Society Archives

  1. Social Networks

    Like Friendster and LinkedIn before it, I got an invite and signed up for Orkut. I think I’m missing the point on these things though. I tend to sign up, add one or two friends during that initial visit, then forget all about them. What am I missing? What is it about these sites that…

  2. Good TV Tonight

    The best shows on TV are having their season premier tonight: Ed, The West Wing and Law & Order. The West Wing is the only show on TV that I actually make a point to watch… love the TiVo. 🙂

  3. Software and Services Cost Money (even on the Web)

    Brent has a few good comments on the price of services and software. I had a discussion along a similar vein as this with my friend Chris last week. Chris and I are in a fantasy baseball league together and we use the Yahoo! fantasy sports system to run it. The league format is a…

  4. Clone High Gone?

    Say it isn’t true! I was wondering why TiVo wasn’t getting me any new Clone High episodes. Thanks to this fellow for the heads up. Here is a nice article about Clone High and it’s co-creator Chris Miller.

  5. Digital Media Manipulation

    As the media transitions to fully digital photography and video, I think this kind of thing is going to be a problem. I imagine there are a lot of kids out there who probably could have done a better job with the blended photo. How long will it be before we as a society become…

  6. Joe Schmoe? Watch Clone High Instead.

    Well, I think I’m going back to my "no reality TV" policy. I may watch the end of the last Joe Millionaire episode to see the final reaction, but I’ve had enough of this garbage. You want to see a good show, check out Clone High next Monday on MTV. I hung out with an…

  7. Augusta National

    The hubub around the Masters and Augusta National’s male only policy is annoying me. The secretary of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club, Peter Dawson had the following to say: "The most worrying aspect is how Martha Burk and her organization seem to be saying, ‘I have a view on how society should be ordered.…

  8. Reality TV & Misc. Stuff

    I am not a fan of reality TV shows. I haven’t watched a single episode of Survivor, the Race one, and I’ve left the room during Fear Factor. I did see an episode of the original Bachelor which was somewhat amusing but I didn’t see any of the second season. That said, I may well…