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Location Los Angeles, CA
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Bio Actress, New Media Geek, Gamer, Misanthrope. I like to keep my Tweets real and not waste people’s time.
Sample Tweet: “ Love it when random people say hi who like The Guild! I gotta start combing my hair before I leave the house though, haha.“
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Dahlias were discovered by the Spanish in Mexico at around the same time as potatoes, tomatoes and maize. The Spanish tried eating all of them, but the dahlias were disgusting.
Quote of the Day
- If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention, than to any other talent. Isaac Newton
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DVD Cost Too Much
As DVD sales decline, Hollywood studios are looking for ways to get movies straight to consumers’ living rooms. This has some industry insiders worried that Hollywood is jeopardizing its most valuable asset: the theatrical release date. The movie industry is looking to change the way it distributes content. Problem: If Hollywood studios follow Amazon Kindle’s pricing it won’t make a difference in sales. The price of any digital content must be cheaper than the packaged product. (npr . . .)
RIP AOL
Shareholders will get one share of AOL for every 11 shares of Time Warner, giving the former an implied value of $3.2 billion–a fraction of its estimated $20 billion valuation in 2005. (cnet . . .)
Expensive Eggs
New York State is the first state to permit cash for a human female eggs to use in stem cell research. Next soon it will be legal for women to dance naked in front of men. (scientific american . . .)
Verizon to AT&T
‘Truth Hurts” (engadget . . .)
Sweatshop Alive and Active
So, why does the iPhone cost so much if it cheaply made?. (globalpost . . .)
Google Telephone Company?
Has Google Voice really changed everything? (cnn . . .)
Apple Getting Stupid
Apple is seeking a patent for technology that displays advertising on almost anything that has a screen of some kind: computers, phones, televisions, media players, game devices and other consumer electronics. The technology can freeze the device until the user clicks a button or answers a test question to demonstrate that he or she has dutifully noticed the commercial message. Because this technology would be embedded in the innermost core of the device, the ads could appear on the screen at any time, no matter what one is doing. (ny times . . .)
Bacteria & Military
Bacteria will light up around landmines. Doesn’t anyone see this as a problem? Killing all that defenseless bacteria. (tree hugger . . .)
Look Ma, No Hands
Auto driving soon will be reality, but don’t hold your breath. I am still waiting for my hovercraft. (wired . . .)
Unfriend
The New Oxford American Dictionary has chosen ‘unfriend’ as its 2009 Word of the Year. (pcw . . .)
AA Is An Unnecessary For Most
People who have what are now termed “alcohol-use disorders” can cut back on consumption before it disrupts education, ruins careers and damages health. Although abstinence is still considered necessary for those with the most severe disease. (la times . . .)
Research on Fluoride
State University of New York researchers found more premature births in fluoridated than non-fluoridated upstate New York communities. (folsom telegraph . . .)
Weekly Raffle
Geek Comment Clash
Discussion: This kicks The Weather Channel’s ass. (link . . .)
Comments: “…i love the f*cking simplicity of that website! but i can not share it with everyone i know because of the f*cking profanity…..” (comments . . .)
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Monthly Online Gaming Pick
The Lord of the Rings Online has quickly established itself as the emerging leader and was named the PC MMO Game of the Year 2007 by the editorial staff of GameSpy and PC Game of the Year 2007 at the 25th Annual Golden Joystick awards. The New York Times proclaimed The Lord of the Rings Online “a major achievement of interactive storytelling, the first game truly worthy of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ franchise and a must-play for just about anyone with an interest in Tolkien or the future of online entertainment.”
Demographics: 80+% of Lord of the Rings Online players are male and are on average 31 years old. Additionally, the game is only available for PC users it is not currently MAC compatible.
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FAVRD lists interesting things that show up on Twitter, based on the number of times an item has been declared a â’˜favoriteâ’. FAVRD runs on a no-webcock algorithm. If you see Twitter as a venue for public relations or marketing, or as an audience eager to hear news of a post on your â’˜blogâ’, or a rich hot sticky vertical, or if you consider yourself a web strategist, or if you talk earnestly about social media, or if you can read Techcrunch or listen to the Gillmor gang with a straight face, itâ’s very unlikely the things you say on Twitter will show up here. If however you think of Twitter as a place to amuse, inspire and entertain, then good on you. (link . . .)
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