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Creepy Commercials: Ask.com

Shawn — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:46:34 +0000

What do I get at Ask.com. A stalker attached to my neck who invades my comfort zone. They probably steal your wallet too.

Ask.com has been struggling, and these commercials aren’t helping. In my opinion they are still sub-par and I can’t imagine why you wouldn’t just use Google.

Just be thankful you don’t have someone attached to your neck.

via Laughing Squid

Crazy Commercials: Nutri-Grain

Shawn — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:43:39 +0000

The other day I was complaining about the terrible commercials on TV. Apparently we haven’t made much progress in recent years. Check out this Nutri-Grain commercial from 2005.

via Blake

WordPress 2.7: Hot New Features

Shawn — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:25:50 +0000

I am really psyched for WordPress 2.7. It is really looking great and I love the face lift. Instead of listing all the new features, I’ll let this great video cover some of the hottest.

[via wordpress.com]

High Quality Is Becoming Rare

Shawn — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:15:11 +0000

Here is a great example of excellent filming. This ad says more than some of the movies I have seen this year. It can almost make me forget about those Microsoft ads.

[via Daring Fireball]

Punched

Shawn — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:47:28 +0000

Here is a neat video of people getting punched in the face at 1000 frames per second.

[via kottke.org]

Flipping and Flying

Shawn — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:41:18 +0000

I could never do gymnastics. I am a firm believer that my head should not be below the rest of my body. I do however love watching gymnastics. Check out this video from the 1972 Olympics. It is the uneven bar routine of a 17 year old girl from Russia.

It is a great routine and an excellent example of why gymnastics is so fun to watch.

My favorite part of the routine is the backflip. Also, do those bars look a lot closer together than in current gymnastics?

[via kottke.org]

Blackberry vs. iPhone Browser Speeds

Shawn — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:00:07 +0000

Mobile Computer did a comparison of the browsing speed on the Blackberry and the iPhone over wifi. Check out the video at the bottom to see the painful results.

[via Daring Fireball]

Dr. Horrible

Shawn — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:48:25 +0000

I just finished watching Act 1 of “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” and had an absolute blast. Dr. Horrible is one of the latest projects by Joss Whedon, who you may know from Buffy, Angle, and Firefly (one of my favorites).

“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” is a web based mini series starring Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible and Nathan Fillion as his arch nemesis Captain Hammer. You can view Act 1 (of 3) now with the others releasing on July 17th and 19th.

So far this is an excellent light hearted series. I hope this sparks some interest so we see more like this in the future.

Teaser from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo.

Tasting the Wine Library Reserve

Shawn — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:03:32 +0000

I will (attempt to) match Gary’s style and review this show as he does wine.

It is important to note that I am talking about the new Wine Library Reserve videos. These are a condensed version of the regular Wine Library TV episodes that roll in around 5 minutes. I am a huge fan of Wine Library TV and here are my thoughts about the new Reserve.

Wine Library Reserve 2008, $0

To begin with, the show is very watered down. In only 5 minutes it is hard to get the full flavor of Gary. The “nose” on this show is really tight and it is hard to get much out of it. We lose one of the most important aspects which is Gary’s unique personality. You get small hints of the flavor, but nothing special that will blow you away.

Additionally, they tried to spice up the show with some new fancy animations. In the end it is way to synthetic and forced. I get these fake flavors in my mouth. It feels like they were placed there after the fact for mere WOW effect. I will admit that some of these can be useful (showing the grape and country) but overall it brings a bad finish.

Like Gary says, trust your palette. This show may not agree with mine but it may be right up your alley. You may like this shorter snazzier version and there is no problem with that. Either way check out both Wine Library TV and the Reserve and make your own judgement. For ZERO bones, either show is worth a taste.

Youtube Memes From “Pork and Beans”

Shawn — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:30:02 +0000

A couple weeks ago I posted about the new Weezer video Pork and Beans. I really liked the video since it brought back memories related to the various internet memes.

This week I stumbled upon a site that has conveniently gathered most of the YouTube videos that influenced the music video. This is a great chance to see some of these for the first time, or even just re-watch them for old times sake.