CJ | T I B - Part 49

Ditch the Tint

People have a variety of reasons why they tint their windows. Some of those can be achieved without tinting. The rest should give sway to the necessity of public safety.

Is An American Hemisphere War Possible?

As gangs increase their influence and power in northern Mexico, worried border-state governors are increasingly considering a mobilization of force. With tensions increasing we need to look at seeing how we can avert senseless escalation.

Method or Madness?

When it comes to acting, I’m not a fan of “The Method”. While I sort of agree with the concept of it, the fact is that I think it has hurt American acting (especially) more than it has helped.

Fixing Death Penalty Madness

In the many pushes to repeal death penalties around the country, the most compelling in recent days has been the cost of death row inmates versus life imprisoned convicts. Clearly the system needs to be adjusted, but how?

T:TSCC 0218 – Today Is The Day, Part 1

It’s a pain to review the first part of a two-part episode because, by direct inference, you don’t know how it winds up. With the Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles episode, “Today Is The Day, Part 1” (0218), we follow several story threads that beg for various degrees of resolution.

T:TSCC 0218 Fancast – Today Is The Day, Part 1

Welcome to this week’s podcast for Season 2, Episode 18 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: “Today Is The Day, Part 1”. This is meant to be played along with the episode video (cuing instructions are at the beginning of the podcast).

More Metric Stuff

I’ve gotten a lot of emails about my articles about the necessity of the U.S. converting to metric soon (President Obama, Give Us a Yard and We’ll Take a Meter; Some Practical Consequences of Going Metric). Let me address a few of them.

Why I Write

Following my post, TTSCC Scenes I’d Like to See (Part 5) – Veritas, I received an email from a casual lurker (their words) asking why do I post these scenes? Did I expect to be “discovered” or something?

TTSCC Scenes I’d Like to See (Part 5) – Veritas

In the season 2 episode, “Ourselves Alone”, John has a confrontation with Riley. John gives Riley one last opportunity to confess her secrets to him. This scene is the result of asking what if Sarah hadn’t broken the mood John had set up? What if Riley actually abandoned the lies?

The SNOT Approach To Clearing Space Debris

With the total number of objects both large and small in Earth orbit increasing by the year, the chance of more collisions is constantly on the rise. It is long past the time that we need to deal with the problem. I think the best plan is to start with something low-tech: snot.

Let’s Calculate Television Program Ratings a New Way

The time has come to stop depending on the statistical few to have the same tastes as the variety of viewers across the country. When they are picking from half-a-dozen choices, that might have had some merit, but when picking from about 1,000 choices, those 5,000 Nielsen families seem woefully under-representative. With just a new twist with available technology, there can be upwards of 200,000,000 votes as to what is worthy of being on the air and what isn’t. Whether watched live on DTV, or a week later off your laptop’s hard-drive, you can tell the powers that be that you are watching.

Cameron’s Glitch – Evolution or Fatal Flaw?

In the Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles episode “Ourselves Alone”, we revisited the aftereffects of damage done to the Cameron Phillips terminator when she was caught in an explosion at the Season 1-2transition. The symptoms caused by the glitch, and the ramifications that follow pose many questions.

Good News – City Worker Helps More Than Rules Permit

I have to be really vague so they don’t get into trouble, but I need to thank a city employee who went the extra mile for me today. While he might have exceeded what he was allowed to do by law, he certainly rose up to the level of what he was supposed to do as a “neighbor” and human being.

Maryland Lady Terps Win 2009 ACC Tournament

It was another battle to save in the vault between the Terps and the Blue Devils. Though this was the first time they met in the ACC Tournament finals, it wasn’t their first meeting in a final in their history. But, as in the 2006 NCAA Championship game, Maryland toughed it out for a hard-won win (Duke 89 – MD 92).

T:TSCC 0217 – Ourselves Alone

Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles 0217 “Ourselves Alone” – Featuring our primary cast, this episode hit a lot of important issues. But before I get into that, I want to say that I think I’ve figured out what has been hampering the show as of late, and I’d be remiss if I didn’t talk about it.

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CJ, Page 49

Ditch the Tint

Is An American Hemisphere War Possible?

Method or Madness?

Fixing Death Penalty Madness

T:TSCC 0218 – Today Is The Day, Part 1

T:TSCC 0218 Fancast – Today Is The Day, Part 1

More Metric Stuff

Why I Write

TTSCC Scenes I’d Like to See (Part 5) – Veritas

The SNOT Approach To Clearing Space Debris

Let’s Calculate Television Program Ratings a New Way

Cameron’s Glitch – Evolution or Fatal Flaw?

Good News – City Worker Helps More Than Rules Permit

Maryland Lady Terps Win 2009 ACC Tournament

T:TSCC 0217 – Ourselves Alone

T:TSCC 0217 Fancast – Ourselves Alone

Please, Correct Your Aspect Ratio

Going Viral with Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles