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Snips & Snape
Dec. 10th, 2010 12:07 amI've Updated My Presense In Blogged, tho' it doesn't mean much of anything to anybody I know.
Meanwhile (and this is Livejournal-related), somebody has been going around making nonsensical whines in lots of Livejournals--including MINE--about the character of Sevarius Snape and what happens in Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows. Let me make this as clear and succinct as possible: CUT IT OUT!
1) You aren't making friends, whoever you are.
2) I neither agree nor disagree with you. Harry Potter is one of those pop culture things I like but am not a super fan of. I don't read the books, but I like the movies. If you met me in person, you would see why I would identify with Snape on some levels. But I'm not going to get my dander up because of the story or what happens in it. (I have not seen the latest movie yet and probably won't till the DVD appears. I've been buying the Special Edition multi-disc sets when they appear.)
3) Your latest sockpuppet identity has been Banned from my LJ but not reported to LJ's authorities. Just showing up on somebody's LJ to rant and not engage in a more civil manner is rude and childish. Please, learn some manners and perhaps we'll get along fine.
FP
Meanwhile (and this is Livejournal-related), somebody has been going around making nonsensical whines in lots of Livejournals--including MINE--about the character of Sevarius Snape and what happens in Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows. Let me make this as clear and succinct as possible: CUT IT OUT!
1) You aren't making friends, whoever you are.
2) I neither agree nor disagree with you. Harry Potter is one of those pop culture things I like but am not a super fan of. I don't read the books, but I like the movies. If you met me in person, you would see why I would identify with Snape on some levels. But I'm not going to get my dander up because of the story or what happens in it. (I have not seen the latest movie yet and probably won't till the DVD appears. I've been buying the Special Edition multi-disc sets when they appear.)
3) Your latest sockpuppet identity has been Banned from my LJ but not reported to LJ's authorities. Just showing up on somebody's LJ to rant and not engage in a more civil manner is rude and childish. Please, learn some manners and perhaps we'll get along fine.
FP
Not Exactly Bowled Over
Dec. 5th, 2010 01:16 pmLast couple weeks I've been looking over the Projections of NCAA Bowl Matchups On Yahoo. A recap of the rundown--and there have been changes made...
The top two teams in the BCS play each other in the Championship.
The next eight teams play in the main four "prestige" Bowl games (The Sugar Bowl in New Orleans; the Orange Bowl in Miami; the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona; the Rose Bowl in Pasadena).
There are THIRTY lower-rank Bowl games held across the Nation this year. Two new Bowl games have been added this year.
That means SEVENTY teams get to the postseason...and there are only 108 teams in Division I football! (In theory, with twelve leagues/conferences and twelve teams per league, they could have 144 teams in Div I.)
The matchups, as they look now, favor the larger conferences (those that have more teams) than the smaller ones. I'm not sure that I like that...and at the same time, I think there needs to be some more flexibility to the system. Have teams that aren't likely to play each other matched up in bowls to prevent the possibility of rematches. Send teams to cities they've never visited before. Things like that. Make it more interesting.
The top two teams in the BCS play each other in the Championship.
The next eight teams play in the main four "prestige" Bowl games (The Sugar Bowl in New Orleans; the Orange Bowl in Miami; the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona; the Rose Bowl in Pasadena).
There are THIRTY lower-rank Bowl games held across the Nation this year. Two new Bowl games have been added this year.
That means SEVENTY teams get to the postseason...and there are only 108 teams in Division I football! (In theory, with twelve leagues/conferences and twelve teams per league, they could have 144 teams in Div I.)
The matchups, as they look now, favor the larger conferences (those that have more teams) than the smaller ones. I'm not sure that I like that...and at the same time, I think there needs to be some more flexibility to the system. Have teams that aren't likely to play each other matched up in bowls to prevent the possibility of rematches. Send teams to cities they've never visited before. Things like that. Make it more interesting.
Behind the cut below, a list of the ever-growing multitude of Facebook apps that I have mercilessly blocked from my account:
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Writer's Block: My Bank
Oct. 11th, 2010 06:03 pm[Error: unknown template qotd]
My phone is NOT smart. In fact, it looks stupider and stupider every day.
