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Heath Ledger Found Dead
2008-01-22 23:26:00
Well, this sucks. Heath Ledger , star of Brokeback Mountain and the upcoming The Dark Knight, has been found dead in a Manhattan apartment.  The apparent cause of death was some form of cardiac arrest as that’s what the call came into police as at 2:27 PM EST. Considering he was only 28, I hate to say it, but I’m calling drugs on this one.  I hope I’m wrong, I sincerely do, but seeing as pills were found in the vicinity of the bed, things don’t look hopeful for it to be anything else. When are actors going to learn?  How many have to die in such silly, frivolous ways before they realize they are doing nothing but throwing away their lives?  Ledger was an amazing, rising talent.  His turn in Brokeback Mountain, no matter your view of the subject matter may be, was amazing.  What little of him as The Joker from The Dark Knight that has been seen looks equally genius.  He had a long and bright future ahead of him, I despise the idea he may have intentional...
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Cloverfield Review
2008-01-22 02:49:00
SPOILER HEAVY - Do not read if you do not wish to be spoiled. It is not a normal review in that it expects you to have seen the movie. SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Cloverfield Review ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/21/clov erfield-review/" } );
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Origin of a phrase
2008-01-21 01:04:00
While listening to The History Channel today as I wrote, a documentary about Jonestown came on that got me to thinking about how words and phrases work their way into our vernacular. For those unfamiliar with the story of Jim Jones and Jonestown, it would take forever to explain the finer details, but essentially it was ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Origin of a phrase", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/20/orig in-of-a-phrase/" } );
More About: Writing , General , Language

WGA and AMPTP prepare to resume talks
2008-01-20 05:19:00
It appears with the success the Director?s Guild of America (DGA) had in their negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) has led to the Writer?s Guild of America (WGA) asking to go back to the negotiation table.  Apparently talks could resume as early as this Tuesday. I had wondered if ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "WGA and AMPTP prepare to resume talks", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/19/wga- and-amptp-prepare-to-resume-talks/" } );
More About: Movies , Writing , Resume , Pare , Prep

AMPTP Settles with the Director?s Guild after only six days
2008-01-18 22:45:00
Well, I think it was more a slap in the face than anything, but the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) has already settled their negotiations with the Director ’s Guild of America (DGA) after only six days of negotiations.  It seems the directors are getting a bump to their DVD residuals, and ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "AMPTP Settles with the Director’s Guild after only six days", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/18/ampt p-settles-with-the-directors-guild-after- only-six-days/" } );
More About: Movies , Writing , Days

X - Files 2, Star Trek, and Cloverfield Ramblings
2008-01-18 01:10:00
Time for yet another random movie post where I ramble endlessly about things that probably only matter to me. Always a good time for you, dear readers. X-Files 2 is currently filming in Canada, and the studio has seen fit to release four stills from the shoot. Believe me, the one to the left ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "X - Files 2, Star Trek , and Cloverfield Ramblings", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/17/x-fi les-2-star-trek-and-cloverfield-ramblings /" } );
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Flogging Molly - Float
2008-01-17 03:56:00
March 4th… No one talk to me for a day. SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Flogging Molly - Float", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/16/flog ging-molly-float/" } );
More About: Music , Olly

Information Overload
2008-01-17 00:32:00
I have often seen people blog about suffering from “information overload”, but I honestly could never understand it.  How could any one ever suffer from TOO much information?  Knowledge is power, and the more knowledge I have, the happier I am. Or so I thought. The Internet has put an endless amount of information at our fingertips, ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Information Overload", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/16/info rmation-overload/" } );
More About: Blogging , Time Management

MacBook Paper
2008-01-15 21:42:00
I know everyone is excited about the MacBook Air, and I hate to steal its thunder, but I have come across some top secret photos of the next iteration of the MacBooks! Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, let me introduce you to the MacBook Paper ! This is how I think the presentation might go.”The MacBook Air ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "MacBook Paper", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/15/macb ook-paper/" } );
More About: Technology , Computers , Macbook

Gizmodo Replies To Their Critics
2008-01-14 23:20:00
This will be my final post on “Gizmodo Gate”, (yes, I made that the name… this was needing of a “Gate” <em>edit:I didn’t mean first anywhere… I figured SOMEONE had said it, I just hadn’t seen it, much to my surprise</em>) as it is obvious that they have their heads to far up their own hindquarters ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Gizmodo Replies To Their Critics ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/14/gizm odo-replies-to-their-critics/" } );
More About: Writing , Journalism , Blogging

