So many links, such few minutes...
A lot has happened in the past 2 weeks, but that
requires many new pics, so for now I'll just catch
you up on some of the web sites that have educated
and/or entertained me recently. 
I really like HD-DVDs, in comparison to Bluray Discs. The upconversion on regular DVDs are great (ie. play a regular DVD on an HD-DVD player on HDTV and it looks almost high-def). They're cheaper, easier to make and the technology is mature whereas the only current BD players that will work with the discs that come out next fall is the Playstation3. Plus, it's Sony being all proprietary again (which is why I don't own a Sony camera or TV). Anyway, here's a nice business article about BD winning by Sony buying out Warner and one about HDs price drops (I went ahead and got a few more for just over $10 recently).
So, for those that missed it, MacWorld had their Steve Jobs keynote recently (visit apple to view). Since the future of my HD-DVD player's usefulness is questionable, I'm more interested in downloaded HD video content. Here's a comparison on the main 2 consumer HD download movie rentals (xbox live & apple tv). Still happy with my xbox360. Plus, quick review matrix of MacBook Air. It looks very sleek!
Back to the home cinema theme - check out these! Some day... some day...
Is this (noca) how we'll be making all our future online payments? I would be happy to find a credit-alternative that has no fees for the seller.
News article on kite-powered cargo ship - fuel efficient shipping of the future is here now?
Interesting card-trick video. Something out of psych 101? View it & let me know if you figured it out!
OK, the next two links have a lot of foul language, so don't click if that bothers you.
The 5 most horrifying bugs in the world - while I had heard of all of these at different times, the humor of the article and some of the pics reminded me of the fun I was missing.
From the Onion, pho-editorial by Jimmy Carter called "I Got What America Needs Right Here". Wrong, but hilarious!
Continuing on politics, Legacy table of George W Bush's Presidency - what he started with, where things currently are. Yes, very sad, though biased & silly at places - but short!
Ex-US Congressman Mark Deli Siljander now charged in terror conspiracy (from Kansas City!)
Not quite related, but fascinating map of leading church bodies in the US. Since college I would tell others that in high-school we often differentiated each other by which church we attended. Now I see that KS does have quite the variety where we were!
Sad and long article about where and how Bobby Fischer is festering.
Bloomberg article about a free-sex brothel called Big Sister, that apparently is catching on big time.
Lastly, real-life love story of Chinese couple - man carves 6K steps for his wife.
I really like HD-DVDs, in comparison to Bluray Discs. The upconversion on regular DVDs are great (ie. play a regular DVD on an HD-DVD player on HDTV and it looks almost high-def). They're cheaper, easier to make and the technology is mature whereas the only current BD players that will work with the discs that come out next fall is the Playstation3. Plus, it's Sony being all proprietary again (which is why I don't own a Sony camera or TV). Anyway, here's a nice business article about BD winning by Sony buying out Warner and one about HDs price drops (I went ahead and got a few more for just over $10 recently).
So, for those that missed it, MacWorld had their Steve Jobs keynote recently (visit apple to view). Since the future of my HD-DVD player's usefulness is questionable, I'm more interested in downloaded HD video content. Here's a comparison on the main 2 consumer HD download movie rentals (xbox live & apple tv). Still happy with my xbox360. Plus, quick review matrix of MacBook Air. It looks very sleek!
Back to the home cinema theme - check out these! Some day... some day...
Is this (noca) how we'll be making all our future online payments? I would be happy to find a credit-alternative that has no fees for the seller.
News article on kite-powered cargo ship - fuel efficient shipping of the future is here now?
Interesting card-trick video. Something out of psych 101? View it & let me know if you figured it out!
OK, the next two links have a lot of foul language, so don't click if that bothers you.
The 5 most horrifying bugs in the world - while I had heard of all of these at different times, the humor of the article and some of the pics reminded me of the fun I was missing.
From the Onion, pho-editorial by Jimmy Carter called "I Got What America Needs Right Here". Wrong, but hilarious!
Continuing on politics, Legacy table of George W Bush's Presidency - what he started with, where things currently are. Yes, very sad, though biased & silly at places - but short!
Ex-US Congressman Mark Deli Siljander now charged in terror conspiracy (from Kansas City!)
Not quite related, but fascinating map of leading church bodies in the US. Since college I would tell others that in high-school we often differentiated each other by which church we attended. Now I see that KS does have quite the variety where we were!
Sad and long article about where and how Bobby Fischer is festering.
Bloomberg article about a free-sex brothel called Big Sister, that apparently is catching on big time.
Lastly, real-life love story of Chinese couple - man carves 6K steps for his wife.
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