Rants & Raves
Computer Malpunction
Correct me if I’m wrong, but is this supposed to be a reference to the flux capacitor, the fictional invention said to make time travel possible, as described in the 1985 film Back to the Future? If so, what the hell is it doing serving as the headline for an article about the psychological affect [...]
Dear Mr. Studio Executive
Remember a few years ago when DVDs came out? Good times, right? Apparently we started with Gladiator and started to convert the rest of the vast archives of cinema on a chronological basis. Well guess what? You fucking forgot a few of them. I’m talking about some stellar films like the venerable Speed Zone! and [...]
Last Call.
London Revelers Plan Last Cocktail Party Before Tube Booze Ban
By Brian Lysaght
May 30 (Bloomberg) — Revelers are planning a final cocktail party on the London Underground tomorrow evening before an alcohol ban takes effect on June 1.
Mayor Boris Johnson announced the ban on May 7, six days after his election, fulfilling a campaign pledge. [...]
Signing Off Mid Conversation
Is signing off mid conversation the same as hanging up on someone?
Yes.
But what are the hitters thinking?
Jon Lester just wrapped up the first no hitter of his career, and the 13th at Fenway Park. (Ellsbury’s no-hitter-saving play can be found here.) It’s a pretty fantastic achievement, but the question I found myself asking as I watched the top of the 9th is not what was going through Jon’s head, but what [...]
TV writer realizes people have DVR, adjusts accordingly
I watch Two and a Half Men. I think it’s funny. Entirely predictable and highly formulaic, but funny. I’m not trying to learn anything when I watch it, or expand my cultural exposure to anything whatsoever. I just like thinly veiled dick jokes on network television.
So I was somewhat surprised when [...]
And now I'd like to talk about computers for a bit
I happened across PC World’s Best 10 All-Purpose Laptops, and I have to say, this is truly asinine. Its asininity is multi-tiered. Let’s start macro, and then we’ll break it out down, FJM-style. My very first question, before I even start reading the article, is, “How many laptops aren’t all-purpose?” Are [...]
Indeed
Indeed.
When someone says “indeed” what they really mean is “I have no interest in what you are talking about”.
I discovered this fact through a college roommate who would use this phrase upon my informing him of; happenings in my life, interesting facts, current events, relationship status, random occurrences from the day, and emergencies.
If you [...]
Really, Southwest? Really?
Clearly, I am not the first person to blog about the shortcomings of Southwest Airlines. It’s just that I had a particular experience on Sunday night flying home to Chicago from Baltimore, the details of which I would rather not go into, so I will bullet-point summarize:
overhead compartment above my seat filled with flight attendant’s [...]
We Own the Night
I just watched We Own the Night, a 2007 movie with Jaoquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, and Eva Mendes. I liked it, which means you should stay far, far, far away from this movie. I’m the guy who loved, and recommended, A History of Violence, a movie which made those who saw it on [...]