Why I Hate Social Networking, Part 75325

Facebook: "To avoid overwhelming users and servers, we only show the most popular posts, using an elaborate algorithm that incorporates likes, shares, and views. Oh, and being paid to show it helps, too."

Tumblr: "We fix that problem by limiting posts to 50 per day, per blog, and by encouraging queued postings. Oh, and blocks help too."

Twitter: "120 chrs @ a time. Plus users get used to Fail Whale. LOL!"

Google+: "l wish I had that problem."

MySpace: "What problem?"

Me: ...For a bunch of social networks, you are all pretty goddamn antisocial.

Christmas Cheer, Er, I Mean, Jeer

  And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. 

Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*

Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas

SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer

metal christmas song "xmassacre"

Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas

Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1

The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time

The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***

Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song

Steel Panther - Sexy Santa

The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.

XMAS HELL 2011: 

XMAS HELL 2012: 

And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:

 

 

 

Christmas Cheer, Er, I Mean, Jeer

  And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. 

Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*

Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas

SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer

metal christmas song "xmassacre"

Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas

Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1

The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time

The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***

Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song

Steel Panther - Sexy Santa

The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.

XMAS HELL 2011: 

XMAS HELL 2012: 

And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:

 

 

 

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 And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. 

Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*

Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas

SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer

metal christmas song "xmassacre"

Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas

Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1

The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time

The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***

Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song

Steel Panther - Sexy Santa

The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.

XMAS HELL 2011: 

XMAS HELL 2012: 

And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:

 

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 And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. 

Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*

Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas

SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer

metal christmas song "xmassacre"

Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas

Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1

The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time

The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***

Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song

Steel Panther - Sexy Santa

The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.

XMAS HELL 2011: 

XMAS HELL 2012: 

And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:

 

Chrismas Cheer, Er, I Mean, Jeer

 And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. 

Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*

Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas

SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer

metal christmas song "xmassacre"

Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas

Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1

The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time

The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***

Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song

Steel Panther - Sexy Santa

The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.

XMAS HELL 2011: 

XMAS HELL 2012: 

And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:

 

 

Chrismas Cheer, Er, I Mean, Jeer

 And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. 

Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*

Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas

SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer

metal christmas song "xmassacre"

Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas

Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1

The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time

The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***

Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song

Steel Panther - Sexy Santa

The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.

XMAS HELL 2011: 

XMAS HELL 2012: 

And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:

 

 

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And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. 

Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*

Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas

SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer

metal christmas song "xmassacre"

Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas

Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1

The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time

The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***

Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song

Steel Panther - Sexy Santa

The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.

XMAS HELL 2011: 

XMAS HELL 2012: 

And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:

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And now even those stores with a modicum of restraint will let loose the red-and-green torrent of holiday commercialism. Which is why I recommend the following FUNNY tunes, from last year's XMAS HELL 2011 playlist, as well as the XMAS HELL 2012 playlist currently in the works. 

Note that any songs where I clearly could tell there was some FCC-banned words are marked ***NSFW*** for those of you who insist on playing these at the office... or on a radio show. *ahem*

Prophecy Ov Pointman - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

Relient K - I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas

SkaldGrim - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer

metal christmas song "xmassacre"

Butthole Surfers - Good King Wenceslas

Nekrogoblikon - The Goblin Christmas Armageddon, Part 1

The Depot Tones - Wonderful Christmas Time

The Rugburns - I Hate Christmas ***NSFW***

Spalien Acecraft - Anti-Christmas Song

Steel Panther - Sexy Santa

The XMAS HELL playlists include a variety of tunes, not all of which are funny--some are just absurd, while others are horrifying, and many are simply offensive to anyone who takes Christmas too seriously. And there's even a few which could be construed as sentimental, if heavy and filthy musically.

XMAS HELL 2011: 

XMAS HELL 2012: 

And for what it's worth, I stayed away from excessive references to Hollywood Christmas movies, with one exception--the "xmassacre" video, because the video portion is largely made up of clips by Cyriak Harris, the Internet's answer to Terry Gilliam, even if the clips had NOTHING to do with Christmas. Nay, BECAUSE they had nothing to do with Christmas. And on a tangent, Cyriak has come up with some very bizarre, horrifying, yet cool as hell and still funny Christmas videos of his own:

IRON SKY--A Review

I neglected to mention one pet peeve I have--not with Iron Sky, but with the way some of my friends described the movie.

Goddamn it, Iron Sky is NOT steampunk.

Retrofuturistic? Maybe, from the point of view that the Nazis focused on helium-3 fusion, antigravity craft, and nuclear howitzers, but stuck with vacuum tubes for their computing needs.

But, really, for all my troubles with accepting steampunk in terms of how it approaches retrofuturism, I have equal problem with those who dub any retrofuturismn "steampunk."

Steampunk is Victorian retrofuturism, got it? Dieselpunk would be more apt for Iron Sky, if only because both Dieselpunk and Naziism arise in the dawn of the Modern Era. But really, Iron Sky doesn't propose going back in time and giving Nazis advanced science--it just presumes the Nazis developed scientifically in far different ways than the rest of the world. So I have problems accepting Iron Sky as retrofuturism in the first place.

But. It. Is. NOT. Steampunk.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.