March 18, 2009
CNBC "de-educates" investors..
If you enjoyed Stewart's grilling of Cramer last week, you may also enjoy this guy's take on it.
Snake-Oil Salesmen? Debating the Role of the Financial Media ∞ Get Rich Slowly
Remember: In general, it pays to ignore financial news. Sound investing is based on your personal financial goals and a pre-determined investment strategy. It’s based on time-tested wisdom from actual experts, not on daily updates from talking heads on TV. The shallow, breathless reporting in certain corners of the financial media simply fans the fires of greed. It de-educates.
October 24, 2008
How to buy an HDTV
Good article on what to look for when buying a new TV.
Giz Explains: How to Buy an HDTV Like a Pro
The contrast ratio is the most important thing to look for in today's HDTVs.
August 20, 2008
Another bites the dust.. Satellite Television.
Though I've heard the HDTV on satellite is the bomb compared to Comcast, this article thinks the technology for satellite television is winding down.
Could Satellite TV Get Creamed by Cable? | Epicenter from Wired.com
Could Satellite TV Get Creamed by Cable?
July 17, 2008
"Scrubs" hopping networks
Without skipping a beat, star Zach Braff chimes in: "It'll be on CBS next year."Rather than let him wrap up his final season and bow out with a series finale--as creator David Chase was allowed with HBO's The Sopranos and JJ Abrams is poised to do with ABC's Lost--NBC abruptly pulled the plug on Lawrence's series following the 100-day writers' strike.
Lame NBC, very lame..
July 14, 2008
May 16, 2008
Good question about Arthur
The Journal of Cartoon Over-analyzations
In America, we no longer practice servitude and slavery. No one will argue that point–things aren’t equal by any means, but we don’t force others into a slaveship. In these cartoons, they show the characters with pets, generally a dog or cat or a fish. I find this wrong. I realize that they are merely illustrating humans through the animals, but by giving the animals pets, they are saying that not all creatures are allowed equal rights.Arthur has a pet dog named Pal. What makes Arthur and his friends and family above the species of dogs? Why was the puppy not enrolled in preschool with the rest and given the chance at an education?
March 22, 2008
Use Google Docs to collaborate on the cheap for a News script
Working with Collaborators: Simultaneous editing and viewing
Working with Collaborators: Simultaneous editing and viewingPosted by cmwillis at 5:42 PM |
March 15, 2008
Jimmy James don't like Comcast
Can anybody find a link to the anti-Comcast commercial by AT&T or their lobbyists starring Stephen Root, AKA Jimmy James from NewsRadio?
Good stuff..
Stephen Root (I)
June 26, 2007
Laser TVs and projectors
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I've been wondering about this for a long time. Seems to me that projection is limited by the contrast ratio, since the black areas never seem black enough in relation to the bright areas. But, if the bright areas suddenly got amazingly brighter, then we'd be onto something.. Lasers could do just that.
Laser TVs launching Christmas 2007 - Engadget
The new sets are touted to be half the price, twice as good, and use a quarter of the electricity of conventional plasma and LCD TVs and be half the weight and depth of modern plasmas.
Posted by cmwillis at 1:30 PM |
May 30, 2007
Super Hi Awesome Vision TV
IGN: Super Hi-Vision Crushes 1080p
The recently unveiled Super Hi-Vision standard features a video resolution of 7,680 x 4,320—16 times higher resolution than 1920 x 1080 (1080p).Posted by cmwillis at 10:07 PM |
May 25, 2007
Hey Comcast...
...maybe dropping G4 and other channels in the middle of a fight for primacy of copper wires into our homes isn't such a good idea.
So, I know Comcast does great things for the community, people volunteer with shelters and other projects, and they do provide fairly reliable cable and internet service. However.. Cable Bill Dead, Chattanooga Invites AT&T; To Provide Video Service | WDEF News 12 | News, Weather and Sports for Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley, let's roll out the red carpet for AT&T; to come into Chattanooga to provide cable and broadband services.
First of all, lack of competition is never good. Do I think prices will drop with cable alternatives? Not really, especially since I'm still dismayed that prices keep going up and up for cellular service and broadband in general, not to mention cable TV. But will we have more options? Certainly. As a consumer, that's always good.
How will it affect public access and other educational broadcasts? We don't know. We can imagine worst-case scenarios, but there are probably some positives that could come from this as well. Time will tell. Was quite a lobby effort against this though, and I can't help but think, if that money had been used to buy airtime for educational broadcasts, at least it wouldn't have gone down the drain.
I did my part by broadcasting MTSU's talk show on this topic which did much to inform me and hopefully this community about the issue. However, I never saw Comcast's argument that we should all be so concerned about "playing by the rules." The community-based approach to cable/internet franchising is great, but if state-wide negotiating gives us choices, let the market decide I say.
Thoughts?
May 24, 2007
Another orb function
Orb works TiVo with DVR Everywhere - Engadget
I'm just saying.. Orb does everything. Last night it assimilated my DVR recordings and wouldn't let me watch Lost. I gladly obey the Orb.
April 21, 2007
They're just good people...
Forget overcoming diversity. This family is just cool, and normal, and they live on an incredible farm in Oregon..
TLC :: Little People, Big World
This is our favorite weekend show since it's great family entertainment and it's always uplifting.
January 25, 2007
January 22, 2007
July 30, 2006
Nielsen Family
So here's the package we got from Nielsen Media Research.
And the sweet $15 for filling out the week-long diary.
Not sure how they perform sampling, since I just happended to be home when they called during the day. Being the last week before my big deadline for class it wasn't too hard to keep up, though I did watch my favorite shows, Rescue Me and Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Other than that we logged in Ready, Set, Learn and Peep and the Big Wide World.
Really been thinking a lot about my children's show lately.. If Kerry keeps her job next year maybe I can shoot the pilot.
December 3, 2005
More White Stripes
OK. This is officially my new favorite one-cut video:
"Denial Twist" QT | Win
Check out the soundstage at the end.
Thinking about my doorbell..
Anybody see The White Stripes on Daily Show this week. JS was giddy introducing them. Why are they so popular with hipsters? I like their simple sound and the fact that you know they'll be the same live and produced, but other people seem to get a lot more out of them. Come on, those lyrics, pel-leaze...
October 13, 2005
Lost websites
Just so I'll have them all in one place:
http://www.thehansofoundation.org/
https://www.thehansofoundation.org/
http://www.oceanicflight815.com/
http://www.oceanic-air.com/
http://www.fly-oceanic.com
http://www.oceanic-airlines.com
http://www.dharmaindustries.com
http://www.mrclucks.com
http://www.dharmainitiative.com/
http://www.dharmainitiative.org
http://www.dharmainitiative.info
http://www.dharmainitiative.net
http://www.driveshaftband.com
http://www.thehansofoundation.com/
http://www.thehansofoundation.net/
http://www.oceanicfligh815.net
http://www.thedharmainitiative.org
http://www.hansofoundation.net/
http://www.hansofoundation.info/
http://www.hansofoundation.com/
http://www.hansofoundation.org/
http://www.larstornqvist.com
http://www.bigspaceship1.com
Easter eggs are fun!