YouTuber Deadwood Dale did a live stream with fellow YouTuber Adam Friended. Their guest was none other than the great Mike S. Miller. The result was comedy gold. Mike S. Miller was creating the comedy. The problem for Mike was that he had no idea he was bringing the funny. I knew Mike was getting …
I deactivated Twitter a couple of days ago. There was no specific reason. I just took stock of my life and came to the conclusion that Twitter’s inherent drawbacks outweigh its benefits. How many times do I need to be reminded Twitter is poison? Twitter is a cesspool Twitter has become a joke. It’s a …
Bleeding Fool published an article that exposed a secret “whisper network” on Facebook. It is dedicated to destroying the careers of male comic book professionals. Or something like that. The group is called Comic Book Women. If you search Facebook for the group, you will not find it. That’s because it’s an actual secret group. …
I read yesterday that Twitter kicked Eric Lang, a famous board game designer, off its platform. He broke the social network’s Terms of Service (ToS). What did he do to run afoul of Twitter’s ToS? It’s a… mystery. When Twitter gives you the final heave-ho, they don’t tell you what you did to earn the …
I woke up this morning, made my first cup of coffee, and began reading my Twitter feed. In other words, it was just a normal day. What wasn’t normal was when I discovered that comic book writer Tom King blocked me. I don’t know why he would feel the need to do so. To the …
Quartz Hill High School located in the Antelope Valley, 60 miles north-east from Los Angeles, announced it is dropping its mascot. The Quartz Hill Rebels are no more. Instead, the Rebels will get called… something else. A small yet vocal group of people decided the name and mascot were racially insensitive. For years the mascot …
Considering how the coronavirus infection rates have been plummeting here in Maryland, I’m beginning to wonder if we’ve been lied to about the coronavirus pandemic. Considering how restrictions have been lifted throughout most of Maryland, along with the Black Lives Matter protests where many people do not wear masks or keep 6 feet away from …
DC Comics announced it was parting ways with Diamond Comic Distribution, formerly the comic industry’s lone, monopolistic distributor. Geppi Family Enterprises owns Diamond. Comics published by DC will be distributed by the newly formed UCS Comic Distributors and Lunar Distribution, not by Diamond. This move began in late March. It was when the COVID-19 pandemic …
My high-speed internet provider Antietam Broadband announced it is permanently removing data usage caps. From Ars Technica: The coronavirus pandemic caused big ISPs to put data caps on hold for a few months, but one small ISP is going a big step further and canceling the arbitrary monthly limits permanently. Antietam Broadband, which serves Washington County in …
Maybe you’ve heard about all the peaceful protests/riots that have been taking place in various American cities. Depending on where you live, you may have smelled the smoke. The protests are in response to the murder of George Floyd by a police officer. Even though Floyd’s killer was arrested and charged with murder, these peaceful …