Nathan Strum

I still want to buy my video games on CDs rather than downloads.

I still want to buy my video games on punch tape rather than downloads.

I just want CD-quality downloads. Luddites want LP phonograph records with pops, snaps, and lots of hiss.

And that you'll be surrounded by people who are 30 years younger than you.

Can't watch superhero movies anymore. Just. Can't. Do it.

Such a clever show!

Thank Richard Levinson and William Link, the co-creators of Columbo, and two of the best TV writers in history.

I recently discovered a TV movie of theirs from 1979, "Murder by Natural Causes", which is incredible also. Not available on DVD, unfortunately.

I wonder if Steve Jobs was a Columbo fan. "Just one more thing..."

"Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?"

I prefer salt.

Are you playing Pepper II ?

The rule is stupid. Ball in glove + foot on bag = out. What happens after that is irrelevant. Also, orange caps? Yuck!

Replay is awful, as well. Man running to third on a close play at first, he's tagged out, meanwhile call is disputed at first, they change the call -- now what do you do with the runner? Imho replay is ruining the game.

Agreed on the replays. They should only use them to check on whether or not a ball is a home run. I think that's still a legitimate use.

I've been noticing that as well.

huh?

Yep, I've been noticing that a lot, too. Within just a few years, the 1980s will be a quarter-century behind us, which I still can't quite believe.

PIE, not PI

Oh, well then:

It's also known as POETS day too.

why?

They make deploying updates across computer labs much harder than it should be. This morning, it was actually impossible. (This after over a week of testing ahead of time, to give us the best chance of it actually working. Silly me.)

Maybe it's not too late! George Lucas could do another Special Edition with an all-new CGI lightsaber fight between Luke and Darth Vader. Then they could make new action figures to go with it.

I have some scissors and super glue you can borrow..

While they're at it, they could add Jar-Jar Binks, to help move some of those Jar-Jar action figures that nobody wanted.

During the climactic scene where Vader turns on the Emperor and rescues Luke, Jar-Jar could walk across the screen behind them and fart.

The alien agenda is now clear.

Step #1: Grab Malaysian plane.

Step #2: Cause earthquakes.

Step #3: When everybody is standing outside, play a twisted version of Whack-A-Mole with the Malaysian plane.

Step #4: Trade in tickets for cheap toys at the intergalactic prize center.

Didn't feel it in the OC.

Cue the picture of the tipped over patio chair as "LA Earthquake damage 2014"

I smell BS, since I can tell the difference in the bottles I have here. Apparently the data was taken from a study of students describing the odors of wine. http://www.daysyn.com/Morrot.pdf

Anyway, I posted my counterpoint and that's all I wish to do.

You underestimate the importance of proper blinding. Confirmation bias, placebo effects, etc., are far, far more powerful than most people can even imagine.

Absolutely true. Also true is that a couple of articles on the Internet does not conclusively prove a point.

Then you'll be happy to know that this exists: http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/bacon-alarm-clock

I'd just keep hitting the snooze alarm. Over… and over… and over...

Amuse your friends! Annoy your dog!

Uh… yeah! Star Wars. I'm uh… writ… no… starr… no, uh directing them! Yeah - that's the ticket.

What about part 11?

After 10. But before 12.

mebbe got his haircut there as well

I'm not sure if I could care less or if i couldn't care less.

The careless couldn't care less.

I hope they don't close the one in Edison NJ. I love that store.

Once every 200 years would be fine with me.

I prefer once every decade, but oh well.

You're in luck, that's the exact schedule for the winter olympics!

I don't need cold medicine for that. I can go days without thinking all on my own.

could be, but most revenue is coming from the American Chrysler side

On the other hand, I saw ad 'genuine fiat parts'by Mopal in Brazil! So, America may export as well.

Bleah. I hate pre-recorded backing tracks and synthesized brass. The guy with the Vanilla Ice hair sings pretty good though.