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Craigslost: This Week’s Greatest Classified Ads Ever

I’ve been wanting to write about the amazingness that is Craigslist for the longest time. You see, I love Craigslist. I love it so bad that, in the eloquent words of one Craigslist poster, I want the site to bring the popcorn and leave its panties.

So I decided to do like all great journalists and steal someone else’s idea find inspiration from those who came before me.  In this case, I was inspired by Amy Blair’s excellent (and sadly defunct) Week in Craig column at The Black Table and (later) Animal New York.

So that’s enough chit-chat. Bring on the fuckery!  Continue reading →

Finally There’s a Blog Devoted to 70s Shag Vans

If you’re a member of Generation X, there’s a good chance you were conceived in the back of a 70s-model Dodge van with floor-to-ceiling shag carpeting, a heart-shaped portal window and a fully-stocked bar in the back.

Luckily a van enthusiast has come along and created Nooneridesforfree.com to chronicle the awesomeness that is 70s west coast custom van culture. The site’s name is a reference to one of the all-time great lines, “Gas, grass or ass. No one rides for free.”

Nick Denton Holds His Own as 34th Gay in America

I was recently on a plane bound for Panama City Beach, Florida and after working ceaselessly on my first post for Crasstalk, I decided it was time for a break from being so talented all the time. I put away my warm Macbook and got out the magazines. With me on this trip was the issue of Out for May 2011 which includes their list of the Top 50 most influential Gays. Imagine my surprise to find out Nick Denton is influential.
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Are you living in an Internet Bubble?


Eli Pariser makes a great case for why the Internet, as we know it today, is not the information free-for all that we all believe it to be. Editors, the gatekeepers of the past, have been replaced by algorithms that have been designed to tailor Google search results and Facebook News Feeds to your tastes and interests, while leaving out ideas that are uncomfortable but important. Great video from TED2011. Comment.

Droid Does: Getting the Most out of your Android Device (Part 2)

Part Two: Android Intermediate

As Android becomes more and more popular, people are increasingly looking for advice on which phones to buy, which apps to download, and what settings to use to optimize their Android experience. Lucky for you guys, I’m here to help. I’ve had my Android phone (a Verizon Droid Incredible) for almost a year now, and I’ve done just about everything you can do to one.

This is the second in a series of three articles, each covering a different aspect of using and playing with your Android device. This article will cover three intermediate level Android areas: launchers, rooting, recovery, and what root apps to get. Continue reading →

What the PlayStation Still Has to Offer

All you young kids with your vidja games nowadays playing your Portal 2: Black Ops, Super Street Fighter IV: U.S. Navy Seals, and Fuck, Death, Kill: Unnecessary Violence and No Characters need to get off my lawn and let me take you back to the days of the Sony Playstation JRPG (Japanese Role Playing Game).  In my opinion, the original Playstation gave the world the best single-player JRPGs of all time.  It was the first system to use CDs well and as such gave a player the chance to enter a whole new world for over a full work week.  These games gave you at minimum 40 hours of play time in your first attempt after an era of Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. Continue reading →