For Peter's Sake II
Interesting stuff that doesn't merit a full blog post on For Peter's Sake.
I hear that Disney, the parent company of ABC, is back in talks with Hulu. I’d love to see ABC shows on Hulu, especially since the ABC media player sucks but Hulu works great.
I built lots of things out of Legos when I was a kid, but never a full-size rowboat. Nor did I paddle said rowboat down a river a couple of kilometers. But these guys did! Only in Japan.
I’m watching the UConn vs. Purdue game right now. I notice that both UConn and Purdue have different uniforms than I’m used to seeing. They’re tighter fitting, with smaller arm and neck holes, and in the case of Purdue, UnderArmor-style undershirts. In general I think they are better uniforms than the ultra-baggy look, and I’ve seen a lot more of these styles this year March Madness.
The end of the R-rated comic book superhero movie? I wouldn’t mind — Watchmen and The Punisher didn’t interest me in the slightest.
Every time I hear the phrase “toxic assets” in a financial news story, I can’t help thinking it sounds like the name of a punk rock band.
I just updated my new linux system and I was actually surprised when no restart was requried. Man, I’ve been using Windows exclusively for too long.
Another presidential milestone: Hugo Chavez calls President Obama an “ignoramus.” You aren’t truly an American President until Chavez insults you.
Update: Maybe ol’ Hugo was referring to the Obama Administration’s DoJ intervention on the side of the RIAA in a filesharing lawsuit, arguing that awarding damages 425,000 times the actual damages would be appropriate. Ignoramus indeed, although that may be better applied to Michael Hertz, Obama’s Acting Assistant AG.
Is Spain the new France? Spanish troops to pull out of Kosovo before rest of NATO.
Bijî Newroz! Today is Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
