This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on February 25, 2009). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.
Sometime between February 24th and February 25th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too!
- ‘Trek’ Cast to Reunite on ‘Family Guy’: "'Stewie blows a fuse when he doesn't get a chance to ask his favorite 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' cast members any questions,' reads the logline. 'He devises a plan, builds a transporter and beams the entire cast to his bedroom so they can spend a fun-filled day together in Quahog.'"
- "Dear President Obama": The President Reads 10 Letters a Day From the Public, With Policy Ramifications: "Every day President Barack Obama is handed a special purple folder. The folder contains ten letters, and every day President Obama takes time to read them. ¶ Are they from world leaders? From members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Members of the intelligence community? ¶ No, these letters have been culled from the thousands the White House Correspondence Office receives each day from Americans who have taken the time to sit down and write to their president. ¶ 'They help him focus on the real problems people are facing,' says Axelrod. 'He really a absorbs these letters, and often shares then with us.'"
- FIRST PHOTOS: Weird Fish With Transparent Head: "With a head like a fighter-plane cockpit, a Pacific barreleye fish shows off its highly sensitive, barrel-like eyes–topped by green, orblike lenses–in a picture released today but taken in 2004." Freakin' bizarre fish. The eyes are entirely enclosed inside its transparent head.
- EMI Music Debuts First iTunes Pass With Depeche Mode: "EMI Music today announced the debut of the first iTunes Pass with groundbreaking electro legends Depeche Mode. With iTunes Pass, music fans can get new and exclusive singles, remixes, video and other content from their favorite artists over a set period of time, delivered to their libraries as soon as they're available." Sounds like a music version of the iTunes "season pass" for TV shows: pre-pay a certain amount for whatever is released by an artist for a set period of time. Interesting idea…especially if the value of the merchandise exceeds what you'd pay if you bought it all piecemeal. According to Apple via MacRumors, "the price of the pass will not exceed the value of the contents offered." So you'd at least break even. Let's hope that it's a better deal than that.
- doubleTwist: Promising looking multi-device multimedia manager. Mac/Intel-only…which means I can't play. More and more software (including, apparently, the upcoming Snow Leopard revision to Mac OS X) is coming out as Intel-only. As good as my Dual G5 is — and it is — I need to start planning to replace it and turn it into a home backup/fileserver.