I have to be honest and admit that I did not know who Walt Mossberg was before I became a Mac user in the fall of 2007. Shame on me. Then, with the help of Digg and all of the Apple articles that come from various Mac friendly blogs and sites, I started becoming more aware of user interface and better computing experiences. I’ve been a loyal pc user for almost 15 years and I still appreciate Windows (XP) and how building several rigs helped me understand the ins and outs of computer literacy.
With that being said, I’m just absolutely relieved that with Mossberg’s recent prediction of the 3G iPhone (see video below), he also goes on a valid and proven rant about how the communications industry in this country is in absolute shambles. Am I the only person who agrees 100% on what Walt is talking about from a consumer’s point of view? His opinions about advertising is incredible especially coming from a person who’s embedded in the mainstream via his tech column in the Wall Street Journal and his pet project All Things Digital.
His Take on how the big boys play and conduct themselves could be worrisome because he calls them out on their scams clear as day. He also gets into politics and current administrations that deal with the decision makers in our arena. This is a great clip that I hope doesn’t get taken down.
I always find myself to be the last one to get on the train. Shit, it’s all I need. Another killer app to keep me tweaking on my mac so I can let my vicious and rabid fans know my every move. Or at least on what I let them in on.
I feel like an ass on the fact that I forgot my login page so I can blog on our trip to California but at this point, it’s better late than never. Today, Lisa and I conquered all of Texas in one shot. Well actually, it was from the last major town in west Louisiana to New Mexico non-stop. I’ll be honest when I say that the lone star state is brutal. There was a part in west Texas where it’s nothing but solid rock planes and natural vegetation. No businesses, no corporate America, no police. Just you, the desert road in front of you and the beautiful White Apache Mountains that never seem to end. Most people break it up in 2 days but we can’t do this shit half-ass. Right now we’re staying at a La Quinta hotel in Deming, New Mexico and in the morning (aroud 5:30am) we’ll finish off the last day of traveling with the tail end of New Mexico, southern Arizona and bring it in to Rancho Cucamonga just outside of L.A.. I’ll update this post with some pretty awesome pictures that we took along the way!
Almost fifteen years ago I planned this trip but the paths in life during that time did not allow me to go on. Times now are different and as I look back to reflect on my life, I can’t help but to think about those words that will forever haunt me. “Claudio, don’t let Florida make you forget who you really are. Get out to California, get out now.” All I can say is that this person is a very well known casting director but a friend non the less. Digital, you know who I’m talking about. Continue reading ‘I’m outta here’
“You have me at a loss. You know my name but who are you? Just another American who saw too many movies as a child? Another orphan of a bankrupt culture who thinks he’s John Wayne? Rambo? Marshall Dillion?”
I’m on your side you clown. Put my shit back. And my myspace too. Why, because I posted an ANON video? The picture is bigger than both of us.
By now, I’m sure that everyone across the globe is fully aware of last year’s viral phenomenon that ended up in most people’s porcelain gods or maybe that little aluminum trash receptacle under your desk that you purchased from Target. This shit was so funny filming it. Jerry had no clue what he was in store for. But then out of the clear blue sky, He decides to dig in and go for seconds. You dirty freak!
I have never watched a single episode of The Family Guy but I honestly have to say that their Star Wars homage, Blue Harvest, was an extremely funny and tantalizing experience. Laughing out loud didn’t even come close to the near tears of comedy that were precipitating from the rebellious corneas and transmitted from the depths of the limbic system. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable on Star Wars trivia and I have to admit that the pacing of the story, shots and reference points were mostly right on for an animated take on the legendary film. It was an excellent transition of a spoof that somehow morphs into pure originality and at times you forget you’re watching a parody. Continue reading ‘don’t mess with the bull young man, you’ll get the horns’
It’s about time that late night got back to its senses but although I was happy to see Leno and O’Brien back on the tube, the absence of writers is pretty apparent. Leno went back to his roots and relied on his stand up which worked great and Conan dragged out skits just to kill some time. What I found pretty interesting was how there was more of an audience interaction as both hosts including Letterman, decided to educate the crowd and viewers at home, on how their lives were affected by the writer’s strike. Letterman on the other hand, had a higher advantage as he owns his show through Worldwide Pants Inc. and then licenses the airing rights to CBS which allowed him to only use his head writers with the blessing of the WGA. If I have to say one thing though, the beards have to go. O’Brien and Letterman grew them out in support of the strike but I hope it ends soon because then we’ll have a bunch of Gandolfs hosting late night.
This new year’s eve was one of maybe three times in fifteen years that I was home for the televised countdown and what I realized was that the country and most of the world is not on its best potential. Most of the people that I know stayed home and thought about the issues that are playing out in our lives. The wars that we’re involved in, the unfair treatment of Ron Paul, the unfortunate death of Benazir Bhutto, the manipulation of media on all formats. I could go on for the next ten paragraphs but then I wouldn’t have space to point out the somewhat cool events that carried out as well. Continue reading ‘a new year with good change’
Well, after finally receiving my M3 DS Simply card since placing my order over a month ago, I must admit that it was definitely worth the wait. I purchased it through Divineo because they were competitively priced but the timing of their shipping is not well advertised and rightfully so. Continue reading ’simply homebrew’
