They said it would never ever happen, especially with Steve Jobs at the helm. True, it’s another $49 that you can get from a third party cheaper, but it is slick looking and seems cool! Mighty Mouse Has Landed
Author: Steve Riggins
People in this country are insane!
Alright so the bruhaha over Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas having sex in it, which has to be unlocked, has hit new lows. This article talks about the 85 year old grandma who is suing over the sex, since she bought the game for her 14 year old grandson. The game has violence, decapitation, cop… Continue reading People in this country are insane!
Ouchie Brakes
So my rear brakes have been howling after they heat up and only after a dead stop. This happened 2 years ago and Ford just adjusted a few things. Started again, so took it into Meineke this time. $635. Ouch. But rotored discs, new calipers, new pads. Seems they had been rubbing and melting a… Continue reading Ouchie Brakes
Verizon FIOS conduit being snaked
This is just the conduit. Fiber should be run through in the next couple of weeks, then there is splicing, and then install. By “November” was one unofficial estimate.
Verizon Digging Trenches today!
A crew of about 20 guys from Michael’s Communications are digging trenches around the edge of my yard. I wonder what they do with the grass. There really isn’t any 🙂 I told them to knock on the door if they needed water. They didn’t have any info, other than “It was Verizon for telephone… Continue reading Verizon Digging Trenches today!
Steve gets Fiber!
Just got home to find a Verizon notice on my door about Fiber Optic broadband coming soon, crews around the corner and paint marks on my lawn all the way around the corner and down the street (they have to drill horizontally underneath) So it should be a couple of months or so!
Disneyland and Calif Adventure Photos, July 19, 2005
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Happy 50th Birthday, Disneyland!
Matt, Roslynn and I were at Disneyland from 3:30am (yes, AM) until 5pm celebrating Walt’s wonderful world. Here is a moblog I did while at the park from my phone: Steve’s Moblog (Note, there are currently 4 pages of posts, click the page numbers at the top or bottom to navigate) Here are pictures, lots… Continue reading Happy 50th Birthday, Disneyland!
Episode #006 2005-07-16
This week: Space Mountain and 10.4.2 Listen
Photos from Space Mountain Relaunch
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Space Mountain Lives!
Space Mountain, closed at Disneyland for 2+ years is set to reopen Friday. Matt and I did rode it tonight, as DL does “soft” openings to work the bugs out of the queue process, etc. I won’t post spoilers, but let me say this: WOW! Very nice job, folks. Here is what I will say:… Continue reading Space Mountain Lives!
iPod Flea
This story is about the iPod Flea. I totally dig these parody movies. Be sure to watch the QuickTime version, just because.
Disney Trip Countdown Widget
Disney Trip Countdown Widget I officially adore Dashboard.
Full Metal Jacket
I think I had seen bits and pieces of this Kubrick work but not fully through. At least I could not recall. What intrigued me is how much the movie’s dialog has worked into American culture, such as “love you long time” or “Texas? Only Steers and Queers come from Texas” This is one of… Continue reading Full Metal Jacket
Yojimbo
Akira Kurosawa. What else can I say? What I enjoy about subtitled movies is that they require me to pay attention. I can’t tune out, or the entire thing is lost on me. I loved how the characters played against each other, how small the set was for such a large piece on society as… Continue reading Yojimbo
Sideways
I’ve liked Paul Giamatti since I saw him in American Splendor, even though his career spans back to the early 90s. I had a hard time getting past Thomas Hayden Church’s role in Wings. The movie made me a little uneasy, but I think that is why I liked it. Tolerance, stupidity, love, deceit, joy,… Continue reading Sideways
One night at McCools
Alright, this was a dumb movie, but Liv, yowsa. I could tell where they thought this would be a really funny movie, but it just seemed to not live up to their plans. Great cast though!
Verizon Fiber is coming to town
Just spoke with a contractor around the corner on Jay Street. They are indeed drilling for Verizon’s Fiber to the Home internet service. He said they are drilling north on 185th towards baseline this week, and Jay should be drilled in the next couple of months. No word about 178th that I am on –… Continue reading Verizon Fiber is coming to town
iTunes songs counter
Check out this counter. Every 100,000th song they are giving away a mini, and for the 500,000,000th song they are giving away 10 iPods, 10,000 songs, a concert trip, etc.
Finally used HDTV on my Toshiba TW56X81 after 5 years
Update: Well after watching some 4:3 DVDs i realized the geometry was off. Oops, I used the Full mode dimensions, not the HD dimensions. So more tape, more string, and it is re-reconverged. I also reset white level, black level, saturation, hue and sharpness, just from user mode. It looks fantastic now. My 480P mode… Continue reading Finally used HDTV on my Toshiba TW56X81 after 5 years