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Buying Happy Birthday?
Oct 18, ’05
4:35 PM
Question: How much do you think buying the rights to the song Happy Birthday would cost? I wonder if it would be possible to hold a fund-raiser to purchase the rights, with the sole intention of releasing the rights into the wild. 30 seconds-worth of research reveals that the song brings in about $2,000,000 annually, [...]
The Greatest Wikipedia Entry Ever
Oct 17, ’05
4:42 PM
The geniuses that are the Wikipedia contributors have compiled an amazing list of made-up words from The Simpsons. My current faves: Unpossible (a classic Ralph Wiggum line) Craptacular (been in my vocabulary for years, along with Snacktacular) Double-Bacon Geniusburger Embiggen (via the ever-cromulent boing boing)
Has Bravo Gone Mental?
Oct 12, ’05
11:12 PM
This is West Wing Week on Bravo. And they aren’t kidding. The whole week is almost literally nothing but season 5 and 6 of The West Wing. If it’s not paid programming or Celebrity Poker Showdown, it’s The West Wing on Bravo. Now, I love The West Wing more than most people, but, double you [...]
Video iPod? Not the standout announcement, in my book.
Oct 12, ’05
2:22 PM
Ok sure, video iPod. Coolio. But here’s my knee-jerk reaction to Steve-O’s announcements: Front Row. Apple Remote. (Front Row is the software. Mah bad.) The bluetooth remote. (Damn… Daring Fireball points out that the remote is IR.) This is what’s going to have the biggest impact. Sure, every Apple fan and maybe half their friends [...]