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If I Ruled the World: Computers

2008-07-24T00:23:53Z

Regular Wednesday post: This one focuses on changing the computer industry. I don't claim to know a lot about the industry, so this is just my wish list of things. 1. No more desktops, two types of laptops I see no reason to have a desktop any l...

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Movie Mini-Review: The Dark Knight

2008-07-22T02:53:15Z

Yeah, it lives up to the hype. The Dark Knight is an art house film masquerading as a blockbuster. One way to look at it is if it were Munich mixed with The Untouchables. Director Christopher Nolan has created the best comic book movie that real...

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All geeked out

2008-07-18T22:15:47Z

There's a comic book movie coming out that I am excited about seeing, but it's not the one you think. As excited as I am to see The Dark Knight, the movie that I really want to see is Watchmen. I read the Watchmen comic book mini-series while I ...

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Movie Mini-Review: Tell No One

2008-07-17T00:42:34Z

Tell No One is a French film based on a novel by American mystery writer Harlan Coben. The plot has elements of Vertigo and The Fugitive in it: a pediatrician's wife is murdered while they are both on vacation at a lake. He was knocked out and p...

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Movie Mini-Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008-07-14T19:24:43Z

More spectacle than great movie. Lots of cool things to look at, but not as much heart or humor as I was hoping for. Overall, a B or B-. As in the first movie, Hellboy (Ron Perlman) still works for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense,...

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I guess I'm a whiner too

2008-07-11T20:06:54Z

Former Senator (and current economic advisor to John McCain) Phil Gramm said that the recession was all in everyone's head and America has become a nation of whiners. I suppose it's because he doesn't pay for $4.50/gallon gas himself or he didn't...

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If I ruled the world: Auto industry

2008-07-09T19:59:29Z

Regular Wednesday post: This one focuses on changing the auto industry, in particular, U.S. car companies. I don't claim to know a lot about the industry, so this is just my wish list of things. 1. Get into electric cars for real I know that the...

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Tacking to the center

2008-07-07T17:59:29Z

I know a lot of the left-wingers are upset at Barack Obama for taking more centrist positions like his FISA compromise and the faith-based initiatives stance, but by November, no one will vote specifically on these positions anyway. From my perspe...

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Movie Mini-Review: Wanted

2008-07-04T20:20:13Z

There's a good movie in there somewhere, but we got an okay one instead. I think the writers needed one more draft. I would give it a B- or C+. The plot resembles The Matrix: Guy living a humdrum existence gets drawn into a different, more exci...

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If I ruled the world: E-Book Readers

2008-07-03T01:04:07Z

Regular Wednesday post: This one focuses on changing the e-book readers (Sony Reader and Amazon Kindle). I don't claim to know a lot about either device, so this is just my wish list of things. 1. Smaller footprint I would prefer a footprint mor...

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