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Old Gamer Beaten By His Wife And Begs Judge For A Divorce

Last week, a 50-something Chinese man got on his knees in Baishan City in Jilin Province, China. He begged a judge to grant him a divorce from his wife, even though the two recently retook their vows.


PC

Chinese Anti-gaming Expert Turns Out To Be (Surprise!) A Hypocrite

A famous Chinese anti-gaming expert has his foot in his mouth after appearing at a “game tasting” event in Shenzhen last week.


May 25, 2012
In Real Life

The Internet Has Never Been More Awkward Than Julia Stiles In 1994


May 22, 2012
Uncategorized

Turning One Of The Internet’s Most Annoying Tasks Into A Game

You know what CAPTCHA is? It’s that thing that makes you enter letters and numbers on a website to prove you’re a human, and not a machine hell-bent on learning our human ways and killing us all by downloading a .zip file. It’s probably the thing I hate most about the internet, so it’s lovely to hear that someone’s trying to replace the system with simple games.


May 21, 2012
In Real Life

Happy 25th Birthday, Animated GIF

Scourge of internet comments sections and saviour of countless rainy days, the humble animated GIF file turns 25 this year. To celebrate, here’s a ton of the things compiled in a mildly nauseating video.


May 17, 2012
In Real Life

Let’s Check Out North Korea’s Brand New Website!

Hey, internet people! Did you know that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (aka North Korea) has a brand new website. It’s pretty slick, and it replaces North Korea’s previous site, which can be best summed up in one word: medieval. But I guess the same thing can be said about North Korea.


May 16, 2012
PC

The ‘Best’ Of The Worst Diablo III Anger

The rigamarole is always the same: big game is released, problems ensue. But for Diablo III, the launch was bigger — 12 years in the making. And the problems? They seem bigger, too. And when that happens, people get angry.


May 14, 2012
In Real Life

Good Foreigners Doing Good And Bad Foreigners Doing EVIL

It was a touching scene. A young American male sat outside of a McDonalds in Nanjing, sharing a meal with a homeless lady. He had purchased two orders of French fries and poured water into her water bottle.


May 7, 2012
In Real Life

When Internet Memes Become Art

Nerd stronghold Gallery 1988 is currently holding quite the exhibition, showcasing a ton of works done by artists all inspired by the one thing: internet memes.


May 1, 2012
In Real Life

Worldwide Internet Speeds Are Dropping, But Australia’s On The Upswing

Kotaku AU

Akamai’s released its statistics on average worldwide internet connection speeds. The interesting news is that, despite advances in connection technologies, the average worldwide speed has actually dropped, although Australia is bucking that trend.