iPhone says, "Here you are!"

broderic on February 22, 2008


iPhone says, "Here you are!"
Originally uploaded by browsermetrics.
I’m sitting in my office at home looking for some rental cars. The iPhone’s google maps implementation is more pleasurable to use than Google maps itself, because it gives just enough information. So I press the “locate” button.

According to iPhone, this is where I’m at.

For the punch line check out the rest of the series on my flickr page.

Vote Quimby II

broderic on February 21, 2008

Thanks to my three main readers (you know who you are). They've already
voted in the 1st Annual BrowserMetrics Oscar Pool. For the rest of my
regular readers, why haven't you voted. Polls close Sunday at 5pm EST.
Go vote!

UPDATE: Alright, now we’re starting to see some action! We’ve got five participants! Here’s a view of the current predictions in a nice lovely spreadsheet.

The Treachery of Dreams

broderic on February 21, 2008

This is not a dream.

But I have been having them these last few days. Most likely due to the fact that I am really trying to get my self up early and by just thinking about it, I wander in the nether-dreamworld that occurs minutes before my eyes open. When they do, my most delicious of dreams are just that, dreams.

This is all prelude to me again writing what occurred in them here. And S is in them both. (Here we go again.)

I’m back working in Rubys. I think we both are. We’re chatting across the bar. The bartender is there as well. We’re flirting with each other. As the bartender, restocks the bar with beer. I take her by the hand. I think I kiss it. I wake up and it’s Tuesday at 6:15.

I’m at my friends house. We’re waiting for the party to start. S shows up. With some guy friend. I go up stairs and play guitar with my buddy. I go find S. She’s in the dining room drinking beer. I go find S. She’s on the porch, lounging in a chair, looking every bit as sexy as I remembered. Those feet of hers shod in sneakers, propped up on a table. She’s wearing capris and a white blouse. I spy her there through the windows in the door and the entryway. She’s talking with some guy. I end up outside. My friend tells me that Petit Louis closed at the location across from his house. They’ve gone franchise and can be found all over Baltimore. He says they converted the church across the street into a Rubys. I wake up and it’s Wednesday at 6:30.

Get ready to rumble

broderic on February 20, 2008

Because Initech is filled with lame people who barely see a movie a year, I have never in my life participated in the office Oscar® pool. Therefore, I am conducting one here!

Yes, now you have a chance to make your predictions for this year’s Oscar® in the comfort of your pajamas. You don’t need to shlep to work to do it. So start looking over the prediction punditry. Visit your favorite film blog for insight. Start flipping a coin. You may win the 1st Annual BrowserMetrics Oscar Pool!

But here are the rules:

  1. One entry per person

  2. There are officially 24 nominations under consideration during Sunday’s telecast. You have 24 chances. Make a prediction in all 24!

  3. Scoring will be based on who has the most points at the end of the telecast.

  4. Points will be assigned based on making a correct prediction.

  5. Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress are worth 3 points each

  6. Best Director, Best Animated Feature, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, and Art Direction are worth 2 points each

  7. The rest are worth 1 point each

  8. There is a total of 39 points in play (5×3 + 5×2 + 14)

  9. In event of a tie, the tie breaker will be the person guessing as close to, but not over, the official number of people watching the telecast in the US.

  10. If still tied, I will pick a name from a hat

  11. Post your entry in the official thread

  12. Entry accepted until Sunday, February 24, 2008 5:00 PM EST as determined by the time stamp in your entry.

I’ll try my best to tabulate the score soon after Sunday.

The winner will receive a DVD of any one of the nominated films now or when they get released.

Good luck and have fun!

Information wants to be free

broderic on February 19, 2008

Wikileaks, the wiki that tries to provide a little transparency to things that the higher ups don’t want you to know about, was ordered off the net. This coming from a judge in the freest of countries, the good ol’ US of A. This action against freedom of the press and president fucktard whining for immunity for those assholes at AT&T and Verizon makes me want to take a shiv and stick it in everyone of their throats. Freedom my ass.

Jumper

broderic on February 19, 2008

Jumper tries to establish a science fiction realm that could be plausible. Yet, it fails to even establish a coherent story. It’s a sad showing by The Bourne Identity’s, Doug Liman. It’s as if he took this job for the money. He unexpertly relies on the flash of the jump effects to hide the lazy development of the plot. It’s got big holes in its logic: how did the Paladins defeat jumpers when there was no means to control electricity to contain them back in the day? Doesn’t make sense. And it doesn’t make sense that Liman can be so lackadaisical in this movie’s execution. He always seems to be prepared. Perhaps not this time around. What’s he doing next that got him distracted from this venture?

Diane Lane is in this one too. Another stinker.

2 of 5 stars.