Penny Arcade thinks Troy sucks too
Turns out I'm not the only one who thinks Troy was a mediocre movie, Gabe and Tycho over at PA thought it was pretty lame too.... Continue reading
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Review: Troy
Homer's story of Achilles and the Trojan War, the Iliad, is known throughout the world, but movies about the tale have thus far only been of the television variety. Wolfgang Petersen's Troy attempts to be an epic in the Gladiator mold but in the end comes up short. Poor casting and a slow start doom the movie. It recovers slightly as the film goes along, but can never quite overcome it's beginnings. It's probably... Continue reading
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One more day!!!
I have one more day, just a single freaking class until I'm done. One and a half hours. I'll be done at 10 am. Score. 12 hours, 35 mins, 07 seconds to go. I'm kinda surprised I made it this far. If MII or Whole Foods had even remotely hinted at wanting me before June 1st I would've been out the door so damn fast. I would've been a damn blur. 12 hours, 33 mins,... Continue reading
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Paul Anka hurts my ears
This is absolutely painful and embarassing. Paul Anka has sold his soul for probably like $20 and 3 minutes of exposure. Wow that was bad. Change the lyrics of your thirty year old song with American Idol words. It reminds me of when "Billy Mack" sings Christmas is All Around in Love Actually: I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes, Christmas is all around me, and so the feeling grows... Continue reading
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Didn't Fantasia wear that last week?
Is it just me or is that exactly the same top Fantasia wore either last week or the week before. If it's not, it's REALLY similar. Edit: Okay, I just checked and last week's outfit was a "dress" that where the upper half had same fit and look.... Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
More changes
I'm making more site updates right now so pardon my dust. If a link is down, it's just a sign of something new coming soon. Remember this page will always be up and functional.... Continue reading
Posted in Site Updates
John Kerry > Aunt Jemima
No longer is Aunt Jemima's name synonymous with waffles and pancakes. Google search "waffles" and the first site that appears is a link to John Kerry's official site. Wired News talks about the situation and about Google-bombing in general. It's amazing the power a group of bloggers has, yet I still have trouble getting Brian Behrend to freaking point to me. (This site is approximately number 18!)... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs & Web/Tech
The clock is ticking...
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ESPN.com cross-browser compatability
To put it mildly, it sucks. Half the stuff on ESPN.com doesn't work unless you're using IE. It's one of my favorite sites to visit but since I've begun using Firefox it's not half as useful as it used to be. For one thing ESPN Motion is IE only and they "have not finalized schedules for alternate browser and operating system versions" of the program. This is really dissappointing. Motion is almost a broadband killer... Continue reading
Posted in Design
My dog pisses a lot
Every morning we have to mop up the kitchen floor because Reesey pisses all over it. She tries her best to hold it and wait till morning, but her tiny little bladder can't make it. Well WizDog steps up to the plate to solve all your puppy potty problems. Doggy pees on WizDog, pee goes through grate, newspaper absorbs pee. (See this helpful diagram.)... Continue reading
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I hate my job!
6 more days... 6 more days... 6 more days... 6 more days!... Continue reading
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I always knew people were stupid
I have little or no respect for mankind. I think a good 99% of the general public is at least mildly retarded. That opinion is repeatedly validated every day, but never more than after reading this post on A Whole Lotta Nothing which directed me to another post about Overhaulin'. Apparently fans of the show are complete morons with really crappy cars. Edit: Another fine example... Continue reading
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This just in... Mandy Moore is hot
Holy crap Mandy Moore gets better looking every damn day. She started off cute, then got really pretty, and now she's absolutely freaking smoking. Andy Roddick must really be kicking himself right now. At the same premiere, Lindsay Lohan further spiraled into superwhoredom. She's only 17 but she's hanging out with Paris Hilton (queen of Skankonia) and her boobs are out more and more with every picture you see. There's a ton of them out... Continue reading
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Randy Johnson perfect versus Braves
I got lucky and flipped to Braves game in the seventh and noticed they were hitless against the Diamondbacks. Turns out they hadn't been on base and Randy Johnson was throwing a perfect game. (Braves struck 18 times Sunday, they're not hitting for shit.) He got six more outs and completed the perfecto, you should've seen how excited his catcher (Robby Hammock) was. He was jumping up and down, and Randy was just smiling... Continue reading
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HP Photosmart 945
After about 30 minutes on Ground Glass and 45 minutes looking at camera reviews, I couldn't resist NewEgg's price for the HP Photosmart 945. It has gotten really good user reviews and has awesome specs, I figured what the hell. After all, I'm getting two paychecks this summer.... Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
MT 3.0 installed
