Google Talk
by Pete on August 25, 2005
Yesterday, I downloaded and installed the beta version of Google Talk, Google’s much-rumored and anticipated IM client. My first impression: it’s pretty damn stripped-down. The interface is nice and clean, but the feature set is pretty small: no interoperability with (…)
The Crummy Governor vs. the Worst Newspaper on Earth
by Pete on August 24, 2005
I don’t know how much press this is getting outside of New York, but there is currently a fight going on between George Pataki, the increasingly unpopular Republican governor of New York, and the New York Post, the Rupert Murdoch-owned (…)
Liquid Television strikes back from beyond the grave
by Pete on August 23, 2005
During a recent perusal of Apple.com’s movie trailer site, I was surprised to find that there’s a live-action movie based on Aeon Flux coming out this fall. For those of you who don’t remember, Aeon Flux was an animated miniseries (…)
Voting != Democracy
by Pete on August 22, 2005
I’ve been reading Fareed Zakaria’s The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad over the last couple of days. While it’s not the most well-written thing I’ve ever read, a number of his arguments seem especially salient as (…)
He’s not lying
by Pete on August 17, 2005
Craig pointed me to Kung Fu Monkey a few days ago, and I’ve been perusing the site on and off. The author is a former stand-up comic and current TV/film writer, and while I don’t find his industry-related posts particularly (…)
Trying to maintain my sense of perspective
by Pete on August 16, 2005
There was an article in the Times within the last few days (sorry, no linkage handy at the moment) about how the government was going to be dropping its proposal to increase CAFE standards from its plans to overhaul the (…)
The perfect album?
by Pete on August 15, 2005
There’s an interesting discussion going on over at plastic.com about “The Perfect Album.” Unsurprisingly, the Beatles and Pink Floyd are vastly over-represented, as is classic rock in general (Supertramp? The Alan Parsons Project?!). However, it is, if nothing else, an (…)
Movies, movies, movies
by Pete on August 15, 2005
We attempted to go see Grizzly Man at the Angelica yesterday, but sadly, after standing in line for fifteen minutes in what ended up becoming a torrential downpour, we discovered that it was sold out. Bummer, on account of it (…)
Yes, Becky, there really is a new post
by Pete on August 11, 2005
Vacation was very nice, thank you, and it’s been a rather hectic week since I got back. For the record, Delta Airlines sucks ass. For one, their planes are old and rickety. On one flight, the in-cabin movie projector didn’t (…)