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Box o’ Cables

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Ok it’s lesson time. I am going to explain to you why you should never buy any type of computer or video cable at a major retail outlet.
Now the last job I had was working for a Office Supply store and one of the things we were always ‘graded’ on was attachment rate. You [...]

ABC V Redo

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Thanks goes to the Hawkster for turning me on to this. ABC is planing on redoing the 1980 classic Science Fiction mini series V staring that hottie form Firefly Morena Baccarin as Anna the leader of the aliens.
The original V was one of the first show the I was allowed to stay up past my [...]

Terminator: TSSC Terminated?

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Will Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles get a third season or is two going to be it. That’s the question the Fox big boys are asking right now. While season 1 start off a bit, bleah the series had a nice turn around come season two, with a improved story and the actors finding their stride. [...]

G4 Underground: Steampunk

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G4 Underground did a nice piece on Steampunk, with Jake von Slatt and Abney Park. I like the line from the opening, ‘Steampunk is hard to define but like porn you’ll know it when you see it.’ I do think they went a bit overboard with the slowmo power walk bits with Abney Park.

Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder

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Doh!! Been so busy trying to fix my Sisters computer (God I hate Windows) that I totally forgot that the Forth Futurama movie came out yesterday. Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder is the forth direct to DVD movie that makes up the fifth season of Futurama. There is not yet any official news about [...]

Digital TV Delayed

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Well it’s official the switch to digital Television in the United States has been pushed back to June 12. President Obama signed into law the DTV Delay Act, today. Most of congress supported the act out of concern for the reported millions of households who are not yet prepared for the switchover. Congress and [...]

Digital TV

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In two weeks time the United States will be switching to Digital TV, or at least that is the plan right now. There are those in congress and the White House that think that the transition date should be pushed back another four months to June 12. Why the delay, the reason sited by most [...]