Ramblings
January 29, 2003
Steven Wright Interview (The Onion A.V. Club)
I was in the [Tonight Show] makeup room, and Johnny [Carson] came in. Here I am, at 26, I've been watching him since I was 14, and now he's standing there. Peter was on the other side, and Johnny's saying, "Peter's been telling me about you, and how much he likes you. I'm looking forward to seeing you." He could have been saying, "We're going to ax-murder you live on television and throw the remains into the river," and I would have just been, "Thank you. Okay. Fine." It was so surreal... It was like getting in a cab by accident with Jesus.
Labels: humor
January 28, 2003
Bush's State of the Union speech
I don't care what Mirriam-Webster says -- nuclear is pronounced "NU-clee-er", not "NU-cu-lar", and I wish George Bush would get it right...
I don't care what Mirriam-Webster says -- nuclear is pronounced "NU-clee-er", not "NU-cu-lar", and I wish George Bush would get it right...
Labels: politics
January 23, 2003
Safari enables direct to iTunes MP3 transfers (Mac OS X Hints)
In Safari, when you control-click on a link to a MP3 file, one of the options is "Open with iTunes".
In Safari, when you control-click on a link to a MP3 file, one of the options is "Open with iTunes".
January 21, 2003
I was wondering where the Triumph the Insult Comic Dog videos went after Conan's section of NBC's site was stripped clean of all comedy. Turns out they've moved to IFILM.com.
Our new Power Mac came in this weekend (I was surprised at how quickly it was delivered!) and I had my first experience with iDVD. Putting our vacation videos onto DVD was fun & easy, and it came out looking great. (I didn't expect anything less from Apple.)
The only complaint I have is that it doesn't generate chapter markers, so you can't skip a section and go directly to the next one: you have to go back to the DVD's menu to access the next movie. Minor annoyance, but chapter markers are a feature of iDVD 3, which I am now anxiously awaiting...
January 17, 2003
Related to yesterday's post, a Time magazine online poll asked Which country represents the greatest threat to world peace in 2003? Although unscientific, it's still another unfortunate sign of the world (and our own) opinion of the United States.
It seems like decades since Clinton was president. The Onion really nailed it a couple years ago: Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'
It seems like decades since Clinton was president. The Onion really nailed it a couple years ago: Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'
"My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us."Rereading it, it's a little too accurate. Quickly summing up: "Once again, we will enjoy mounting debt, jingoism, nuclear paranoia, mass deficit, and a massive military build-up."
Labels: politics
January 16, 2003
The United States of America has gone mad
America has entered one of its periods of historical madness, but this is the worst I can remember: worse than McCarthyism, worse than the Bay of Pigs and in the long term potentially more disastrous than the Vietnam War.Interesting article, and I agree with almost all of it. But one thing confused me: "A recent poll tells us that one in two Americans now believe Saddam was responsible for the attack on the World Trade Centre." This one was news to me. I haven't met or read anyone who thinks this.
The reaction to 9/11 is beyond anything Osama bin Laden could have hoped for in his nastiest dreams. As in McCarthy times, the freedoms that have made America the envy of the world are being systematically eroded.
The scary thing is that only one of these headlines is fake...
"Rumsfeld: Lack of evidence could mean Iraq's hiding something"
"Bush On North Korea: 'We Must Invade Iraq'"
"Rumsfeld: Lack of evidence could mean Iraq's hiding something"
"Bush On North Korea: 'We Must Invade Iraq'"
Labels: politics
January 15, 2003
I'm a little late finding out about this one: TiVo has an undocumented 30-second commercial skip feature. (Instructions also available here.)
January 13, 2003
Steve Case's Biggest Bet Fails to Pay Off
A native of Hawaii...by 1982 he had moved to Kansas to develop ideas for Pizza Hut toppings -- pineapple was one of his winners.
Well, if for nothing else, thank you Steve Case for the pineapple pizza (my favorite).
A native of Hawaii...by 1982 he had moved to Kansas to develop ideas for Pizza Hut toppings -- pineapple was one of his winners.
Well, if for nothing else, thank you Steve Case for the pineapple pizza (my favorite).
January 12, 2003
I just ran into (?) the I Love Movies! section of bobanddavid.com (of Mr. Show with Bob and David fame). They're short and to the point. Here's a sample:
DIE ANOTHER DAY - The best Bond film this year!
ANALYZE THAT - The Legend of Curly's Gold.
MEN IN BLACK II - It's just like the first one, only horrible.
EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS - The ads say, "From the producers of INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA." Thanks for the warning!
January 8, 2003
Lots of Apple news after Steve Jobs' keynote speech at MacWorld. Blogs all over the place are linking like crazy to it, so I won't add to the noise ... other than to say that I have to find a way to get my hands on iDVD 3! (Perhaps via a 12" PowerBook G4?)
January 6, 2003
I saw the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players on Conan O'Brien last week, and it was one of the funniest, most oddly original thing I've seen in a while: they show old slides purchased from thrift store and yard sales, then sing songs about the people in the photos. Very goofy and hilarious, their song "Look at Me" (and the accompanying slideshow) was quite entertaining.
January 4, 2003
January 3, 2003
This panorama of New Year's Eve at Times Square is very cool. (requires QuickTime)
...and while I'm on a short-term panorama kick, some from Tuscany and Rome.
...and while I'm on a short-term panorama kick, some from Tuscany and Rome.
January 2, 2003
My new year started off with far too many Robin Williams "sightings":
1. watched Insomnia New Year's Eve
2. saw last half of his HBO standup special
3. watched Letterman where he was a guest
4. saw old clip from Comic Relief
5. ran into "Mork & Mindy" while flipping channels
All of this happened in the course of 12 hours. I think I've had my fill of "the always annoying Robin Williams" (to quote Kevin Nealon as Larry King) for all of 2003.
1. watched Insomnia New Year's Eve
2. saw last half of his HBO standup special
3. watched Letterman where he was a guest
4. saw old clip from Comic Relief
5. ran into "Mork & Mindy" while flipping channels
All of this happened in the course of 12 hours. I think I've had my fill of "the always annoying Robin Williams" (to quote Kevin Nealon as Larry King) for all of 2003.
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