I installed MT3 last night so bear with me if anything is acting a little funky. For one thing, the new commenting system requires TypeKey to authenticate commenters or else I will have to approve your comment before it will post. It's a pain I know, but judging by the spam comments my cruddy little site has gotten in the last three or four days (like three a day) I understand the reasoning for it.... Continue reading
Posted in Site Updates
This is why I want a new camera
I've been looking at a lot of digital cameras lately (in the $500 range and 4 or 5 MP with at least 8x optical zoom), and this guy's site is one of the reasons why. I know he's taking a lot of his shots with fancy SLR cameras, but he took all the shots here with a Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital camera which is about the range I'm looking at. It's all about the... Continue reading
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Our new apartment
Christina and I went to Dallas this past weekend apartment hunting. We had been looking at AMLI apartments in Austin, so that's where we started in Dallas. We found one we liked pretty quickly. It's called AMLI at Bishop's Gate and it's right down the road from my future work. It looks much nicer in person. It's not too new, but it's mostly made up of red brick (our first floor apartment will be... Continue reading
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MovableType 3.0
I've only been using MovableType (Version 2.6) for about a month now, but I've already come to love the power and ease of use it allows me. And up until now it's all been FREE! It's a great product and just about every web design blog I've visted uses it, the installed userbase must be absolutely enormous. With the release of version 3.0 comes a new pricing structure, or should I say A pricing structure.... Continue reading
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Braves vs. Braves
The Braves are playing Milwaukee right now on TBS and it's Braves vs. Braves. The Brewers are wearing throwback uniforms, so they're dressed as the Milwaukee Braves. I like the uniforms a lot. They're pretty similar to the current home Atlanta uni's but with more color in the tomahawk and a more offensive Indian logo on the sleeve.... Continue reading
Posted in Sports
La Toya London is nothing special
Shut up with all the whining and outrage about La Toya London being voted off American Idol tonight. Yes she's been good and no she wasn't the worst out of the remaining four contestants, but she's not that great either. She is a good singer and decent performer, but there is absolutely nothing special about her. She has nothing unique about her at all. Fantasia Barrino has a very unique voice (maybe too unique, I... Continue reading
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My kids aren't that smart
A California high school student was caught taking a picture of a test with his cell phone, and the school district banned cell phones entirely. Not like I give a damn if they do, but none of my kids would be smart enough to pull that off. And if they were smart enough, then my tests would be so easy they wouldn't need to freaking cheat.... Continue reading
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I hate kids
You're a senior in high school. You've been an idiot all year and with 2 weeks to go you decide you'd like to graduate. I'm not going to spend my time or take away from my time with other students to teach you a year's worth of material. Pay attention and put out some effort or you're not worth my time.... Continue reading
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Sexual equality
How come when a man and a woman get engaged, the man has to pay thousands of dollars for this: I think when you get engaged, guys should get this: Or maybe this:... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs & Web/Tech | 2 Comments
I got a job!
I haven't posted much lately, I've got a lot going on right now so I've been busy. Fortunately, most of it's been caused by good news. On Friday I received TWO job offers. After well over a year searching for a "real" job with no success, I got two freaking offers in one day. And both of them were good opportunities. Periscope here in Austin offered me early Friday morning. Great location, great people, good... Continue reading
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E3 starts today
This is gonna be a great week, E3 starts today. All the cool news on video games will be coming out, most likely including the PS3 and Xbox info everyone is dying for. Needless to say I'll be visiting IGN.com every waking second while I'm at home (motherf!@#ing work firewall) and getting as much as possible from Gizmodo until then.... Continue reading
Posted in Games
NCAA Football 2005
This is the first shot I've seen of the Horns and Vince Young in the new NCAA Football 2005. EB Games is saying a July 13th release date, I can't freaking wait! I'm counting the seconds.... Continue reading
Posted in Games
ExtremeTech: GMail preview
A glowing review of GMail from ExtremeTech. They are very positive about it's features and ease of use, and only a few things they disliked (hopefully which will be fixed by the time of the finished product.) I'll probably be signing up when it's released.... Continue reading
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WinHEC 2004: Concept PCs
There is some amazing stuff around the corner in the PC industry, hopefully something great enough to boost the IT industry and get me a damn job. The WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) is going on and both Microsoft and HP are showing some pretty cool stuff. Several of the pics are just mock-ups, but it's worth checking out. ExtremeTech has 20 pictures up of stuff like the Windows Home concept PC, the HP Hermes,... Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
I want this, BAD!
