Archive for February, 2006

Feb 28 2006

I’m Closer To the Mac Mini

Published by Andy Rush under IT,News & Commentary

I just need to wait for the store to re-open. Looks like the Mac Mini is getting an update. How close to an HD capable media center will it be? . . . and the iPod HiFi ! UPDATE! HD Beat thinks the “Mac Mini is perfect for HDTV”.

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Feb 27 2006

8th Grade Math – I’m So Proud

Published by Andy Rush under General

It’s a bit of a relief, but . . . You Passed 8th Grade Math Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct! Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

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Feb 27 2006

EPortfolio Perfection

Published by Andy Rush under Audio & Video

There is not a word to describe this portfolio site. After arrving, I started with the “About Dave” link. Go. See. Be amazed.

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Feb 27 2006

One Million Dollars

Published by Andy Rush under News & Commentary

To start this week and this Monday morning off, we have Mark Cuban offering One Million Dollars to Donald Trump. Why you ask? To create the number one moment in TV history. Let me give you a hint. It involves The Donald, Howie Mandel, and a rubber glove. Need I say more? Go read Mark [...]

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Feb 20 2006

Bloglines Moonie Behavior

Published by Andy Rush under IT

On and off I have seen some strange behavior from Bloglines (which I love, by the way). The latest strangeness I can document via screenshots. Here is my post on July 20, 2005: Here is how Bloglines displays the above post and all that come before it: I also noticed it on Martha’s feed in [...]

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Feb 17 2006

The Disadvantage of a PhD in Economics

Innocent until proven guilty. One of the foundations of our justice system. That’s what we’re supposed to believe. In the movie Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, there is one head-shaking-in-disbelief scene after another about the fraud “allegedly” committed by Ken Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, and others in the biggest corporate scandal in U.S. history. [...]

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Feb 14 2006

200 Pellets

Published by Andy Rush under General

I offer up this video with no further comment.

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Feb 14 2006

Let Us Entertain You vs. The Evil That Is DRM

Criminal Originally uploaded by Elijah. I guess by flagging items about high definition video, it sort of makes me an “HD Geek”, but I’ve never considered myself geek material. I guess no geek ever does. I just happen to be very interested in video, and HD video is the next step. Eventually everyone will be [...]

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Feb 12 2006

Another Digital Content Source – HD Screen Grabs

Published by Andy Rush under Audio & Video,IT

I’m in the experimental stage with the high def stuff (won’t I always be?), but I did a screen grab of the Letterman show to see how it looked. Well, just WOW! There’s a bit of a back story. How do you do screen grabbing of HD anyway? I’ll give you the setup shortly, but [...]

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Feb 09 2006

Catch-up Day

Published by Andy Rush under General

heinz Originally uploaded by rhombusleech. That’s what Thursday is . . . UPDATE: I didn’t

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