Neptune Archive

  • Top BitTorrent sites are not afraid of BitStalker

    Top BitTorrent sites are not afraid of BitStalker

    Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox are busy funding some new, super-duper anti-BitTorrent technology called BitStalker. The difference between it and other anti-BitTorrent systems is that it's said to be accurate. That's a huge development, actually.

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  • Monopoly: Resident Evil Edition

    Monopoly: Resident Evil Edition

    Finally an answer to the ages-old question: How much crossover is there between Resident Evil fans and Monopoly fans? Apparently enough for one enterprising individual named Nick “Neptune” Endean to dream up Monopoly: Resident Evil Edition.

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  • In yo’ face, Apple: Microsoft poaching Apple retail store talent with higher pay

    In yo’ face, Apple: Microsoft poaching Apple retail store talent with higher pay

    Man, things are hotting up in the Microsoft vs. Apple feud. The latest news is that, yeah, not only is Microsoft planning on, well, ripping off Apple's retail store model wholesale, but it also plans to hire Apple store employees. Microsoft has offered Apple store managers “significant raises,” and offered to cover any and all moving expenses. For the record, I'd be willing to work in the Microsoft retail store on Neptune if the company offered to pay my moving expenses!

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  • Italian company uses RC toy submarines to run cables through sewers

    Italian company uses RC toy submarines to run cables through sewers

    thunder-tiger-neptuneSmart. And a little gross. An Italian company has resorted to using remote-controlled toy submarines to run fiberoptic cable through the sewers of Milan.

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