Daily Archives: January 17, 2005

Hello, McFly

Posted on January 17, 2005 by jetrotz

In what seems to be a Ken Russel film gone awry, Crispin Glover has a new ‘art film’ he’s working on featuring some boobies, quite a few actors with Down Syndrome, snails, salt, blackface, swastikas and the eponymous Mr. Glover. … Continue reading →

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The gray lady reports today that Tivo was close to a deal with Comcast (free registration required) to put TiVo technology into Comcast’s set-top-boxes, but TiVo’s board backed out based on the recommendation of Michael Ramsey, then CEO and Chairman. … Continue reading →

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Is that an Elbow?

Posted on January 17, 2005 by jetrotz

Baby Trotz is coming along nicely. Amy still has plenty of energy – enough to play two gigs daily recently for the Fox Theater production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, anyway! A bit tired from time to time, but … Continue reading →

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G5 Powerbook/iBook by Q2?!?

Posted on January 17, 2005 by jetrotz

Despite Apple claims just last week that ‘thermal challenges‘ might delay the announcement of portable G5 laptops, Taiwanese tech magazine DigiTimes reports on two manufacturers there ready to ship G5 portables in quantity by the end of Q2 2005. The … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates: Teen Idol

Posted on January 17, 2005 by jetrotz

BoingBoing reports on this posting from monkey methods’ blog: photos allegedly from a ‘Teen Beat’ magazine story on Bill Gates, circa 1983. My favorite part of these is not the vintage nostalgia, yadda yadda, but rather the fact that what … Continue reading →

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