Michael W. May

WIN - Josh Haley via Bookmarklet

Meh! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... You've been pwned! - Alex Scoble CISSP

I like that one too. Not sure how it pwns this one though. Do you get enough oxygen where you live? - Josh Haley

I live amongst the green trees, so yes, plenty of O2 here. - Alex Scoble CISSP

"D. W. Griffith, one of the most celebrated figures in American film, is probably the only silent-movie director whose name is known to the general public. And yet, as a new boxed set from Kino, “Griffith Masterworks 2,” reminds us, he is still underappreciated, with much of his work waiting to be rediscovered. A few decades ago Griffith was most famous — or perhaps most notorious — for having made “The Birth of a Nation.” This 1915 Civil War film did much to convince the world that motion pictures were an exciting, articulate new form of expression, but at the same time perpetrated hateful stereotypes of blacks and celebrated the Ku Klux Klan as a heroic force. " - Abby Martin via Bookmarklet

"More recent scholarship has concentrated on Griffith as one of the great form-givers of early cinema. His work — particularly in the years 1908-9, as documented in Tom Gunning’s essential book “D. W. Griffith and the Origins of American Narrative Film” — contributed several major elements to the evolving capacity of movies to tell a story." - Abby Martin

"But beyond Griffith the racist and Griffith the innovator lies Griffith the artist, and his creativity did not stop after the box office failure of his most daring film, “Intolerance,” in 1916. The Kino box (a welcome sequel to its “Griffith Masterworks,” of 2002) is proof that he continued to function on a very high level, up to and including his final movie, in 1931, “The Struggle.”" - Abby Martin

The narrative rules of Griffith's films are with us still. - TStowers

Tomorrow is the press opening for the LA Auto Show and yours truly will be there bright and early to catch glimpses at what 2009 will bring us. Excited is hardly descriptive. - Anika Malone via Bookmarklet

King Abdullah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is visiting for the week while his sister is getting treatment at the best hospital in the world--the Mayo Clinic. Presidents, royalty, MPs, business tycoons, etc have come here for decades. We are Rochester. We are Rochester, Minnesota. - ♣genieyclo♣

Woohoo! How cool! :-D - Ladybug Heather

Well it wasn't exactly a *bump*, per se, more like an air-bump (like and air-high-five), cause of all the security dudes around the guy. And yes, it was quite imposing. I'll remember this. Overwhelming? idk, not really, considering I had to go use the potty. - ♣genieyclo♣

ha. oh. i've just gotten to the 'we are the world' breakdown. that just happened! : ) btw, so far, it's great. but you don't have to sell me on mona.....ever. great job, guys. - carlotta fancypants

We're hoping Mona will sell US - Josh Haley

From Technovelgy: "Laser welding of body tissues may provide a means of closing surgical incisions that is better than traditional methods. The technique, pioneered by Professor Abrahim Katzir of Tel Aviv University, can also be used with great efficacy on cuts made inside our bodies during surgery. Prof. Katzir set out to find the right temperature for optimal wound healing, and to perfect a device that could maintain this temperature. He is the first to apply the carbon dioxide laser, coupled to optical fibers, for wound closure under a tight temperature control. His innovation is in the use of unique optical fibers made from silver halide developed at Tel Aviv University. Successful clinical trials have already been made on people undergoing gall bladder removal surgery. Following surgery, four cuts were left on the skin of the abdomen, two of which were sutured and two laser-bonded. The results of the trials suggest that the laser-bonded tissues heal faster, with less scarring." - Mark Trapp via Bookmarklet

What the hell? Drunk? - Shevonne Polastre

You'd think he would have learned after two... - Mark VandenBerg

Mark, after one! hahaha - Shevonne Polastre

Did I mention that Shirley Bassey rocks? - Steven Perez via Bookmarklet

Shakespeare - Johnny Worthington

I always wander over to the mythology section. - xero

Break the large bill? I'm afraid I'd squeeze it until it cried, and not have the change left over for.... whatever you need it for. - Ladybug Heather

