A Clearance on Bromance
After the near Bromansis, I came across this at the local library. Maybe Bromantic novels aren’t all that after all?
Pulp
Crisis in Bromance Averted
Wow, that was a close one, a real close one. As 2008 came to a close so could have many of Hawaii’s television channels. You see Viacom was in a tiff with Time Warner (Oceanic here in Hawaii) and was threatening to pull its television programming at the start of 2009.
That would have mean no Bromance! MTV would have been one of the affected stations, and all the Hawaii Bromantics would have been at a loss. Just think of all the Bromantic interludes we would have missed, all the Bromantic novels that could have been penned. Makes me shudder and thankful that the situation was mended and a Bromansis (Bromantic + crisis = Bromansis) was averted.
192-kbps MP3 vs 128-kbps AAC
The MP3 versus AAC digital music format reminds me the days of Intel x86 processors versus IBM’s PowerPC chips. Each camp would argue the benefits of CISC and RISC architecture and throw in rates like processors speeds to confuse things (aka the Megahertz wars).
Same now with music files. Does an MP3 sound better than an AAC music file? Now throw in encoding rates. 128kbps, 192kpbs, 256 kbps? What’s the best bang for the buck? Does it really matter any more?
Your Twitter Ranking?
Where do you stand with the Twitter elite? Check out Twitterholic and find out! Go here for the top 100 in Honolulu, HI.
Not surprisingly, I don’t rank since I only tweet here and there, but you do see quite a few familiar faces.
Steve Jobs Has the Next Miracle Diet
So it turns out Apple mastermind, Steve Jobs, isn’t gravely ill after all. Instead, he’s disclosed that he has a hormone imbalance that’s caused his weight loss throughout 2008.
I’m thinking he’s just discovered the latest dietary fad and is proof positive that it works. Okay, okay, you won’t get immediate results, but losing weight overtime ain’t bad either. So now that the docs have figured out what’s wrong with Steve, Steve’s going to patent the diagnosis for a career after Apple. Can’t wait to see Steve Jobs on late night infomercials pushing his hormone imbalance diet.
Keeping It In the Dancing Profession
Dancing with the Stars regulars, Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, are getting hitched after a New Year’s engagement. There are already a few husband-wife dancers on the show so add these two to the list.
Cross Maks off the Bromance list.
Be a Weather Bunny
After some staff shuffling including the release of Ben Gutierrez at KITV, the station is now advertising for a Weekend Weather Anchor position.
Apply now. No former beauty pageant experience required.
JoJo-ism in HI
The master of honest sayings, JoJo, had this to say while eating Zippy’s fried chicken:
All I like is the skin.
Amare and Barack Are Ballers
What do Amare Stoudemire and Barack Obama have in common? Â They’re both ballers who share a passion for the game. Â In fact, “Barack” makes a cameo in Amare’s latest video.
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A Zuny New Year!
2009 rang in and Microsoft Zune players around the world stopped working. Due to a glitch with its internal clock, 30GB Zune models froze and would not reset. This “Zune Y2K9” bug should rectify itself by letting the battery die, recharging it, then turning the Zune back on.
Frustrated Zune users, if you’re looking for a change, this guy might have a suggestion.
Looking for Some Bromance?
Just what is “bromance?” MTV defines it as “an intense brotherly bond that makes two buddies become virtually inseparable” and is the center of attention in the new television series aptly named Bromance.
In the show, a few bros perform tests and challenges to see if they can spark bromance with host, Brody Jenner. And just to set the record straight, the bros are straight (though if bromance required some man-loving, I guess the bros would need to be down with that).
If you’re looking for some bromance in the New Year, you can see full episodes online here.
Stephanie Lum Is the Face of HD in Hawaii
I saw that the KHNL news is now broadcasting in HD but didn’t know when the changeover occurred. Who better to showcase this move to High Definition than KHNL’s own Stephanie Lum?
From EngadgetHD.com.
And let me remind you that Stephanie Lum was the clear winner of the Listmania Hottest Local Newscasters back in 2005!