What? No School Tomorrow
Looks like kids are getting a break tomorrow. Wonder if the weather will be that bad?
Yes, My TV Is Still Working
Reporting in. My television is still working with Hawaii’s early move to digital television (though I had no concern as an Oceanic cable subscriber).
I’m still keeping an eye on our Roomba for any funny business.
You Got to Be Kidding Me?
I don’t know what’s up with Don Quijote, but come on now. I have to wonder about some of the products they sell. This is scary.
What do you make of this?
Judgement Day Begins Tomorrow!
The switch over to digital television just might be a prophetic sign of the impending Judgement Day when Cyberdyne’s Skynet activates, and Terminators start their reign.
That or you might hear music in your head and realize you’re the last unknown Cylon.
In either case, I’m keeping my eye on our new iRobot Roomba. If that thing isn’t an indicator of artificial intelligence, I don’t know what is.
Reading about Ginx
Saw this article about Ginx.
More about Ginx.
HONOLULU, Hawaii, January 14, 2009 – Peer News Inc. released the following statement today regarding Ginx:
Ginx is a Twitter client that aims to provide Twitter users with a rich experience for sharing and discussing links. Ginx was created to enable people to become more actively engaged in the news and topics they care about.
Ginx recently went live to a small group of early alpha users who are providing feedback to the team on features and functionality. Peer News expects to make Ginx available to more users later this year. For updates on the service follow @ginx on Twitter.
Ginx is the first service from Peer News, a new startup co-founded by Pierre Omidyar and Randy Ching.
Digital Television for Hawaii Starts Tomorrow
Hawaii’s switchover to digital television is still set for an early date of Thursday, January 15, 2009. We’re going to lead the nation into the digital television realm to save the petrels.
Running with Ultra Dance 10
Needing some new tunes for running, I picked up Ultra Dance 10 from Amazon (I didn’t see this in iTunes yet). Not bad, 16 dance tracks for $9. My dance music prerequisites are met:
- Britney Spears remix – check (Break the Ice)
- Sped up ballad – check (Rihanna’s Take a Bow)
- Popular stuff – check (Estelle’s American Boy, Katy Perry’s I Kissed a Girl)
- Gems – check (Christina Millan’s Us Against the World is rockin!)
I’ve heard of some of the other stuff, but don’t care much for the originals so the remixes don’t do much for me. All in all, an okay buy for $9.
Your Twick Is Bigger Than Mine
Not quite safe for work, but if you wanted another way of measuring your status in the Twitter-verse, there’s Twicksize. You simply enter in a Twitter ID (no password), and the service will tell you how many inches your Twick is.
As an example, @CNETnews is 20 inches, @hawaii is 9 inches, @ryankanno is 7 inches, and old @geewhy is a mere 5 inches. Yes, your Twick is bigger than mine. 🙁
A Karate Kid Remake?
Jackie Chan and Will Smith’s son Jaden are planning to remake the Karate Kid? Jackie will be Mr. Miyagi and Jaden will be Daniel Larusso. That’s just blasphemy! You can’t ruin this classic.
Be strong Daniel! Be strong!
When the Booze is Gone, It’s Time to Move on, Gene
Those were Gene Villiatora’s parting words on Top Chef as the Hawaii-raised chef didn’t make it past Week 7. Throughout the competition, Gene was a lucky survivor, advancing through each challenge doing it his way. And in Week 7, Gene, for better or for worse, stuck to his roots and made a questionable fish dish that didn’t completely win over the judges.
Gene almost made it through this week’s double elimination with the backing of new judge Toby Young who admired Gene’s wild creativity. Unfortunately, Gene’s visual whole fish dish with daikon, tomato, and basil didn’t have the flavorful punch the judges were looking for.
Here’s how it went down.
Gene, thanks for a showcasing Hawaii’s culinary talent and wish you much future success!
Is That a Leafy Schlong?!
The alleged perpetrator? Diamond Head Sprinklers. Their crime? Masking a schlong as their company logo. Just take a close look!
I’ve done business with them before, and they do good work, but I have to wonder about their logo. You see, on my drive to work, I was following one of their company trucks. At a stop light, I got a good look at the truck’s tailgate that prominently displayed their logo.
Initially, I thought a leaf and drop of water related to keeping lawns green with their irrigation systems. Then, a phallic image started to emerge. Is that a schlong?!? A green, leafy but flaccid schlong with a testicle disguised as a leaf?
What say you? Schlong or not?