Posts by Christopher Null
Already Against DST
Kid (circa 6pm): “When is it going to be night time???” Me: “November.”
Read MoreFarewell, Yahoo! Tech
Now redirecting to Yahoo! News, Technology section. My blog should be reappearing there shortly… when I have an ETA on that I’ll post it here.
Read More2010 Best Picture Oscar Nominees by Main Character’s Occupation
Want to make a hit movie? Here’s what your main character ought to do for a living… at least per 2010’s 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees*. * Presumes The Blind Side is actually about Michael Oher and not Leigh Anne Tuohy. If you disagree, adjust chart accordingly. For kicks, adding in the occupation of the…
Read MoreHow Much to Delete this Post?
I wonder if the critic got any of the $400,000? That’s like $1000 a word… nice! Last month, Variety panned a thriller called Iron Cross. But the review has been disappeared from Variety‘s web site, which probably has something to do with the $400,000 Iron Cross‘ producers paid to Variety for an awards campaign.
Read MoreFrom the Mouths of Babes
Scene: Kids watching TV in the morning via Tivo. Commercial comes on. Me: “Fast-forward it.” Child: “I wanna see this!” Me: “It’s a commercial!” Child: “But it’s cereal!” Exeunt.
Read MoreUnsubscribe, Unsubscribe, Unsubscribe…
Whatever you do, don’t let yourself get signed up for any General Electric newsletter, or you’ll have to deal with this.
Read MoreNot Quite a Quarter
Time on the phone spent trying to close a checking account with a lingering, $0.16 balance: 9 minutes. Implied wage: $1.06/hour.
Read MoreHow Much Do I Love This GIF?
THIS much.
Read MoreI Like Forest
Something about this email from “Stephenie” (reprinted verbatim) just speaks to me. Can’t put my finger on it. Oddly there are no links in the email, just this text. Im woman. I have a red hair with copper shimmering. My eyes is purple. I am high. I have beautiful chest. My hair is long straight.…
Read MoreOil Rigs?
This is a photo of the actual warning notice on a new Blu-ray disc… not a joke. (click for larger photo)
Read MoreDon’t Look at the Camera
Publicity still from today’s Lady Gaga/Polaroid event… (click for full size to see if you can spot “the issue”…)
Read MoreIt Was Only a Matter of Time…
I’m surprised it took so long…
Read MoreWatch Me Race
This is my 10th (I think) year participating in the Tiger Direct Charity PC Race, which begins at 7pm on Thursday, January 7th while I’m at CES. You can watch it live right here:
Read MoreAnything to Stay Relevant…
In Roger Ebert’s world, the best movies of the decade include the retarded Bad Lieutenant remake, the Kill Bill movies, Spike Lee’s tepid The 25th Hour, Linklater’s experimental (and little else) Waking Life, and Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York (the best movie of the ’00s)! I guess Herzog’s threat has done its job.
Read MoreLike Getting Hit in the Face
“I can’t stand to see a woman bleed from the mouth. It reminds me of that country and western music, which I cannot abide.” – one genius line of many from In the Loop
Read MoreEverything’s Coming Up Roses
Daily Virgo Horoscope – 24th December, 2009 T’was the night before Christmas and all through the land, there were Virgos who were realizing that they had two basic choices: they could continue to act like the weight of the world was on their shoulders or they could get with the new program and start to…
Read MoreJust Click It
Don’t want to tell you too much. Just give it a try.
Read MoreYou Want Teeth? I Give You Teeth
Sometimes two press releases arrive at just the right time…
Read MoreEver Wonder What Nickelodeon Slime Is Made Out Of?
Well, we were wondering about that last night, so I figured I’d look it up… Wikipedia to the rescue. Several different recipes of slime were used during the series’ decade-long run, some resulting in thin, watery slime and others in thick, chunky slime. In an interview with YCDTOTV.com, longtime YCDTOTV crew member Bill Buchanan explained…
Read MoreStep One: Obtain Typewriter Ribbon
Love this letter from J.D. Salinger…
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