I’m very well acquainted, too, with matters mathematical.
From the monthly archives:
I‘m moving! My old place was great, though. If anyone is interested in moving to Westwood, I can’t say enough good things about my old apartment. My landlord was super nice.
As a bonus: John Lithgow lives next door!
It’s listed on Westside Rentals; or let me know if you want to see photos.
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The only two positive things I can say about Failure to Launch are that it was not quite as bad as A Historyof Violence and that it had a decent soundtrack. (And, of course, for some reason that soundtrack is not available at Amazon or on iTunes.)
Let me put it this way: Terry Bradshaw did the best acting in the film. McConaughey plays the exact same character he’s played in every role he’s ever had. Parker spent the majority of the film being very loud and looking very old.
Let me put it another way: There is a 3+ minute scene in which a couple of the supporting cast members — the “subploteers” — perform CPR / mouth-to-mouth to revive a bird they shot with a BB gun.
The only reason I can’t say that this film was worse than A History of Violence is because at no point did it attempt to pretend that it was a good movie. I can’t imagine that anyone involved with this waste of time even remotely thought they were producing a good movie, and it shows.
If you have a choice between catching a Saved by the Bell marathon on cable and going to see this flick, go with Screech.
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More proof that people are strange (in case you needed some): There is a website dedicated to selling toy cars which have suffered toy accidents by crashing into toy (bonsai) trees.
The art pieces go for between $75 - $150.
People are — apparently — grabbing them like hotcakes.
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Now, instead of searching the web for “borrowed” NBC highlights, you can go to the source! We’ve taken your viral favorites and gathered them into one convenient location. Watch. React. Tell a friend.
In an incredible burst of sanity, NBC has decided to do something sensible. My flabber is gasted.
PS: Yes, the Natalie Portman rap is here. w00t!
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The marketing copy on the site reads, “Finally you may now purchase a giant sushi in the form of a soft and comfortable pillow!” Because, y’know, you have until now probably been inundated with options for lower-quality, black-market, rip-off sushi pillows.
from the always comical danelope
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Somewhere between Mile 22 and Mile 23 my body decided that it had had quite enough of my shenanigans. I truly do not know where I found the mental effort it took to convince my knees that they were not in excruciating pain. But I did. After a three-minute tug-of-war with my muscles won — incrediby — by my mind, I was able to resume my by-then plodding pace and finish in a very acceptable 5:46:07.
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On Tuesday I attended a panel at SXSW titled “Video Blog Business Models“. The description of the panel — from the SXSW website — was “We have the technology, but where is the money? Learn the newest ideas for pulling revenue from the new world of blogged video content.”
It was moderated by (MOD) Chris Nolan, Editor & Founder of Spot-on.com. (I should note that of all the panels I attended at SXSW, she was by far the best moderator.)
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On Tuesday I attended a panel at the SXSW Day Stage titled “Democratization of the Moving Image” featuring Andrew Baron (AB) and Amanda Congdon (AC) of rocketboom. I’ve been downloading the show ever since TiVo recommended it to me, and I love it, so it was great to get to see these two explain their philosophy, the development of the “show”, and what they think about it.
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Today I attended a panel at SXSW titled “The New Startup Cultures“.
It was moderated by (MOD) Lane Becker Director of New Ventures, Adaptive Path.
The panelists were:
(BB) Ben Brown: Internet Rockstar, Consumating.com
(TC) Tony Conrad: CEO/Founder, Sphere
(TS) Tony Schneider: Automattic Inc
(AW) Anita Wilhelm: Co-Founder, Caterpillar Mobile
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Currently in Austin, TX for SXSW. I’m on the 15th floor of the Hampton Inn and the view from my window at 2am is gorgeous. This is a great city — a lot like Gainesville, FL. The conference is just extraordinary. I have been taking notes like mad and will hopefully someday post many of them.
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This is one case where you can’t really trust the reviews at Amazon. Take it from me: Game Theory at Work: How to Use Game Theory to Outthink and Outmaneuver Your Competition is an excellent book. It’s been on my reading list for over a year now, and just last night I finally finished. Miller does a fine job of relating game theory to the workplace and to relationships, and his examples are entertaining to read even if you are not as fascinated by the topic as I am.
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