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Fashion FAIL!
2008-04-17 00:37:00
One of my co-workers at Mashable, Stan Schroeder, sent out a Twitter update about some new jeans, so I had a look, and what you see to the left is what I saw. Apparently these brilliant things are the brain child of some fashion group named Sanna’s Brazil Fashion out of Japan.  You can see more ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Fashion FAIL!", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/16/fash ion-fail/" });

Movie Running Times
2008-04-17 00:01:00
Over the years movies have been sitting firmly in the 90-minute running time to try to maintain the attention of the audience, and also to maximize the number of showings a theater could run during a given day. It’s been a sad trend, leading to movies far more concerned with their running time than ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Movie Running Times ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/16/movi e-running-times/" });
More About: Movies

Dancing With The Stars Band
2008-04-16 00:44:00
Dancing With The Stars is tripe television, I admit it.  However, that does not excuse the crimes against music this show perpetrates every week. There is no doubt that band leader, Harold Wheeler (pictured to the left) has a large task in front of him each week with the amount of music the band must perform, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dancing With The Stars Band ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/15/danc ing-with-the-stars-band/" });
More About: Dancing , Music , Dancing with the Stars

Windows Vista: Who Will Save Us From You?
2008-04-14 23:43:00
My ever so-secretive friend, known only as “M” round these parts, called me from her super secret lair, high in the mountains of Transylvania today… with yet another tale of woe in regards to her laptop the sports the evil known as “Vista“. Less than a year ago she needed to replace her aging Sony Vaio, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Windows Vista: Who Will Save Us From You?", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/14/wind ows-vista-who-will-save-us-from-you/" });
More About: Computers , Steve Jobs , Windows X , Windows Vista

Get Over Your Flickr Hate
2008-04-13 23:34:00
For those of you unfamiliar with Flickr , it is a photo hosting site that, for reasons beyond me, grew well past being just a way to share photos, but almost reached cult like status amongst heavy Web users. So huge is it’s status, I even signed up for an account there many moons ago… ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Get Over Your Flickr Hate ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/13/flic kr-video/" });
More About: General

Must? Write? More?
2008-04-13 06:03:00
It seems all I am doing this weekend is writing: here, Mashable, an upcoming project I don’t want to discuss yet. And when I’m not writing actual articles, I’m working on tweaking WordPress templates, reorganizing categories, trying to figure out a pixel issue at another blog, and more. In short, I am attached to my keyboard more ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Must… Write … More…", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/12/must -write-more/" });
More About: Writing , Blogging

May 1st Is RSS Awareness Day
2008-04-11 20:34:00
RSSDay.org has decreed May 1st Is RSS Awareness Day. I admit I was late to the Real Simple Syndication (RSS) game, as I said in RSS - Is it for me?, but as I later said in RSS Revisted, I can’t believe how much it speeds up my day now.  Where I used to go around ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "May 1st Is RSS Awareness Day", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/11/may- 1st-is-rss-awareness-day/" });
More About: Internet , Technology , Blogging

The 2008 Olympic Torch
2008-04-10 09:50:00
Let me just get it out of the way: I am 100% behind the idea of a free Tibet, and I am not thrilled with China hosting the Olympic s. That being said: Stop attacking the torch carriers. Those of you who think that attacking the runners somehow furthers your cause, or somehow makes “a statement”, shut up, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The 2008 Olympic Torch ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/10/the- 2008-olympic-torch/" });

Ties
2008-04-09 09:00:00
I don’t get ties. I know I have whined about other formalities, such as the use of my first name when making an initial business contact with me, but ties are just lost on me. How, or why, is there any sort of correlation between my ability to place a piece of cloth around my ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Ties", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/09/ties /" });

American Broadband Is ?Terrible?
2008-04-08 18:57:00
Walt Mossberg, the technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal, spoke to a technology conference in Finland about the future and gave what is probably the most salient breakdown of what is wrong with American broadband that I’ve heard. He talks, at first, about what consumers want from their Internet, and then at the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "American Broadband Is “Terrible”", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/08/amer ican-broadband-is-terrible/" });

