Basically Windows sucks and yet another “outlook/mellissa” virus has proved that today to 80% of europe and most of the US by letting some stupid fuck change its files and registry.
I for one hate fucking outlook and that piece o’ shit excuse for an OS called windows.
–pissed off administrator
According to a late post yesterday by MOSR, there is a new Apple ad over at AdCrtic.com that nobody’s ever seen before. You can see it here.
My theory is that it was produced, shown to Apple management, and scrubbed. And with good reason. To me, it seems like it’s an ad that was put together by TBWA/Chiat-Day on an off-day. It adheres not at all to the Apple advertising paradigm, and in all honesty is not a very good ad. Not to mention the slight implication that the G4 costs a lot of money, necessitating a suitcase for it all. The only redeeming factor is the subtle hint that the girl at the very end is going to steal it herself. The other negative implication being that she can’t go down to her local CompUSA and pick one up.
Damn…the big record companies have struck a blow in the MP3 battle as a judge has found MP3.com liable for “offering music online without permission.” They are working on a settlement in the form of a massive licensing deal.
That’s all right. They’ll never get Napster.
For those of you without a Final Cut Pro hookup, Apple is now offering iMovie (a dumbed down version of Final Cut Pro) for free download from their site for owners of PPC G4s or iMacs.
One word of caution: if you expect pro video editing capabilities, don’t even bother with the 19MB download. The software works well, with transitions and simple editing tools, but it’s not high-end. If you’re happy with Premiere or Final Cut Pro, then stick with those.
This story is so stupid I had to share it with all you losers reading our lame site.
[ we only like the few of you that are here every day… 🙂 ]
I have a cellphone. I hate it, but I have it. When I’m in public with my cellphone, I tend to feel a sort of hatred coming from certain people when my phone is out in the open (whether this is simply in my head or not, I’m not sure). And so to keep myself from the annoyed eyes of others, I usually keep my cellphone hidden in my pocket, on vibrate mode.
My instincts have always told me that this is the way to do it. Now I also know why.
Thanks to the lovely people at Phonebashing.com, there have been a number of people physically ATTACKED and ROBBED of their phones. The victims are forced to watch as two people dressed up as GIANT CELLPHONES demolish their stolen phones.
It’s actually quite fantastic. And there’s videos of some of the attacks. Brilliant.
Hey Star Wars fans…I heard an unsubstantiated rumor (the source is a “friend of a friend of a friend who works at Industrial Lights and Magic” – take it for what it is worth) involving the name of Star Wars:Episode II, which is in production right now.
According to my relatively sketchy source, it will be called “Episode II: The Seventh Tower.”
Upon researching this a little (by that I mean going to theseventhtower.com), I found that this is the name of a soon-to-be-released book that will be published by LucasBooks. Hmmm…seems like that would make it a little less likely that this rumor is actually true.
Like I said, take it for what it’s worth. If nothing else, it will be fun to see how wide the rumor spreads by e-mail. If you have heard this rumor before (or any others along the same lines), drop me a line. If I get anything interesting, I’ll post it here on Alternate.
According to this article, CD sales are up from last year, which is putting a damper on the RIAA’s court cases. See, the RIAA (Recording Insustry Association of America) is saying that MP3’s are harming CD sales. These new numbers go against what they’re saying, which is good for MP3.com and Napster. And you’d think that the RIAA would be happy about these numbers, too, seeing as how they’re selling more than they did last year. But all they can think of to say is “Well… who knows what we WOULD have sold if MP3s were illegal? We could have grown twice as much..” Which is fucking ridiculous. They’re selling music, and they still aren’t happy.
There’s nothing I hate more than rich brats who think they need more money. I think the next time I think about buying a CD, I’ll look for some MP3’s instead.
The inventor of PKZip has died at the age of 37 due to complications assocated with alcohol abuse.
Apparently, humans aren’t the only ones who enjoy porn. A Chinese research institute is showing Pandas with sexual inadequacies videotapes of other Pandas doin’ the wild thing in hopes that they, too, will learn how to make sweet, sweet love to other Pandas. No word yet as to whether they’re showing them gay panda porn or not. My guess is no. Maybe they should. Maybe the Pandas in question aren’t screwing other Pandas because they haven’t found the right drag-panda yet.
