So it begins. Will the studios allow licensing of their movie collections to be used this way? I’m hopeful, but chances are there will be some downfall to this; extra fees, restricted viewing, and/or poor quality (there will have to be some compression, DIVX? oh no, probably Microturd.)
9/30/2004
Anyone like/dislike the site changes? (I find it easier to read) Anyone even notice? Didn’t think so……..DAMN YES! Mooninites Unite!
Update 9:00 PM: So my site is all effed up. I’m going to fix it later.
Update: 11:00 PM: Back to normal. I know you don’t care, but I’m tellin’ ya anyways whitey!
9/27/2004
O’ Reilly could trouble me for a warm glass of SHUT THE HELL UP! Does this dick really believe all of the shit he says? I’m pretty sure he’s a leftover gollum robot from LOTR being controlled from an island somewhere. I’ll check my sources and get back to you on that.
“Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly kept referring to ‘The Daily Show’ audience as ’stoned slackers.’”
“Viewers of Jon Stewart’s show are more likely to have completed four years of college than people who watch ‘The O’Reilly Factor,’ according to Nielsen Media Research.”
Article: Comedy Central refutes O’Reilly’s claim
Update: Better Article: Business Journal (Thanks Sonik)
9/22/2004
I need some ideas for my brewery name. One someone suggested was Bury Juice as in Roxbury. Any others?
9/21/2004
This Boston.com article pretty much sums it up for me. What does everyone think about this? Am I the only one who refuses to patronize Lucas’ lunacy? Leave your thoughts you lazy bastards!
Update: Here’s an interview with Lucas from CNN.
Interview
“LUCAS: To me, the special edition ones are the films I wanted to make. Anybody that makes films knows the film is never finished. It’s abandoned or it’s ripped out of your hands, and it’s thrown into the marketplace, never finished. It’s a very rare experience where you find a filmmaker who says, ‘That’s exactly what I wanted. I got everything I needed. I made it just perfect. I’m going to put it out there.’ And even most artists, most painters, even composers would want to come back and redo their work now. They’ve got a new perspective on it, they’ve got more resources, they have better technology, and they can fix or finish the things that were never done. …”
“LUCAS: The special edition, that’s the one I wanted out there. The other movie, it’s on VHS, if anybody wants it. …”
and my personal favorite quote:
“It’s like this is the movie I wanted it to be, and I’m sorry you saw half a completed film and fell in love with it. But I want it to be the way I want it to be.”
What a dick. I can’t believe he’s serious. He’s right that a work of art never feels finished but damn man, if everyone went back to rework their art we would never have anything to appreciate.
9/18/2004
Sign me up because I’m not lazy enough as it is.
But can it stop your roommate from flooding the kitchen?
“When finished washing the machine can send an SMS or email”
9/13/2004
I thought I’d post an update I just saw on Boing Boing about the John Gilmore v. Ashcroft case.
Ashcroft tried to file a secret brief to keep the secret law a secret, but the court said no secrets allowed.
Why am I suddenly reminded of elementary school.
9/12/2004
These are the changes they’ve made for the DVD release of The Star Wars Trilogy. Check out the last page. Lucas is losing it. (2004 DVD version is on the right)
Here’s some pictures from last weekend.
9/10/2004
Here’s a Quicktime VR I made out of multiple pictures. More forthcoming…
9/8/2004
See how many you can get. I only got 12 out of 18 and I missed one where the answer was Zelda but I’m disputing that one, the quality of the clip sucked.
9/7/2004
This is the sound I heard at night over the weekend. So serene and calming. It was such a great sleep.
Rumor has it that TiVo and Netflix are going to join forces and offer movie “rentals” straight to your TiVo. My only concern is the quality. If they can deliver a movie at decent quality then I’m all over it. All that’s left now is a portable TiVo Video Player. How about an Apple – TiVo partnership for that one? ooh man that would be sweet.
Tivo and Netflix Team Up (Thanks Phil!)
9/1/2004
Here are the top nine comments made by NBC sports commentators during a Summer Olympics that they would like to take back:
1. Weightlifting commentator: “This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.”
2. Dressage commentator: “This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.”
3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: “I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.”
4. Boxing Analyst: “Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious.”
5. Softball announcer: “If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.”
6. Basketball analyst: “He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn’t like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.”
7. At the rowing medal ceremony: “Ah, isn’t that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew.”
8. Soccer commentator: “Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they’ve got eleven Dicks on the field.”
9. Tennis commentator: “One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them… Oh my God, what have I just said?”
(Thanks Leah)
