Yesterday the only story CNN seemed willing to report was Christopher Dorner. In keeping with their one-story-per-day habit, today they are fixated on watching the powerless Carnival Triumph being towed into port. Lord help us! It won’t reach the dock until late tonight. The rest of the world will just have to wait. … Comments »
On February 1, Netflix launched its new, original television series, “House of Cards,” by releasing all 13 episodes at once — a first for both Netflix and television and an expensive nod to television’s binge viewers. “House of Cards” has been done before, but it’s new to me and I’m enjoying it immensely. So, it … Continue reading ‘House of Cards’ a devilishly good time
I’m aware that my posts have dropped off considerably in frequency and in the amount of thought put into them, but sometimes non-blog things do intrude on my little hermitage. Like grandmotherly things. Picking up the grandkids after school every day this week and tending them until their dad can come pick them up after … Continue reading Fun with Far Cry, wifi, and House of Cards
I didn’t turn on the Super Bowl until halftime, so I missed whatever commercials aired before then. But it’s been hard to overlook the popular ones if you’ve had a TV on in the last two weeks. News about the ads, ads promoting the ads, etc. It got pretty silly, really. I fail miserably at … Continue reading My take on some Super Bowl commercials
An interesting article on Ars Technica yesterday told of a really dumb Internet extortionist who stole compromising photos from some women’s Facebook pages, and then threatened to post them publicly if the women did not display more for him via Skype. Instead, they called police, and the perpetrator was tracked down very quickly via his … Continue reading Sermon 2013: The Internet is not private
I have no idea what constitutes a great résumé these days, but I’m guessing Philippe Dubost’s Amazon look-alike résumé has garnered several good job offers by now. His website has been getting hammered since Mashable did a story on it yesterday, so you may not be able to get to it right away. Continue reading How to sell yourself online
