- “Who Pacs the Pacmen?” I’m not sure, but I think I want one of these t-shirts.
- Superusless Superpowers [via]
- John Sclazi offers some perfectly plausible reasons why George Lucas plans to re-release the Star Wars films in 3D. I still wish Lucas wouldn’t, though.
- Typelizer seems to think I’m an ESTP personality type, at least based on my weblog, suggesting that I am “[t]he active and playful type….especially attuned to people and things around [me] and often full of energy, talking, joking and engaging in physical out-door activities.” [via]
Several years ago, however, when I took the Meyers-Briggs test, I was pegged as INFJ, which is the direct opposite. So either I’ve radically changed in the seven years since, Typealyzer doesn’t really work, or one is not one’s weblog.
- YourFonts. While on the one hand, a free personalized font creator sounds really cool, the idea of turning your signature into a font opens up all kinds of fears of forgery and identity theft. [via]
- “Tumbarumba is an add-on for Firefox web browsers. It quietly sits in the background, occasionally inserts a fragment of a story into a webpage that is being viewed. The result is an absurd sentence that is reminiscent of the surrealist exquisite corpse game.” [via]
Which, I’ll admit, sounds and looks really interesting. There’s a pretty decent list of authors. But I wonder about plugins like this… What would happen if you installed this on someone else’s computer and didn’t tell them?
Month: February 2009
Friday Night Video
Doctor Who as anime:
Via SF Signal.
Friday various
 Make yourself a superhero. Via Heather |
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All dolled up
We wanted—and Fox also wanted—the first six episodes to be episodes people could pick up and understand what was going on even if they were late getting to the party, which I agree with. So the first six episodes are more self-contained. But once we sort of hit that place where the show takes off, I think it’s going to be important to send some screener copies back out there to some of the reviewers that maybe didn’t jump on board the first time around, or some of the diehard Joss fans that felt they were missing his voice in some of the first shows. Because his voice is back, and it’s loud, and it’s as exciting as ever once we get rolling.
I think I understand that strategy, but I also think, like Fox’s tinkering with the original pilot and requested reshoots, it may come back to bite the show in the end.
I thought the second episode was a significant improvement over the first, but neither grabbed me like I think the show needed to do — especially to bring in and keep those new viewers. I expect I’ll stick with the show at least until at least the sixth episode Dushku’s pushing. I just worry that not enough other people will.
We’ll see what tonight’s episode is like. There’s certainly potential.
Random 10 2/27
Last week. This week:
- “A Spoonful Weighs a Ton” by the Flaming Lips, guessed by Occupant
They lifted up the sun - “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver, guessed by Occupant
The radio reminds me of my home far away - “Girl Named Sandoz” by Smashing Pumpkins
It was hot though the snow lay on the ground - “All You Need Is Love” by the Beatles, guessed by Clayton
There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done - “Run of the Mill” by George Harrison, guessed by Kim
You’ve got me wondering how I lost your friendship - “Down in Mexico” by the Coasters, guessed by Occupant
And the boss is a cat named Joe - “Go on Ahead” by Liz Phair
I’m no ordinary lover or friend - “The Road Goes on Forever” by Robert Earl Keen
The law caught wind of Sonny and one day he got caught - “I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)” by Bob Dylan
Though her skirt it swayed as a guitar played - “Thanks Bro” by Filter
Now that I’ve blown this in your face, do I have a case?
Round and round we go. Good luck with the guesses!