Movie Review: Hunger Games
I went to see The Hunger Games with a theater full of 12-year-olds. Despite their constant trips to the bathroom, they didn’t ruin it. Spoilers below.
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The movie was good; the book was better. Hopefully the second/third installments in the movie franchise will build on how much better the subsequent books were than the first.
Kasperky's Free Flashback/Flashfake check
WHAT IS FLASHBACK/FLASHFAKE?
It is a family of malware for Mac OS X. The first versions of this type of threat were detected in September 2011. In March 2012 over 600 000 computers worldwide were infected by Flashback. The infected computers have been combined in a botnet which enables cybercriminals to install additional malicious modules on them at will.
A Remix of Google’s Project Glass Video—Now With Ads
A Remix of Google’s Project Glass Video—Now With Ads:
“Let’s face it,” Jonathan McIntosh writes, “Google really is just a massive advertising company at heart.” Google’s latest promotional video, which promotes an augmented reality interface built into glasses, doesn’t include ads, so the remix artist decided to create a new version, with a subversive twist.
This puppy has had his bath and some delicious bologna for a meal.
Feels good to be home.
Bottling (Taken with instagram)
Delusion in Champaign
Do the names Derrick Rose and Anthony Davis resonate with you? If they don’t, then you’re as out of touch as the University of Illinois, because they are two of the best players to ever come out of Chicago. Rose went to Memphis, where he led them as a freshman to the NCAA championship game, and on to NBA glory with the Chicago Bulls, culminating in the MVP award last year. Davis is on the same path, regarded as the best player in the country on the top ranked team, Kentucky. Are you starting to notice a pattern? […] Bruce Weber was probably a nice guy, but he never should have been the head coach of a school like Illinois. Recruiting certainly wasn’t a strong suit of his. He couldn’t even get a player who his brother coached in high school in Jon Scheyer, who ended up at Duke.
The pattern I keep seeing on message boards & Facebook regarding Illinois’ basketball program is that they’re a top tier program like Duke1 and Kentucky2.
The problem is, they’re not. Illinois Basketball should be expected to be competitive in the Big Ten, finish the season with a winning record, and make the NCAA tournament field more often than not… oh, and not vacate entire seasons due to infractions.
What good is a championship or tournament wins if you have to give them back? I’d like to think that whomever AD Thomas chooses to replace Bruce Weber will be able to fulfill the fan’s expectations but I’m not holding my breath.
P.S. With fans like these, who can blame Shaka Smart for saying no?
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1 As for Scheyer, who wouldn’t pick Duke over Illinois? I don’t see the logic that would make someone turn down a chance to play for a legendary coach in favor of the local team.
2 I don’t count Memphis as a top tier program because the year that the author touts as a great run, 2007-08, was entirely vacated due to Rose’s indiscretions.
And the Hits Keep on Coming
Illinois fired Bruce Weber on Friday, letting go of a fiery coach whose first three years with the Illini included a run to the national championship game before a long, lackluster slide the past six years that concluded with a 17-15 mark this season.In 103 days Illinois’ AD Mike Thomas has fired the head football coach and the women’s and men’s head basketball coaches. Via ESPN.
(Rumor has it that VCU’s Shaka Smart is leaning toward taking the job. Via B/r)
Truly Done
The Colts are fielding telephone calls from teams interested in trading for perennial Pro Bowl defensive end Dwight Freeney, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Colts also released halfback Joseph Addai, tight end Dallas Clark, safety Melvin Bullitt, linebacker Gary Brackett and quarterback Curtis Painter.
Wow. If Luck/RG3 know what’s good for them, whichever of them ends up on this train wreck will request a trade and refuse to play. Sure worked for Eli Manning.
Via ESPN.Sad Day
After seeing some of the other names (Garçon, Wayne, Diem, Saturday…hell, even Orlovsky (the guy that WON them their only 2 games last year)) on the Colts’ free agent list I hope Andrew Luck has a great medical staff.
This app requires a front facing camera.
When trying to install iPhoto on my original iPad I’m greeted with the message:
This App is incompatible with this iPad. This App requires a front facing camera.Last time I checked, iPhoto was used for editing photos, not taking them. Hopefully this is some sort of bug, but I’m not holding my breath.1
1 I can’t say I’m surprised that Apple isn’t supporting iPhoto on the original iPad, but a guy can hope, right?
President Obama makes executive decision that Omar is the best character on The Wire
During a recent appearance on Bill Simmons’ The B.S. Report that, sadly, Andrew Breitbart will never get to comment on now, Obama was asked to settle a debate over the best Wire character, and he replied without hesitation, “It’s got to be Omar, right? I mean, that guy is unbelievable, right? I mean, what a combination. And that was one of the best shows of all time.”A.V. Club via Coudal.com
Just another "fanboy".
