Archive for June, 2010
Written on June 30, 2010 by stayingwithit
Filed Under: General Talk
Well, this is embarrassing - my first post of significance and already late. Sorry, but I hope the interesting topics in this article will make up for it
iPhone 4 – good or bad?
Apple sold and incredible 1.7 million iPhone 4’s between Thursday and Saturday. For a span of three days, the iPhone is doing very well. But is it actually worth it? Apple added quite a bit to this new generation. The camera is now 5
The iPhone 4, in all it's glory
megapixels along with high resolution recording capabilities (HD, or 720p for you technical folk out there), a faster CPU (which essentially means the ability to use better iPhone apps, and games, and does everything the previous iPhone could, but a lot faster), and VIDEO chatting, which is quite amazing in itself. Also, the display of the iPhone is brilliant and unrivaled, even under the sun. It is also thinner than the iPhone 3GS
But there are some problems that you have to watch out for too. Apple is known for the durability of its products, but in the iPhone 4’s case Apple’s reputation is at stake. If dropped, you may find a broken back piece, which has already happened to quite a few people in their first three days of ownage. If the iPhone is held incorrectly, it has poor reception, and the screen may have some strange yellow blotches that are supposed to disappear. The battery life is also Read More
Tags: 4 ,Apple ,Camera ,closes ,HD ,iPhone ,Of ,oil ,result ,Review ,Seafood ,shrimp ,spill ,store
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Written on June 28, 2010 by stayingwithit
Filed Under: General Talk
Hello all,
At least once a week, I’m going to be posting an article about events that are going on right now. If you want, check back every Tuesday and see what I have to say. If you miss one of my articles and want to read about some past events, you can always click my name and read all my past articles.
If there’s something going on that YOU want to post about, then feel free to do so. Teen Publish is always welcoming posters, and we could use all the writers that we can get.
That being said, I hope to see you all on Tuesday =)
StayingWithIt
Written on June 25, 2010 by moe2love
Filed Under: Colleges
A giant, looming campanile stands over the campus of UC Berkeley, extending its dominating presence over all those
The everseeing clock tower of Berkeley
who dare to run late on its prestigious grounds. Along strawberry creek, a group of students collect samples of the water for their science experiments. A lone old man stands in the middle of the square, dangling a watch from his fingers, his eyes locked on the object that fascinates him for reasons unknown. Another man yells at those who dare to use any form of science in front of him. In the Greek houses by the Clark Kerr dorms, walls shake to the bumping music of sorority parties.
This past weekend I participated in the Overnight Stay Program (OSP) at UC Berkeley. I was the only one from my school at this program (no one else even knew this existed), and I enjoyed it immensely. The experience was amazing, and it was well worth the 90 bucks (in my opinion, the experience was even better than prom, although that’s debatable). By taking this program, I truly understood the hype behind the Cal Bear experience.
Bears: The Superstitious Animals of California
We first started the program with a tour of the campus. Our tour guide told us about the numerous superstitions of UC Berkeley. One of them revolved around the statue of the Greek goddess, Minerva (not actually Athena as many believe, but essentially her Roman counterpart) in front of the library. The belief goes that when walking into the library entrance Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, will imbue you Read More
Tags: 4.0 ,Award ,Berkeley ,Big ,C ,Cal ,California ,Campanile ,Campus ,Clark ,Clock ,Dorms ,Hill ,Kerr ,Leadership ,Of ,OSP ,Overnight ,program ,Stay ,Student ,Superstitions ,Tower ,University
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Written on June 21, 2010 by moe2love
Filed Under: Current Events, General Talk
I’m not one to spend a lot of time cynically complaining about our government, but its agencies have been quite active
All who consume will live a cursed, immortal life
lately working hard on making things right with this world. For example, lately they have been trying to stop the sales of “unicorn” meat – an April Fool’s Joke that ThinkGeek started this year. Yes, that’s right – ThinkGeek, a company that specializes in producing, well, geeky products, has been given a cease-and-desist order by the National Pork Board (heard of this before? It was founded by the Pork Act) on their production of Unicorn meat. Apparently, their slogan – “The New White Meat” will result in consumers confusing Unicorn meat with “Pork: The Other White Meat”. Interestingly enough, that slogan is going to be changed soon anyways, so could we list this as another example of an agency using its power just because it can? Yeah, we probably could.
Here’s another benevolent act a government agency has committed for the betterment of American society. A while ago, a shipment of toy airsoft guns were confiscated because apparently they can be converted into machine guns… REAL ones. Every gun expert has denied that this has true, and that there’s no way that “anyone with knowledge of guns” can turn a toy airsoft gun into a machine gun – for one thing, the bullet rounds just wouldn’t fit. Feel free to watch and decide what you think: 
Tags: Airsoft ,American ,April ,ATF ,Betterment ,Efficieny ,Fool's ,government ,Guns ,Joke ,Meat ,Of ,Our ,Society ,stupid ,ThinkGeek ,Unicorn
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Written on June 20, 2010 by moe2love
Filed Under: Books, Movies/Shows
“New Line should be ashamed of themselves at this most blantant example of double-dipping. They clearly have put on the ring and are in cahoots with Sauron.”
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I’m talking about the HD version of the films by the way : ).
I just watched Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring extended DVD version for the first time, I’ve practically lost count of how many times I’ve seen the epic tale’s theatrical release myself. After finishing, I could not only wonder whether there was a Blu Ray format coming out to where I could see LOTR in full HD quality. Upon browsing on Amazon, I noticed they recently threw out a 3 film box set, but noticed that there was over 3,000 ONE (1) star reviews with only 350 , 5 (FIVE) star reviews. Why? I personally rate the films 10/10 and same with the book, and it is well known that Amazon reviews are the real deal untarnished reviews. I say, why the hate?
Lord of the Rings HD edition Blu Ray, but no extended?
I then found out that the filmmakers had done it again: release the theatrical release again and plan to re-release the extended version on HD, after it was ALREADY made. I mean, it makes sense for the first time. So you’re going to release a re-release of re-release of a re-release? Great way to piss your fans and collectors off tbh.
Some comments from Amazon that made me just laugh were:
16,502 of 17,135 people found the following review helpful: Read More
