Archive for 2009

Today’s War in High Definition from a Canon 5D Mark II

The opening scene in the video below was shot by photojournalist Danfung Dennis who was embedded with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Company in southern Afghanistan this summer. This is relevant to me because i have family and friends that currently serve or have previously served in my country’s armed forces, and this is [ READ MORE ]

I Might Have to Buy a Watch Today

I hope i have time to catch this sale when it starts at noon, because from the looks of this preview i’m likely to want every PUMA watch Gilt Groupe has[ READ MORE ]

Ong Bak 2 Released On Demand One Month Before Theaters

  • September 25th, 2009
  • Posted in movies

Amazon Video On Demand, and your TV provider’s on-demand service. Then a month from now on October 23rd, you can catch Ong Bak 2 on the big screen. I’m curious to see how successful these rental 2.0 options are compared to traditional theatrical distribution. You can’t beat the at-your-leisure convenience of on-demand video services (as [ READ MORE ]

Hybrid Handicap

I saw this last night, and still don’t quite understand it — three “prime” parking spaces reserved for hybrid vehicles in the garage at Tysons Corner Center. First of all i’m offended, because it’s discrimination, pure and simple. Second, why should hybrids get special privileges? I’m not sure if the message is that hybrid drivers [ READ MORE ]

Date on Menu Bar in Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)

Why is Date in menu bar a "new" feature in Snow Leopard 10.6? This was one of the first things i changed when i got my MacBook Pro with OS X 10.5 back in December 2007. System Preferences… > International > Formats > Time / Customize… Show: Medium How To Make It Work The trick [ READ MORE ]

The Years