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15
Feb 10

Divorcing Content and Commercials

Guilty secret time.  I listen to Howard Stern.  Not even just that, but I was basically raised by the man, from the Summer of  ‘89 till he left terrestrial airwaves.

We bought a Dodge Grand Caravan last year, and have had a 1-year Sirius subscription.  As a result, I’ve had no problem making late-night errand running since I can time-travel back to the 1990s.

Something I’m really surprised by is the low quality advertisers.  Ashley Madis0n?  Third-tier eBay competitors?  Late-night TV pitches?  To be fair, whenever I’ve done a drive-by on FOXNEWS, I’ve seen similar caliber ads – Head-On, anyone?  I understand that the content may be contentious, but I suppose given the content, that’s the best that they can do?


29
Jan 10

iFail

I’m just not seeing the win.

Sure, the fanboy who has iEverything will grab one.  I likewise suppose that the person who would buy one of Apple’s other fine products but were deterred by the relative high price may also consider one.  Like others have mentioned, the iPad (horrible name, BTW.  iSlate, iBook, and iTablet would have been much better IMHO) has a series of shortcomings that are inexcusable:

  • No Adobe Flash
  • No multitasking
  • No camera
  • No HDMI-out.
  • No USB ports
  • No expandable memory via memory card

22
Nov 09

Band of Brothers in the Pacific

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are currently working on the Pacific Theater’s version of Band of Brothers for HBO, titled “the Pacific” [IMDB].  Somehow, this has been known and on the internet since the early summer.

I had previously written about Band of Brothers both here and on Metafilter.


22
Sep 09

Faith No More – Reunited [from Download Fest 2009]

Shame that my concert-going days are well behind me.  This is a playlist of their entire performance at Download Fest in 2009 in Brixton, UK.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=48D986D3C216B424

As always, I deeply appreciate the covers (Lady Gaga and Peaches & Herb).


27
Sep 08

Jokernomics.

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16
Mar 08

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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5
Sep 07

Film Spoof of “300″.

Two of Philadelphia's token wingnuts, Officer Wyatt Earp and Medic TrekMedic251 link to the following "Latino-made" spoof of "300".  The irony of comparing Mexicans to an invading hoard is lost on these two, but the parody's creators clearly "got it".

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12
Jun 07

Sopranos out with neither a whimper nor a bang?

Full disclosure:  I haven't watched the Sopranos in three-years, but I can't help being intrigued by the buzz and outrage.

As you undoubtedly know, the Sopranos has ended.  And many who counted the show among their favorites are outraged at the ending.

But producer David Chase (IMDB) is no fool… 


25
May 07

For me to poop on…

Shame…in most cultures, this is Good Luck.  But Good Luck for Whom…

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7
May 07

“We will all go down together…”

Via All Spin Zone (with lyrics). 

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