Monday, December 31, 2007
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Friday, December 28, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
There is an upside to Paris
Hilton, that is. Word is, Barron Hilton, patriarch of the Hilton family, has been so embarrassed by his granddaughter's antics, that he decided to give 97% of his fortune to charity on his passing. To clean up the family name, no doubt.
I believe future beneficiaries of Hilton's philanthropy owe Paris a debt of gratitude. And no, you dont have to boink her to show your appreciation.
I believe future beneficiaries of Hilton's philanthropy owe Paris a debt of gratitude. And no, you dont have to boink her to show your appreciation.
Ahhhhh... tis indeed the season
Love, peace, and all that, reigns in this season of brotherhood, especially among those who chose to follow the path of Christ and the apostles.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
In which we ask the question...
What the hell happened to you, Mike?
A teaser for the upcoming 25th anniversary of quite possibly the greatest pop album ever.
A teaser for the upcoming 25th anniversary of quite possibly the greatest pop album ever.
Kodakan
I had 2 cameras stolen in 2007: my Olympus FE100 digicam and my OM2n. Long story. I loved the super-macro function of the relatively low-tech 4 megapixel FE100 which was a bit quirky at times -- the software sometimes focused on the wrong thing -- but when it's on, it's on. I had lots of plans for the OM2n: buying it a new flash, a wide-angle lens, and a 135 mm lens but that's over now. I hope it found a new owner who knows how to use it.
What I have left are my Olympus XA2 which is in its final stages of usefulness since its shutter is starting to go, and a previously owned Canon IXY 450 4 megapixel digital camera. Four megapixels is more than enough for decent photos. According to professional photographer Ken Rockwell, a 3 MP camera pretty much looks the same as a 6 MP camera, even when blown up to 12 x 18. All those megapixels camera companies are dumping onto their cameras are just a ploy to make the average consumer think that theyre getting a better camera, and so charge them more. For the average photographer who won't plan on getting prints larger than A4 size, 4 megapixels is plenty. More isnt better.
Here are a few pictures I took with my clunkers. Happy New Year.
What I have left are my Olympus XA2 which is in its final stages of usefulness since its shutter is starting to go, and a previously owned Canon IXY 450 4 megapixel digital camera. Four megapixels is more than enough for decent photos. According to professional photographer Ken Rockwell, a 3 MP camera pretty much looks the same as a 6 MP camera, even when blown up to 12 x 18. All those megapixels camera companies are dumping onto their cameras are just a ploy to make the average consumer think that theyre getting a better camera, and so charge them more. For the average photographer who won't plan on getting prints larger than A4 size, 4 megapixels is plenty. More isnt better.
Here are a few pictures I took with my clunkers. Happy New Year.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
that's what they say every year ...
2008 movies
my own list to watch out for:
Be Kind Rewind
Burn After Reading
The Changeling (Straczynski!!)
Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight (hell, yeah)
Fanboys (might be much interesting than Episodes 2 or 3)
Get Smart (Steve Carell? Anne Hathaway? ok!)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (well, why not)
The Incredible Hulk (double hell, yeah)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (hell, yeah)
The International
Iron Man (triple hell, yeah)
James Bond 22 (back to hell, yeah)
Kung Fu Panda
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Brendan Fraser's only career)
Pineapple Express (stoners? ok!)
RocknRolla (should we still give Mr. Madonna a chance?)
Son of Rambow (intriguing)
Speed Racer
Star Trek XI (not a Trekkie but this is JJ Abrams)
Valkyrie (despite Tommy Girl)
Vantage Point (trailer is already excellent)
Wall-E (hey, its Pixar)
Wanted (holy shit! they made it! i'm just not sure of the director)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (pffssshhhh)
not that it means i'll get to watch them but i'll try nyhahahaha!
my own list to watch out for:
Be Kind Rewind
Burn After Reading
The Changeling (Straczynski!!)
Cloverfield
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight (hell, yeah)
Fanboys (might be much interesting than Episodes 2 or 3)
Get Smart (Steve Carell? Anne Hathaway? ok!)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (well, why not)
The Incredible Hulk (double hell, yeah)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (hell, yeah)
The International
Iron Man (triple hell, yeah)
James Bond 22 (back to hell, yeah)
Kung Fu Panda
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Brendan Fraser's only career)
Pineapple Express (stoners? ok!)
RocknRolla (should we still give Mr. Madonna a chance?)
