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Journey to the Center of the Earth 2008

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Steve

PS3 experiment number two (in using it as a surrogate for satellite/video rentals) was the umpteenth remake of the Jules Verne novel. Instead of following the book and setting it in contemporary times, Verne’s work is used as a travelguide … Continue reading →

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A picture of a blurry, blue forest?

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Steve

A co-worker scored the Bionicam online and brought it in for some video experiments. What a cool toy! It functions on the same/similar principles as our digital camera: you take pictures in JPEG or movies in AVI, they’re stored on … Continue reading →

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Happy 39th Birthday Jeremy Roenick

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Steve

My favorite player in the NHL today and of all time (since I’ve met him for an autograph) was born on this day in 1970. Sadly, he’s on the IR for the Sharks until further notice. On the upside, he’s … Continue reading →

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What will this weekend be like?

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Steve

My posting has been sporadic lately for several reasons, same would go with correspondence so I apologize, I’ll try to catch up this weekend since some incoming news will affect my mood for a couple days. Meanwhile, matters have been … Continue reading →

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RIP Ricardo Montalban & Patrick McGoohan

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Steve

Such a sad day for Sci-Fi/Fantasy fans with the loss of both Ricardo Montalban and Patrick McGoohan. Most people remember Ricardo for being the enigmatic Mr. Rourke on Fantasy Island, quite the staple of Saturday night TV when I was … Continue reading →

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“Half way to the Stars”

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Steve

It’s a corny pun but I don’t care. I’m excited about my season tickets for the Texas Stars next Fall. For some silly reason, they couldn’t bill Jeremy and me separately or per ticket/seat. So we have to take turns … Continue reading →

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Happy 10th Anniversary Masami and Lee

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Steve

My good friend (and former boss on two occasions) since Marquette, Lee, tied the knot with Masami back in Japan. During those days, Lee was on his final year as a teaching assistant for English classes through the JET program. … Continue reading →

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Somara’s belated Christmas gift, her own Muppet

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Steve

My wife is a huge fan of Jim Henson and most things involving the Muppets (Farscape, their movies, so on). Thanks to FAO Schwarz, they have an exclusive set up to construct customized, unique Muppets as a gift; what they … Continue reading →

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Peace in the Mideast is possible…

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Steve

…when these two cats aren’t running around the house, chasing one another, hissing and swatting. Somara took a photo of this opportune moment because they normally won’t cooperate on anything, even when we have freezing temperatures in Texas. Which makes … Continue reading →

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The two birthdays of Pop Music “royalty.”

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Steve

Today the Thin White Duke is 62 and the King would be 74 (because I’m confident he died in 1977). Hopefully the first birthday boy will have a new album out soon, I really enjoyed his last two.

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1994: Austin or Bust with my DG resignation

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Steve

“What was I thinking?” still races through my mind over this day when I turned in my two weeks at Dynamic Graphics. Austin was at best a “maybe” and there was no Plan B. Collecting unemployment was out of the … Continue reading →

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The Singing Cat for iPhones

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Steve

Somara got me hooked on this 99-cent productivity killer (or Conan O’Brien skit imitator). The cat’s mouth movements are based upon any input from the iPhone’s microphone. So having the cat lip sync to an actual song is impossible because it picks … Continue reading →

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Happy 50th Birthday Clancy Brown

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Steve

To my generation, he’s the Kurgan! MacLeod’s final and most ruthless opponent for the Prize in Highlander. Others may know him as the vicious Captain Hadley from The Shawshank Redemption. And to my nieces and nephews, he’s Mr. Eugene Krabs … Continue reading →

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Clone Wars

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Steve

This latest stinkburger from George Lucas only got considered for a couple reasons: We’ve heard decent things about the TV series on Cartoon Network from children and adults alike. I guess that when you lower the bar, even Lucas can … Continue reading →

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30GB Zune’s weren’t the only temporary failures

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Steve

I had to get a picture of this when I went to the Post Office last week to ship several overdue packages on New Year’s Eve. Personally, I don’t mind interacting with the postal workers but if my stuff is … Continue reading →

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