Out There In The Social Networking Scene
2008-01-13 09:47:00
I was reading Tamar’s Twitter, and saw her backlink to a blog post she’d done about her social networking.  While I’m not in the mood to go hog wild with graphs and charts about each one, I realized I’d never really promoted my various accounts, so, here you go, a guide to where to find ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Out There In The Social Networking Scene", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/13/out- there-in-the-social-networking-scene/" } );
More About: Internet , Technology , Social Networking

Gizmodo Gets Their Punishment
2008-01-12 18:31:00
In a continuation from yesterday’s story, Gizmodo has had one writer banned from all future the Consumer Electronics Show. Webware has the official announcement. We have been informed of inappropriate behavior on the show floor by a credentialed media attendee from the Web site Gizmodo, owned by Gawker Media. Specifically, the Gizmodo staffer interfered with ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Gizmodo Gets Their Punishment ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/12/gizm odo-gets-their-punishment/" } );
More About: Journalism , Blogging

Professionlism in Blogging
2008-01-11 09:13:00
If one is paid for blogging, this makes them a professional.  Since blogging is a news source, this makes them, in theory, professional journalists.  One would hope that bloggers would keep this in mind as they go about their jobs, and act accordingly. The Consumer Electronics Show, for the very first time, gave press credentials to ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Professionlism in Blogging ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/11/prof essionlism-in-blogging/" } );
More About: Journalism , Fess

Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000
2008-01-10 23:16:00
I had to buy a new keyboard last week as my much beloved Microsoft Natural met with a cup of coffee. It had given me a lot of good years, but I was still sad to see it go. I did have a back-up, but they had changed the cursor keys to this ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/10/micr osoft-natural-ergo-keyboard-4000/" } );
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Buffy Season 8, Issue 10
2008-01-09 08:37:00
***MAJOR SPOILERS*** SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Buffy Season 8, Issue 10", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/09/buff y-season-8-issue-10/" } );
More About: Review , Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Compare and contrast ?The Bills
2008-01-08 21:47:00
Bill Gates showed a video at CES of what his last day at Microsoft will be like. (Thanks to my Mashable co-worker, Adam Hirsch, for posting this on his blog… I had been trying to find it) While funny, it reminded me a lot of Bill Clinton’s video from when he was leaving the White ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Compare and contrast “The Bills ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/08/comp are-and-contrast-the-bills/" } );
More About: General , Contrast , Pare

Modern Day Language Slippage
2008-01-08 07:51:00
While watching the BBC World News on BBC America Monday night (the 7 PM EST showing), the anchor, Matt Frei, twice referred to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) as a “gathering of geeks”. Normally someone referring to myself, or those around me, as a “geek” doesn’t faze me. Whether it was from my time in the ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Modern Day Language Slippage", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/08/mode rn-day-language-slippage/" } );
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WGA Strike Week 9
2008-01-07 09:48:00
I haven’t touched heavily on the Writer?s Guild of America (WGA) strike the past couple of weeks due to the holidays, but it’s time for another roundup of what’s going on because now people are showing their fangs. As I mentioned in my post, Return of the Late Night Talk Shows, Leno admitted to writing his ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "WGA Strike Week 9", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/07/wga- strike-week-9/" } );
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Fon
2008-01-06 18:59:00
The unassuming little router pictured here is your key to free Wi-Fi all across the planet. I’m surprised by how few people seem to know about Fon, but it is gaining in popularity all the time. The premise is simple enough. All you have to do is buy this router for $53, and it ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Fon", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/06/fon/ " } );
More About: Internet , Technology

