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Sirius XM Stupidity

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:54:00 -0800

Those who follow this blog know I have been a huge fan of Sirius since 2005 and supported the merger to form Sirius XM. My lease came up on my car and the new one came with XM pre-installed. What a shock to discover that over a year since the merger I was unable to add the radio at a reduced rate like I would get if it was a Sirius radio pre-installed. Their systems are still seperate and the only option they gave me was pay full price for a new XM subscription. I am taking the three month free trial but it is up to Sirius XM if I remain a customer after that.

Digi-Novel

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:32:36 -0800

Anthony E. Zuiker (creator CSI) was on Craig Ferguson promoting his new book that is a “Digi-Novel” - each chapter has a code at the end that can be entered on a website to view a movie that bridges the chapters… these show what the characters saw, for example. The book (Level 26: Dark Origins) can also be bought as an iPhone app that has the book and the movies all incorporated. Very clever thinking to extend books in new ways.

82% of Americans never leave home without their cel

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:15:20 -0800

82% of Americans never leave home without their cel:

Fascinating survey looks at cel phone usage in US.

Improv Everywhere teams up with NBC’s Today Show for a...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:07:04 -0800

Improv Everywhere teams up with NBC’s Today Show for a musical number at Trump Tower. NBC brought hidden robotic cameras. (via Gizmodo)

"By the time it was over, medics had administered government-run health care to at least five people..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:01:05 -0800

“By the time it was over, medics had administered government-run health care to at least five people in the crowd who were stricken as they denounced government-run health care.”

- Quote from a Washington Post article about the ~~douche~~ tea-bag gathering in Washington yesterday. (via Daily Kos).

ericalba: Carlton Dry: Rocket Car. hysterical. #vfx by Iloura

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:14:06 -0800

ericalba:

Carlton Dry: Rocket Car. hysterical. #vfx by Iloura

Twitter find: Fake AP Stylebook

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:43:12 -0800

Twitter find: Fake AP Stylebook

WebEcoist: Water On Lens: Underwater Stage Filming and...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:32:00 -0800

WebEcoist: Water On Lens: Underwater Stage Filming and Photography - a collection of images shot in Water facilities available at Pinewood Studios - link here

The Daily Show: The 11/3 Project - There’s a war going on...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:07:18 -0800

The Daily Show: The 11/3 Project - There’s a war going on in America, and the stakes are nothing less than Glenn Beck’s internal organs.

Beautiful music video for “Low Rising” from The...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:10:31 -0800

Beautiful music video for “Low Rising” from The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová - you may remember them from the movie “Once”)

Ars Technica: Tripit review

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:40 -0800

Ars Technica: Tripit review:

I am very fond of Tripit, this is a nice writeup explaining it

William Shatner performs Levi Johnson’s tweets on The...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:57:16 -0800

William Shatner performs Levi Johnson’s tweets on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien

Synergy? A Brita water filter ad on the NBC Community page with...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:35:53 -0800

Synergy? A Brita water filter ad on the NBC Community page with a clip featuring character named Britta.

Wow… Philip Bloom’s Venice’s People: Canon 7D...

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

Wow… Philip Bloom’s Venice’s People: Canon 7D 24p. Short piece made entirely with the 7D and a mic mounted to top of camera.

(By the way it’s Venice beach so don’t crank the volume with the kiddies around)

DirecTV started using dead celebs with Chris Farley but these...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:41:08 -0800

DirecTV started using dead celebs with Chris Farley but these ads may be talking it too far :)

(via AgencySpy)

albafound: topherchris: kindacarsick: I went as Low...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:05:00 -0800

albafound:

topherchris:

kindacarsick:

I went as Low Resolution for Halloween.
The shirt took forever to paint, and my face only took slightly forever.

I was enjoying seeing upside down 4 shirts to make fun of Farve...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:26:39 -0800

I was enjoying seeing upside down 4 shirts to make fun of Farve but I think this one is the best.

Times must be tough for auto companies. Top is the catalog for...

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:32:51 -0800

Times must be tough for auto companies. Top is the catalog for the 2010 Venza, bottom is same picture flipped in 2009 catalog. There were others as well and the 2010 one has substantially less pages.

LA Times: Airlines' extra fees may soon be taking off

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:21:30 -0700

LA Times: Airlines' extra fees may soon be taking off:

Sleazy tactics are the new business model, call fees “options” and pretend it is a good thing.

NSFW: Douchebag Solidarity

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:36:31 -0700

NSFW: Douchebag Solidarity