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DecemberDec 11 Thursday 08
Human Rights and the Promises of Our Leaders
Human Rights are something that, here in America, aren't really thought about until someone we know or care about becomes a victim to them. In some areas in the world everyone knows someone who has had their rights abridged or outright squashed. We've all heard of …
DecemberDec 10 Wednesday 08
One Day for Human Rights
I'll be blogging more about human rights today, inline with the website OneDayForHumanRights.com
In the meantime, head over there and see what's up.
DecemberDec 9 Tuesday 08
HELLBOY 2 (2008)
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Positive Experience/Entertaining? It was definitely fun, but the bar was set just a bit too high with the first Hellboy movie, sadly, so I found this one to be disappointing.
Technically any good? FX and designs were AMAZING. Visually, this …
My Buddy Alexander on the "Chuck" TV Show
He's the one on screen who isn't Gary Cole.
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President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama's Cabinet So Far
Wow, well, it's looking good for the forces of evil, or at least, the forces of lameness. I guess we indy-types shouldn't be too surprised that Obama can't deliver the "change" promise he ran on. He may still be promising new ideas, but let's look at some of the old …
DecemberDec 8 Monday 08
You Must Watch "CHUCK" Tonight! My Buddy Alexander Fazel is In It!!
My very good friend Alexander Fazel is an actor out there in Los Angeles and he manage to get himself a gig on the NBC show CHUCK. His episode, entitled "Chuck Vs. The DeLorean" apparently airs TONIGHT at 8pm on NBC and will also be available tomorrow on iTunes for just …
Dane Cook Ringtones: the Real Reason I Hacked my iPhone!
And here I thought video messaging would come *before* the Dane Cook ringtones. Well, it seems like some hackers really have their priorities straight!
I kid the hackers, but I love 'em!
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Dane Cook Ringtones: the Real Reason I Hacked my iPhone!
And here I thought video messaging would come *before* the Dane Cook ringtones. Well, it seems like some hackers really have their priorities straight!
I kid the hackers, but I love 'em!
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DecemberDec 7 Sunday 08
Chicago Factory Worker Occupation Shows What Happens When the System Fails (We All Fail)
OK, so here's how I was told it was supposed to all work growing up:
1) You go to college
2) You get a good job (because you went to college)
3) Your boss pays you because he makes money in the business you both work at.
The reality in 2008:
1) college is becoming much …
Our First Snow in NYC
Yay! This is video of our first snow as New York residents! ENJOY! :)
And NO, it's not just flurries since it did stick to the roofs of cars. :P
DecemberDec 5 Friday 08
SOUTHERN CROSS (1984)
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Positive Experience/Entertaining? Definitely, though as with a lot of older anime, the cultures do clash a bit with American sensibilities. Still, the series is generally enjoyable if you can get past the truly crappy prog-rock rip-off music on the soundtrack. …
DecemberDec 4 Thursday 08
KING CORN (2007)
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Positive Experience/Entertaining? Definitely, but depressing, too. I knew that corn is a bit of a SNAFU industry in this country, but it's much worse than I thought.
Technically any good? Without coming out too much on the anti-corn side of things, …
DecemberDec 3 Wednesday 08
GREAT DICTATOR (1940)
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Positive Experience/Entertaining? This is a truly impressive film. I had always heard good things about this movie, but the film largely does live up to the hype.
Technically any good? While I've never been a fan of comedians speaking …
My Jailbroken iPhone 3G Starting Up with the 2.2 Update Onboard
Thanks to all the hackers out there who make this possible!! I am but a humble wannabe hax0r who wishes he had the dedication to hack on the same level as the guys at iphone-dev.org and everyone else who did work on the iPhone that I'm not even aware of.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE (1942)
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Positive Experience/Entertaining? Without a doubt! This movie was a lot of fun and actually had a interesting dramatic edge that I wasn't expecting.
Technically any good? Once you accept that Jack Benny and the rest of the cast (including Robert …
Posse Comitatus is Effectively Dead, Literal Death Coming Soon
Just a quick FYI on what Posse Comitatus is-it's an act that was passed into law back in 1878 and it keeps American military troops from enforcing the law. This law is a good thing because it stops the USA from being a military dictatorship. If the military enforces …
Google Adsense (Doesn't) Fill Me With Confidence: 1 or 2 Rules to Flat a Stomach?
This is where automated ads really let us down. Which ad would you trust if you were staring at the two of these? How about and ad for Pepsi and Coke right next to each other? Sheesh. I'd trust neither.
DecemberDec 2 Tuesday 08
Chances of a WMD Attack in a big city better than 50%??
Grabbed this on my iPhone just now and I have to admit that I don't trust this task force. These guys MUST be lying or hopelessly paranoid. There is no way you could say there's a better than 50/50 chance that a city will get hit by WMD.
Of course, bio or chem weapons …
NovemberNov 29 Saturday 08
ATTENTION ALIENS: NOT A GOOD TIME FOR INVADING EARTH
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Dear Aliens Considering a Visit to Earth,
Now is definitely not a good time to visit. Sure, there are a lot of places on the planet that are gorgeous this time of year, but generally speaking, even if your plans were malevolent, now would simply not be a good time …