Link of the Day [12.10.08]

broderic on December 10, 2008

I don't believe in capitalism as preached by this country. I think the
markets are run by greedy people who only believe in the here-and-now
and not the long term future viability. And we follow them, because we
think they are smart. In reality, they are dumb and we are fools for
following them.Perhaps in the future, we will be less susceptible to the cons of the
financial industry.http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2009/01/stiglitz200901?printable=true
&currentPage=all

Link of the Day [12.09.08]

broderic on December 9, 2008

I link to the New York Times more than any other site in my daily links.
I wonder if it's because I am lazy or if I find there stories and
articles good. Most likely, it's because it is one of the first stops
in the morning to read, and if you don't have the daily link already
pre-loaded a post, then you'll post almost anything looking for
something interesting. I haven't pre-loaded posts in a week, so I'm
scrambling to find you, my dear readers, something interesting to read.It's been cold this past weekend, and only is it supposed to warm up
again. So, with the cold and with some snow, we turn our ideas to
winter sports namely snowboarding. I haven't been in the last two
seasons. Two winters ago was the warmest that it has ever been; I think
I rode my bike one warm January day. I wasn't even thinking about
snowboarding that winter. Last year, it was more of the same except
that the final weeks in January and February were cold enough, but I was
too lazy to want to go ride.Maybe, if we had a late season like they do at Riksgransen I would've
ridden more. Not until the end did I want to carve some s-turns over
freshly groomed slopes.http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/travel/07arctic.html?partner=permal
ink&exprod=permalink

Link of the Day [12.08.08]

broderic on December 8, 2008

Soon, perhaps today, I will write my review of Slumdog Millionaire.
It's the feel good hit of the season. Today's link is to Billy Mernit, a romantic comedy screenwriter and
studio reader. Mernit gives good tips on writing screen plays and for
selling screen plays. I've been reading his blog for a while now,
because I like knowing about the romantic comedy genre. I don't know
why. Must be because I am a fool for love. Also, it explains why I
like those high school romance comedy manga.http://livingromcom.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/12/structure-structure-st
ructure.html

iPhone ruined everything

broderic on December 6, 2008

I just bought a PSP to play my Macross Ace Frontier. Shopping for gifts, I think I’m actually on my own gift list.

Starting it up I had to configure it for the first time. I need to set the date. I need to set the time and time zone. I need to choose a user name. All this is done using the controls of the device. When it came time to enter a name, I was trying to type on the screen! WTF! There’s no touchscreen on this thing! For the price, that sucks.

Anywhoo, it’s one of the worst experiences trying to use the built in web browser with only a control pad. URL entry is torture. I suggest you give the prisoners in Gutanamo free internet access, but the PSP as their input method. They will confess to killing JFK just for want of a normal user experience.

Thank the kami-sama for iPhone for soon every handheld device will adopt the touch screen.

First and Last CDs

broderic on December 6, 2008

Picking up a meme from CapitolSwell I had to go deep into the recesses of my mind to remember both the first and the last. The first, because it was so long ago. The last, because I don’t remember buying CDs anymore.

First: The Beastie Boys, License to Ill
Last: Thievery Corporation, Radio Retaliation