Yes, I fully admit that I am a total geek. I had serious reservations about the upcoming Star Trek movie, but after this trailer it is a foregone conclusion that I will be going to see it.
I'm also definitely headed to see The Watchmen this weekend. Equally geeked about that movie.
Saw this on today on Engadget.com, very cool video montage of possible future of computing.
This kind of stuff is mostly possible with existing technology, some of it is way out there, but I am eagerly anticipating this kind of tech.
Trying to get our "extra" house in Plymouth rented and it is amazing me how scattered some people can be. We have been going round and round with this potential renter. Admittedly the fellow is doing exactly what I would be doing. He is looking a lot of properties before he reaches a final decision. That is only the smart way to go about finding a place.
But, to keep putting off the decision and keep us hanging on saying one more day and I will have a decision... then well, I need a couple more days... just two more days I swear.
That is what is driving me nuts about this process. While at the same time we have a house full of stuff that we have staged to make the house appear cozy and lived in that is going to need to be moved out of the house and put into storage before a tenant can move in. Moving that sort of stuff takes time. You have to find a rental storage place, rent a truck, beg some friends to help move the big stuff, pack all the small stuff, etc.
To expect that we can get all that done in a three weeks is, I guess, reasonable. But then to take away two weeks with all this postponing of the final decision to look at one more place and then expect that what we had three weeks to do can suddenly be crammed into one week, or less, is completely unreasonable.
Needless to say we are ready to just put the place on the market with the leasing real estate agent and be done with this whole situation. I think we will probably wind up doing that soon anyway. I'm done with well intentioned promises from folks that just can't deliver.
The Microsoft powered Sync system in Ford vehicles just has so much potential it's frightening.
This is one of the reasons that my next vehicle will be a Ford product.
My wife has Sync in her Mercury Milan and it is the single best feature of that car, which is actually saying a lot since the rest of the car is very nice as well.
So, once again NAIAS arrives at Detroit. Strangely it does not seem like such a giant deal this year. So many automakers have pulled out of the show, and the ones that are still participating don't have a heck of a lot of good news to share.
I remember the auto shows of years ago as these giant festivals of excess celebrating the insatiable lust for sex on wheels that America used to have. There used to be wild visions of the future of motoring on display with models lounging on the sheet metal. I used to really look forward to seeing what each manufacturer would bring to show off
This year the show is more like an apology to the world for making evil carbon-burning, air-polluting machines that are more of a symbol of America's decline as a manufacturing powerhouse than a celebration of our engineering prowess (we haven't been a manufacturing powerhouse in many years I know, I know).
Maybe it's the recession talking, or the mass exodus from Michigan that is taking place, but I've got a very negative outlook on 2009.
Bring on the hope and change we were promised!
Back in the office after a much needed break. I'm still shaking my head sadly at the Detroit Lions going an entire regular season without a win. I'm glad that organization is making some changes, but I'm not entirely sure that the changes they are making will be enough to make a difference.
The holidays were great aside from the rotten news that we need some repairs made to the roof and areas that the leaking roof damaged.
As a little Christmas present early, our roof started to leak this afternoon.
I am thankful that I have a roof over my head, a loving family, my health, blah blah blah....
I'm still pissed about the roof though.
