Friday, September 05, 2008
Dell Inspiron Mini
If anyone would like to buy me this for Christmas, that would be nice. Or a Macbook Air. That would be good, too.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
McCain's Voice Mail to Palin Leaked to Press
Monday, September 01, 2008
HSUS animal evacuation
On another terrible day for the people of Louisiana, here's some good news. Unlike last time, the Humane Society of the United States was able to coordinate the evacuation of people's pets prior to landfall. Check out the video:
You can donate to the relief effort here.
You can donate to the relief effort here.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Oktapodi
Penguin made Norwegian knight
A king penguin named Nils Olav, of the Edinburgh Zoo, has been knighted by Norway. Check out the video.
via Green Daily
via Green Daily
Happy Birthday, Compact Disc. Now Go Away
On August 17, 1982 the first CDs were released, according to this piece on
Wired.com. I remember reading about it in Omni magazine, and thinking it was a little reminiscent of something I'd seen on Star Trek, which to me, had to be a good thing. I got my first CD player in 1987, and purchased U2's Unforgettable Fire as my first CD. At the time, I thought that music could not possibly get any cooler. Then came Napster, and again thought music couldn't possibly get any cooler. Now, in 2008, I can't remember when I last purchased a CD. Instead, I listen to Pandora on my iPhone and download songs directly into it from iTunes, and now I think that music couldn't possibly get any cooler. I wonder what is next.
Wired.com. I remember reading about it in Omni magazine, and thinking it was a little reminiscent of something I'd seen on Star Trek, which to me, had to be a good thing. I got my first CD player in 1987, and purchased U2's Unforgettable Fire as my first CD. At the time, I thought that music could not possibly get any cooler. Then came Napster, and again thought music couldn't possibly get any cooler. Now, in 2008, I can't remember when I last purchased a CD. Instead, I listen to Pandora on my iPhone and download songs directly into it from iTunes, and now I think that music couldn't possibly get any cooler. I wonder what is next.
A propos of nothing...
My all-time favorite Dilbert strip. This is me at work.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Is There Really a Gay Hutt in 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'? - Cinematical
According to Cinematical, "Director Dave Filoni was one of many among the crew that was caught off guard by the request. 'Ziro, Jabba's uncle, originally spoke in Hutt-ese, like Jabba and then he had a different sluggish voice just like Jabba, and then George one day was watching it and said 'I want him to sound like Truman Capote."
A hutt that speaks like Truman Capote. This does not bode well.
A hutt that speaks like Truman Capote. This does not bode well.
Labels: movies
Quote of the Day: Iron Man Kinda Trashes 'The Dark Knight' - Cinematical
Robert Downey Jr., on the Dark Knight" I loved 'The Prestige' but didn't understand 'The Dark Knight'. Didn't get it, still can't tell you what happened in the movie, what happened to the character and in the end they need him to be a bad guy. I'm like, 'I get it. This is so high brow and so f--king smart, I clearly need a college education to understand this movie.' You know what? F-ck DC comics. That's all I have to say and that's where I'm really coming from."
Can't say I agree with him, as I loved the Dark Knight, but I love that he said it.
Can't say I agree with him, as I loved the Dark Knight, but I love that he said it.
Labels: movies
Friday, August 08, 2008
It's a trap!!!
Friday LOLcat blogging
Thursday, August 07, 2008
11 Reasons Why I Didn’t Completely Hate the ‘Star Wars’ Prequels
The excellent all around geeky entertainment news site Geeks of Doom has a list of 11 Reasons Why I Didn’t Completely Hate the ‘Star Wars’ Prequels. I was glad to see that I am not the only geek who admits to not hating the prequels. Sure, there are things that we all agree could have done better (every scene with Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen, for example) but I honestly do not think they are bad movies. Everyone my age is going to have a hard time comparing them favorably to the original trilogy, but there are things on the list that I agree are great, including the opening battle sequence and final light saber battle in RotS.
Labels: movies
Friday, August 01, 2008
Guitar Solos Quiz
Mental Floss has posted a great quiz on Guitar Solos. I went 16 for 16. On a couple I really had to listen for the style of the guitarist, because I just couldn't place the song. (Cinnamon Girl? Sheesh.) Others, like Hotel California, I could have identified with far fewer notes than the quiz provides. The embedded sounds wouldn't play in Firefox 3 for some reason, so you'll have to use the dreaded IE. As a side note, the handy Firefox extension IE View Lite is a very handy way to open an existing Firefox tab in IE.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Um, Wil Wheaton is hot.
I'm not sure when that happened, but there it is.
via Bad Astronomy Blog
Update:
Here's an interview with Wil on Mahalo Daily:
Thursday, July 17, 2008
I Love Beaker!
Super Hamster Mario!
Feist on Sesame Street
I think I like this better than the original version.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Terminator Salvation Trailer
Yahoo has the trailer for Terminator Salvation here. As with the Clone Wars, I'm not sure what there is left to tell about this part of the terminator timeline, but it's got Christian Bale, so I'm in.
William Petersen Leaving CSI
According to the New York Times TV Decoder, William Petersen is leaving CSI. Wahhhhhh!!!
Bees Enlisted to Attack Crows in Tokyo
Bees have been enlisted to attack crows in Tokyo, according to National Geographic. Apparently the crows tend to eat the eggs and young birds of a threatened species of tern, and the bees scare away the crows. What do you think they will bring in to control the bees?
