Television won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.
– Darryl F. Zanuck, head of 20th Century-Fox, 1946.
Quote O’ The Day
| March 14, 2011
Category: News
Sign him up! Fan catches bat, Saves beer
| March 13, 2011
Three things impress me about this photo.
One, photographer David Goldman got this shot. Think about it: Goldman’s lens was most likely focused on the playing field, not on the stands to his back. He had to swing his camera to where the bat might land, get it in focus and get the correct exposure. Luckily the bat landed in the same sunny spot as the playing field, so he didn’t need to change the exposure.
Two, Goldman got the guy’s name. He left his photo position on the field to ask the fan his name, how to spell it and where he’s from.
Three, the fan, Mitch Davie, caught the bat with one hand. And he didn’t spill his Red Stripe.
Great Tits Also Have Age-Related Defects
| March 13, 2011
Real Science – Headline O’ The Day…
Man training for marathon eating nothing but McDonald’s
| March 13, 2011
You’ve heard of Big Macs, McNuggets, McMansions and McJobs — now meet the McRunner.
Palatine dad Joe D’Amico plans to run the Los Angeles Marathon on March 20 after training for 30 days on a diet of McDonald’s fast food alone.
It may sound more like a recipe for getting the runs than running fast. But ultra-lean D’Amico aims to beat his personal best time of two hours and 36 minutes — a six-minute-mile pace that should put him among the top 50 finishers.
RIP: Elsie Mae Fortin, Madonna’s grandma, dead at 99
| March 13, 2011
Madonna’s maternal grandmother Elsie Mae Fortin died at the age of 99 in her Bay City home. “I will always remember her for being very gracious and welcoming,” said the Rev. Craig Albrecht of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, which Fortin attended for the past two decades. “There were times where I would go into her house, and she would have brownies and coffee made.
File-Sharer Can’t Believe His Luck With $7 Per Track Fine
| March 12, 2011
In a case that is likely to set guidelines for the punishment of file-sharers in the future, a 26 year-old man from Sweden has escaped his court hearing with little more than a tap on the wrist. After being tracked by the IFPI and accused of making available 44 music tracks on the Internet, the man was taken to court last week. His punishment was a 2000 kronor fine – just $311.
File-sharers in the United States are used to hearing about mind-boggling fines handed down to the likes of Jammie Thomas-Rasset and Joel Tenenbaum. After significant legal wrangling, the proceedings against these individuals resulted in damages payable of $1.5m and $67,500 respectively, astonishing amounts for what were essentially petty file-sharing offenses.
