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New user? Saturday, March 23, 2002
Rare
To all the people who laughed at me when I was buying tubes of Apple's Think Different Posters for $10 on their web site and from their company store, take a look at this:
Rare "Think Different" Posters
I got 3 words for ya: Told you so!
BTW, I have a "1998: The Year of Thinking Different Book" as well, which is listed at $59.95. Unfortunately I got it by trading a Bob Dylan Think Different poster which is listed at $199.95, but I didn't pay for the Bob Dylan poster so I guess I'm still doing ok. :-)
Microsoft still can't figure it out
I've complained about MSN's broadcasting of NHL games since, well since the first time I tried it. And just about every time I try, something goes wrong. Tonight is no exception.
They're still playing the Oilers/Sharks game from March 20th rather than the Oilers/Flames game that started an hour ago.
Fucking FUCKING MORONS!!!!
Update: In an act of total desperation, I decided I could listen to the Flames' radio broadcast of the game instead of Edmonton's. I'm listening, it starts off talking a commentator for Flames hockey that past away yesterday. Then they say they're getting back to the Flames/Sharks game! WHAT? Another Sharks game?
This is absolutely ridiculous. Does anyone know who I can email, call, whatever, to complain about this? I can't find anywhere I can reach someone even remotely accountable for this bullshit.
Ivanisevic will retire after Wimbledon
His shoulder problems are forcing the issue. He plans on taking the rest of the season off until Wimbledon to rest his shoulder so he can defend his title.
Hollywood is inferior
CNET: Movie studios tout first DVD bust in U.S.
Inferior product? Um, sorry Jack but a copy of a DVD is an exact copy, bit for bit... it's exactly the same as the studio version. So if anyone's making the inferior product, it's the studios trying to sell crappy movies at more than $20 a pop.
Friday, March 22, 2002
Canadian soldiers doing us proud
A message Brian posted in the discussion group about Canada's snipers reminded me of this story I read a couple days ago:
CNEWS: Canadians are poor cousins in coalition
There are some pretty interesting things in this article. It makes me very proud of the Canadian military to learn how skilled and prepared they are. And apparently they can make a machine gun out of a "sack of shit". ;-) It certainly sounds like they're paying their way over there. (that sentence contained all three forms of the "there" homonym)
A quote from the article Brian found:
They didn't mention it in the article, but I've heard they also apologize everytime they snipe someone, were very sorry it took them so long to rescue the 101st Airborne Division, and took the blame for nearly being shot up by a US Apache helicopter... "it's our rag-tag clothes, who could blame the gunner, we looked like hell". Bizarrely, they also confine themselves to a little box for two minutes every time they fail to stick to the plan.
Fighting like true Canadians. ;-)
Thursday, March 21, 2002
RE: Boo Boo Kitty ....
I knew this would happen. My mom AIM'd me this morning and said:
you obviously did NOT like that movie huh ??"
Actually, I LOVED THE MOVIE! It rocked. If you've seen the movie you'd know what I said last night was satirical homage. But if you haven't, well, obviously you're now very confused indeed.
If you like crude movies, Kevin Smith movies, you'll LOVE Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Laughed from beginning to end.
Bong!
Musings
Last weekend, I helped long time friend Brian MacKay set up a weblog on his site. I told him if he posted consistently for at least 5 days I'd link to it. He says he's "finding his voice still" but I think he's doing really well.
Presenting: MacKay's Musings from the Fort
Brian Carnell on RadioNYT
I will defer my opinion of the NYT being on Radio8 to Brian Carnell, since he's already said it and saves me the typing. ;-)
Brian Carnell: Dave Winer Drops a Stink Bomb
How is this any different than if Microsoft went to the NYT and said, "hey, we're going to come up with a syndication application and we'll make a deal with you to offer your headlines exclusively in our new, proprietary syndication format."
Yeah, that would go over real well. But Winer does exactly that and nobody seems to notice or care (Doc Searls would have already written a half dozen posts denouncing Microsoft by now).'
Also see the full thread on Brian's site.
