As I've mentioned before, fans of the Looney Tunes cartoons have been eagerly awaiting each volume of the Golden Collection DVD sets that Warners has been issuing annually since 2003. As reported at the San Deigo Comic Con and on various sites on the internet (TVShowsOnDVD), Warners has announced the contents of the upcoming Golden Collection Volume 3. I round up the news, give you the links and provide my opinions (of course). Read the rest of this entry ...

§125 · July 19, 2005 · Cartoons, Entertainment · 6 comments ·


For several months in late 2001 and early 2002, I was thoroughly hooked to Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and loving every minute of it. The games in the Elder Scrolls series are single-player role-playing games with vast maps, a strong central story and the freedom to abandon the central story and develop your character in interesting (and sometimes unexpected) ways in the uncounted side quests. This gives the compelling illusion that the game is open-ended and that your character has a lasting impression on the game world and the computer-controlled people in it. Read the rest of this entry ...

§115 · July 5, 2005 · Entertainment, Games, Software, Technology · 3 comments ·


CNN article on recent rulings against Grokster by the recording industry giants. While I agree with Mauriat's assessment that the recording industries are taking their existence for granted (the Pony Express probably did too), to me the big news is that the courts now equate doing nothing to prevent copyright infringement with actively promoting copyright infringement based on how a company markets their product or if they could easily prevent copyright infringement. Read the rest of this entry ...

§114 · June 28, 2005 · Entertainment · Comments Off on The Evolution of Entertainment Part Two ·


So I finally crystallized all my new hard-won JavaScript, DOM and SVG knowledge into a simple proof-of-concept game. Any guesses on what game I implemented for my first go? One hint: It has to do with falling blocks... Read the rest of this entry ...

§106 · June 15, 2005 · Entertainment, Games, JavaScript, Software, SVG, Technology, Web · Comments Off on My First SVG Game · Tags: ,


Apparently, Tom Cruise is "the most amazing man in the whole world". So I guess we can all stop trying so hard now, because this proves it.

Kill me...

Kill me now...

§100 · May 31, 2005 · Entertainment · 1 comment ·