Yes, like some of you out there, I too am pretty excited about the news that The Tick is coming back. Between that and Space Ghost streaming for free, I’m getting a pretty heady dose of early 90’s TV nostalgia. Can we just bring back all of Liquid Television? Those original Aeon Flux episodes were all awesome, and I would readily pay money to be able to watch The Maxx and The Head again.
Meanwhile, in Public Access news some of you will notice that the Public Access Weekly is — once again — a newsletter that appears in your inbox! If you’re a Public Access member, you should see the Public Access Weekly newsletter hit your inbox every Friday, which is the best way to stay up-to-date on what’s new and improved in Public Access (and the comment section too!). And there are a lot of improvements, changes and upgrades on the way so stay tuned!
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As someone who was also heavily into Columbia Music House and Napster, I can relate pretty hard to Roberto Baldwin’s piece on digital vs physical media and how our consumption of music has changed drastically over the past 20 years.
Fans of No Man’s Sky were disappointed by the bugs and oversights in the game after its release, however, the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) is kicking it up a proverbial notch by launching an investigation into the discrepancies between the concept video and the finished version — which could count as false advertising, and have impacts far beyond this single title.
If you’re curious about Sony’s new model, the PS4 Slim, then read on for our official take including a comparison with other Playstation models, pros and cons, and a final word on whether or not you should shell out the cash for the console. Dive into the comments to discuss the details, or if you’d like to submit your own review head over here.
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Last Friday, Daniel Cooper wrote a love letter to his Philips Wake-up Light — and plenty of folks were eager to comment about how much they also love this gadget. If you have a gadget that has fully commanded all of your affections, write a love letter to it and explain what it does, how it works and why you love it.
Steam’s evolution over the past few years has seen thousands of titles added, as well as changes such as Greenlight and Early Access shifting the way those titles are curated and released. This transformation, argues Jessica Conditt, makes the service similar to an app store in terms of oversaturation, price levels and perhaps, overall quality. Do you agree with this analysis? Is Steam shifting in ways that could hurt it? And are these additions negative or positive for the end user?
Here’s a random one: Do you ever read the EULA or TOS for a tech gadget, app or software? And if you do, or have, have the contents of an end-user license agreement or terms of service ever prevented you from using a gadget, app or software service?