My hand stamp from tonight’s They Might Be Giants concert at The Fillmore. They are getting more like a “normal” band as they age, and I do miss the days when it was just two Johns and a bunch of…
Month: September 2007
It Belongs in a Museum!
Specifically, the NASA Ames Exploration Center. I’ve been living in the bay area for over a decade, and this was the first time I’d visited. What’s wrong with me? (In case you’re wondering, the button rotates the SOFIA telescope array…
Advantage: Amazon
Earlier this week, Amazon.com launched their MP3 Music Store. In the three days since then, I’ve bought two complete albums from them–that’s as many as I’ve ever bought from the iTunes Store, in more than three years. And I’m going…
iPod’s Surprising Lack of Usability
I’ll keep a running list here of what I perceive to be shocking lapses of usability in the iPod. I find these on a weekly if not daily basis. Of all devices I’ve recently purchased, this has been such a…
Quote of the Day
“I can’t believe NBC is promoting Bionic Woman like this. What a terrible idea.” – snarky comment on Boing Boing: MIT student arrested for entering Boston airport with “fake bomb”
Best Logline EVAR
Here’s the official marketing blurb for the movie Rogue (2007): “An American writer (Michael Vartan) goes on a wildlife boat tour in the Australian wetlands and is pleased to see that leading him into the wilderness is a hot tour…
Yeah, That’s Fair
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“Mandelbrot Set” Music Video
“This next one is a song about math. [crowd cheers] Wow, this is probably the only place in the world where that would get applause.” – Jonathan Coulton at PAX (You can hear the complete song at Coulton’s web site.)
Flight of the Bowie
Okay, so I’m a few weeks behind, but I watched the “Bowie” episode of Flight of the Conchords last night, and musically, it’s brilliant. Even better than the guest appearance by the man himself on Extras last year, I’d say….
Dollars and Sense
“$5 an episode?” asks screenwriter Alex Epstein on his blog. That’s what NBC wanted to charge for their TV shows in the iTunes store, which Apple refused to do, preferring to stick with their current $2-per-episode price. (Not to say…