Yeah PARC came up with some cool stuff, they just had no idea what to do with it. Apple and Microsoft marketing departments took care of that though.

Which they most likely "stole" from Apple.

True, but Netflix is as easy to use as Google, or easier, if you specifically want to watch video. Some folks also want to be nice and legal while watching.

PS4 is using DirectX.

And of all the things you mentioned only Spinal Tap is still actually relevant. I mean it only basically launched VH1 and their whole "Behind the Music" series.

If you don't believe me, dust off your VHS (I personally have it on Blu-Ray nowadays) and watch it again. It is still hilarious and one of the best fake "reality" show ever made. And still being referenced in this day and age. Just look at my sig for further proof of Spinal Tap's staying power...

No, the obvious answer is give people the choice. Don't like TV - don't watch it. Nobody is forcing anybody to watch. It is pretty presumptuous to just ban everything you don't personally agree with.

But free markets and privatization fixes everything!!

So basically you are admitting you can't understand how people could like some things you don't like? And implying that if everyone lived their life the way you do the world would be a better place? Sounds like a dreadfully simplistic view to me.

I have fiber running to my house and I pay $35 a month for 50 down and 30 up. I know that the area my ISP covers in the city is limited to where their backbone runs, but if you are in their coverage area, it is the best deal around. I used to have Comcast and paid $55 for 25 down and 7-10 up. Plus an extra $10 if you didn't also have their $50 a month basic cable package.

Yeah Blood took what was good about DN3D and multiplied it times ten. For a long time that was my favorite FPS, probably until Half-Life came out and I got my first Voodoo 3DFX graphics card.

Crude or not it was the first FPS to even attempt humor. The whole "gritty realism" thing in FPS games wasn't quite there due to graphics limitations at the time, but the sense of humor definitely made it more enjoyable for me. And if you thought DN3D humor could be crude, did you ever play Shadow Warrior?

Duke Nukem 3D was the first FPS to inject a healthy dose of humor into the game. That is what stands out in my mind over actual gameplay mechanics.

Oh, never mind. He did have phone books available.

The article states he only had access to 411 directory information, nothing about having a phone book is mentioned.

That is the equivalent of getting a flat tire in a Ford and blaming Ford for the flat tire. The tire was bad, not the entire car.