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January 2004
- super size me
- One Morgan Spurlock spent 30 days making a documentary on the health of eating a McDonald’s diet. He ate all three meals each day, and any snacks, only from McDonald’s. Not only did he gain 25 pounds, but by the end of the month he... full entry
November 2003
- Strange (but good) Brew
- Each year there are a few seasonal beers that I have grown attached to that I find myself buying as much as possible as soon as they are released. I’ve droned on (not here yet, wait till March) about Pyramid Brewing Co.’s Tilted Kilt, but... full entry
- No Saruman in RotK??
- And to continue the movie news… WTF?? Christopher Lee seems to be confirming that his role as the wizard Saruman has been cut from the forthcoming Return of the King movie—the final chapter in the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy. This seriously sucks because... full entry
- Goonies… a Sequel?
- MTV is saying that Richard Donner and Steven Spielberg are working to try and get a sequel made to the cult-classic movie Goonies. Yeah, you all remember Goonies with Mikey, Data, Chunk, and the rest of the gang. This would definitely be really cool.
- Corporate Mofo: Matrix Revolutions
- Back when Matrix: Reloaded came out I linked to a very interesting article that explored a lot of the real-world mythology and history behind the Matrix trilogy (well, two movies at that point). The Corporate Mofo now has out their guide to Matrix: Revolutions. Much... full entry
- Trademarks and what they Mean
- Corry Doctorow (of Boing Boing, :EFF:, and others) wrote a great article back in August discussing trademarks. Specifically, it talks about how too many companies (and consumers) misunderstand exactly what having a trademark means and what kind of rights it does—and doesn’t—grant the company.
- Honda’s ‘Purpose’ Commercial
- Whoever Honda has hired for their advertising campaign, they made a very good choice. First there was their Cog commercial, which still simply blowns me away. Now Honda has a new ”Purpose” commercial for their Element SUV (certainly not my favorite SUV). I don’t want... full entry
October 2003
- Apple’s Safari 1.1: Panther Only?
- Webstandards.org has an entry up about Apple’s newly released OS X 10.3, “Panther”. Specifically, it discusses how Safari 1.1 is only available for Panther users and that there’s no word yet on a version for Jaguar (10.2) or earlier users. “So what?” you might say.... full entry
- CD Prices I Can Pay!
- This certainly isn’t the type of thing that I normally post here, but in a case like this I’ll make an exception. As all of us know, :CD: prices are typically $14-18 or perhaps $10-12 if you’re lucky and find something on sale. I can... full entry
- 64-Bits: Apple vs. AMD
- Dare I even broach the dreaded “PC vs. Mac” debate again? Have I the chutzpah? Yeah, I guess I’m just crazy that way. Actually, to be fair, this isn’t even about PC vs. Mac, but rather talking about the comparison between Apple’s recently-released G5 processor... full entry
- ‘And Company’ Movies
- As the “and company” part of the “random musings of Chris Curtis and co.”, I’ve convinced Chris to give me my own movie database, also accessible through a link at the top of Chris’s Movie Database. I have about half the number DVDs that Chris... full entry
September 2003
- Pops in your mouth, not in your hand
- Ok, stop what you’re doing. When you finish reading this, drive immediately to the nearest Dairy Queen and purchase a Bubble Tape Blizzard. This is not a blizzard with chunks of gum in it, but a blizzard with hundreds of bubble gum flavored pop rocks!!... full entry
- Wankel Rotary Engine
- Can someone please tell me why I’ve been completely in the dark on this topic? I’m sure it’s because I loathe the internal combustion engine in any of its forms, but I must say that I have just learned today that the Mazda RX-8 (link... full entry
- Ego-Surfing
- I’m guilty, I admit it. Guilty of using Google to see what comes up with the search term “chris curtis”. I know there are lots of other people named “Chris Curtis” out there and in the past when I looked none of the top results... full entry
- LCD Monitor Guide
- I bought an LCD monitor (that’s “flat-panel”, for some of you) a while back and I have to say that I absolutely love it. The image is crisp and bright, text looks great, and it takes up so much less room on my desk. Anandtech... full entry
August 2003
- More Reading: Truncat
- I mentioned some stories by Cory Doctorow the other day, specifically Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. Cory has a bit of a sequel to that novel published in Salon today. It’s a short story titled Truncat and it’s set roughly 100 years after... full entry
- For your Reading Pleasure
- Been a bit bored lately (which I think is odd considering how many damn things I have going on right now) and decided to search out something good to read. Cory Doctorow’s first novel was Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, a rather interesting... full entry
July 2003
- Cardboard Showdown
- Cardboard Showdown. Word. (For those of you not in the know, it’s referring to the Cardboard Tube Samurai character from Penny-Arcade. If you don’t read PA, you should. It’s funny. Very funny. Oh, and apparently I’m Tycho and Derek is Gabe. Or something.)
- x86 versus PowerPC
- OSNews has an article that discusses alot of the differences between x86 and PowerPC based CPUs. Unfortunately, the article isn’t nearly as useful as I thought it might be. The author’s personal opinions are glaringly obvious and he has a bad tendency to state opinions... full entry
- Real DOA Bikinis
- I have to admit that I feel almost dirty about the fact that I actually bought DOA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball. I mean, any of you guys out there will immediately know why one might buy the game, but the fact remains that I actually followed... full entry
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