Holy crap I want this TV. It's a wall-mounted DLP projection HDTV with an integrated tuner. Freaking sweet. Too bad it's $9000, a tad out of my price range. When (if?) I get a new job I will start seriously looking for a big, widescreen, high def television. I need to wait as long as possible though, because the technology is changing so fast and getting cheaper fast too. I'm going to at least wait... Continue reading
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Job news
I finally heard back from Periscope yesterday, and with good news. They want me to come in tomorrow and meet some people. I sure hope that means they want me for the job and just want to get to know me more. I'm excited. I liked the company and my interview went well with them, so hopefully it'll be a good match. I also heard from someone else within Whole Foods yesterday. When I was... Continue reading
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Weird story of murder at UT
Apparently a graduate student (Jackson Fan Chun Ngai, nice name) in UT's School of Music chopped up a professor (Danielle Martin) because she had a microchip in her brain. Weird. "Assistant Police Chief Robert Dahlstrom said Ngai called 911 at 9:15 p.m. Thursday from Martin's home. According to the affidavit, Ngai asked for help because someone in the house had a computer chip in their brain. Ngai then hung up the phone, disconnecting his conversation... Continue reading
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Not all Iraqis are being mistreated
Despite recent reports about mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners, it's not true in every case. Some, like these young boys pictured below, are being taught valuable lessons.... Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs & Sports
Hybrid cars not only gay but deadly
Not only do hybrid cars save you money, but they also make you look like a stupid jackass. And now, they kill people. Rescue workers using the Jaws of Life are being electrocuted when trying to cut through the doors to get people out. Read the CNN article from Gizmodo.... Continue reading
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Good news, bad news
The good news is that I talked to the secretaries in the front office this morning and I get three pay checks over the summer. That's pretty great, I get paid for doing (more) nothing. The bad news is that sure takes some of the pressure off me about finding a job. I don't have to worry about being unemployed till like August. Why is that bad news? Because without urgency, I'll probably end up... Continue reading
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More on GMail
Really interesting thoughts on GMail from Brad Choate. (Whose site I found because of his MT plug-ins, namely EmbedImage.) He hypothesizes that not only will Google be able to offer 1 GB of free email storage, but may even be able to pay people to use the service. Or at least for clicking on ads they see. If I'm going to be targeted by ads (by DoubleClick, etc) I might as well get to see... Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
This thing is bad ass
I'm not sure exactly who MaxVision is, but apparently the guys at Gizmodo do so I guess they're a reputable company. If anyone has $17,000 (for the cheapest configuration) they can loan me to buy this thing I'll be your best friend. It's a big mother of a workstation built into a ruggef case with three 19" LCD monitors built in too. Up to five hard drives for 700 GB of storage, a dual Intel... Continue reading
Posted in Web/Tech
Four more weeks
I haven't really taught anything in a long while, except Flash to the Web kids but that's easy. I've now exhausted all my flash knowledge so before I can lecture them on anything else I'm going to have to learn it. That sucks, it was much easier to just wing it based on stuff I already knew how to do. The CS I kids are just reviewing for the rest of the year. It's good... Continue reading
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You think you've seen it all...
Wow, that was weird. I'm watching the Braves at the Colorado Rockies game and the weirdest play just happened. There was a foul pop on the third base side and Rockies' third baseman Vinny Castilla heads over to the edge of the stands to try to catch it. He reaches over and makes a great catch in the stands, but before the umpire notices he has the ball an idiot Rockies fan reaches and steals... Continue reading
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Roy in Madden 2005
Damn, I am counting the minutes until August and September when EA releases NCAA Football and Madden 2005. They're gonna be freaking awesome, and I'm probably going to get them for Xbox so shorter loading times means more playing time (and hopefully better graphics too). Here's a screenshot of Roy Williams in a Lions' uniform. We've found out in the last couple days that he'll wear number 11 though instead of his usual 4... Continue reading
Home alone
Christina is at her parents' for the weekend so it's just me and Reesey here at the apartment. Not too much to do this weekend, watch TV, mess with my new TiVo, and make some changes to this site. I'd like to have the templates all done and the rest of my pages set up by the end of tommorrow. I wanna get the basic set up all finished so I can start making changes... Continue reading
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