What follows is a very serious look at the fast-paced, heart-pumping world of energy drinks to keep you awake and ready for those upcoming exams.The Fake Coffee One444 ml serving146 mg caffeineIt’s actually a bit disappointing. I’m a fan of coffee, but this is a little gross. Like most energy drinks, it has been super… Continue reading The Isaac Azuelos electric-rush-energy-drink-power-station-nation with Isaac Azuelos
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How to climb the paywall
Now that the Gauntlet — through our brilliant editorial — has successfully convinced you that paying for quality content is reasonable and that The New York Times’ paywall isn’t an act of evil, we’ll show you how to completely circumvent it. The paywall is surprisingly well thought-out, lacking the disconnect traditional media has always had… Continue reading How to climb the paywall
Confession: a Roman Catholic app isn’t a good idea
Little iApps has faced a variety of well-deserved reactions for their iPhone app, Confession: a Roman Catholic App, which is targeted at pious sinners. The app, which aims to help the forgetful during confessionals, was developed with help from actual reverends and with official church imprimatur. The Catholic Church has been quick to point out… Continue reading Confession: a Roman Catholic app isn’t a good idea
Google, Facebook no longer in tree
You probably don’t remember signing up for Facebook, but the process underwent a significant change recently. Google is no longer allowing the direct importing of Google contacts in Facebook by Facebook users, citing what it claims is Facebook’s unfair data protectionism. In Google’s API Terms of Service, the document outlining the conditions under which third… Continue reading Google, Facebook no longer in tree
A retro retrospective in 8-bit
Mario is older than you are, probably. He turned 25 last Monday, if you’re willing to accept that the release of Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System is his birthday. Large swaths of the video game press (i.e. blogs) are busy publishing fluff on this historic event and we’re no different. Rather than… Continue reading A retro retrospective in 8-bit
The summer fruits of the Internet
If you’re reading this, it’s safe to assume you are indeed a Chilean miner. Welcome fellow subterranean excavation enthusiast, we have much to discuss. By the Internet’s standards, four months is a very long time. Remember the vuvuzela? That delightful South African noise-maker which annoyed all of us for most of the World Cup? How… Continue reading The summer fruits of the Internet
Despite promise, Expendables ultimately predictable
The Expendables is about explosions. If you don’t like the billowing, orange-yellow flame of something exploding, or the sanguine cloud of someone exploding, you have no reason to see this movie. The screenplay is written by Stallone — a man made famous by his ability to pass as a man who gets hit in the… Continue reading Despite promise, Expendables ultimately predictable
Entering the 3rd circle of hell
This is a tale of an exploration of sin, not for the intrinsic pleasure it provides, but to satisfy curiosity. I did not commit myself to an unusual task attempting to attain fame, gain recognition for some cause or benefit humanity in some deluded way. I did this simply because I could, and what I… Continue reading Entering the 3rd circle of hell
A fishy question
A woman goes swimming on a rough day just off the coast of California, in water about 10 feet deep. She is attacked by a shark, which bites her leg. Acting quickly, she stabs the shark in the head with the knife she is carrying. The shark dies, but her leg is caught in the… Continue reading A fishy question
Defamation and piracy
Disney, this is your fault. Sure, the defamation of pirates is heavily compounded by the noodly blasphemers, but it’s your disastrous portrayal of our peg-legged friends that damaged the public’s opinion. No longer do pirates bring about images of looting the weak for personal gain, of someone slowly hacking off their own hand between swigs… Continue reading Defamation and piracy