If you ever plan on uploading a video of you and your homies lip-syncing to some Top 40 hit to one of those video sharing sites, this cheat sheet will come in very handy.
Where Are They Now?
Remember all the search engines like Excite, Magellan, Infoseek, Snap, HotBot and Looksmart back in the day? Where are they now?
Free Sunriver WiFi Hotspot is (Officially) Live
I actually mentioned this earlier as kind of a side note, but I wanted to make sure things were running smoothly for a couple weeks before I dedicated a complete entry to it (and yes I do hope people search and find this entry, as getting listed on Jwire seems to be impossible). But there is now a free wireless hotspot setup in Sunriver. Obviously the thing doesn’t cover all over Sunriver, but it covers a good bit of the Sunriver Village Mall. The wireless access point is free to use and setup based on the comments I got from this post.
I didn’t release information about it until yet (at least in a dedicated entry) because we were having issues with it, but those have all been worked out (assuming Unicom doesn’t kill the DSL line again). You can check the status page with more information about the hot spot here, but if you’re in the Sunriver Village Mall at all (like maybe listening to some free music), you’re welcome to hop on and use it.
Weird Flash Game For The Day
Mildly entertaining, but weird-looking-naked-guy jumping around on a trampoline and doing tricks makes for a weird game. Thanks Barn for the link.
Stupid Lawsuit For The Day
This is probably the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard:
A Northeast Portland man is suing basketball superstar Michael Jordan and Nike founder Phil Knight for a combined $832 million. Allen Heckard filed the suit himself, June 29th in Washington County Court. Heckard says he’s been mistaken as Michael Jordan nearly every day over the past 15 years and he’s tired of it.
“I’m constantly being accused of looking like Michael and it makes it very uncomfortable for me,” said Heckard.
Heckard is suing Jordan for defamation and permanent injury and emotional pain and suffering. He’s suing Knight for defamation and permanent injury for promoting Jordan and making him one of the most recognized men in the world.
Thanks Ken for the link.
Yahoo Calendar vs. Google Calendar
I’m mostly book marking this for my reference, but if anybody wants a good comparison of Yahoo!’s Calendar versus Google’s new (beta) calendar, CNET has a good review as well as good comments on the article to help you make a good decision.
I Never Thought I’d See The Day
South Park was nominated for an emmy for making fun of Tom Cruise in that now infamous Scientology episode (view the episode here).
Original Star Wars Trilogy (Unaltered Theatrical Version) Coming On DVD
Apparently this is old news, but I just heard about it recently.
In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie and, as bonus material, the theatrical edition of the film. That means you’ll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983.
See the title crawl to Star Wars before it was known as Episode IV; see the pioneering, if dated, motion control model work on the attack on the Death Star; groove to Lapti Nek or the Ewok Celebration song like you did when you were a kid; and yes, see Han Solo shoot first.
I’m just happy to see it with the Ewok celebration theme (which is far superior to the final theme of Return of the Jedi) as well as that obnoxious animated character singing in Jabba The Huts lair. Otherwise, I don’t mind anything else they added/changed/edited, but am annoyed by that stuff.
I am a bit miffed, however, that they aren’t selling it separately, as I already own the re-released trilogy on DVD — I don’t want to have to buy it again to get the classic theatrical version.
Thanks Greg for the link.
I Blame My Siblings
I may be a messed up dude, but scientific studies now show that your siblings may have as much of an impact in shaping you as you grow up as your parents. So I blame my brother and sister.
For The Baby Who Has Everything
I bet they don’t have a $17,000 binky.
Thanks Inventor Spot for the link.