Monthly Archives: June 2010

Second trailer for HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS

This looks fabulous. The conclusion to the most successful movie franchise of all time is almost here, broken into two parts. The first will arrive in November; the second in July of 2011. The sight of Hogwarts in ruins is … Continue reading

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Ford Crown Victorias and Lincoln Town Cars discontinued by Ford

The favorite for police interceptors and limos and cabs will soon be no more. I’m not a fan of either car (I’m not the right generation to love luxury-boats), but they certainly were classics in their time. Now they go … Continue reading

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is a lying asshole

Sure, name calling is rude and childish and my mom told me it’s not a nice way to play, but this asshole is, well, such a colossal asshole that there’s really no polite way of putting it. Jindal has a … Continue reading

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Battle of the e-reader Apps

A nice run down of a number of e-reader apps. Via ZDNet.

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DC comics coming to the iPad

In a long awaited announcement, DC Comics has teamed with the comics resource site and app developer Comixology to make its comics available through the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch beginning today; and in a separate deal, DC’s comics will … Continue reading

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Transform a 344 square foot living space into 24 different rooms

What to do if you live in Hong Kong and only have 344 square feet of living space to work with? How would you get all the things you need (kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living area) out of such a small … Continue reading

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WHERE’S MY SCRIPT?! Warner Bros Cracks Down On Screenwriter’s Late Delivery Dates

Very interesting article over at Deadline Hollywood about Warner Bros’ new policy of delivery date enforcement. Be sure to read the comments. Lots of interesting back and forth between writers and producers. In a move that has writers and their … Continue reading

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Barnes & Noble cuts Nook prices — Amazon follows with Kindle price slash

Barnes & Noble has been having some success recently selling their Nook e-reader. They’ve been promoting the device heavily in their stores and recently did a big push for Father’s Day. They’ve been pleased with the sales of the unit, … Continue reading

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WIRED’s iPad app and the future of print media

Back on May 26, Wired magazine released a version of their publication designed specifically for Apple’s iPad. I promptly bought a copy for $4.99 to see what the brave new world of tablet-specific media content would look like. The app … Continue reading

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Video of Japanese spacecraft breaking up in Earth’s atmosphere

Found here. Interesting video. Two days ago, the Hayabusa, a Japanese unmanned spacecraft, finally returned from its seven-year, 1.25 billion-mile trip. It plunged to the earth in a beautiful blaze, which NASA astronomers captured on video. That clip has since … Continue reading

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