Monthly Archives: May 2014

The #98 Dogecoin Car Finishes 20th at Talladega

Much draft. Very vroom. Such ‘Dega.

I may have been away last weekend but I was keeping close tabs on the NASCAR race from Talladega. That’s because the community over at /r/Dogecoin sponsored the #98 Phil Parsons Racing Ford for the race at Talladega. Their funding didn’t go unrewarded because the #98 Dogecoin car, piloted by Josh Wise, finished in 20th place on Sunday.

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Comic Book Pull List for May 7, 2014

May 7

Posted by Steve Murray

I read something the other day that said Stan Lee would much prefer that the world spells comic book as comicbook. He sees “comic book” as a funny book where comicbook means what he is iconic for writing. I don’t think he’s going to win that battle any time soon but at least people spell Spider-Man with the hyphen now, right?

Anyway, on to this week’s picks. Over at Marvel, we have our second straight Spider-Man debut on the pull list. This time, it’s a new man in the spider suit. It’s the debut (re-debut?) of Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #1. DC Comics carries on with life without Forever Evil in an unconcluded Forever Evil universe as the Earth faces destruction and Batman Beyond is the only one who can help in New 52: Future’s End #1. Finally, Dynamite marks its 10th anniversary and Chaos’ 20th anniversary by relaunching Chaos in Chaos #1.

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Game of Thrones: The First of His Name Review

May 7

Posted by Steve Murray

I like when writers throw out a little surprise. For the most part, this episode was light on anything noteworthy. However, it had one massive tidbit of information that should have thrown everyone for a loop. I didn’t think that the episode would feature an almost throwaway line in the middle of the episode that would change everything that we thought we knew since episode one of the show. But if you’re going to change what we all thought for 35 episodes, this was the way to do it.

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Tags: Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, HBO, Review

Geek Links of the Week

May 2

Posted by Steve Murray

A quick programming note before we begin. There won’t be posts on Monday or Tuesday of next week but normal service will resume on Wednesday. I’ll try to get the weekly Game of Thrones review together by then.

Students at MIT are trying to jump start the Bitcoin economy by giving incoming students $100 in Bitcoin in order to create an “ecosystem” for the cryptocurrency on campus. [Boston Magazine]

Before they bought YouTube multichannel network Maker Studios, Disney was trying to buy BuzzFeed. Maker was literally a fallback plan. [Fortune]

Have you ever wondered whether hacking was worth it? It all depends on how you do it and how much you’re willing to spend. [PC Gamer]

CCP Games has finally unveiled their promised EVE Online monument dedicated to the players of the game with the names of all the active EVE players and recently departed players. [Kotaku]

Tony Hawk is returning to video games… in an iOS endless runner. [Touch Arcade]

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How Much Would Jabba’s Palace Cost? (Infographic)

With the cast of the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII revealed, I think that it’s only appropriate to run a Star Wars edition of Movoto’s fantasy real estate valuation.

While I don’t think that the next Star Wars trilogy will make a return to Jabba’s Palace, I’d bet the Lars Family Moisture Farm that there will be a return to Tatooine. And there’s no better piece of real estate on the iconic desert planet than Jabba’s Palace. Once you get the Hutt and Rancor smells out of the place, it will set you back over 72 million Galactic Credits.

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The FCC Chairman Wants to Give Up the Net Neutrality Fight

May 2

Posted by Steve Murray

The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler, seems to have given up his fight with Big Internet over Net Neutrality. Wheeler published a blog post on the FCC website in which he talked about the ongoing battle over the internet and frequently used the lobbyist terms “Open Internet” and “fast lanes.”

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A Visual History Of Spider-Man’s Costume

May 1

Posted by Steve Murray

If you’re in North America, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 comes out this week. If you’re elsewhere in the world, it’s already been out for a while (except for China and Cambodia who still have a short wait). My friend (and one-time etg contributor) Jackie already saw the movie in Australia and said that it does the multiple villain story far better than Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 did. That’s good news for Spidey fans because I was a little worried after seeing the trailer that ran before Captain America 2.

Anyway, to mark the opening of the latest Spidey movie, here’s a look back at the history of Spider-Man’s costumes, both in the comics and movies, in infographic form.

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MLG Expanding with X Games Partnership and Chinese eSports Arena

May 1

Posted by Steve Murray

Major League Gaming isn’t taking ESL’s expansion into North America lying down. The first name in American eSports recently announced to major initiatives that show that they’re still focused on growth.

Domestically, MLG has partnered up with ESPN to bring eSports to June’s X Games Austin event. Internationally, MLG will be part of a group building a dedicated eSports arena in China.

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Marvel to Kill Wolverine in an Upcoming Miniseries

May 1

Posted by Steve Murray

Marvel has decided that now is the time to make a big splash in the comic book business by killing off a major character. This might be the biggest death that Marvel has tried as they have announced that this fall will be The Death of Wolverine.