Will The RIAA Be Calling The President?
2008-04-07 23:33:00
In December of last year, I discussed that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) had changed their position on the legality of making MP3s from your own CDs. While they had at one time said it was okay, in recent court cases that have been taking the tact that it is technically illegal ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Will The RIAA Be Calling The President ?", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/07/will -the-riaa-be-calling-the-president/" });
More About: The President , Riaa

Dying To Blog
2008-04-07 02:26:00
The New York Times ran a piece this weekend entitled “In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop“, and considering the play it is getting in the blogosphere, it seems to have hit a chord. Basically the article talks about how bloggers are working in unsustainable circumstances, especially in the technology field, and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dying To Blog", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/06/dyin g-to-blog/" });
More About: Journalism , Blogging

In Praise Of Infinity Ward
2008-04-06 00:35:00
Okay, no one pass out… I’m actually going to praise something. Inifinity Ward , the makers of Call of Duty 4, released four new maps for the online version of the game on Friday.  After some errors with buying them (it was the fault of Xbox Live, not Infinity Ward), all was well and you could purchase ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "In Praise Of Infinity Ward", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/05/call -of-duty-4-maps/" });
More About: Video Games

And, So It Begins?
2008-04-04 23:53:00
Some mornings you wake up with a feeling of dread. Maybe you slept wrong, or perhaps there is a high pressure system moving in, destined to make your sinuses ache and throb. Other mornings your eyes snap open… a cold sweat trickling down your spine… you know the evil is approaching, you can ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "And, So It Begins…", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/04/tran sformers-2/" });
More About: Movies

Buffy Season 8, Issue 13
2008-04-03 18:16:00
***MAJOR SPOILERS*** Characters Seen: Andrew Buffy Willow Xander ?Wolves At The Gate? continues with a jump back in time of 15 minutes before Xander arrives at Dracula’s castle. He has a beard, he looks haggard, and his manservant, an odd little purple fellow called “Butterfield”, really wants to wash his robe, heck, he won’t even chase the Albanian boy that’s ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Buffy Season 8, Issue 13", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/03/buff y-season-8-issue-13/" });
More About: Review , Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Internet Memes
2008-04-02 23:53:00
Yesterday I posted two April Fools jokes: The knitting list and “a Muppets video“. The video was an afterthought because as the day wore on, and I saw more and more people getting “Rick Roll’d“, I decided it was an excellent opportunity to explain and discuss the idea of “Internet memes” to those readers ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Internet Memes ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/02/inte rnet-memes/" });
More About: Computers , General

The Muppets
2008-04-02 05:03:00
I just found this rare Muppet clip, and I can not stop laughing. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Muppets ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/01/the- muppets/" });
More About: General , The Muppets

10 Resources For Knitters
2008-04-01 10:35:00
Today marks a new direction for my site… it’s all going to be about knitting. No more tech (unless it has to do with knitting), nothing about pop culture, no rants… all knitting, all the time. What better way to start than a list of 10 sites for knitting fanatics? DesignsToLove.com - Dedicated to ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "10 Resources For Knitters", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/01/10-r esources-for-knitters/" });
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Cities of the Underworld
2008-04-01 05:43:00
As I’ve said before, I get into some weird shows, but some of them are just downright fascinating with more of a documentary feel to them.  Sure, some people could label them as “reality shows”, but these I watch more for learning about history, jobs, ways of life, etc.  As always, let me add the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cities of the Underworld ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/31/citi es-of-the-underworld/" });

What Do You Want?
2008-03-31 03:17:00
Back in December I posted my Blogging Goals For 2008, and one of them was about finding my niche. Finding my niche - For too long I have meandered hither and from with my content. The idea that I could write about whatever was on mind my day that was just too enticing, and I gave in ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What Do You Want?", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/30/what -do-you-want/" });

