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RetroBlog: Two Angry Men

Curtis Chen
July 29, 2005
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Last night, D and I saw Lewis Black at Mountain Winery. His opening act was John Bowman, who noted that another driver had flipped him off in the parking lot before the show. He then located the driver in the…

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Get Lost

Curtis Chen
July 28, 2005
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That’s “get” as in “understand”, mind you. teevee.org’s Chris Rywalt explains: “All of the characters in Lost are in Zork. The whole show is one giant text adventure game. Think about it…” Brilliant! I’m going to have a whole new…

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Blink and you’ll miss me

Curtis Chen
July 28, 2005
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Yup, there I am, visible for a split second on the new Serenity promotional DVD (available in specially marked packages of BSG-S1-UK at Best Buy), sporting a stylish brown coat as I go past the ticket-taker on my way into…

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To the Moon, Alice!

Curtis Chen
July 20, 2005
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Google Moon, that is– released today to commemorate the Apollo 11 landing in 1969. Here’s my favorite part, from the FAQ: What happens if I try to zoom too close?Well, you’ll have to go and find out, won’t you? I…

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HDTV: Wait for it.

Curtis Chen
July 16, 2005
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Now that I have a shiny new HDTV-ready, 50″ DLP monitor, I’ve been investigating my options for getting actual HDTV programming. The short answer is, I have no good options right now. Looks like I’m stuck with 480p from my…

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All About Mal

Curtis Chen
July 13, 2005
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The Sci Fi Channel has finally created a site for Firefly, which they will air every Friday starting on July 22nd. Shiny!

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A Brand New Car!

Curtis Chen
July 13, 2005
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Yup, that’s a new 2005 Toyota Prius. We bought it yesterday from Toyota 101 in Redwood City and had a good, relatively hassle-free experience. We splurged for the GPS navigation system, because we love gadgets and hate getting lost.* In…

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The Game has ended. When does The Game start?

Curtis Chen
July 11, 2005
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Team Snout played The McGuffin Game this past weekend, a very ambitious, challenging, and mostly well-engineered first effort from the Burninators. They had serious problems with timing, since most teams took longer than they had expected on many clues– one…

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You call this archaeology?

Curtis Chen
July 8, 2005
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So I’m making my way through the first season of Alias on DVD, and I get to the part about the Rambaldi prophecy and okay, whatever. Then James Bond Roger Moore tricks Arvin Sloane into assassinating someone. Yeah. This, I’m…

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Meanwhile, across the pond…

Curtis Chen
July 7, 2005
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‘Not posting any of that “Today we’re all Londoners” crap. No. We’re not. We’re not pacing fruitlessly in front of the television, waiting for updates. We’re not trying to reach loved ones on a shut-down cell phone system, not hearing…

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