Michael Cook’s Place

Intro
Thanks to the large storm cell that went through the midwest on Thursday, basically every TV show that my TiVo recorded off the major networks during primetime was useless. I would guess I got about 10% TV shows, 90% weather coverage.
But I’ve got two nice internet connections (6Mbps at home, dual T1s at work) so [...]

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Last night it occurred to me that the writer’s strike in Hollywood has an unintended consequence for me. Other than listening to NPR, I get most all my news from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. NPR has covered the strike a little, but since the situation hasn’t changed it has only received a [...]

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I’ve got two requests by other people to use my camera coming up. When I use it, I tend to take pictures of other things too so new photos may be coming.
But the main reason I’m writing is I watched the premier of Thank God You’re Here on NBC last night. A brand new show [...]

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For the topic, this post is rather late. I watched (parts) of the Super Bowl this year. Basically, just the commercials. That’s all I ever watch. But I noticed something as a result of all this.
SD commercials seem terrible.
I’m so used to HD that I look down on SD commercials. When you look at the [...]

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I got a Nintendo Wii on launch day and it’s fantastic. I’m over 20 hours into Zelda. Wii Sports if fun, but I’ve had trouble getting into Red Steel. The sword can feel a tad tacked-on on Zelda, but who am I to complain considering how good the rest of the game is.
I’ve been enjoying [...]

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