So, as many of you are likely to know by now, the Writer’s Guild of America will go on strike. What does this mean? Well, for starters, any TV shows you may enjoy that employ WGA writers, will start dropping into reruns; talk shows and topical comedy routines will go first, as they’re largely written the day before they air, so no more Letterman, Conan, Daily Show, Colbert Report, etc. If it continues, the start of midseason shows like Lost, 24, Battlestar etc will likely be delayed, and shows currently in production will run out of written scripts and likely move into hiatus, or worse, start airing sub-par episodes which have not had substantial amount of editing done to their drafts.
Since most of you kids are still in school and not yet considered professionals, this might be an interesting thing to think about. I’m sure that you folks aren’t tuned into sports like I am, so I’m going to link to a video here and comment on it after the break. After you watch it, take a moment to form an opinion, and we’ll have a one-sided discussion! http://youtube.com/watch?v=5VytIZZzee0
Just a bit of advice — all videos of this press conference are kind of quiet, but don’t turn it up too loudly because it crescendos sharply at certain points.
Would you agree with the assertion that it’s good to keep up with current events? If a person cuts himself off from the rest of the world, the chances of him going insane increase incredibly! Beyond that, keeping up with the goings-on of the times keeps you in touch with the people around you. At the very least, it gives you something to talk about while waiting in line at the grocery store. Ideally, however, knowing what’s up with the world will help you orient yourself and make the right decisions. What I want to do here is briefly tease apart what is genuinely news-worthy from the garbage that I prefer to refer to as entertainment news. Read the rest of this entry »
As some of you know, Dan isn’t my real name, and I make short films. Some are longer, I guess, but they’re still pretty short. Sometimes I’ll throw together something like this. You can watch me draw this, too.
DES CRIP SHON!: “Richard’s birthday is nearing, so Team Unicorn gathers. Well, some of them anyway, since Bowman is far out in space or something. Anyway, nothing really happened, and then Richard did his homework.”
Today, my Dell Inspiron 1520 Notebook, named Mercy, greeted me with a message; it said, in an all too convenient little text bubble, that today was the day I could effectively solve “the problem with Windows Vista.”
The first three things that popped in my head with that little remark was this:
Inaccessability of the option to record the computer’s stereo mix (unless using specific audio cards)
Heavy reliance on CPU-hogging background programs
Parakeets The disposal of Robert Fripp’s contributions to the Vista system soundtrack
I looked closer at the little text bubble though, hoping to see a message along the lines of “We’re sorry we fucked with all of you King Crimson fans out there, it won’t happen again,” only to discover that it there were no notes. No mention of a critical update or driver issues or all that programming “stuff” for lack of a better word. Not even some gimmicky Windows Media Player upgrade or something. Only the open-ended note that it would solve “the problem with Windows Vista.” So I clicked the bubble. A little help page appeared. I looked at the first three lines. And what did I find?
Follow these steps to solve the problem with Windows Vista
This problem was caused by Windows Vista, which was created by Microsoft Corporation.
A solution is available that will solve that problem.
