Hamm Beerger commented on Star Trek Reboot Movie Will Have Tons of Gadgets, at 11:09 PM on Sep 2 There is absolutely no need for any reboot of the franchise, there is a bunch of geeky crap that casual fans don't get a flying fuck about to build on.Sorry man, but purity of canon doesn't do big box office. more » [gizmodo]

Hamm Beerger commented on Comcast Gives Away Wiis To New Subscribers?, at 12:30 AM on Jul 23 Nintendo says that the incompatibility with ISP provided wireless routers (not modems, there was never a problem with any modems) can be resolved with a software upgrade to the Wii. You can blame Comcast for lots of things, but not for problems with hooking up your Wii. more » [consumerist]

Hamm Beerger commented on Is Your Milk Spoiling Faster?, at 3:43 PM on Jul 17 @garfield1979: I think there's just a yick factor to buying milk off a shelf. more » [consumerist]

Hamm Beerger commented on 5 Takes on the Lenovo X200 Notebooks, at 7:14 PM on Jul 15 If they're complaining about the speaker and the logo it must be a pretty decent machine. more » [gizmodo]

Hamm Beerger commented on Disgruntled Computer Technician Outs Super-Rich Tax Cheaters To The IRS, at 5:00 PM on Jul 15 What a dick. more » [consumerist]

Hamm Beerger commented on "The Believer" Music Issue: Can We Please Ask Ian MacKaye Some New Questions Already?, at 5:10 PM on Jul 14 @highlifer: Or maybe he recommended those bands because that's really all that he likes. more »

Hamm Beerger commented on Can't Touch This Werewolf: Kid Rock Brings Back The Sales-Free Chart Hit, at 11:41 PM on Jul 11 I look forward to this column every week but you really hit it out of the park this time. How much did cassingles cost in 1990? more »

Hamm Beerger commented on Track Rumored Starbucks Closings, at 10:19 AM on Jul 10 @pkoutoul: People take pride in the silliest things. more » [lifehacker]

Hamm Beerger commented on Krell Papa Dock Combo Costs Four Grand, Makes Your 96kbps Tracks Sing, at 2:03 PM on Jul 9 @Adrian Covert: If only the Kid Dock was named Baby Dock. more » [gizmodo]

Hamm Beerger commented on P&G Will Raise Prices Up To 16% On Products Such As Tide, Head & Shoulders, Etc., at 1:28 PM on Jul 9 @SkokieGuy: It's just because the shrink-ray is sneaky and, unless I'm really paying attention, increases my grocery bill without me even noticing. more » [consumerist]

Hamm Beerger commented on If you're wondering which, at 11:03 PM on Jul 7 @nequam: The most expensive drink at Starbucks. more » [consumerist]

Hamm Beerger commented on The 20 Best And Worst Cities For Unemployment Benefits, at 12:15 AM on Jul 7 @etc: Unemployment != welfare, it's a program paid for by employers for employees, just like health or retirement benefits. more » [consumerist]

Hamm Beerger commented on Mozilla Weave Synchronizes Your Browsing Experience, at 6:57 PM on Jul 1 @Sunitkaul: It's open source, but it doesn't work in FF3 without someone doing some serious updates. more » [lifehacker]

Hamm Beerger commented on Walmart.com Holds $550 Hostage For PS3 Bundle It Won't Ship, at 4:49 PM on Jun 26 Well, now the story has changed from "they charged me 500 bucks for something they didn't ship" to "they ran out of stock on my PS3 and can't cancel the order." While they should be able to cancel a processing order, this isn't nearly as big a deal. more » [consumerist]

Hamm Beerger commented on Firefox 3 Portable Available for Download, at 9:27 AM on Jun 18 I always just upgrade my portable version in place with the standard installer. more » [lifehacker]

Hamm Beerger commented on Should The Proposed Sale Of Anheuser-Busch To A Belgian Brewer Be Stopped?, at 1:43 PM on Jun 17 @darksunfox: Budweiser? more » [consumerist]

Hamm Beerger commented on iPhone Firmware 2.0 Could Hit June 27, at 10:48 AM on Jun 11 Toilets don't actually flush differently in Australia. more » [gizmodo]

Hamm Beerger commented on Comcast To Test New And Improved Methods For Throttling Internet Traffic, at 5:09 PM on Jun 4 @linbey: Comcast is constantly investing in infrastructure. more » [consumerist]