Gno Schitt

Everyone should be familiar with the name Bobby Fischer - a chess prodigy who dazzled the world with his prowess before going into reclusion.

Well apparently he died recently and in the wake of the announcement about the bio being made about him the video in the link was released. Somehow I don't think the material in the video will make it to the big screen, but if it does I may be forced to watch...

I'm not commenting one way or another. The interview segment in the short video took place mere hours after the 9/11 attacks.

Be warned the video has NSFW audio, so wear headphones if you're watching at work.

Lookin forward to this one already.

Stumbled upon this by accident, and couldn't believe the story.

Anybody else watch that pathetic excuse for a SoTU address last night? At least Obama's response was good. To bad he'll probably never be elected.

Why not supplement your diet?
Edit: Okay... list of events here.

You'll probably have to be an NFL fan to really enjoy this.

Another national survey has found that more Americans believe the news media leans more to the left than the right.

The study by Sacred Heart University Polling Institute found 45.4 percent of the respondents think journalists and broadcasters are mostly or somewhat liberal. Just 15.7 percent think they are conservative.

44.9 percent view CNN as liberal; 41.9 believe The New York Times leans left; 40.3 for National Public Radio and 38.8 for MSNBC. 48.7 percent said FOX News is mostly or somewhat conservative.

And, as far as which outlet is "most trusted?" FOX News led the way with 27 percent, CNN at 14.6 percent; NBC News at 10.9 percent; ABC at 7 percent; local news 6.9 percent; CBS at 6.8 percent; MSNBC at 4 percent and Public Broadcasting at 3 percent.

FOX News led the way. I think that puts the whole American condition into perspective. ;)

I hope they are finished shooting that movie, 'cause, he's dead.

Wonder why he was in the apartment of an Olsen twin.

I think this really captures the essence of the situation.

Once Warner Brothers jumped ship, and Paramount started making similar noises, it was almost inevitable that the Next Gen DVD War might be drawing to an end. Too bad that it's gonna be Blu-Ray though - it proves to Sony that if they stamp their feet like an angry child they will eventually get their way.

Oh, well. I'll give it a while before I call this over, but the future looks dim for HD-DVD.

It is worth noting that Bill Gates, in a recent interview, had a good point when he stated that the future will see the end of discs as downloads and portable storage get cheaper, more reliable, and more prevalent.

Sorry Gang,

No image on this one (still trying to figure out the Mac I now use at my new work).
Make sure you have sound and enjoy!

Marginally NSFW (but only if you're in a very conservative environment).

Should be especially relevant to you Gen Xers.

Now that I work in advertising I'll be periodically posting the best damn ads there are up here.

In the meantime:

Enjoy, We Are The Toys, and happy holidays!

Enjoy!

In case you haven't seen them...treat yourself.

Saw a trailer for this on TV last night. All I can do is shake my head...

I'm reserving judgement on this one until I see it - in January!

Thought some of you might be interested in seeing this one, a couple big names on the cast list.

I think it's okay to still say Merry Christmas! around here, so I would like to start by wishing everybody such.

It sure has been another totally crazy year. Hard to believe where things are at considering where they were - if you take my meaning. I'd like to extend a warm invitation for all friends (who are really more like family) to please come by our place the night of Christmas Day after you are finished visiting with family.
We should be ready to receive people around 7pm or so if you are so inclined. We will have decorations up and Christmas music in play. Bring anything you like with you, stay as late as you'd like to, I'm usually up until around 3 or 4 on this night.

Merry Holidays, Seasons Happiness and Christmas Greetings (or some other conjugations of those terms that best suit). Hopefully we see all of you that night!

While this is an older review, the promise of 'true' FPS gaming on the PS3 peaked my interest. Here's what the reviewer posted on the subject:

"For those of you hardcore PC purists, mouse and keyboard controls will be available in the PS3 version through the USB ports on the front of the machine. In addition, the Sixaxis controller will get its usual nod and the motion sensor can be used to control where you look. The Sony rep apologized for it not being accessible on the demo I was playing, and he suggested that it was actually very accurate once you got the hang of it."

I think I'll wait on the FragFX.

Greetings Young Apprentices,

You are cordially invited to become, for this one special day, a ninja!
Embrace your inner shadow and know the tranquility that overcomes one after performing an unobserved assassination!

You must bring your own shuriken, be prepared to spill blood (yours and others) and a healthy hatred of pirates (damn scurvy dogs!)

Check the link above for more info, including:
How to make a Ninja hood from a T-shirt
How to make paper shuriken
And of course: take THE QUIZ!


Welcome to the shadows my friends...

Open call for schitt heads.

The plan is for food at Winstons and movie at Galaxy (Hitman) TONIGHT
The details:

• meet at 6pm (or a little earlier) at Winstons for food
• see the 7:15pm showing of Hitman (the movie) at Galaxy