Son of Rambow (intriguing)
Speed Racer
Star Trek XI (not a Trekkie but this is JJ Abrams)
Valkyrie (despite Tommy Girl)
Vantage Point (trailer is already excellent)
Wall-E (hey, its Pixar)
Wanted (holy shit! they made it! i'm just not sure of the director)
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (pffssshhhh)
not that it means i'll get to watch them but i'll try nyhahahaha!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Holy crap!!
Bloke blows everybody away.
Signore Pavarotti, you may rest in peace. We just might have the fella who will take your place. And he's a mobile phone salesman from South Wales.
(And what is it with Nessun Dorma that stirs emotions in people that can't even speak Italian?)
Signore Pavarotti, you may rest in peace. We just might have the fella who will take your place. And he's a mobile phone salesman from South Wales.
(And what is it with Nessun Dorma that stirs emotions in people that can't even speak Italian?)
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Yep, Christmas spirit allright...
Bah, humbug.
Muslim kid saves Jewish kids from beating by thugs in the Christmas mood.
Muslim kid saves Jewish kids from beating by thugs in the Christmas mood.
He was mystified as to why the men became so outraged when the womenWell, it's Jesus' birthday so we celebrate it the best way we can. By beating up Jews and Muslims. Halleluiah! You want some? Come git some!
and their male friends wished them a "Happy Chanukah" while they were
yelling "Merry Christmas" on the train car.
"That a random Muslim kid helped some Jewish kids, that's what's
positive about New York," said Adler, 23, who suffered a broken nose
and required four stitches to close a lip wound.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
shhhh ... Papa Joe made me do this
pfsh! our starlets back home do this all the time, especially either at the onset or stalling of their careers.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Gesundheit?
Or is "May you rest in peace" more appropriate?
Be careful out there. This is serious shit.
Be careful out there. This is serious shit.
Gilbert alerted state health officials, a decision that led
investigators to realize that a new, apparently more virulent form of a
virus that usually causes nothing worse than a nasty cold was
circulating around the United States. At least 1,035 Americans in four
states have been infected so far this year by the virus, known as an
adenovirus. Dozens have been hospitalized, many requiring intensive
care, and at least 10 have died.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Da Vinci code
It seems that Leonardo's secret is really the fact that he's, no, not gay, that's not a secret, but his secret is really the fact that he's... an Arab.
Professor Luigi Capasso, an anthropologist who led the team, said theWhat a twist this puts in the whole Priory of Sion thing if Leonardo were really a Semite (Arab or Hebrew)! I can see Dan Brown frantically taking notes for a sequel. (And Dan? Da Vinci isnt his family name. So technically, The Da Vinci Code is a stupid title. Every person born in Vinci at the time can call himself da Vinci. So if it isnt too late, call the sequel The Leonardo Code. Ok?)
central whorl of the [Leo's] fingerprint was a common pattern in the Middle
East.
"Around 60 per cent of the Middle Eastern population have the same structure," he said.
Saturday, December 08, 2007
Friday, December 07, 2007
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Raising kids
I totally agree with this Scientific American article. Parents who keep harping on how special their kids are almost always end up raising obnoxious kids.
Scholars
You just can't trust them. Looks like the National Geographic has been taking... liberties... with their scholars' translation of the so-called Gospel of Judas. Tut-tut. [wags finger]
Several of the translation choices made by the society’s scholars fall
well outside the commonly accepted practices in the field. For example,
in one instance the National Geographic transcription refers to Judas
as a “daimon,” which the society’s experts have translated as “spirit.”
Actually, the universally accepted word for “spirit” is “pneuma ” — in
Gnostic literature “daimon” is always taken to mean “demon.”
Stay together and save the planet...
... or in other words, HAHAHAHAHA!!!
And in the You Just Can't Win department, banning smoking in pubs and restaurants will one day kill us all.
Scientists have quantified for the first time the extent to which divorce damages the environment. The researchers found that the combined use of electricity across the two new households created rose 53% while water use was up by 42%.This is serious research, folks.
And in the You Just Can't Win department, banning smoking in pubs and restaurants will one day kill us all.
Pubs are likely to pump hundreds of thousands of tons
of additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as a result of the
smoking ban.Policy advisers predict that
emissions from patio heaters in pubs and restaurants will increase from
22,200 tons of greenhouse gases a year to up to 282,000 tons - the
equivalent of flying a jumbo jet 171 times around the Earth.
your ass is theirs
that's it ... Jack Bauer- and Sam Fisher-types will kidnap you in the dead of night, even if you're vacationing in Phuket or sleeping in Puerto Galera, if you are wanted for crimes in the U.S. i don't think they limit their scope to Brits.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
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