February 2009
29 posts
On the decision to block Boxee from Hulu
Lately, I’ve been thinking about building up a cheap, small computer so that I could load Boxee, a great little media center program that lets you watch streaming video, catalog movies and music, download torrents from the convenience of a TV and remote control. Yesterday, the content providers that control Hulu forced it to block Hulu video from the Boxee software. It put a dent in my plans...
“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend...”
– Dale Carnegie (via capucha, katoleary, bowlingalleylawyer)
10 Ways Microsoft's Retail Stores Will Differ From... →
The geek in me couldn’t post resist this list.
Instead of Apple’s sheer walls of glass, Microsoft’s stores will have brushed steel walls dotted with holes — reminiscent of Windows security.
The store will have six different entrances: Starter, Basic, Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate. While all six doors will lead into the same store, the Ultimate door...
A Month Free? Rents Are Falling Fast →
The NY Times doesn’t really go into the root causes of falling rents and I have no knowledge of the NY rental market. But I can say that there’s a lot of pressure on San Francisco rental prices. SF residents who bought homes in the last 4 years either can’t sell their properties for close to what they paid or need steady rental income to simply weather the storm. The glut of...
Rejected titles for Fox's "Are You Smarter Than a...
Are You Smarter Than a High School Student?
Are You Smarter Than a Middle School Student?
Are You An Idiot?
Why Siblings Should Not Mate
So You Want to be Laughed at by 6 Million People on National TV
I’m An Intellectual Masochist
I’m Competing Against Someone Who Writes Their Name with Crayons on Construction Paper
Paris Hilton School For the Gifted
Get High-Fives From a...
If there was ever any doubt that I would marry Natalie Portman in a heartbeat, the fact that she’s addicted to Mad Men seals the deal. Here’s her quote from The Daily Beast’s Buzz Board:
“The TV show Mad Men is the best entertainment out there. I’m addicted and watch every break from work I can.”