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Sonic 55

Posted Monday, November 09, 2009 (12 days 8 hours ago.) Viewed 635 times.

I was telling a friend of mine about Sonnet 55, which is a love poem by William Shakespeare. My friend misheard me saying "Sonnet" as "Sonic". Being a writer and a gamer, I was inspired to write a parody. So here it is.

1. Not Tails, nor the emeralds,

2. Of princes, shall outlive this powerful kick;

3. But Super Sonic shall shine more bright in these worlds

4. Than unswept robots stone, besmear'd with sluttish Robotnik.

5. When wasteful war shall statues overturn,

6. And broils root out the work of heroics,

7. Nor Knuckles his spikes, nor Eggy's robots shall burn,

8. The legacy of Sonic.

9. Gainst death, and all oblivious enmity,

10. Shall Sonic pace forth, Tails' praise shall still find room

11. Even in the eyes posterity

12. That saves this world from the impending doom.

13. So, till the judgement that he'll arrive,

14. You live in this, and dwell in fangirls' eyes.

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Over 1 Billion Served!

Posted Friday, October 09, 2009 (43 days 6 hours ago.) Viewed 57 times.

That's right, McDonalds has finally served fries to 1 billion people. Well, if YouTube was McDonalds, it would. And if videos were known as fries.

But yes, YouTube now has 1 billion views a day. Possibly more. Absolutely blooming amazing, if I say so myself.

I always knew it as the biggest video site on the net. But biggest is an understatement when you look at those figures. Honestly, most sites probably don't do as well. Obviously, we have Google, Yahoo, Facebook and all of those very popular sites too, but those are the only thing fighting against YouTube when it comes to amount of views.

So how do they cope with this bandwidth? It must be expensive. Well, Google is rich, and as everybody knows, money rules the world, especially in our current economic crisis. So obviously, they will probably be viewing the payment for this bandwidth as absolutely nothing at all.

Speaking of Google, they're number 1 when it comes to views. That is obvious, considering that everyone with the internet Googles at least one thing every two days. By being first, they got a lot of money, and thus, bought YouTube.

Best business plan ever.

YouTube is used a lot, and gets lots of views, so it would have made Google money. Which they could subsequently use for bandwidth, which would get them more and more views. And 1 billion or more a day? That will make them a lot of money. Which they'll need for that sort of bandwidth.

But honestly. One billion. One freakin' billion. Wow. Just wow.

If only SearchWarp had that many views per day.

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The Customer is Always Wrong. Always.

Posted Sunday, September 20, 2009 (62 days 7 hours ago.) Viewed 59 times.

Or that's what the man on holiday would like to think. Now, I bet your wondering what I'm talking about. Maybe it's best that I explain.

I decided to go on a holiday with my parents this year. So, in the Summer we went to Gran Canaria. Now, before we get to the man on holiday, I shall describe the hotel experience.

I frowned upon it. As my fellow SearchWarpers probably know, I love the internet. I love computers, I love technology, I love, well, everything you can think of in those categories. So naturally, I was happy to find that there was an internet cafe at my hotel. One day though, three computers crashed. One of which being mine.

So my neighbour called upon a tech guy. And he said he couldn't do anything.

I wasted my money, and we were snapped at. Naturally, I was annoyed. Seriously, a tech guy who can't solve problems!? How silly.

So, back onto the man on holiday.

My brother wanted a gift, so we were going to get him cologne, or after-shave, or whatever it was. So on the last day, we went shopping. We entered a store, an found some. But it wasn't a spray.

And that's what my brother wanted. So we asked, and the man said that they did not make spray. But my mum said that they did, because my brother got it from his holiday earlier. But the man persisted. And so did mum.

Then he snapped. Literally. He shouted "LOOK, LADY! IF THEY MAKE IT, WE HAVE IT!"

What about "the customer is always right?"

Seriously, Mr. Man, why are you so mean? We had evidence it was made, yet you still stay stubborn?

We're never shopping there again.

Now, what's the point of this story? the point is that some people aren't appropriate for their jobs. And that's the truth.

So my question is: have you guys had situations where you met a person inappropriate for their jobs?

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My Teeth Are Killing Me

Posted Monday, August 24, 2009 (89 days 7 hours ago.) Viewed 93 times.

I felt no pain. I didn't die. But I should have. Starvation is bothering me.

We've all had bad doctors. So have I. So I bet you're wondering what the flying flapjacks all of this has to do with my teeth killing me, and me feeling no pain. And starvation.

Well, when I was young, my teeth were bad. I had a calcium defficiency, so obviously they wouldn't be brilliant. So obviously, I had to go to the dentist's a lot, and even the doctor's sometimes.

Now, everyone I've seen on SearchWarp compliments the NHS, but with a deep hate for hospitals, I naturally don't. But let's not stray off the point. What I hated most was actually my teeth doctor, Dr Teeth (name changed for guilty party).

Why do I hate him you may ask?

This quote will sum it up: "When you turn thirteen, all of your teeth will fall out, you will not be able to eat, and thus, you will die." Naturally, I was scared as heck. But no matter how much I brushed my teeth, they hardly got any better. But they did start to get a bit.

But now it's time to look at the funny side of this. I am over 13, and I'm writing articles for here, so I must still be alive. Not only that, but I actually have pretty much all of my teeth. So Doctor Teeth was wrong.

Looking back on this event, I laugh. Yes, I realise he was using the scare tactic to make me brush my teeth more, but the problem lies in that he would not accept that my teeth's condition was NOT my fault. No matter how much my mum fought for me, he just couldn't get it into his head. And not only all of this, but he was not friendly, like most doctors are. He literally SCARED THE HECK out of me when I was young.

In conclusion, I've had experiences with bad doctors. Have you?

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Will Nintendo be Sued for Having 3 Ns in their name?

Posted Tuesday, August 18, 2009 (95 days 9 hours ago.) Viewed 160 times.

The fist thing you think when you look at that title is: "daft". But it's an honest question. Will Nintendo be sued for having 3 Ns in their name? Considering what they have been sued for in the past, yes they will. People have been suing Nintendo for years. And I've noticed that it's over stupid things. There's one reason why, and only one reason. It's the only important thing in the world to some people. I am, of course, talking about the one, the only, money.

Money and greed control people's lives. And because Nintendo has a lot of money, naturally everyone else wants a cut. But by suing them over stupid things? Please. it's a waste of your time, and most likely a waste of YOUR money, not their's.

Enough jabbering, because it's time we give some examples.

Most, if not all, gamers know that the GameCube's fan base was so low that it died financially. So clearly, the GameCube and it's controllers would be left alone now, right? Right? WRONG. In 2008, Nintendo were sued by Anascape because they had a patent on the analog stick. Genius. Sue Nintendo for a controller that's pretty much dead (unless you play Smash Bros Brawl, then it's not) and a controller designed to make the Virtual Console seem more, well, classic. Suing someone over a dead remote is very silly, if you ask me. Sadly, you probably aren't asking me because I'm not an expert.

While there are worse, I don't want to drag this article on. I think one example is enough. So the gist is this: Nintendo are sued for stupid things so people can make money.

What a greedy world we live in.

-Cameron Home.

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