Best.. summer... ever. But somehow its just not quite good enough for the MPAA who swears they could have eked out another $10.50 if the Simpsons Movie hadn't been leaked in Australia. Right.
Four billion dollars is nothing to sneeze at, and I'd like to think I was part of the phenomenon. Of course, judging from my movie going experience, the malt liquor and rum industries should have had record setting Q2s too.
Techdirt: Biggest Box Office Summer Ever... And Yet All We Hear About Is Piracy?
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Squeezing Every Last Dime.
Hmmm... how to get even more money out of the Star Wars franchise? Oh, of course! Lets start launching props from the movie into outer space to try and drum up hype for the non-too-terribly exciting 30 year anniversary of the series. Now before you go getting too excited, they're not really jettisoning Luke's lightsaber to float through the galaxy forever. They're just throwing it into the glovebox of a space shuttle and ferrying it around the block. Yeah, less cool than you imagined. But wait; there's more!
"Chewbacca... will officially hand the lightsaber over to officials from Space Center Houston during a ceremony at the airport."
Awesome, I can't even remember the last time I've seen some guy dressed up in a wookiee suit. Of course he won't be alone, both the Fetts, R2-D2, numerous stormtroopers and basically anyone without a face that has aged 30 years will be helping out with the Olympic Torch-like relay across the country.
Give me a freaking break, George. I've bought 5 of the 6 movies on DVD, I'm not sure what else you want from me. Ok, yeah I know. You want me to buy episode 1, but I just can't throw down $8.50 for that red-headed step-bastard of a Star War that you call son.
Give me a freaking break, George. I've bought 5 of the 6 movies on DVD, I'm not sure what else you want from me. Ok, yeah I know. You want me to buy episode 1, but I just can't throw down $8.50 for that red-headed step-bastard of a Star War that you call son.
In Case Of Emergency...
Pull this bookbag over your head. Ah, yes, fall is in the air (at least I think it is somewhere) and the kiddos are back to school. Of course you wouldn't send your little trooper into battle with any less than the best; and in this case its a bulletproof backpack. So that... you know; just in case the maniacal taunting finally gets to that quiet kid and he goes all shooty-uppy. We never had this kinda stuff when I was a kid, good thing there wasn't a problem with people getting shot or I never would have made it through. Oh. Wait someone did get shot at my school. And that's how I got into Catholic school. Ah, I remember those two years. So, the lesson is its either long pants and ties, or bulletproof backpacks for the lot of you.
Bonus Joke:
In the mid nineties The Washington Bullets were tired of being associated with crime and decided to change their name to The Bullets.
Bonus Joke:
In the mid nineties The Washington Bullets were tired of being associated with crime and decided to change their name to The Bullets.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Its All Up Ons Now.
How many times has a great idea just passed me by because I wasn't in close proximity to a coputer? I dunno, maybe six or so. Anyway, that doesn't need to happen any more, cause I've finally taken the plunge and sprung for a helio. So aside from being able to check my email and upload geotagged pictures(look on the sidebar), I can send in my brilliance from virtually any location. I know, a load like the weight of the world has just slumped from your shoulders. Ain't it great?
-sent from my helio ocean
In Case You Were Wondering.
There are penguins in Africa. I know there are penguins in South America, and I have no idea why I never considered that they are probably in Africa too. Apparently they are covered in oil right now, which immediately lead me to wonder: "how does one cook a penguin?" Seems like covered in oil would be a good way to start off; deep fried? Of course they're probably a very fatty bird already. How do you cook duck? Alright, that's enough speculation, bring in the experts!
You know, there are surprisingly few websites on cooking and eating penguins. Maybe its cause they taste terrible. Or maybe its cause some populations of penguins are a little threatened. But I think mostly its just inappropriate to eat them because of the penguin marketing machine's work to endear the little buggers to us. Sure, I could think of more inappropriate things to eat, but honestly you should be able to get served penguin somewhere... What was that martial arts movie where they were smuggling in rare animals so that rich people could eat them in a secret restaurant? Ah, yes, Tom-Yun-Goong. Good movie.
They are very fat, so a method that melts the fat off is better, like a roast. The blood is very rich in oxygen so the meat turns an un-appetizing dark as it cooks. The breast can make decent steaks. For doing an omelet, you need to remove some of the white of the egg otherwise it's not tasty enough
The penguins FAQ
You know, there are surprisingly few websites on cooking and eating penguins. Maybe its cause they taste terrible. Or maybe its cause some populations of penguins are a little threatened. But I think mostly its just inappropriate to eat them because of the penguin marketing machine's work to endear the little buggers to us. Sure, I could think of more inappropriate things to eat, but honestly you should be able to get served penguin somewhere... What was that martial arts movie where they were smuggling in rare animals so that rich people could eat them in a secret restaurant? Ah, yes, Tom-Yun-Goong. Good movie.
