22 Dec
Recently, I have really gotten into watching MMA (mixed martial arts) videos online. Some people say it is just brawling, but to me it is a true at form.
Chuck Liddell vs Kimbo Slice was the best fight I have seen. Watching it changed the way I look at art. It changed the way the air smells to me. It gave life new purpose.
I am attaching the video here in the hopes it will change you too…
19 Dec
I just noticed that some embedded YouTube videos have a “Watch Later” button at the top right of the video.
If you click this button and your YouTube account is still logged in, the video will populate a “Watch Later” playlist on your YouTube homepage.
This way if you are making your rounds on the Internet and want to earmark some videos to watch at a later time, you have that option. Seems pretty nice, except…
I could not find a way to remove the video from my “Watch Later” section. Clicking on the “Watch Later” header link simply takes me to my playlist page where there are no controls to be found for this feature.
9 Dec
I was finally able to get the new Time Warner Remote DVR Manager to work today (after a couple of tries over the past few weeks) and I must say, “I guess its okay.”
Being able to remotely control a DVR was something I was able to do with my first-generation hacked Tivo ten years ago, so the concept is not at all novel to me.
As a side note, my old Tivo had better transport controls (fast forward, rewind, etc.) and never went unresponsive for 5-10 seconds. I still have it in my closet – I loved it so much I can’t let it go.
The most annoying oversight in this beta release is there is no way to see what is recorded on my DVR and manage and delete those recordings. I can see what is scheduled, but not what is on my DVR.
The mobile website for the Remote DVR Manager worked pretty well, and the interface actually felt snappier than the web version.
Basically, the Remote DVR Manager serves the purpose of scheduling a program to record while you are out and about. This does not happen to often to me, but it will be nice to have the opportunity to do so when the need arrives.
6 Dec
Anyone who knows me well knows how much I love weird things and people. In my world, weird means unique, different, eccentric – out of the ordinary.
A few years ago I stumbled accross Ronald Jenkees YouTube channel and realized I found something special.
Ronald is a weird guy, you can tell that right from the start. As soon as he starts playing music you realize his persona meshes perfectly with his music.
Ronald is proof that we should not judge books by their covers – we should judge them based on their content, with bonus points awarded for weirdness.
