Archive for July 14th, 2008
Sorry for the bad pun, but I couldn’t resist. When I first saw the eBay auction for this Morty Gunty postcard from The Funny Company TV show, I thought it was just like the one I had way back in late ‘64.
But looking at it now, I realize it’s not likely the same one. That postcard was printed in blue, including the autograph. Further, I don’t recall the words “Keep Smiling” being on the card, but my recollection could be faulty on that point.
So the mystery deepens. Based on my memory, there must have been at least two different printings, if not two different postcards.
July 14th, 2008
It was back in January when I last mentioned the rumor that Netflix’s online movies would be available through the Xbox 360. The rumor is officially reality. No HD yet, and for that matter Netflix has one tenth the movies online that it has on DVD — 10,000 vs. 100,000, according to their Q&A page.
How many choices are available to watch via a Netflix ready device?
There are over 10,000 instant watching choices, but very few are new releases. So instant watching is a great supplement to our DVD catalog of 100,000 titles, but it is not a replacement. You will want to use both. Instant movies and TV episodes give you maximum spontaneity and DVDs give you maximum choice.
This is nevertheless a welcome development. It’s the direction that home video should and must take. How it will all shake out competing with video on demand from the cable operators will be interesting to see.
With all of these options maybe I should watch more movies and do less blogging? I can’t quit running, or I’d turn into a blubby hubby, sitting on the couch!
July 14th, 2008
Forbes Magazine rates Boston the #2 city in America for young professionals. That’s good, because a couple of years ago the talk was of a Boston brain drain, with more than half of recent college grads leaving the city because of the high cost of living. San Francisco, an even more expensive place to live, ranks #1 according to Forbes.
July 14th, 2008
I’m entering this with Firefox 3. It’s been crashing a lot, going to sites like ZDNet and Computerworld. I’m sending all of the crash reports to Mozilla, but if you’re using Firefox 2 and are considering updating, for now I would suggest holding off.
July 14th, 2008
Last December I posted a TV commercial for Stella Artois beer, which is considered by some to be the Budweiser of Belgium. Well, now Bud can be the Bud of Belgium, because Anheuser Busch is being acquired by the Stella Artois brewer, Inbev, for $52 billion. What’s next? Studio 100 acquiring Disney? They could send K3 to America for a Kissing Day tour! 
July 14th, 2008
