SD#42 Inverted Mute Buttons
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Image Courtesy of Penny Arcade
We cover CES for you, Zuke tries (and fails) to forget his Kinect experience, and Schmidty can’t figure out his mute button at all.
Flashback: My Rant On Popups
I used to have a blog called “Mad Geek” that I actually updated pretty regularly. For reasons I won’t get into here, I stopped posting there and have left it pretty much alone. However, in going back through it I’ve found some articles I thought I could bring back here. So, allow me to give you a glimpse into the past!
Original Post Date: September 28, 2004
As hard as it can be to admit it sometimes, we all like advertisements. Even though we hate seeing them in our Inbox or on billboards the simple fact remains, that they obviously DO work and we DO pay attention to them. This isn’t so bad, really, as without them businesses wouldn’t be able to make themselves known in the marketplace as well.
With that out of the way, allow me to start my rant.
Mythbusters Are Coming!
For those who are unaware, the Mythbusters, specifically Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, are coming to Salt Lake City tonight to perform a live show to a sold-out audience. I was among those fortunate enough to get tickets. As a result, I was also fortunate(?) to be interviewed by The Daily Utah Chronicle regarding the show. It’s not just me in the article so I thought that it would be good to share with you, our regular readers.
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are best known for hosting the hit television show “Mythbusters.” They will bring the same theatrical stunts and experiments to Kingsbury Hall for a sold-out live performance tonight.
“This performance will capture the spirit of everything that the Mythbusters do,” said Bruce Grantham, marketing officer for Magicspace Entertainment.
This is the duo’s second trip to Salt Lake City, when they also spoke in front of a sold-out crowd. For previous tours, “Mythbusters Live” was in a lecture format, but this year’s tour has live demonstrations and audience participation.
The night will feature special effects, music and a Q-and-A session after the show, Grantham said. He said he did not want to reveal specifics because “the surprise is the exciting part.”
“ ‘Mythbusters’ appeals to me because of the scientific aspect,” said Jeremiah Zohner, a Davis County resident. “I also like to see stuff blow up — it’s good entertainment.”
Zohner said he has been watching “Mythbusters” since the first season, but has never seen the Mythbusters during a live performance and wants to see how Hyneman acts off camera. He would be thrilled to get picked to participate, he said.
The tour began Friday and is working its way across the country. After the performance in Salt Lake City, the duo will move to Arizona, then California.
The performance takes place at Kingsbury Hall at 7:30 p.m.
This Is How Geeks Roll
Courtesy of Bruno Oliveira
I’d like to think this is 100% true, but if anything I’d say it’s closer to 90% true. Not to be outdone, Jon Udell made a much more accurate representation.
Less like a "Win". More like "Eternal Battle".
Blu-Ray DRM Is An Utter Failure
If you’re a fan of the podcast, you’ve no doubt heard by now that I use Windows Media Center for my TV. It has always met the needs of my family and never ceases to impress people who visit. However, it hasn’t been upgraded in a couple years now and is starting to show its age.
Some of that age showed itself this Christmas holiday. My mom gave the grand kids a couple movies (Kung Fu Panda 2 and Cars 2) on Blu-Ray for them to enjoy. We were all excited to watch them, however there was one problem; the media center doesn’t have a Blu-Ray drive. Well, that’s a problem that we’ll have to address later. In the mean time I have four kids and some house guests who want to watch the new movies.
Out came my laptop to the rescue! My laptop not only has a Blu-Ray drive, but also a super powered GPU and HDMI out so it was ideally suited for playing Lightning McQueen on our big screen LCD. Popped in the disc, hooked the laptop to the TV, and . . . nothing. Nothing at all. The computer could see the discs but couldn’t play them. I was stumped. We had borrowed another Disney movie, Tangled months earlier and had watched it without issue. Why we suddenly couldn’t see these movies now were a complete mystery.
And with four kids, the freak outs did indeed happen.
SD#41 That’s Our Sausage
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I'm not even sure why we started talking about this!
For clarification, I said “I’m going to EEP that out.” You’ll know what I’m talking about when you hear it!
SD#40 Zohner Control Your Puppies
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It’s the 2012 prediction show! We predict 2012 will happen. There, that was easy!
SD#39 2011 In Review
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This was probably the most used phrase of 2011
We decide to do the popular thing and review 2011 . . . as best we can remember it anyway.