My phone is NOT smart. In fact, it looks stupider and stupider every day.
A couple years ago, a friend pointed me to Joost, because they host fansub anime programs that we both like. Unfortunately for me, I don't have the bandwidth to actually watch programming on Joost yet, so while I have an account, I haven't done diddly with it.
Sometime earlier this year, when updating my Like list on Facebook, I thought, why not include Joost so I could see what they're doing with their site, and perhaps learn more about how to use it?
Bad Idea.
Just looking over the current month of Wall entries makes me think that Joost ONLY wants the Lowest Common Denominator as their user base. Shillage related to Fashion Week, Dinner For Schmucks, Eat Pray Love, Glee, Jersey Shore (whatever THAT is), Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton--everything in pop culture that is 180 degrees from where I am. The last straw was yesterday when they did a promo for America's Next Top Model allegedly featuring Tyra Banks that disgusted not only myself but others in the crowd.
A long time ago, my brother wrote, for his college newspaper, an ode to Berry Blue Kool-AidTM that I wish I could quote. Suffice it to say that the feelings there mirror my feelings here--NOT EVERYBODY WANTS WHAT'S "POPULAR"!
The whole point of an Internet-based alternative video media outlet is to be alternative--not necessarily a mirror source for what we can already get from the Idiot Box. If we didn't want SOMETHING ELSE, we wouldn't need Joost. Joost, you're worse than lame; you're gangrene. Be glad I'm not deleting my account--yet.
FP
Sometime earlier this year, when updating my Like list on Facebook, I thought, why not include Joost so I could see what they're doing with their site, and perhaps learn more about how to use it?
Bad Idea.
Just looking over the current month of Wall entries makes me think that Joost ONLY wants the Lowest Common Denominator as their user base. Shillage related to Fashion Week, Dinner For Schmucks, Eat Pray Love, Glee, Jersey Shore (whatever THAT is), Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton--everything in pop culture that is 180 degrees from where I am. The last straw was yesterday when they did a promo for America's Next Top Model allegedly featuring Tyra Banks that disgusted not only myself but others in the crowd.
A long time ago, my brother wrote, for his college newspaper, an ode to Berry Blue Kool-AidTM that I wish I could quote. Suffice it to say that the feelings there mirror my feelings here--NOT EVERYBODY WANTS WHAT'S "POPULAR"!
The whole point of an Internet-based alternative video media outlet is to be alternative--not necessarily a mirror source for what we can already get from the Idiot Box. If we didn't want SOMETHING ELSE, we wouldn't need Joost. Joost, you're worse than lame; you're gangrene. Be glad I'm not deleting my account--yet.
FP
Medium-Large Bends Some Air
Jul. 3rd, 2010 02:25 am
I feel bad even though it's not my own childhood. And for the record:
Speed Racer--already remade. (Still haven't seen it.)
Battle of the Planets/Gatchaman--in the works, I hear.
Star Blazers/Space Cruiser Yamato, Captain Harlock--impending, with Trailers on the 'Net.
Gaiking/Shogun Warriors, Robotech--in Development Hell, or at least Development Purgatory.
Hot Wheels (the 1960s concept)--Nobody remembers, so nobody is going to care to do it.
(Promises to return here with linkage.)
Polly Ticks
May. 28th, 2010 08:48 pmSlogan from the Haslam gubernatorial campaign: "The best thing government can do for its citizens is leave them alone."
I read that as: "If elected I will fiddle while my state burns."
I read that as: "If elected I will fiddle while my state burns."
Better To Be A BlockHead Than An AppsHole
Apr. 14th, 2010 08:13 pmA list of the applications that I have BLOCKED from my Facebook account so far: ( Read more... ) There are probably more to come. There are some FB users I may just give up on because they never actually post anything, just play with the apps and be cute about it.
( Read more... ) There are probably more to come. There are some FB users I may just give up on because they never actually post anything, just play with the apps and be cute about it.Darn It...I'm Almost Out Of Friday.
