According to yesterday’s New York Times, 2009 is a bellweather year for Blu-ray High Definition DVD’s. According to this blog, however, Blu-ray DVD’s are doomed. A bold statement, and just the kind of hasty proclamation you can expect from me in 2009. (Second example: One day I will live within 3 blocks of a zoo.)
Now, [...]
Two days ago I was mentally preparing to break my month+ of blogging silence with the triumphant announcement that I successful acquired tickets to last Thursday’s Daily Show (with guest Ron Howard!) Alas, the evening was a flop. Despite having reserved/confirmed two tickets, and getting in line well within the specified timeframe, Jessica and I [...]
Last week the writers strike came to an end (and thank god it did, I was not a fan of the overly improvised Daily Show, although I agree that Colbert did well). This week Toshiba called it quits on HD-DVD, giving pixel-loving Americans the green light to spend their $600 tax rebate on a new [...]
As a hip energetic 26 year old, I often have trouble deciding on the best way to spend my Saturday night in New York City. For example, when 11pm rolls around, should I watch Flip This House on A & E or Flip That House on TLC? Tonight I went with Flip That House since [...]
For a while I’ve been planning to write about how my house recently decided to save $80 a month and cancel cable. Growing up, I definitely watched a lot of television. When I went to college, I also watched a lot of television. During the first half of grad school, when I lived by myself, [...]
The posts on this blog seem to be getting a bit technical. I felt better about the situation when the front page still contained pictures of some unfortunately shaped tomatoes, but alas those days are behind me. Now I’m stuck with a blog featuring fun topics like the internet, web apps, and of course, terrorist [...]
When it comes to olympic fandom, I dare say I’m in the top 1 percent. For two magical weeks every two years, I make it my personal mission to absorb as much olympic coverage as humanly possible. During this time I talk about the olympics constantly, I watch TV a minimum of 12 hours a [...]
Any one who knows me knows I’ve spent most of my life doing two things, watching television and doing math. As such, I was already well aware that actress Danica McKellar (i.e. Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years) was a published mathematician. Today I learned that she has also written a middle school math textbook [...]
Last week I came across a PBS documentary intriguingly titled “Ferrets: The Pursuit of Excellence”. It turned out that it was one of three Mark Lewis documentaries airing on PBS this month. Last night I caught most of the third film, “Hairworld: The Pursuit of Excellence”. Once again, here’s the preview:
Call me crazy, but I [...]
Like most Americans, my personal endeavors are primarily motivated by the pursuit of excellence. Also like most americans, I do not own a ferret. Previously, I worried that ferret acquisition might inhibit the excellence I strive for, but apparently my concerns were unwarranted. Why else would PBS have just aired a documentary entitled “Ferrets: The [...]