As anybody knows, Amazon has an extensive library of images: CD cover art, book jackets, appliances, etc. But what I didn’t know (until this morning) is that the various image composites (e.g. an album with a “30 percent off” badge) are generated on the fly. Nat Gertler figured this out, and posted this wonderful guide …
Just watched the last “competition night” of American Idol, and it was most telling. First of all, it’s a bit sad that a music “career” can be launched by a TV game show. Granted, it’s not quite as bad as it was in the past, and the expansion of the upper age limit has attracted …
Activity: road cycling Location: Hampden County, MA (East Longmeadow to Hampden) Distance: 17.1 mi. (very hilly) Duration: 1:04 Weather: cloudy with periods of drizzle, 55 degrees Max HR (bursts): 180 (beats in 10 seconds x 6) Avg HR: 165 Type: aerobic While up in Connecticut, I went on a ride originating at Competitive Edge Ski …
Leaving in a few minutes for CT. It’s too bad that the sunny weather will be here in DC while the unstable air sits over New England. But it’ll be nice, all the same. We should be in Somers just after lunchtime.
Some Sith-laden fun: “Lessons learned from Revenge Of The Sith“
Leave it to Sen. Rick “Asshat” Santorum (R-PA) to use his “superior intellect” to try and upstage Sen. Lautenberg’s wonderful Palpatine allusion on the floor: Santorum compared the Democrats to Adolf Hitler: “The audacity of some members to stand up and say, ‘How dare you break this rule.” It’s the equivalent of Adolf Hitler in …
So we were supposed to leave for Connecticut around 7 this evening. I then discovered that, over the course of the past 36 hours, the car has developed a flat tire. Ugh. Called AAA, was given a 2-hour window for service. We called sprite’s folks to let ‘em know we wouldn’t arrive overnight, and thought …
Today’s Friday Fun Link™ is SummitPost, a hiking website that highlights quite a few of Utah’s tallest peaks. This makes me want to don my boots and hit the trail!
Another birthday week event under the belt: Episode III has been seen, tasted, chewed, digested and pondered. I made the trek to the Uptown last night to see Revenge Of The Sith, hoping that Lucas had finally managed to get back some of the mojo and magic from his first trilogy. On the whole, Lucas …
Thanks to a tip from Sam, I noticed that Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) compared the actions of Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) and the theocons to those of Senator Palpatine and the Galactic Empire of Star Wars stories. For those who don’t already know the story, read no further. Otherwise, click the link below.
