Steven Segal

Steven Segal USA Network Marathon

I won't claim to be a big fan, but his movies do entertain me. I won't comment on his marshal arts ability since I lack the expertise, but he seems to do OK. Only thing is, the latest movies I have seen him in show he has gained a lot of weight and you can tell he is not even doing his own fighting.

Open Thread

Downloading Movies

I am not sure i get the deal on downloading movies.  Even with a fast connection it still takes quite a while and you have issues with where you can display it.  By the looks of it the industry experts must disagree with my assesment:Netflix back on track for 2006 online downloads

Ipod du Jour

Unfortunately I think Jobs is right about this.  I am getting the bug to buy one of the new (not so much any more) video iPods, even though I already have a nano and a 3rd gen iPod. 

Jobs: "you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year"

Filed under: Portable Audio

Now we know the truth. In an interview with NBC's Brian Williams, Apple CEO Steve Jobs explained why Apple comes up with new iPod models so frequently: "You keep on innovating, you keep on making better stuff," Jobs said, in response to a question from Williams about why a new iPod might seem outdated as soon as you take it out of the box. Then Jobs offered a bit of advice to consumers: "If you always want the latest and greatest, then you have to buy a new iPod at least once a year." Gee, thanks, Steve. We always thought it was the dead batteries or battered shell that kept sending us back to the Apple store. Glad you could set us straight.

Maps

Always had an interest in Maps.  Here some good info on the value of the USGS if you are into this topic:

Buying Maps

For Amusement

The Top 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time

PCWorld magazine lists the top 25 worst tech products of all time.

On the nature of my colds

For the last 5 days I have been fighting a very annoying cold.  There are repeating steps in my colds which I have never really understood and which I hear are not the same in everyone else.  I apologize in advance if this grosses out anyone, but I will kinda describe the progression of my colds in detail to see if anyone has something similar.

My colds begin in my left nostril.  They usually entail a lot of liquid clear run-off and watery eye (also the left).  During the first few days (normal time about 5-6 days total), I tend to urinate frequently - I assume to get rid of the cold virus?  After a couple of days, the runny nose and watery eye switches to the right side, leaving my right side dry.  After a couple of more days the run-off turns darker and more lumpy and eventually stops.  Then I get many times some congestion in my upper chest and possibly some coughing.  Now do other people also get this?

By the way, I have just found that Benadryl Maximum Strength Severe Allergy & Sinus Headache seems to work best to dry me up.  This is after I tried Dexroral,  Claritin and Dayquil without success.  All this time also taking Airborne.

If anyone knows more effective ways to get rid of colds, I would really like to know...

StreetWars, 24

Today I heard on the XM Radio BBC channel a story about groups of people that set up a game in different cities, where the participants 100-300 set out to "kill" designated targets (other game participants) with water guns.  Not so long ago, they had a CSI-NY episode written around such a game.  I thought it was cool, but simply a Hollywood idea...I guess it was for real.  The guy being interviewed indicated that there is an upcoming game in London.  Overall sounds like a lot of fun!  Unfortunately, I forgot what the official name of the game was...all I know is that the the guy that created the game is a lawyer in NY city.  Hey after a little research its: StreetWars: A 3 week long, 24/7, watergun assassination tournament ...

Watching the finale of 24.  I keep wondering why Jack keeps carrying that rather effeminate bag of his.  I guess it is his bag of tricks where he keeps all his weapons and tools, but it just seems very odd.

Its Tough Being Sr Gato:)

Trying out new software

I am using Elict to see how it works.

On a side note, I have just wasted my 3 day weekend thanks to 9/80 work schedule getting over a cold.  No exercise or anything else.  Oh, well.....

Watching a NBC movie tonight called 10.5. Leaving in the LA area, probably not a good thing to do before sleep... '10.5: Apocalypse' self-destructs - Los Angeles Daily News .  I wonder how many people will move out or not move into CA?  I guess there are always two sides to every story.  I realize that these movies are hoky as the following indicates:Check Your Brain at the Door If You Watch '10.5: Apocalypse' "10.5 ... - International News Service but still there is probably an element of truth in the story.  Lets see if there has ever been an earthquake....from the web I do not see anything above 9.6...Its always good to have fiction.