And I Want To Be Somebody Important, Like An Actor...

Woo! It's here! The first signs of the machine revolution!

You were there when they announced the exo-skeleton capable of augmenting a mere human's strength three-fold, it is just a short step to throw on some armor plating and offensive weaponry, and then what have you got? Mecha, in real life.

And now! Machine-Brain Interface! EXACTLY LIKE THE MATRIX.
Learn kung-fu in seconds, enjoy the ultimate virtual-reality experience available, leap tall buildings in a single bound, DODGE BULLETS!

If only I could find a way to harness these powers and bend them toward world conquest...

-t

*UPDATE* - Monkey controls robotic arm jacked directly into its brain! It works! We did it!

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Update: Call to arms and Keyboards

I'm updating a post from last year, because it's still important! (updates in red)


Folks, I need your help.

In 1990 TNT produced a made-for-tv movie of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. It is the greatest adaptation ever. Ever.*

Plus! It stars Christian Bale as Jim Hawkins (and you know how good he is) and Charlton Heston as Long John Silver, and folks, I am not kidding you when I say that this was the role he was meant to play.

Better than Moses, better than Ben Hur, better than NRA president. Charlton Heston is Long John Silver, Long John Silver is Charlton Heston, Heston Silver John is Long Charles. - you get what I'm saying?

All of the performances floored me, this is the production I think of whenever anyone mentions the story. It is absolutely unthinkable that this movie has not been released on dvd.So, I need your help. Go here. Click on the "vote" button on the right-hand sidebar. They ask for an email, but there's no confirmation, so if you're not busy, vote lots of times with made up email addresses!

It's up to #3 in the rankings! We can push that over the top! #1! #1!

Let's make this happen people!

-t


* the notable exception being Muppet Treasure Island. I maintain the TNT version "best ever," but readily concede that the Muppet version is undoubtedly the best adaptation with music, the best adaptation not starring Charlton Heston and Christian Bale, and the best adaptation with Muppets. (jump back)

No one to do business with

Good Monday morning to you all. Today is January 15, 2006, Marthin Luther King Junior Day. Federal offices are closed, there is no mail delivery or trash pickup, the MBTA is running on a holiday schedule, the stock market is closed today, prime broker offices are closed today, client offices are closed today,

But we're open for business!

I'm writing from my desk, at work, from the only occupied floor, in the only buildling that is open in downtown Boston.

Which is pretty ridiculous if you ask me. I'm reminded primarily of Kermit's line from The Muppet Chirstmas Carol:

"If you please. Mr Scrooge, why open the office tomorrow?
Other businesses will be closed - You'll have no one to do business with.

It'll waste a lot of expensive coal for the fire...."

(source)

I could have stayed home today and played video games and watched football highlights. Instead I had to slog through the cold rain to "work" for eight hours. You can bet I'll be sucking down those free soft drinks today in protest.

-t