davextreme: June 2005

30 June 2005

the seat with the clearest view

People who didn’t grow up playing games often don’t really understand the nostalgia that surrounds them for us. This piece gives a good view of it.

Legislators Move to Blunt Eminent Domain Ruling

My initial reaction to this is that I don’t think it’s the right way to go about solving the problem. I don’t think cities should be able to take land to and give it to private corporations, but the power of the purse shouldn’t be the band-aid. People see

I Hate Horses

Well, I’m not sure I hate horses, but this guy sure does. (Caution: contains foul language.)

28 June 2005

The real Batmobile

Cool CNN article about the Batmobile from Batman Begins. It’s not just another car with a new body, they made an actual Batmobile so they woulndn’t have to use as many special effects.

Nike Apologizes for 'Major Threat' Poster

Nike Apologizes for ‘Major Threat’ Poster

This whole thing is pretty interesting to me. Nike created a poster for their summer skateboarding thingamajig based on Minor Threat’s album cover. Minor Threat’s label got upset because of the big mean corporation using their image. But really, big corpo

Apple - iTunes - Podcasting

Wow, suddenly I have three options that let me download radio, and all of them are good.

24 June 2005

Whatever: Cracking the Flag-Burning Amendment

Of all the stupid things people get worked up about, this is still one of them? Anyway, here’s a good take on why it’s all stupid. Real Americans don’t take away the freedoms of other Americans.

23 June 2005

Retrocrush Reviews Land of the Dead

With bonus review by Gene Siskel.

Knight of the Living Dead

Piece about George Romero and his upcoming Land of the Dead, about which I’m getting more excited by the hour. Also, I love that there’s a debate about how zombies in newer movies like 28 Days Later and the Dawn of the Dead Remake run, while old-school zo

AFI's Top 100 Movie Quotes

AFI’s Top 100 Movie Quotes

I love this sort of stuff. Half the fun is debating whether things should be on the list and what was left off.

Supreme Court Rules Cities May Seize Homes

This is pretty messed up. So now any big company can pay off the city council and to demolish your home? From Sanda Day O’Connor’s dissent: Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not

22 June 2005

Playlist: Interview: Odeo Founder, Evan Williams

Playlist: Interview: Odeo founder, Evan Williams

It looks like a neat service. I like that the interview has screenshots.

Odeo Launches

I got my invitation last night. Not sure if you can start using it if you sign in now. Anyway, it looks neat and I intend to play with it tonight.

21 June 2005

Sarah Michelle Geller to Star in American McGee's Alice

Sarah Michelle Geller to Star in American McGee’s Alice

That game is super creepy, so hopefully the movie will be, too. I think Sarah Michelle Geller could really pull it off.

Census Data Over Google Maps

Zoom into any street in the country and see its population.

20 June 2005

Fox Preps 'Family Guy' Movie for Sept. 27 DVD Release

Fox preps ‘Family Guy’ movie for Sept. 27 DVD release

I like it when things I like do well. Also, it looks like Yahoo! has finally gotten rid of that damned ampersand in their URLs.

How Does Leia Remember Padme?

How does Leia remember Padme?

I don’t buy it. It seems bizzare that Lucas would make the movie, surrounded by Star Wars geeks who would have seen this plot hole coming, but it’s in the movie and it’s not explained. Unless he himself provides an explanation, this is just a careless plo

18 June 2005

Jim Lee's Thoughts on Batman Begins

Jim Lee’s Thoughts on Batman Begins

Jim Lee, artist on All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder, shares his thoughts on the movie. (He liked it.)

17 June 2005

Individuals Who Appear to Be Talking to Themselves on the Street in San Francisco

Individuals who appear to be talking to themselves on the street in San Francisco

I get fooled by “ear piece headphone people” every single time.

Interview with Billy West

Interview with Billy West, voice of Ren, Stimpy, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Zap Brannigan…

16 June 2005

LiveJournal Adds Tag Feature

Nice, handy way to let you categorize posts. You have to comma-delineate tags, which is different than how Flickr and del.icio.us do it.

Corner Bodo's Opens!

Corner Bodo’s Opens!

Well, in a season when Apple is switching to Intel chips, who thought there’d be something even less likely to happen? To explain, Bodo’s Bagels is this fantastic store in Charlottesville, VA that has two open locations, and a third at UVa that’s been “co

Futurame Title Taglines

Screenshots of all the Futurama taglines from seasons 1-4.

14 June 2005

Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Yet Is Discovered

Most Earth-like exoplanet yet is discovered

15 light-years from Earth and a few times its size.

A Harrowing War Video

I nominate this for the “awesomest video of teh week award.

Top Three Things Q*bert Is Pissed About Today

Ah jokes. I get jokes.

del.icio.us: casting the net wider

del.icio.us adds automatic tagging for music and video files, plus auto-generated podcasts.

13 June 2005

Seed of extinct date palm sprouts after 2,000 years

A Seven Year Old Who Has Seen All the Star Wars Prequels Watches the Original for the First Time

A seven year old who has seen all the Star Wars prequels watches the original for the first time

“In Ben’s hut: ‘Where is Qui-Gon? I thought Obi-Wan was supposed to be training with him?’”

10 June 2005

To Cut a Long Story Short

To cut a long story short

Neat Guardian article about movie trailers.

I Love You Susan (Who's Susan? Who's "I"?)

I Love You Susan (Who’s Susan? Who’s “I”?)

Giant writing in the Utah desert spells out “I love you Susan. Will you?”

Free Beethoven from the BBC

The BBC is offering mp3s of all nine symphonies. Five are up now, the other four more will be performed and recorded this weekend.

Batman 608 Giveaway in Monday's NY Post

Batman 608 Giveaway in Monday’s NY Post

In a suprisingly clever move for in industry typically terrible about cross-promoting its products, a free copy of Batman 608, the first issue of the Hush storyline, will come with every copy of the New York Post.

06 June 2005

Fossils Explained

Boy on a Stick and Slither explains the creationist’s view of fossils.