Saturday, October 26, 2013

Inequality For All...

A fastinating look into high-level macro-economics by the former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, in easy-to-understand terms. Thos goes beyond the "blame game" and into what's really going on in our economy. 9/10

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Sony Xperia Z: How do I copy and paste text in messages? - Sony Smartphones (UK)

http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/support/faq/xperia-sola/system/how-do-i-copy-and-paste-text-in-messages-1/

We recently got the Xperia Z. It is in all other ways a fantastic phone, but even with a 140 IQ, I had to resort to Google search to find the way, and the  method changes between landscape & portrait orientation.

Above is the correct answer.

My next question is "why isn't this shit standardized across the 'droid platform????" This is way too basic to go all greedy-capitalist-proprietary nutso on.

9/10 for the phone, -9/10 for the idiots that couldn't make something so basic intuitive and easy to find.

Dan

Captain Phillips:

I actually forgot it was Tom Hanks. Phenomenal movie. Totally glagd we went. Gripping suspense and acting was amazing, as well as cinematography. I don't want to say too muchf so as not to spoil, and you don't want to miss it. 10/10

Dan

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Machete Kills...

Action Comedy. And I do mean comedy. I laughed so hard at parts of this I thought I'd need  Depends to make it through the flick. It is SO over-the-top in just the right places that it's incredibly clever. So is the cast, which is full of phenomenal actors, including Lady Gaga. (That Lady G needs to do more comedy flicks.) The movie is a brain-bending mix of predictable and unpredictable. The eye-candy (both technical hardware and human software) is really cool in all the right ways to pull this off. OMG, does Sofia Vergara pull it off!! In the end, you find yourself laughing hysterically at the collective craziness of the entire North American continent, and even the whole planet, which goes at least three levels deep.10/10 for fans of the series, 10/10 for deep thinkers, and...nah. Just 10/10.

Dan