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New Amazon Widget

I’m testing out a new Amazon widget that isn’t completely playing nice on this site. I’m leaving it run so that Amazon …

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Tweeku

You all know that I enjoy haiku. Several years ago, I found that haiku fit very well within a text message…so well in fact that I almost prefer it. And it turns out that it fits well with Twitter’s tweets, too. But are haiku too last millennium for us?

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The Connor Wars F0303 – “I’ll See You Around, Connor”

Here is the 3rd installment of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles fanfic that picks up where the second season finale left off. I was so enthusiastic about the possibilities presented when the season ended that I just had to keep it going regardless of what happens with the suits at FOX.

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Summer-time for Dollhouse?

It’s obviously occurred to many in the Whedonverse that now that Summer Glau happens to be sans-series, and Joss Whedon happens to have a series that just got renewed, it might be really really nifty if she just happened to find herself

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More Summer Glau Polling

Well, around the ‘net, Summer Glau continues to impress—those of us who have been fans for years are hardly surprised…we’ve been impressed for quite a while, now.

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Vacuum Shopping Sucks

Events have conspired to force me to buy a new vacuum cleaner…one that my mother can use. In these frugal times, it’s amazingly difficult to find a machine that will be a good value.

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A New Movie Rating System

Since 1968, the U.S. has had a rating system for theatrical movies. These ratings are of dubious value as they are vague and often tainted by politics or studio pressure. Given the forty years of experience we now have, I think it’s time that we re-examine how we rate our movies.

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1984

Regardless about how I feel about any Apple computers post Apple ][, this commercial is about as good as it gets. Thank you Steve Jobs.

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Signs

This is a cute love story in the age of soul-sapping cubicles. It’s a “quiet” love story.

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Why We Need to Restrict Light Pollution

When I was a kid, I lived in a small town that was more or less out in the middle of nowhere. Most businesses would close up around six (give or take), and most people stayed home. There were some streetlights, but not a lot. And at night, there were stars.

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Sarah Connor Chronicles Terminated

Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello has just reported that Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles will be reported as canceled once FOX presents at the upfronts later this morning. While not exactly surprising news, it is disappointing.

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A Judgement on the Gay Marriage Thing

You know, I like to think of myself as a fair-minded individual. In the past few years, courts, and now state legislatures, have begun approving of same-sex marriages. Given the numbers of conservative-minded folk in the United States, is it no wonder that there has been a vocal backlash of sorts? I have to say, I’m totally amazed that this is really an issue at all.

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The Connor Wars F0302 – “Tempest Tossed”

Here is the 2nd installment of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles fanfic that picks up where the second season finale left off. I was so enthusiastic about the possibilities presented when the season ended that I just had to keep it going regardless of what happens with the suits at FOX.

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Is It Now Time For Blipverts?

This past television season has seen an amazing shift in the entertainment viewing landscape. Due to a ripening of a variety of media, we have finally entered the nirvana of on-demand entertainment. The question is: how to monetize it?

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