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2007 Release Date Lies

Published at December 30, 2007 in Technology, Music, Comp.lainr and Personal. 0 Comments

In 2007 we had a lot of release dates being, well, released. Just cause someone says something will be released doesn’t mean it will be and that angers me. Here’s the most disappointments for me!

1. Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness

When the story of Penny Arcade having a game for not only Windows but Mac and Linux hit Digg in 2006 I was excited. Penny Arcade having a game: awesome. Penny Arcade having a game for Mac and Linux? Double-awesome. Then at this years PAX they said the game would be released after for Xbox Live Arcade. The thought then occurred to me that it could be on Wii Ware in 2008 too but that would be later.

The game was said to be released by Christmas 2007, it’s almost 2008 and I have no game on my Mac. Penny Arcade has no comment on their site about a delay either.

2. Wii Fit

How awesome did that Wii Balance Board look when you first saw it at the E3-thingy? I know Nintendo never gave a date for America but Wikipedia said around Christmas, well it’s after and we’ve heard nothing. It’s been out in Japan for a while now and there is no reason why it should take that long to translate a video game, I’m sorry.

3. The Aquabats new cd “Charge!!!”

The Aquabats have been recording a new CD for a while now. It is the sequel to “Charge!!” that will be called “Charge!!!”. Their forums all say “It should be out by the end of the year” we’ll it again is the end of the year and not even a blog post! Where are my heros?! Come in Bat Commander can you hear me?!

How Awesome Is This?

Published at December 29, 2007 in Technology. 0 Comments

I am now launching Awesome Inc! A podcast network with “Awesome” written all over it! We will launch with a technology podcast and we will be doing a gaming podcast as well as others!

Happy 6th Birthday to ZicklePop Productions! As you know ZicklePop Productions was started on December 25th 2001 and it will end on… Nah it won’t end.

Imust Defend Imus

Published at December 24, 2007 in Personal. 2 Comments

I have been watching Don Imus since late 2004 and I’ve always been a person to support free speech, no matter how outrageous it is, but using your right to free speech to limit others is awful.

Fox News reported on Don Imus saying that Tom Brokaw is not the most courageous person. This is news? Tom Brokaw isn’t a damn warrior he is an ex-talking head for the nightly news. He sat behind a camera and read what he was given to say. Why is this news?

Now before the damn right wing starts commenting I am going to comment on The Huffington Post. These people are just as awful as Fox News reporting that “Imus Should Have Stayed On the Ranch.” with reasons like:

“For some reason, the RFD feed starts off with local New York news, intended for his WABC audience. Then there’s a break and he comes back on. Odd.“

Did this blogger never see him on MSNBC? If you’ve never seen his show before why are you commenting on it?

“RFD also doesn’t know how to shoot him. Most of the time his eyes are obscured by the brim of his cowboy hat.”

He does that on purpose, he’s a freaking cowboy!

“Since most of his “Nappy head hos” supporters were right wingers, he has decided, at a time when the rest of the country has abandoned the party of Bush, to become a flaming Republican.”

Imus is NOT a Republican and he never was a liberal “nut-job” or a right-wing “wack-job.” There is such thing as being open to either side. I am not a right-winger and I support him. It’s called supporting the constitution for all and not to some. Does this mean Craig Crawford is a republican too?

“He has two African-Americans on the daily panel. They rarely say anything, and one of them, Tony Powell, who is there ostensibly to do sports, doesn’t seem very interested in either sports or being there in the first place, given his obvious discomfort in the studio. “

Tony no longer does the sports and they do talk often and have their own comedic spots. The show is called Imus In The Moring not Black Comedians In The Morning.

His show is the polar opposite of nearly every trend in America…both politically and stylistically. Period.

Lord forbid his show live up to the standards of The Today Show and Morning Joe. Why don’t you go attack The Colbert Report? His show is just like Imus’: Sarcasm with real Interviews.

Time Magazine is another source I cannot begin to tell you how awful they are. These people said Imus was going to do his Nappy Headed Ho thing again with a misquote of his first show. Well I have the first show right here and tell me if you think Imus isn’t sorry at all for what he’s done. How the hell is my researching abilities better then Time Magazine?

Announcement 1 of 2: A New Store

Published at December 16, 2007 in Design and Personal. 0 Comments

Now available at shop.zicklepop.com you can buy a lot of high quality products from my Zazzle store. Whats new in this version of the store is now you can buy the mousepad you’ve seen on my Flickr posts and been telling me you want, your wish is now a reality.

The second announcement will follow later.

Apple (doesn’t) Care

Published at December 7, 2007 in Technology, Comp.lainr, Reviews and Personal. 0 Comments

I bought my iMac at the Apple Store in Nashville and they said if I ever had any issues AppleCare would cover it and help me out. So I got suckered into buying this “extended warranty.” My screen decided to break so I called Apple and they told me to bring it to the Apple Store and they’d tell me if they could fix it. They also told me that if they could fix it, it could possibly take a week to repair. The problem? The nearest Apple Store is 4 hours away. So I decided to see if they would do it by mail. They said no.

Then I did what would be a big deal to Apple. I decided to ask for a supervisor. Try 1: 50 minute wait, no one ever answered. Try 2: 45 minute wait, no one ever answered. I believe they were not transferring me and they just had put me on hold. Try 3: I got through after a 30 minute wait.

So I got through! The first question from the supervisor was in a coky-ass attitude “Do you really live 4 hours away?” I told her yes. “No you don’t” Yes I do! Then she said “You damaged the screen yourself didn’t you? This stuff doesn’t develop on it’s own.” I assured her I did not, then she went on to say “Well Apple will not replace your iMac [with AppleCare] even if you take it to the store for something your friends did to your monitor” HA! That’s where I had her. In order for my friends to damage it I would have to have friends! I was also told that she could cancel my Apple Care to use the $160 to pay the $1000 dollars Apple wants to replace the screen. This computer’s price is 80% monitor? I don’t think so!

So end of story: Apple Care is a damn lie. Use the first 10 days if you have to buy your product from Apple to tell if anything is wrong. Oh and Apple says your a liar.

Don Imus Returns

Published at December 6, 2007 in Personal. 1 Comment

Don Imus has returned to the airwaves! Hurray is right crowd! You can catch him on RFDTV (DirecTV 379 and Dish Network 231) and on WABC in New York. Why am I blogging this? Because some of you pencil necked bastards (Imus-style joke, pitchforks down) still hate Imus.
Watch these two videos and if you still hate him, you do not have to visit my site ever again. Block me, I don’t care. I do not want intolerance nor idiotic lunatics telling me what I can blog or not blog.

Part 1