Monthly Archives: January 2006

O Glorious Day!

Posted on January 30, 2006 by Allen

Tomorrow is one of my most very favoritest days of the year. Tomorrow is a day I hold as holiday as much as I do all those consumerist gift-giving ones. A day when I jump out of bed joyfully, eager … Continue reading →

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Day of Corporate Munging, Take Two: Disney Buys Pixar

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Allen

Back on December 27th, I got to talking about Disney and Pixar and the rumors that The Mouse was going to buy Pixar outright rather than simply renewing their soon-to-expire distribution deal. I had some qualms, I said: I might … Continue reading →

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Link: Yahoo! Maps Beta

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Allen

Seen the new Yahoo! Maps? Much more Google Maps-like, but with some nice twists: I like the real-time traffic updates and the navigation box in the top right showing a larger-scale view of the area you’re looking at. Even more … Continue reading →

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WB and UPN: Goodbye and Good Riddance

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Allen

Effective this fall, Warner Bros. and CBS are munging the WB and UPN together into one new network, to be called CW. (Yeah, makes me think “country-western,” too, but hey, they didn’t ask me for my opinion.) The best shows … Continue reading →

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More Kilts, Fewer Robes

Posted on January 24, 2006 by Allen

OK, maybe everyone else who’s read the Harry Potter books caught on to this fact before me, maybe I should have noticed this or thought about it more or what-have-you — Terry says she knew this somehow, but isn’t sure … Continue reading →

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