Archive for the 'General' Category

Mad Men: New Amsterdam

October 26th, 2008

Mad MenSynopsis

Pete introduces his new wife Trudy to his co-workers. While touring an apartment she wants to buy, Pete is skeptical his salary is enough. Rachel Menken, meeting with Paul as her new account manager, lightly rebuffs Don’s lunch invitation.

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Apple TV: ATV USB Creator, SSH Access

October 26th, 2008

AppleFor no good reason I’ve decided to start messing with the Apple TV and see what other kinds of software can be installed on it. Seems like the first step is to gain ssh access. This is relatively easily done using ATV USB Creator which installs ssh tools and two programs that should prove interesting, XBMC and Boxee. I’ll write more about those programs later. In this post, I’ll just cover this ATV USB Creator thing and ssh access.

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Movie Notes: Exorcist II: The Heretic

October 24th, 2008

MoviesSynopsis

Father Lamont (Richard Burton) is asked to investigate the death of Father Merrin (Max Von Sydow) which leads him to the older Regan (Linda Blair) who was possessed by the demon Pazuzu in the first film. This trip takes Father Lamont (Richard Burton) to Ethiopia and beyond.

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Mad Men: Marriage Of Figaro

October 23rd, 2008

AppleSynopsis

On the train to work, Don sees a new, simplistic print ad for Volkswagen. A friendly man claims to recognize him as “Dick Whitman.” He hasn’t seen Don in ages and gives him his card.

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Interesting: Please Fix The iPhone!

October 22nd, 2008

AppleAfter using my iPhone for a few months on a daily basis, I’ve gathered a handful of minor quibbles with the otherwise very cool product.

Bubbilicious pointed me to the site Please Fix the iPhone! which has a listing of people’s gripes and a simple voting interface. Just click “Me Too!” next to any of the gripes to have your say.

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Apple Q4 2008 Earnings: iPhones Off The Hook, Prepared For Recession

October 21st, 2008

AppleApple announced Q4 earnings today. I listened in on the earnings call.

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Firefly: Out Of Gas

October 21st, 2008

FireflySynopsis

Mal passes out and hits the floor, bleeding. He struggles to get back on his feet, holding something in his right hand. He has a flashback to he and Zoe checking out Serenity for the first time. To Mal, Serenity represents freedom.

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Movie Notes: Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte

October 20th, 2008

MoviesSynopsis

Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) lives alone in a huge Louisiana plantation house, harboring a dark past - her lover John Mayhew was murdered. The townsfolk believe Charlotte was responsible - or was she?

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Movie Notes: Enchanted

October 19th, 2008

MoviesSynopsis

Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) is about to marry Prince Edward (James Marsden) when she’s abruptly booted from the cartoon world to real-world New York City. Unromantic divorce lawyer Robert (Patrick Dempsey) winds up befriending her. Hilartiy ensues.

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Movie Notes: Resident Evil: Extinction

October 17th, 2008

MoviesSynopsis

The entire United States has been devastated by the deadly T-virus. Genetically altered Alice (Milla Jovovich) teams up with a band of apocalypse survivors to eliminate the epidemic and take on the mysterious Umbrella Corporation.

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