Ding-dong, DRM is dead
2008-01-05 08:33:00
At long last, that draconian bastard child of the music industry, Digital Rights Management (DRM), is dead. For quite a while now I have bemoaned how this stupid system shouldn’t even exist, and Sony BMG, the last hold out in the seemingly never-ending fight, has given in. For those who don’t fully grasp why this is a ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Ding-dong, DRM is dead", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/05/ding -dong-drm-is-dead/" } );
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HD DVD vs Blu-ray is over, Warner Brothers went Blu-ray
2008-01-04 23:56:00
Well, I said on November 23rd, when I ordered my HD DVD player, “Now that I?ve picked a side? expect a surge in Blu-ray sales.”  Well, instead, I got the death of a format. No, HD DVD is not officially dead… yet… but the news that Warner Brothers is going Blu-ray exclusively as of May, pretty ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "HD DVD vs Blu-ray is over, Warner Brothers went Blu-ray", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/04/hd-d vd-vs-blu-ray-is-over-warner-brothers-wen t-blu-ray/" } );
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Salad Bar Etiquette
2008-01-04 22:38:00
Okay, sorry, but I need to unleash another rant.  You have to admit I’ve been doing good! Salad bar etiquette.  Actually, any buffet etiquette, but salad bars in particular are where I see this the most. YOU ARE NOT CREATING A WORK OF ART! There are people behind you, they are just as hungry as you, if not ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Salad Bar Etiquette ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/04/sala d-bar-etiquette/" } );

Return of the Late Night Talk Shows
2008-01-04 00:15:00
As just about every blog in the universe has done, I sat down and watched the late night talk shows last night to see how they each handled their return.  I did, however, skip Jimmy Kimmel Live mainly because I’ve never watched his show, so it would be difficult for me to judge how it ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Return of the Late Night Talk Shows", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/03/retu rn-of-the-late-night-talk-shows/" } );
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HD DVD vs Blu-ray war may be settled in spite of itself
2008-01-03 00:44:00
Over at TECH.BLORGE.com this past week, I’ve been writing a bunch of stories about the HD DVD vs Blu-ray war, and it’s getting more and more interesting. It seems that hardware manufacturers are getting more enamored with the idea of releasing dual format players. LG has already done this, but ringing in at a cool ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "HD DVD vs Blu-ray war may be settled in spite of itself", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/02/hd-d vd-vs-blu-ray-war/" } );
More About: Movies , Technology

New Year?s Resolutions: 2008
2008-01-01 23:51:00
It’s that time of year again. Let’s take a look at my resolutions from last year and see how I did. * Lose even more weight! Well… yes and no. I didn’t actually lost any POUNDS this year, but I did lose fat. My weight is the same number as this time last year, ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "New Year ’s Resolutions : 2008 ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/01/01/new- years-resolutions-2008/" } );
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The RIAA contradicts itself?
2008-01-01 00:35:00
Remember that Washington Post story I talked about yesterday? The one where they’re going to try to say copying CDs you legally purchased to your computer is a copyright violation? Well, bless the good folks at Boing Boing for finding this, now missing, gem from the RIAA website. “If you choose to take your ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "The RIAA contradicts itself?", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/31/the- riaa-contradicts-itself/" } );
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Top 10 Posts of 2007
2007-12-31 18:29:00
I thought I would give you all a round up of what the top 10 posts for SeanPAune.com were this year. Yet Another Cloverfield Update - From December 6th of this year. Wow, 25 days and it was my #1 viewed post. This one was all about the “anti-Tagruato” site that popped up in ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Top 10 Posts of 2007", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/31/top- 10-posts-of-2007/" } );
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RIAA tries a new tactic
2007-12-31 04:04:00
Back in October I discussed a new tact that Sony Records was trying by claiming that anyone who copied music from a legally purchased CD to their computer was a pirate. The abbreviated quote is: ?When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song.? ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "RIAA tries a new tactic", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/30/riaa -tries-a-new-tactic/" } );
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Late Show with David Letterman returns January 2nd? with writers!
2007-12-29 17:56:00
Yes, you heard correctly, Late Show with David Letterman is coming back on the air on January 2nd… with its writers! Each show is allowed to negotiate with their writers independently of the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP), and David Letterman, who has been an ardent supporter of the strike, decided to do ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Late Show with David Letterman returns January 2nd… with writers!", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/29/late -show-with-david-letterman-returns-januar y-2nd-with-writers/" } );
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Blogging Goals For 2008 Roundup
2007-12-29 00:36:00
Remember when I mentioned I was writing my Blogging Goals For 2008 as part of a project? Well, said project is done, and 78 blogs, including mine participated. I love projects like this.  Blogging can be a fairly solitary exercise, so to get to work with others in any way is always a blessing.  Daily ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Blogging Goals For 2008 Roundup ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/28/blog ging-goals-for-2008-roundup/" } );