Kansas Preacher Pushes Obama Muslim Message WICHITA, KAN. — A Wichita, Kansas preacher says he will not remove a message on his church sign that says President-Elect Barack Obama is a Muslim. The sign is staying up despite the fact that Obama is a Christian. The sign at Spirit One Christian Center reads, “America we have a Muslim president. This is sin against the Lord.” Obama supporters reportedly got into a shouting match with parishioners outside the church on Sunday. - ♣genieyclo♣

That sign is painful in so many ways... - xero

@Sean, I'm going to buy that book you told me about the next time I get to the book store. I think it's going to be an insightful read. Since the election, I've wanted to learn more about the government, what's going on. Thank you!!!! - Patricia

"When a 15-year-old comes into Wile-e’s bar looking for a cold beer, the bartender, Mike Whaley, is happy to serve it up — as long as a parent is there to give permission. “If they’re 15, 16, 17, it’s fine if they want to sit down and have a few beers,” said Mr. Whaley, who owns the tavern in this small town in southern Wisconsin. While it might raise some eyebrows in most of America, it is perfectly legal in Wisconsin. Minors can drink alcohol in a bar or restaurant in Wisconsin if they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian who gives consent. While there is no state law setting a minimum age, bartenders can use their discretion in deciding whom to serve." - RAPatton via Bookmarklet

"Before he owned Wile-e’s, Mr. Whaley said there were some cases where he had to say no to a parent. “I’ve had situations where a parent was going to buy drinks for a kid who looked 8 or 10 years old,” he said, “and I had to say, ‘That’s a no-go.’ ” He also has a rule in his tavern that under-age drinkers must leave by 9 p.m. “When it gets later in the night, people don’t want a bunch of kids running around,” he said. One recent night, a lanky, blond-haired 17-year-old boy shot pool at the bar with his dad. Both were drinking soda. In Mr. Whaley’s view, the bar can be a suitable place for families to gather, especially when the beloved Green Bay Packers are on the television. “On game days, a buddy of mine will come to the bar with his 2-year-old, his 8-year-old and his 10-year-old,” Mr. Whaley said. “He might get a little drunk. But his wife just has a few cocktails. It’s no big deal. Everybody has a good time.”" - RAPatton

I'm all about that. I was sipping from my parents since I was a kid, and I don't get stupid drunk like others who didnt have their first drink til they were 18 or 21. - Shevonne Polastre

Drinking a bars in the sticks in Wisconsin is awesome. Rounds for the whole joint cost like 20 bucks. - Jay Tannenbaum

"Call him the "Android of La Mancha." Brent Spiner, the actor best known as Data the pallid android on TV's "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and various film incarnations of the show, is boldly going where no one from the planet Omicron Theta has gone before -- to L.A.'s Reprise Theatre Company to star in the Broadway musical "Man of La Mancha."" - RAPatton via Bookmarklet

I posted about this a few days ago on Twitter...amazing doncha think? yet it makes sense. just look who'll be prez in a few months :) - ♣genieyclo♣

Aw cool, Richard! - ♣genieyclo♣

WOW - Shey

Instead of saying, "I'm really just a server guy, I don't really know all that stuff," you just answer their questions and satisfy their requirements. I'm not ever going to say again that I'm not really a web developer. I can do all that too now but I'm guessing most teams will find out that I know tons more about the server side... ("all that" not including design - I'll still say I'm not a designer). - Tad, Fool

ASP.NET is great, so long as you treat it like Classic ASP or PHP. - xero

Justin, I've been a C# developer forever. I did a little ASP.NET 1.0 but then got into the business and data layers and never looked back. But, over the past 2-3 years, I've gained a diabolical loathing for all things SQL so it looks like back to the UI I go. I'd prefer to do desktop clients but that's just not what the future seems to hold. I won't go so far as to get into Silverlight/Flash kind of things but ASP.NET? Sure, why not. - Akiva Moskovitz