Anne Lamott is one of my favorite writers, and one of my top five sort-of-famous people I would like to have dinner with. By chance I came across an email about Anne doing a book signing at the local Barnes and Nobles last night and I just had to stop by. Her new book is…
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Animal welfare group’s virtual HQ griefed: show some love, people!
Click To Play (I’m hesitant to post this, cause it just gives publicity to some anonymous griefer. But it’s for a good cause.) So tonight I was zipping by Progressive Island in Second Life, visiting the new space created for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, when I was immediately assaulted by obnoxious music and…
TurboTax is taxing my patience
Trying to be a good citizen for once and file my taxes well ahead of April 15. TurboTax has done a decent job in the past, but tonight it’s pissing me off. Somehow the program has gotten into its head that I need to make estimated tax payments in 2007, which is totally wrong. My…
“300” : a kick-ass CGI-powered mythic tale
I just saw "300" with some friends at the local IMAX theater. In a nutshell, it’s what a blockbuster film should be: awe-inspiring and richly entertaining. It’s primarily a war movie, and the film delivers action that is relentless, thrilling and hyper-stylized. I found the use of CGI and blue screen in the film nearly…
Free track from legendary 80s electronic group Information Society!
Wow, who knew that the ground-breaking electronica group Information Society was still kicking around? That’s so sweet. Apparently, despite some group drama and new members, they have held together in some form through the 90s and into the 00s. They recently had a big hit in Brazil. Even sweeter is that they have a new…
“THIS…. IS … SECOND LIFE!” Cool virtual promotion for “300”
(Sorry, that joke is already old.) I’m eagerly anticipating seeing "300" tomorrow at my local IMAX with my geeky friends. To prepare, I headed over to the fun SL build (teleport SLURL) created in conjunction with the film, which was a nice way to wet my appetite for the swords and sandals epic. After the…
Ordered my Moo Cards!
I just ordered a batch of Moo cards, catching the meme way too late, as usual. I’ve been to at least six meetings in the past couple of weeks where having a personal card would be useful. So I spent this morning taking silly pics of my avatar using Yadni’s free EmoteHUD. I got one…
Profile of Tim Wu: intrepid Net Neutrality academic-activist
The Blue and White newspaper at Columbia University has done a nice profile of Tim Wu, the pioneering communications scholar who championed the cause of Net Neutrality back when no one was talking about it. Now of course Tim is a minor celebrity in the net activist community. But four years ago, he was virtually…
Can’t Stop Serenity: Feminists and Scifi Geeks reunite in June!
Apparently last year’s benefit showing of the scifi flick "Serenity" was such a huge success that they are doing it again this June. This summer, in movie theaters around the country, there will be special showings of "Serenity" with all the proceeds going to the women’s empowerment group "Equality Now." Apparently "Serenity" director/writer Joss Whedon…
XM+Sirius: The monopoly you can feel good about?
The New Yorker has an interesting piece in their financial page on the planned merger of satellite radio firms XM and Sirius by James Surowiecki. From a consumer perspective, Surowiecki argues that in this case a monopoly might be good for us: It comes down to the question of what market XM and Sirius are in….