Twitter Extremes
So, this just happened. two pieces of horrible news back-to-back. In manual retweet form, no less.
May 15, 2012 | technology
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The Avengers Review
Act 1 had some incredibly stilted and cheesy dialogue. Act 2 showed that Joss Whedon knows group dynamics. But there was a little too much fan service in the form X fights Y and two of the subplots were tied up rather conveniently. Act 3 was one giant battle scene. Also, Joss Whedon has bal
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The Power of Memes
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending what turned out to be the third and final ROFLcon. On the surface, a convention about memes seems like a silly attempt to turn internet yucks into real world lulz. And while it’s true that I can now say, “I sat next to Tron guy,” or “I [...]
May 15, 2012 | Intellectual Property, life, media, technology
50 Shades of Everything
The above image is, I’m assuming, the cover of the Ozymandias cover of Before Watchmen, the undemanded attempt to expand the Watchmen universe against the will of their creator. But we’re not talking about that. We’re talking about the recent uptick in attention to BDSM amongst housewives and Twilight fans – 50 Shades of Gray. [...]
May 14, 2012 | media
The Avengers Review
Act 1 had some incredibly stilted and cheesy dialogue. Act 2 showed that Joss Whedon knows group dynamics. But there was a little too much fan service in the form X fights Y and two of the subplots were tied up rather conveniently. Act 3 was one giant battle scene. Also, Joss Whedon has balls. [...]
Go Right
As a baby of the 80s, this video will bring back the memories. As a fan of mashup art, you gotta admit that this is pretty well done. This music is Michael Nyman’s “A Wild And Distant Shore”. Here’s hoping that someone isn’t being a copyright douche.
May 2, 2012 | Intellectual Property, technology
The Problem With Dual Monitors
Sure, having dual monitors is pretty awesome. I mean, I can have four documents open simultaneously without overlap. Or, I can have email, music program, web browser and word processor open. And then there’s streaming video. But what nobody tells you about having dual monitors is that your glass and your bottle are going to [...]
Another Awkward Decade?
Your thirties are that awkward time when the partying of the 20s hasn’t left, but the class of the 40s is starting to set in. You end up saying things like “Man, when I get home I’m gonna drink a whole bottle of decent pinot noir and eat the fuck out of a quiche florentine!”
April 30, 2012 | life
The Grand Result of Today’s Creative Brainstorming Exercise
Two-headed Space Nazi Sharktapus Rampage That’s a license to print money right there.
The Greatest Compliment I’ve Ever Received
You have this way of condensing a sentence down to it’s most baffling reduction and yet it still makes so much sense. -Justin Koeppen I now have to get that framed.
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