Piracy Isn’t Killing The Movie Studios

It’s really bad movie ideas that are killing Hollywood:

Peter Berg may be crying out “You sank my battleship!”

The filmmaker is in talks to direct a big-screen version of the Hasbro board game for Universal. Brothers Jon and Erich Hoeber have signed on to write the script.

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Universal has several board game titles in development as part of its six-year deal with Hasbro. “Ouija Board” is being produced by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes shingle, “Candy Land” has Kevin Lima attached to direct with Etan Cohen writing the script, and Ridley Scott is developing a project based on “Monopoly.”

Anybody Have Recommendations On A Small Business Credit Card?

I just got word this morning that Advanta, which was a highly rated small business credit card that I’ve used for years, is going under and is going to stop accepting transactions in a few days. I’ll have to find a new card ASAP to start running my business transactions through, and am looking for recommendations. Advanta had cash back, no annual fee, easy online management, and all that fun stuff. Any recommendations?

Why You Should Always Check Your Facts…

What’s The Weather Look Like?

Here’s the F-ing weather (NSFW, obviously).

True Random Numbers

Leave it to purists who think random number generators are not random enough to cause one man to create a massive scale dice rolling machine for those people.

Anybody Have Indesign CS3?

I have a file that I need opened and saved down to Indesign CS2 using the directions here. Basically, I need it in an INX format. It’s not a complicated file, just a friend’s resume, and I’m trying to help them out.

E-mail utterlyboring [at] gmail [dot] com.

Update: Thanks for all the replies. Thanks Ricardo for taking care of this for me!

My Wife Needs This

A site dedicated to finding the right time to pee during movies.

If You Need Computer Help In Portland, Avoid The Geek Squad

They’ll charge you $580 when your computer doesn’t need fixing.

I’m Old(er)

At my office, we get two paid holidays: Christmas, and our birthday. So I’m taking today off for one of those two. Guess which one?

Feel free to send me large chunks of money. Or something. Get off my lawn.

Remember That Guy On The Ball Video? Here Comes The Science

Remember how I didn’t know how this guy didn’t crack open his head? It is all just a bunch of crazy physics.