Monday, August 30, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Imbecile
Imagine if Obama had said, two months into his term, "Oh, I never realized I was commander-in-chief of the military." Further imagine that he had said, "I thought the Secretary of Defense is actively serving in the military." Well, this just happened in Japan. How does such an ignorant buffoon become prime minister?
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Notifying the Enemy
When there is an opening in the lane next to me and I signal toward it, this is not an invitation to close the gap as quickly as possible. I am not saying, "look, here's another gap for you to fill by tailgating the car in front of you!" If you keep pulling up to block me from changing lanes, I'm going to have to start switching without indicating.
I'm looking at you, BMW E46 and E90 drivers.
I'm looking at you, BMW E46 and E90 drivers.
.Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Unfitting
I'm a big fan of the new Jaguar XJ and I think the XJ75 Platinum Concept looks pretty good (would be better in black), but I'm not so sure about this press photo. Purple suede? Really? That is not very Jag at all...
That, and a plastic power outlet cap is not exactly the most aesthetically pleasing object in the car to photograph. Why did they have to take a photograph showcasing it?
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Adds Ads
I hate when developers release an update to an existing app where the only thing that has changed is the inclusion of ads. Seriously, I understand that you need to make it worthwhile to develop applications, but surely you could integrate ads when you actually have a useful new feature to include?
Fortunately, AdFree and root access take care of most of this nonsense.
Fortunately, AdFree and root access take care of most of this nonsense.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Disappointing
"Disappointing" is a key word in the movie Inception. It's been a few weeks since the movie came out but I won't reveal how it is important; it just is.
Anyway, according to my Facebook feed, this was touted as "mind-blowing," "best movie ever" and so on. So, for the first time in three years, I sat down at a movie theater expecting great things.
I spent the first half of the movie wondering where I'd seen the actress that plays DiCaprio's character's deceased wife. Eventually it came to me. She is Lilly from the French Taxi movie series.
After two and a half hours (more like three hours, because the previews were a good thirty minutes), I left the theater, convinced of an idea: the movie can be summed up in one word. It is "disappointing."
Clearly, the Facebook posts had failed to implant the idea that this was an excellent movie. Or perhaps it is because my expectations were unreasonably high, having read what the internet had said. Because, you know, the internet is always right.
I mean, the movie was not bad at all, and some of the effects were very cool. However, the plot line left more to be desired, and the story was all too predictable. I wanted the movie to have serious plot twists and be so weird that I'd have a difficult time getting my mind around it. As it turns out, the story was very straightforward. This, I suppose, can be a good thing, because sometimes I finish a movie not understanding how the beginning and end were somehow connected in the middle. So in the sense that the script was easy to follow, the movie gets high marks.
I wanted a movie where the last scene changes my preception of the entire movie. I was waiting for an "ohhh, I see what you did there" moment, but sadly, it was not to be.
And why why WHY one would name a French character "Mal" is beyond me.
Anyway, according to my Facebook feed, this was touted as "mind-blowing," "best movie ever" and so on. So, for the first time in three years, I sat down at a movie theater expecting great things.
I spent the first half of the movie wondering where I'd seen the actress that plays DiCaprio's character's deceased wife. Eventually it came to me. She is Lilly from the French Taxi movie series.
After two and a half hours (more like three hours, because the previews were a good thirty minutes), I left the theater, convinced of an idea: the movie can be summed up in one word. It is "disappointing."
Clearly, the Facebook posts had failed to implant the idea that this was an excellent movie. Or perhaps it is because my expectations were unreasonably high, having read what the internet had said. Because, you know, the internet is always right.
I mean, the movie was not bad at all, and some of the effects were very cool. However, the plot line left more to be desired, and the story was all too predictable. I wanted the movie to have serious plot twists and be so weird that I'd have a difficult time getting my mind around it. As it turns out, the story was very straightforward. This, I suppose, can be a good thing, because sometimes I finish a movie not understanding how the beginning and end were somehow connected in the middle. So in the sense that the script was easy to follow, the movie gets high marks.
I wanted a movie where the last scene changes my preception of the entire movie. I was waiting for an "ohhh, I see what you did there" moment, but sadly, it was not to be.
And why why WHY one would name a French character "Mal" is beyond me.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
O RLY?
Today, we present an article on "money habits that are illegal."
5. Copying U.S. Currency
Wait, people make a habit of this?
"But it is, in fact, illegal to print your own money and try to spend it to buy goods or services."
*Facepalm*
This means the HTC EVO 4G loses an important selling point.
5. Copying U.S. Currency
Wait, people make a habit of this?
"But it is, in fact, illegal to print your own money and try to spend it to buy goods or services."
*Facepalm*
This means the HTC EVO 4G loses an important selling point.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Stolen
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