Quotin’
I am currently reading Douglas Coupland’s latest book, “Jpod” and absolutely loving it. My favorite quote so far: “Here’s my theory about meetings and life: the three things you can’t fake are...
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I borrowed some pictures from my grand-aunt for scanning. Amongst them was this awesome picture of my great-grandfather. In the picture he looks very much like Seth Bullock. Here are for comparison...
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Pilot: Welcome to Japan, folks. The local time is…tomorrow. The Simpsons, Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo If you want to know what Japan is like architecturally, go watch Samurai Jack cartoons. The future...
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The words bionic and cybernetic kind of lost their original meanings in the English language. I squarely blame The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and The Bionic Boy and the rest of TV and...
View ArticleBoooo, HBO. Yay, Netflix
My TIVO has fallen on hard times. It seems that the network executives cancel shows faster than I find new ones to watch. The ones they don’t cancel, become bad. Let’s have a moment of silence for the...
View ArticleHouse: Seasons 1 – 4 Collection
Every compelling and provocative episode from the first four seasons of House is now available in the House Seasons 1-4 collection. Join two-time Golden Globe® winner and Primetime Emmy® Award nominee...
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Whenever I see New York City parking signs, I’m always reminded of this Futurama quote: “Tour Guide: I direct your attention to this ancient and mysterious tablet which has yet to be deciphered. [He...
View ArticleKeep It Under Your Hat
Thanks to John Kennedy the only people who wear hats these days are hipsters and cops. Hipsters do it ironically and cops have to. Cops don’t particularly like wearing hats, and the hats even have a...
View ArticleCinematic New York
When you live and work in New York, you spend a huge amount of time on tv and movie sets. Most of the time the sets are abandoned by the shooting crews, but very frequently tv or movie magic is...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship Heros II: Night at the Museum
If the Seal of New York City were designed today, it would not have a sailor and a Native American on it. It would have a cab driver and a food cart vendor. Cab driving and food vending wood seem like...
View ArticleSome Soundbites
Chatting with Joe Grossberg today I mentioned that I really don’t understand why so many people read Scripting News. I tried reading it many times, and it always bored me to death. Joe gave me a...
View ArticleQuotin’
I am currently reading Douglas Coupland’s latest book, “Jpod” and absolutely loving it. My favorite quote so far: “Here’s my theory about meetings and life: the three things you can’t fake are...
View ArticleDeadprogrammer Visits Japan Part V: Japanese Architecture
Pilot: Welcome to Japan, folks. The local time is…tomorrow. The Simpsons, Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo If you want to know what Japan is like architecturally, go watch Samurai Jack cartoons. The future...
View ArticleBionic Social Networking
The words bionic and cybernetic kind of lost their original meanings in the English language. I squarely blame The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and The Bionic Boy and the rest of TV and...
View ArticleBoooo, HBO. Yay, Netflix
My TIVO has fallen on hard times. It seems that the network executives cancel shows faster than I find new ones to watch. The ones they don’t cancel, become bad. Let’s have a moment of silence for the...
View ArticleJust DOITT
Whenever I see New York City parking signs, I’m always reminded of this Futurama quote: “Tour Guide: I direct your attention to this ancient and mysterious tablet which has yet to be deciphered. [He...
View ArticleKeep It Under Your Hat
Thanks to John Kennedy the only people who wear hats these days are hipsters and cops. Hipsters do it ironically and cops have to. Cops don’t particularly like wearing hats, and the hats even have a...
View ArticleCinematic New York
When you live and work in New York, you spend a huge amount of time on tv and movie sets. Most of the time the sets are abandoned by the shooting crews, but very frequently tv or movie magic is...
View ArticleEntrepreneurship Heros II: Night at the Museum
If the Seal of New York City were designed today, it would not have a sailor and a Native American on it. It would have a cab driver and a food cart vendor. Cab driving and food vending wood seem like...
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