June, 15, 2005 archives

i owe some thanks.

to don, shane, scott, paul, lev, jeremy, and all the other yahoos that made this happen. they really made clear that they got the service from the beginning, and are a great trajectory for the future.

the other prospective buyers, who made the final decision a lot tougher than it could have been. there are a lot of great people and companies out there in this space, and it was good to know that i had options.

albert at happygofun for the most recent redesign of the site.

matt, dunstan, simon, and all of the other users of blo.gs who helped prod me into making things better. and reminded me to keep it simple: not everyone wants an aggregator.

bob of pubsub for jumping on the feedmesh bandwagon with both feet, even if he wasn’t invited to foo camp.

dave and dan for weblogs.com and blogtracker, respectively, for providing the original inspiration (and data feed) for blo.gs.

and finally, my mom and dad for raising me right.

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• links from feedster
• technorati search (beta)

i think the dialpad acquisition stole my thunder. (that’s not a bad thing.)

assault on precinct 13 is basically a zombie western set in 1970s los angeles. the gang members making the assault have a thin motive and not much of a strategy or a sense for self-preservation. the pacing of the film is pretty slow, but it holds up pretty well — amazingly well considering its budget. it certainly rose above its potential.

assault on precinct 13 is a more typical action movie. it has been relocated from los angeles to detroit, and the biggest problem with moving the setting to the modern era is waved away with a cellphone-jamming magic wand. the bad police officers making the assault are developed somewhat as characters, and aren’t nearly as self-destructive. although the remake/reimagining looks better and has better actors and acting, it doesn’t even rise to meet that potential.

• “we used to be friends,” by the dandy warhols: the theme song from veronica mars, and a catchy song
• “blackbird,” by eros: one of two remixes of beatles songs from beatles regrooved
• “let it be,” by eros: the other beatles remix, and the better of the two
• “somewhere over the rainbow / what a wonderful world,” by israel kamakawiwo'ole: you’ve heard this before in some movie or commercial, and it’s probably one of the most beautiful songs ever
• “kung fu fighting (rob smith mix),” by carl douglas: part of a whole album of “kung fu fighting” remixes, this version isn’t a whole lot different from the original — still a classic, if goofy, song from a one-hit wonder
• “hotel california (spanish mix),” by gipsy kings: an awesome spanish version of the eagles’ “hotel california”
• “rhapsody in blue,” by george gershwin: another incredible piece of music, and the soundtrack to the best segment of disney’s fantasia 2000