More Teachers Arrested For Sex With Students
2008-03-30 06:36:00
Here we go again: teachers having sex with students. Three of them have been arrested in two weeks. The really scary part is that all three cases took place in the Tampa, Florida area, the same place that Debra Lafave took part in her tryst in 2005. So, let’s break down the latest scums, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "More Teachers Arrested For Sex With Students ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/29/teac her-student-sex/" });

What I Want From The Apple SDK
2008-03-29 05:31:00
Back on March 6th, Apple released their SDK (Software Developers Kit) for the iPhone and iPod Touch.  This finally allows people to create third-party applications for these devices, and come June, we’ll get the 2.0 version of the firmware to allow you to install them into your gadgets. So, now that I finally have an iPod ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What I Want From The Apple SDK", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/28/appl e-sdk/" });
More About: Technology , Gadgets

Random Funny
2008-03-27 22:07:00
My folks are currently in Washington state on business, and since they drove there, they had me checking weather for them. They were especially worried about going through Snoqualmie Pass as it is still getting snow. Well, the state of Washington has web cameras up so you can see what is going on live, but ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Random Funny ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/27/rand om-funny/" });
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Reality TV As The Roman Colosseum
2008-03-26 23:33:00
I’m not sure who I first heard make the analogy that reality TV was the modern day equivalent of the Roman colosseum, but truer words have never been said.  As I’ve mentioned before, I watch Big Brother (BB).  I’ve been a fan since season 1, but I have seen it sliding deeper and deeper into ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Reality TV As The Roman Colosseum ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/26/big- brother-9-violence/" });

The Demise Of A Rover
2008-03-25 23:33:00
Due to a reduction in its budget,the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is having to find another $4 million USD to cut somewhere from their projects. Now, call me insane, but I would think you would cut the funding from a project that isn’t working quite right, or one you haven’t even launched yet, not ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Demise Of A Rover ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/25/the- demise-of-a-rover/" });

More Problems For LiveJournal
2008-03-25 04:32:00
It seems that it doesn’t seem to matter who is running LiveJournal (LJ), they inevitably do something to anger their user base. Under the Six Apart ownership, you had the deletion of accounts without mercy and the removal of “pornography”. They finally sold off the blogging site to a Russian company named SUP in December ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "More Problems For LiveJournal", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/24/more -problems-for-livejournal/" });
More About: Internet , Blogging

Spoilers
2008-03-24 03:58:00
As you all know, I love talking about movies and television, but several times I have run up against plot specifics that would seem to be safe, and it turns out I am running spoilers for some people. This has been most evident with Luis from BlogD as he is in Japan and gets ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Spoilers ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/23/spoi lers/" });
More About: Movies

Flooding
2008-03-23 02:30:00
I’ve been getting numerous phone calls and emails asking if I am near the current flooding in my state, and I can thankfully report that I am not. All of it is at the opposite end of the state from me, and seems to be fairly isolated. This seems like an interesting time to bring ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Flooding ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/22/floo ding/" });
More About: Life

G.I. Joe Movie
2008-03-21 18:51:00
I was insane as a kid for the G.I. Joe toy line. Like… certifiably insane. I thought it was about the coolest thing ever after Star Wars, and it even gave the space saga a run for its money at times. Not long ago I blogged about the re-launch of the toy line, and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "G.I. Joe Movie ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/21/gi-j oe-movie/" });
More About: Movies

A Union For Bloggers? No Thank You.
2008-03-21 04:05:00
In an article on TechCrunch yesterday, Michael Arrington, founder of the site, talked about blogs raising more funding, and one of the problems he listed was the rates bloggers are expecting to be paid working at the big name sites. Writers suddenly want to be paid market wages, far above the $5 per post that they ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Union For Bloggers ? No Thank You.", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/03/20/a-un ion-for-bloggers-no-thank-you/" });
More About: Business , Writing , Blogging