With beaches like this and delicious food, it will be hard to keep Mexico down for long.
Happy Independence Day, Mexico! On behalf of ignorant Americans everywhere we apologize for the whole Cinco de Mayo confusion, though we’re a bit sad that our grocery stores and restaurants aren’t running specials on Coronas and margaritas today, too. We know that there’s no way we’re going to shut down the magic that is Cinco de Mayo, but at the very least can’t we add another Mexican holiday to the mix?
Just yesterday those crazy kids at Twitter announced that a new interface would begin rolling out to users of Twitter.com shortly. To no-one’s surprise, the new variant includes images and video right on the page, so there’s no need to navigate away from your feed. What is interesting is just how it’s done. The new Twitter is basically a web version of the site’s own highly-regardediPad app. Given the raves bestowed on their iPad effort it’s no wonder Twitter wanted to create a similar experience in web browsers. This is even less surprising if you look at the redesign and Twitter’s apps as part of an aggressive monetization effort. Simply put, the new site gives Twitter more room for ads.
We know Fox's football robot is mediocre at miming football "moves," but perhaps robots are better at picking games? Join us as we find out.
If you’re like us, you’re probably desperately searching for that sure-fire system that will guarantee victory in your office’s football prediction “contest.” This is not that system, yet. (We say contest because we’re sure you’d never do anything that’s technically illegal like participate in a so-called football “pool” for real money. Like us and everyone we know, we’re sure you just play for the pride of winning.)
Since we’ve yet to devise a system ourselves, we’ll try out one here each Friday until we find one that works. In the past, we’ve read that the consensus pick of Yahoo users has beaten all the expert picks, but we’re not so sure that holds up. If need be, we’ll test it–and some variations–later. For this first attempt, we’re going to straight-up ask a computer in the form of ESPN‘s Accuscore predictions (second column from the right), which claim to have beaten ESPN, Yahoo and Fox‘s experts for the past two years. Is this good enough to beat that guy who always wins in your office, though? We’re not sure, since we can’t find any historical numbers for our office “contest.” With that out of the way, let’s take a look at this week’s picks:
These gentlemen almost certainly did not have a "participating" Internet provider for ESPN 3. Then again, they didn't have the forward pass either, and a touchdown was worth 2 points, so it probably didn't bother them.
Our long national nightmare is finally over. Tonight, for the first time since early February, meaningful high-level football returns with the start of the college season. Though tonights’s games don’t promise any super-exciting matchups, it will be a tremendous relief to once again watch academically-questionable scholarship recipients collide with each other, and at some point in the season it’s inevitable that one team will triumph by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big “H.” The major games tonight are Southern Miss at South Carolina followed by USC at Hawaii, with both SCs favored to win handily (South Carolina by 14 and USC by 21).
As always in college football there’s always potential for any game to become incredibly exciting, a possibility that’s been made all the better by the arrival of ESPN 3, which features tons of “secondary” matchups that for whatever reason don’t make the regular ESPN/ESPN2/ABC cut, all for the low, low price of free. It’s a great way to follow your team if you live out of town and an even better way to catch a glimpse of an incredible upset as it’s happening. Though it doesn’t promise anything too exciting tonight (Miami is favored over Florida A&M by 41 points. Go Rattlers?), it’s great football watching tool to have in your arsenal throughout the season. Unfortunately, not everyone can watch ESPN 3, since it ostensibly requires you to have a “participating” Internet provider. If this applies to you, don’t fret! We’ve got a free, simple fix. Continue reading ‘College Football Returns Tonight: Here’s How to Watch Games for Free on ESPN 3′
We have a sneaking suspicion that whatever Steve Jobs and Apple are going to announce is music-related...
OK, folks, Steve Jobs and Apple are about to kick off some kind of apparently music-themed announcement. While we’re usually not invited to these things, Apple’s actually providing a fancy live stream this time around, ostensibly to test their new data center in North Carolina. Popular rumors peg the iPod line and Apple TV to be updated, along with the iTunes store. Hit the jump for our thoughts on things as they happen, give or take.
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