Mar. 26th, 2010 10:54 pmIt wasn't a particularly nice Friday, but just the same...
A Sure Sign The Novelty Has Worn Off
Feb. 25th, 2010 11:55 pm
FTR, I was too young for my parents to let me watch the TV series on its initial run back in the Seventies. And since I've never had cable, and it wasn't broadly syndicated, I've never actually seen it. So I never cared to see the movie, if I had ever found it on DVD.
Starship Troopers had an in-name-only sequel. Then again, I've always considered that franchise an in-name-only adaptation which missed some of the main points of the novel version.
That parody Movie franchise (Scary Movie, Epic Movie, Superhero Movie, Not Another Teen Movie et al) should make one called Reboot Movie. All they would need to do is take their best gags from all the previous products and reshoot the scenes with new actors.
I told you somebody else would think of it eventually.
I told you somebody else would think of it eventually.
Randomnity
Feb. 8th, 2010 01:17 am*) On the Super Bowl--for the first time ever I saw Peyton Manning's dark side. At a few times when he was on the sidelines watching his team try to hold the Saints, the looks on his face reminded me of Tony Perkins in Psycho and Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange. For all his "nice guy" image it wouldn't surprise me if somebody cast him as a villain in a horror movie after his football career is over.
Meanwhile, nobody can say the Saints didn't earn their victory. Yes, they DID have "something to prove"...and now we'll have to get used to them being called "defending NFL champions".
I didn't watch the Who's halftime show or more than a few commercials. I get my sister's point about the Denny's commercial with the screaming chickens. I can't remember the last time I ate at a Denny's anyway.
*) I'm starting a Google account. I used to have one, but then I shuffled it to Mum for reasons that aren't worth explaining.
*) The weather is typical February lousy. Tonight is cold...not enough to freeze the water pipes, but enough to make us miserable. I've been hitting the coffee and cocoa very hard but wish I didn't have to.
*) I'm waiting for three things in the coming mail: a package of scale model parts to review; a check from the State of Tennessee to pay me for three days of jury duty; a response from the IRS to my return. Which one would you think I'd get first?
Meanwhile, nobody can say the Saints didn't earn their victory. Yes, they DID have "something to prove"...and now we'll have to get used to them being called "defending NFL champions".
I didn't watch the Who's halftime show or more than a few commercials. I get my sister's point about the Denny's commercial with the screaming chickens. I can't remember the last time I ate at a Denny's anyway.
*) I'm starting a Google account. I used to have one, but then I shuffled it to Mum for reasons that aren't worth explaining.
*) The weather is typical February lousy. Tonight is cold...not enough to freeze the water pipes, but enough to make us miserable. I've been hitting the coffee and cocoa very hard but wish I didn't have to.
*) I'm waiting for three things in the coming mail: a package of scale model parts to review; a check from the State of Tennessee to pay me for three days of jury duty; a response from the IRS to my return. Which one would you think I'd get first?
By Popular Demand--For All Facebook Users
Jan. 16th, 2010 12:31 amWhen you get one of those hated Status updates on Facebook that go...
"Doofus McDorkin has just reached Level 27 in TiddlyFinks" yadda yadda yadda
You'll also see a little line underneath that reads:
"(time of day of post) via TiddlyFinks." That word or phrase after "via" is a link to the Application's home page. If you go there, there will be another link in the upper LEFT corner of the screen for "Block Application". Click that, and Facebook will give you an "are you sure?" window. Click "BLOCK" and it will tell you it has done so. Then you never see anything from that Application on your feeds ever again.
"Doofus McDorkin has just reached Level 27 in TiddlyFinks" yadda yadda yadda
You'll also see a little line underneath that reads:
"(time of day of post) via TiddlyFinks." That word or phrase after "via" is a link to the Application's home page. If you go there, there will be another link in the upper LEFT corner of the screen for "Block Application". Click that, and Facebook will give you an "are you sure?" window. Click "BLOCK" and it will tell you it has done so. Then you never see anything from that Application on your feeds ever again.
