methodicalneuropathy

Sometimes I like to throw a little nerd shit in with my constant bitching about stupid bullshit. And since I tend to be a nerdy fuck when it comes to computers and the like, I thought I would comment on some recent technology-related happenings.

First off, for you folks who have PS3s and was pissed because the Xbox 360 was getting all the Netflix streaming action, worry no more (by the way, I have an Xbox 360, so this affects me not)! I know I’m a little late on the draw because I actually read this on CNET like last week, but yes, PS3 owners will soon have access to the entire Netflix streaming catalog. It will be rough at first though. Whereas the Xbox has the Netflix streaming feature built into its firmware, PS3 will require you to insert a disc every time in order to stream movies and TV shows. It also uses the same Blu-ray function that the movies use to pull extras from the Internet. So for now, it might be a little choppy. The bright side is, you will only have to deal with that until around Fall/Winter of next year as they plan on updating the PS3′s firmware to accommodate (hey, there’s some talk that they might even make Netflix work for the Wii!).

The second thing I wanted to mention is Geocities. On October 26th (and again, I know I’m a little late on the draw here) Yahoo closed Geocities, the popular free website host, after 15 years in operation. I never had a Geocities account, but I still see the importance as it was a little part of Internet history before the dot com boom and “Web 2.0″. It was around basically before industry was big on the Internet. Until next time kids!

Okay, so it was trash day today. And for anyone who has been to my place, sometimes I kind of procrastinate on taking my trash out, so there were a few bags. Also, there was this bag of nasty, unspeakable horror that no human should dare touch. It had wet, rusty pieces of metal, algae, and other nasty shit. Not to mention the same bag had random kitchen garbage as well. Well, I was getting all my garbage together, and I had my cell phone in my front pocket. I tied all the bags up, and then went to the bathroom to wash my hands. I came out of the bathroom and noticed there was no cell phone in my pocket. I looked all over the place, first in my office because that’s where I normally leave it. It wasn’t in there. I checked all the other rooms. No dice. So I happened along this site called “Where’s My Cell Phone” (http://www.wheresmycellphone.com), which I thought was a fucking scam at first (like one of those sites that gets your information and sells it), but ended up it was legit. I entered my cell number, and my phone started ringing. And you guessed it, it just happened to be coming from the nastiest fucking bag of trash in the kitchen. So I stuck my hand in the muck and pulled out my phone. Then I spent the next half hour in my bathroom cleaning the hell out of it with alcohol. Good times. So the next time you can’t find your cell phone, make sure to go to that site. It’s free (and no, I don’t get paid shit for saying that, you silly gooses). Until next time…