaporation of salty water. It is truly fascinating to know that there may be water on Mars because that causes Mars to have a better chance of sustaining life. Scientists believe that calcium chloride has a big part to play in those streaks, they could melt the mixture and evaporate everything but some water. NASA's Spirit and Opportunity found many signs that might also suggest the possibility of there being water, but, NASA's Curiosity rolled by stream beds and recently found this excellent example. This will also be published in the latest issue of Geophysical Research Letters. 


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/24/water-mars-dark-streaks-briny-flows_n_2009902.html

The Pirate Bay moves to Cloud-Based Servers

The infamous file-sharing site known as 'The Pirate Bay' will now be now be operating from cloud-based servers from all across the world. The site will now be known as 'The Pirate Cloud' and will be removing all trackers, torrents, and servers. Back in 2006, police raided the sites headquarters and shut down all servers, taking the site offline. Now on the site, if you click on the image on the homepage, you will be redirected to a page explaining the switch. A  representative from the site  said it allows the site to move from country to country, Now hosting providers won't know if they're hosting 'The Pirate Bay'. It will be impossible to be able to tell to gather data on users accessing the site. If the police raid again, all they would find is a transit router instead of the server hub. The police can shut it down, but there would just be less server space to be accessible for users. In 2011, the 'Stop Online Piracy Act' or SOPA, was passed in hopes of ending online piracy. SOPA's main target was 'The Pirate Bay', but it was unsuccessful in taking the site offline. Protests arose against SOPA from many different sites: Cheezburger, Mojang, Major League Gaming, The Oatmeal, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, AOL, Linkedln, eBay, PayPal, Reddit, Wordpress, and Yahoo to name a few. But the most extreme was Wikipedia with a whole site blackout. But 'The Pirate Bay' was above of the influence of SOPA and was not affected in any way, well maybe just slower download speeds, but that's about it. So now if SOPA wants to act up again, they can't do anything 'The Pirate Bay'.  

Genocide Spreads Panic Across Azeroth

It happens on occasion that a hacker in the hit game ,'World of Warcraft', finds a glitch or exploit that allows them to be higher than their nerd god. But should it happen, it would be patched before any severe damage is done. But this time a group of Death Knights have found a way to unleash a plague that can cause instant death. This band of unloved Death Knights went flying around nuking entire cities across multiple servers. Even though it has already been patched by Blizzard and the hackers banned, there is still anxiety in the ever growing community of Azeroth. The official response came from Community Manager, Nethaera. It was said that it is safe to find adventures in other cities, they are sorry for any inconvenience and there will be a full investigation on the matter. Their are likely theories being speculated around the incident but it is still unknown what the actual cause of the genocide was. Coincidentally, that day marked the seventh anniversary of the 'Corrupted Blood Plague', which happened back in 2005.  If you have ever seen the 'South Park' episode, 'Make Love, Not Warcraft', you might understand what might the subscribers be feeling in this dark time. But it still may be some time before players can find peace with their fallen comrades.


http://www.geekosystem.com/wow-cities-nuked/

World Chili Cook-Off To Feature Bean Recipes

For many a moon, Chili has been known for it's scrumptious variety of meats, spices, and beans. But there are some Chili purists who would like to disagree. Chili purists are known for their love of chili and their hatred for the beans that go in the chili. Now the International Chili Society, ICS, is allowing beans in their chili for the World Chili Cook-Off and their is a major upset throughout the chili loving population of the world. This year, there will be a bean optional category at the cook-off and it is safe to say, people are not happy. It is believed with the new category, all competition will be crushed. While purists state the beans are just a filler, others disagree when saying the beans do belong in their community. Last year's ICS Chili Cook-Off, John Jepson, is entering in both bean and no bean categories, and he thoroughly believes the debate will never end.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/world-chili-cook-off-beans_n_1928450.html

Nicki Minaj Considers Reality TV

Nicki Minaj is considering a spot on MTV for her own reality show. For those of who that do not know, Nicki Minaj is 'American Idol's' newest judge. According the the E! Network, Nicki Minaj might have her own reality TV show on MTV. In an interview with Perez Hilton, Minaj teased her dream of having her own TV show along side the Kardashians and the Jonas Family. "That I'm going to keep a secret for now," she said, "I thought I'd never do something like that, not saying I am still. I'm still considering. But, I will say that I find the more people see, is the more they understand, and then it's the more they like you. If you only have such one-dimensional things to go off of like rumors, then you kind of never get to know the artist. When you pull them in your world, they see you as a real person. I'm not running away from it anymore."


http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/09/27/nicki-minaj-might-get-her-own-reality-show/

Pre-Starfox Adventure Video Appears Online

Before Starfox Adventure released back in 2002, there was another game known as 'Dinosaur Planet' which was cancelled in development. But what was so special about this game is that all game play footage was lost for 10 years. Now, in 2012, video of the game emerged in a hour long video on YouTube. This is a great example of games changing in mid-development. Starfox features the fictional fox known as 'Fox McCloud' and his team of highly skilled team of animal specialists. It is said that the game plays similarly to 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'. In a E3 interview with Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, it was commented that it is weird to throw Fox in a game with magic, swords, and dinosaurs only becuase Fox is a humanoid fox. Developer RARE was known for it's heavyweight games such as 'Perfect Dark', 'Banjo-Kazooie', and 'Donkey Kong 64'. But it was a big leap for RARE to create this game. Eventually the project was redesigned into 'Starfox: Adventure'. But when the game was cancelled, all videos of game play were lost. They were thought lost until YouTube user IOnEIFalcon uploaded the hour long video. So it seems that what is lost can be found.

Jude Law: A Man and His Scary Beard

Actor Jude Law recently received a makeover for an upcoming movie, and in that makeover he grew a beard that can be known throughout history as, "The beard that scared his kids". During the course of facial hair history, there have been weird beards, sexy sideburns, and manly mustaches. But even Jude Law can't compare with Tom Selleck, Sam Elliot, Kimbo Slice, and ZZ Top. But on the other hand, he can compare with Jeff the Killer, Slenderman, and WHO WAS PHONE in how easy it is to scare small children. One day, Jude Law was picking up his kids from school and when his kids walked out and  received a scare. Apparently Law grew facial hair in a day for a movie and his kids were too horrified to have him meet their friends. "My kids banned me from collecting them from school unless I was wearing a hat and hid," said Jude Law. He also said that his oldest son was teaching him street slang to make him seem cooler. But unfortunately he stopped because it made him feel 'b**ody ridiculous'.  That all goes to show that bearded men are clearly superior at being men to the point where kids will empty their bowels at the sight of them.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-11/news-interviews/33762367_1_rafferty-actor-jude-law-street-slang

Did 'Curiosity' kill the cat?

On August 10, 2012, history was made when the Mars Rover 'Curiosity' touched down on the red planet, Mars. It's goal is to assess whether Mars can support life. According to one NASA scientist, the landing 'went flawlessly'. The ten scientific tools on board the 'Curiosity' are in prime condition and are ready to use. The 2.6 billion dollar 'Curiosity' landing was known as "seven minutes of terror" to NASA officials. Later at the press conference, initial images were shown of Mars including Mount Sharp, a 3.4 mile high mountain. President Obama had this to say: "The successful landing of Curiosity -- the most sophisticated roving laboratory ever to land on another planet -- marks an unprecedented feat of technology that will stand as a point of national pride far into the future,". 'Curiosity traveled 352 million miles since November 25. Finding water or other proof that life is sustainable is not something that is likely to find, but a lead scientist says: "If we knew what we were going to find, it wouldn't be this much fun."  










http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/06/tech/mars-rover-curiosity/index.html