Torrential Waste Of Time.
So I've got this phone that you can make your own ring tones for, which is good cause the built-in ones suck with fury. I was looking though my iTunes for songs with kickass openings and remembered that a friend wanted a Home Movies ring so badly it nearly hurt. So I decided to make her jealous. I searched for clips on Google and various other sites and all I could find was a torrent of a Bonus CD that listed the track I wanted. I looked around some more and found various other confusing torrent links at sites that may have been pay-for-service deals. So after a while I installed the Azureus torrent client and started to initiate the link. Slow going. The file is 78 MB and only like 5 people in the world have it. Add in the fact that I only want about 21 seconds of it and this starts to seem not worth the trouble. So I sit and wait; and wait. About ten minutes go by and there's no progress.
At this point I start to ponder the legal ramifications of this action. I'm not trying to download the whole CD, just a portion, which could be considered fair use. (I just have to download bits that I don't want and delete them later) I also own all four seasons of Home Movies on DVD; they're downstairs right now, so I technically own a copy of this song already... Bonus CD... Bonus CD... Do I? ... I have this CD in the basement right now. Why the FUCK am I trying to download it from these non-existent users?
So I go get it, rip the track and email it to my phone in about 25 seconds. That was a lot easier than screwing around with torrents. I guess I'm at the point in my life where I'd rather pay for some things rather than screw around and waste my time trying to get them another way. Course, its helps that I'd already bought this one months ago.
At this point I start to ponder the legal ramifications of this action. I'm not trying to download the whole CD, just a portion, which could be considered fair use. (I just have to download bits that I don't want and delete them later) I also own all four seasons of Home Movies on DVD; they're downstairs right now, so I technically own a copy of this song already... Bonus CD... Bonus CD... Do I? ... I have this CD in the basement right now. Why the FUCK am I trying to download it from these non-existent users?
So I go get it, rip the track and email it to my phone in about 25 seconds. That was a lot easier than screwing around with torrents. I guess I'm at the point in my life where I'd rather pay for some things rather than screw around and waste my time trying to get them another way. Course, its helps that I'd already bought this one months ago.
Hold The Line!
You might think there were important things I haven't told you about in the past week. Well, there weren't. Absolutely nothing happened so just relax your clenched sphincter.
I did have a thought last Wednesday as I navigated the surface streets between the red and orange lines downtown. See, I'd been reading up on the Spartans to see how much of that movie was based on Wikipedia and I eased my way into the Phalanx article seeing, as I'm not too familiar with primitive warfare.
The formation was basically impenetrable by known means other than by flanking or by ramming another phalanx into the front of it. Which basically degenerated into a pushing match with stabbing. And the side with more guys pushing usually won out. Of course things got more complicated with schemes to overload one side and break the rank to flank the formation, but in the beginning a bunch of guys standing shoulder to shoulder was the most fearsome site around.
So I was standing at K St waiting for the light to change. Person after person stepped up to the curb all around and behind me. And when that walk sign changed we all stepped in unison into the street, charging at a similarly arranged opposing force of determined young urbanites. Up until the very last step I almost expected some kind of rumble to go down right there in the middle of the sidewalk. Good thing it didn't though, cause I totally forgot to bring my xiphos with me that day.
I did have a thought last Wednesday as I navigated the surface streets between the red and orange lines downtown. See, I'd been reading up on the Spartans to see how much of that movie was based on Wikipedia and I eased my way into the Phalanx article seeing, as I'm not too familiar with primitive warfare.
The formation was basically impenetrable by known means other than by flanking or by ramming another phalanx into the front of it. Which basically degenerated into a pushing match with stabbing. And the side with more guys pushing usually won out. Of course things got more complicated with schemes to overload one side and break the rank to flank the formation, but in the beginning a bunch of guys standing shoulder to shoulder was the most fearsome site around.
So I was standing at K St waiting for the light to change. Person after person stepped up to the curb all around and behind me. And when that walk sign changed we all stepped in unison into the street, charging at a similarly arranged opposing force of determined young urbanites. Up until the very last step I almost expected some kind of rumble to go down right there in the middle of the sidewalk. Good thing it didn't though, cause I totally forgot to bring my xiphos with me that day.
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