Archive for October, 2006

Teenagers should not be trick-or-treating

Tonight was a rather dreary evening, an intermittent light drizzle. So it kept the number of trick-or-treaters down which was unfortunate. I realized early it would be a problem so I started giving out twice the normal candy per kid. And I still ended up with a bag of candy left over.
The […]

TechRepublic closes their print business

I ran into an FC (Former CNET’er) during lunch. He had just met with a client, and I was walking over to Fourth Street Live to grab a bite. Chatted for a few minutes and he mentioned that our former employer was closing the TechRepublic print business.
It was inevitable, they’ve been steadily slicing […]

‘The Prestige’ is worth seeing, but…

I caught The Prestige, the new flick from director Christopher Nolan (he directed Memento and Batman Begins). It stars Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman as two young magicians in turn-of-the-century London who start out as apprentices and turn into bitter rivals.
David Bowie does a nice guest role as Nicola Tesla, the famed engineer and […]

Photos from the GeekSquad event

I did not catch the Fabio-and-helicopters act that GeekSquad did in the morning, but I did stop by in the evening for a little bit of their free concert. Did not stick around for the headliner, All American Rejects, but I did snap a few low-res photos with my ancient Treo 600:

GeekSquad

Could be a cold rainy marathon next weekend

Well the 10-day forecast is out for next Sunday, when I’m due to be in Boise to attempt the City of Trees Marathon. Luckily the temps are within the normal range for that time of year, so at least it won’t be really cold. Unfortunately it’s 40% chance of showers.
Now […]

Where are all the female superhero toys?

I was at Target this evening, picking up some school supplies, and of course I had to stop by the toy department. Mostly I’m just seeing if there’s any new Battlestar Galactica toys. I don’t actually watch the new show, but I loved the original. And with the renaissance of the franchise […]

CNET claims traffic dropped only 13%, not 55%

comScore had reported earlier that CNET’s page views for the most recent quarter had dropped a precipitous 55% compared to the year-earlier figure. Yesterday CNET released their third-quarter financials which included their own internal traffic figures that show only a 13% drop in page views.
I’m guessing the truth is somewhere in between. comScore’s […]

Farewell to the Ford Taurus

The same week that Ford announces a nearly $6 billion quarterly loss is also going to be the week that the last Ford Taurus rolls off the assembly line. Fitting in a way that these two events should be linked. The Taurus saved Ford twenty years ago, and the neglect Ford showed towards […]

US bans vegemite

Well it’s about damned time–the FDA has banned vegemite, and they’re confiscating jars of it at the border. Vegemite is that horrible stuff Australians like to spread on their toast, sorta like jam but with a bad smell and awful taste.
This is what the FDA should be doing, not worrying about drug safety or […]

IE7 seems pretty good

Tonight I got around to downloading and installing Internet Explorer 7 on my PC at home. I’m liking it a lot– the UI is stripped down so that it does not hog up as much vertical space as before. I just like the uncluttered look they’ve achieved with the two main toolbars, shows […]