September 2009
136 posts
RT @lilduval the new definition for middle-class is: RICHBROKE
RT @jsmooth995 the “Free Polanski” movement=even wacker than hip-hop’s periodic “Free Some Guy Who Totally Deserved To Go To Jail” movements
Don’t Ruin American Healthcare! [VIDEO] http://bit.ly/aIXbu (WARNING: Satire)
Magna Global says DVRs aren’t TV killer: http://bit.ly/VhmiR
Top 10 Operators Have Deployed 16.7M CableCard Boxes http://bit.ly/pUMgA
RT @GhostfaceKillah Download @GhostfaceKillah’s new album “Wizard of Poetry” for only $6.99 TODAY ONLY on Stockhound http://defj.am/gfkwopsh
Looks like @BrianDietz @almacy and @MichaelTurk are all going to the Muse/U2 show tonight at FedEx Field.
RT @TVBarn Combined number of women writers on the Leno, Letterman and O’Brien comedy shows: 0 - http://bit.ly/e6i2B
RT @JonHenke Spangler “there’s inherent difficulty in translating general principles into consistent, enforceable rules” http://bit.ly/l4Eqn
RT @normative RT @reginahopper: Today’s lead editorial in the Washington Post http://tinyurl.com/yba4bde #netneutrality
Via Oliver Wang, here’s the Apple Store Love Song from Fatty Spins, shot in the 5th Ave. store in NYC: http://bit.ly/cSfj8
Shorter Shirky: Instead of wasting all that time on crap TV, we’re busy wasting time on the Interwebs. http://bit.ly/1efa35 Also, gin!
I can recognize all but two of these 80’s synth pop songs, just from hearing a few seconds. http://bit.ly/13dVCw Scary.
The thing is, the Biker Chick sketch wasn’t funny to begin with (sub-par Wayne’s World) and the F-bomb just sucked the air out of the room.
Music video for NOISEttes’ “Never Forget You.” http://bit.ly/13Frje #MusicMonday
Leslie Ellis demonstrates that the phrase “IPTV” is just too vague to really mean anything. http://bit.ly/4pI2PQ
In our dept. staff meeting this morning, we discussed @charleshamilton’s song called “Cable in the Classroom.” http://bit.ly/343jTk
Listening to the new Arctic Monkeys’ album Humbug. #MusicMonday
RT @matthewbaldwin Infinite Summer: Dracula launched today: http://infinitesummer.org/dracula/
Dancing with the Stars number set to “Seven Nation Army.” Huh.
RT @TheMegatronDon One of our best friends died at 21 because he needed a new pacemaker n the insurance company wouldn’t pay.
RT @kausmickey Fire Mickey Kaus finally earns his pay. http://tinyurl.com/y8clo2s
“…just like the baby’s kickin’, I want some Popeye Chicken…”
Listening to “Baby,” from Ghostface’s new Ghostdini: Wizard of Poetry album.
You can follow him here: @GhostfaceKillah #FollowFriday
Lily Allen, Sandie Shaw & other British musicians call for 3 strikes rules for illegal filesharing. http://bit.ly/3VSaw4
RT @JonHenke I don’t trust people who don’t doubt what they believe.
Amen. // RT @TVBarn @pjrodriguez There are two types of people in the world. Those who have eaten OK Joe’s pulled pork. And the truly needy.
Listening to Melanie Fiona’s debut album The Bridge.
I’m a little surprised to find that this dramatic change to L&O:CI doesn’t upset me at all: http://bit.ly/qAgKL
Just posted info on the new BfA coalition (@broadband4us) on NCTA’s website.
McAdams On: Network Neutrality http://bit.ly/hZUjw
Can you spot the key problem in this argument about why cable’s programming model is doomed? http://bit.ly/14uhg7
RT @kylemcslarrowMy thoughts on Broadband for America. http://bit.ly/27bja2
Now about to have lunch at Gates Bar-BQ in Leawood, Kansas.
Ooh! Fritz’s Smoked Meats is right next door!
Thanks to @TVBarn, last night I ate at Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ. The pulled pork was breathtaking.
Weird part of Kansas City with a block full of fireworks outlets.
We’re having an incredibly detailed discussion of how to battle zombies. Y’know, when the zombie apocalypse comes.
The Gates specialty: “Hi May I Help You!?!”
Just made a quick stop at B-Bop Comics in Kansas City. Nice place!
On Southwest, flying from BWI to Kansas City.
RT @normative Watching a Lessig talk where he suggests electric network is a great example of end-to-end dumb pipes. So… no Smart Grids?
Castle is back! // RT @WriteRCastle My favorite show is back on tonight at 10:00 on ABC after Dancing With The Stars. Watch it with me!
Even as an Obama supporter, I find this disturbing: http://bit.ly/4t5VmT Deeply, deeply disturbing. And it’s a TERRIBLE dress to boot!
Darlton comedy on the Emmys!!!
So true. // RT @HitFixDaniel Really? “Criminal Minds” in a montage of the year’s Best Drama? REALLY, CBS?
Meow! Tina Fey shot at The Jay Leno Show.
At LAX, headed for IAD.
My pal Dave is searching for my tweets from today.