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The new Imac

I have to say that I really like the look of the new iMac.

Update: Gizmodo has a really slick picture of them on the showroom floor.

August 31, 2004
QOTD 08/30/2004

E. B. White
“Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but the thing dies in the process and the innards are discouraging to any but the pure scientific mind.”
[Quotes of the Day]

August 30, 2004
Fanatical Apathy, The Guest Edition

Peter Sagal will be taking over Fanatical Apathy for the week (while Adam Felber flees the RNC).

[taps the microphone]

Is this on? Hello?

[blows into microphone]

In the back, can you hear me? Yes? Okay. Good. Uh…

[straightens tie]

HAH! MINE! ALL MINE! MINE MINE MINE MINE! [Fanatical Apathy]

August 29, 2004
Redesign in the Works

I’ve been working on a redesign for this site all day and think I finally have a home page at a point I like it. The only issue I’m having right now is that it doesn’t seem to render right in Safari. I know it’s an issue with the clear:both, but I’m not quite sure what to do about it. It does render just fine in Firefox though. I’ve pushed the new style live so if anyone has any suggestions let me know. I also haven’t tested it under IE (and I’m kind of dreading doing that).

August 28, 2004
QOTD 08/28/2004

Thomas A. Edison
“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.”
[Quotes of the Day]

August 28, 2004
I really really want these slippers

Cthulhu Plush Slippers. I wonder what sounds one gets from stepping on Cthulhu’s face repeatedly. I wonder if anyone else carries these too, must look. [via Neil Gaiman]

August 26, 2004
Anime in the News
Two interesting articles on anime related things.
- An article on The strange but familiar world of a Japanese TV cartoon over at reason online. It’s from May and is about Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (One of my personal favorites of the last year or so). The author has some interesting notes on the subject.
  
  “Depictions of shapely, scantily clad women are standard in Japanese comics and animations, and this series gladly provides them. But the message is subtly subversive: These bodies are literal commodities, shells their inhabitants can exchange if they feel like it. Kusanagi is female only in the sense that she wears female bodies, apparently to complement her favorite watch. No longer the key to identity, gender becomes a convention.”
- An article from Forbes.com about John Ledford, the creator of ADV Films. It tells of how the company got started and is a pretty amazing read. I especially like how Ledford got started by importing Japanese video game systems that weren’t available here yet and selling them with an obscene markup.
August 26, 2004
Anime in the News
Two interesting articles on anime related things.
- An article on The strange but familiar world of a Japanese TV cartoon over at reason online. It’s from May and is about Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (One of my personal favorites of the last year or so). The author has some interesting notes on the subject.
  
  “Depictions of shapely, scantily clad women are standard in Japanese comics and animations, and this series gladly provides them. But the message is subtly subversive: These bodies are literal commodities, shells their inhabitants can exchange if they feel like it. Kusanagi is female only in the sense that she wears female bodies, apparently to complement her favorite watch. No longer the key to identity, gender becomes a convention.”
- An article from Forbes.com about John Ledford, the creator of ADV Films. It tells of how the company got started and is a pretty amazing read. I especially like how Ledford got started by importing Japanese video game systems that weren’t available here yet and selling them with an obscene markup.
August 26, 2004
She had to leave… Los Angeles
Yesterday I set out for Newbury Comics in search of two CDs and I was quite happy to find that they had both of them. Usually I feel like I go off in search of CDs and never find what I’m looking for and end up buying way too much stuff because I start browsing. So, yesterday’s purchaes were:
- Make the Music go Bang! – X: I’ve been an X fan since high school and have about 3/4s of their CDs, but wanted to pick this up after reading a short article about the band on CNN.com a day or two ago. I’ve given a listen to the beginning of the first CD and still love their sound so much.
- The Name of This Band is Talking Heads – Talking Heads: This is one of the Talking Heads albums I never got around to picking up. When I heard they were finally releasing it on CD I had to pick it up. The album was originally released in 1982 and had never been released on CD before. It has also been expanded with a bunch of unreleased material. I think this one will get its first listen today in the car, where I can turn it up really loud.
Possibly more comments to come as I listen.
August 26, 2004
Kitty Help!

My friend Ellen just got a new kitty and is looking for any advice people can offer. Drop her a line if you’ve got any recommendations.

News news and more…um…news.

…Now, on a totally different front, we got a kitty cat for Katie’s birthday! Our first cat, so advice from cat owners is appreciated until I get tired of you all. 😉 Here’s a bunch of bad pictures, but at least a start. [Lumpy Gravy]

Update: Had to fix some links. Oops.

August 25, 2004