Killing Time Episode 012: Taimak Interview!

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The star of “Berry Gordy’s the Last Dragon” chats with I.A. and J.B.

Humor with Taimak
"I did the Last Dragon.  The LAST DRAG-ON!"
What it was like shooting and starring in the movie
Acting with Julius Carrey – the back story – he’s an instigator?
Stuntmen trying to replace the youngster
The Banana suit
Internet telephony – the magic of skype
I.A. vs. Taimak – the fight – it will happen?
Video project with Taimak?
Current projects including Taimak.TV
The tao of Shirtless-ness
Current projects of the Taimak

Private gyms, dvds,
working out and getting in shape
writing for a magazine
myspace, youtube, buzzes

Cheaters – Taimak vs. James Avery
Inside the Actor’s Studio rip-off / wrap up

favorite word, least favorite word…
Taimak’s Summer Camp
If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say at the gates?
"What are you wearing that for? You’re supposed to be naked!"
Who’s the master?

Taimak to return – when? dunno.
Jimmy Yang / Akio on myspace.  

Running time: under 23 minutes.

links: myspace.com/taimak, Taimak.tv, watch Taimak on YouTube

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Too much outside work [Warning: Not so tech related].

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So, not a lot of posts lately. Why? I’ve got a ton of real-life work to worry about. Between school, a podcast, and traveling every weekend from New York to Vermont and then back – I’m just running out of time to do stuff like this blog.

What can you expect to find here? An old post about the MacBook Pro and a bluetooth headset – that’s very popular; promos for my podcast, Killing Time; an occasional post maybe once a week if I’m lucky.

Upcoming posts:

  • Why the PepperPad misses the mark.
  • The $100 Computer.
  • Computers, Content and Consumption: the changing uses of computers.

Killing Time Episode 011: Braden Russell of the HDTV Podcast

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Braden Russell of the HDTV Podcast guest stars as we talk about sound equipment.  Hey, if you’re going to be consuming content, might as well have good equipment.

What did we yap about?

What is the HDTV Podcast?
How many speakers does Braden have in his system?
The different systems. stereo, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1
What kind of cables  do you need for HDTV?
Fight: Braden "you might as well as well come into my house and kick my dog" Russell.  Mono vs. Surround Sound
Sound Projectors – The Ultimate Compromise?
Home theater budgets – rule of thumb
How should you store your content? DVD Changers and Hard Drive Backups
How much quality does a normal person notice?
The legality of backing up DVDs.  What is fair use?
Downloading Movies through CinemaNow and burning DVDs.
Netflix set top box?
If you get the HDTV, you’ve got to upgrade your service.

That’s it for Episode 11.  
First, thanks to Braden Russell for being on the show
Next week, Taimak of Berry Gordy’s the Last Dragon (he was Bruce Leroy/Leroy Green). 

Killing Time Episode 010: Dick DeBartolo Interview Part 003 of 003

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Part 3 of my interview with Mad’s Maddest Writer, Dick DeBartolo

How many podcasts are there in the world?
The Death of TechTV (but it lives in Canada, eh)
The Origin of Daily Giz Wiz
the NASCAR Racecar clock
The Hard Drive Enclosure as a Gadget?
A tape deck for your PC.
Merlyn?
The Eggstractor – it removes the shell off of a hard boiled egg
Weird Patents

The Gravity Powered Shoe Air Conditioner
A combined bird-trap and cat feeder

A USB Missle Launcher – defend your desk.  Combine it with flash drives, forget you, sneakernet!
Pathlock
MAD Magazine
Buying URLs in bulk
The What the Heck is it contest at dailygizwiz.com
Generators

And JB gets trashed by Dick.

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Digg and Time

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The quality of stories on Digg has eroded from cutting edge news to “newly found” old video footage of Family Guy or an old story about how Apple should change from 1997.

However, it does still have great news and links. It all depends on the time of day. In the afternoon (Eastern Time in the US) there’s pretty much garbage on the front page. By 8 or 9PM Eastern actual news stories make their way to the front page.

Thanks to Digg, I’ve found a way to see all the news I could ever want with OriginalSignal.com and Spotback.com. They are news aggregator sites which display the news from various sites in a grid. Original Signal is good for lots of different sources – however it lacks customizability.

For customizability, I go to Spotback. I threw on the feeds that OriginalSignal.com lack. No need to recreate what has been done well on other sites. My schedule is pretty tight these days, and to get all my news in one or two sites is excellent. I’ve never really liked RSS Readers because they look like e-mail programs. The grid format is excellent for people who want their info on one page like me.

If you’re tired of Digg having lousy stories in the afternoon, go over to OriginalSignal and Spotback. Plus they load quickly.