Atlanta was hit by a major ice storm which began Friday night and continued into Saturday, and the lingering affects continue into Sunday. I’ve posted a gallery of images taken around our house – I didn’t venture too far out as (a) I am still recovering from a nasty cold and (b) the roads were close to impassable with over one inch of solid ice. Amy’s baby shower was postponed 24 hours due to the weather, and the Atlanta Symphony concert and dinner we’d planned to attend with my Mom, visiting from Savannah, were also cancelled. But the party will go on today, and mom’s flight to West Palm Beach to visit her sister Hilda will be on Monday, instead of today.
Ben’s Back
Great news by email on Friday, courtesy of the Ben Folds mailing list. Ben’s first album since 2001 is coming out on April 26th – Songs for Silverman. “Landed,” the first single, is already on some radio stations. It officially goes on-air and online (ITMS) on February 1. The email also announced a remastered version of Whatever and Ever Amen adding seven lost classic bonus tracks, out March 22. As Martha would say, ‘that’s a very good thing.’
Best GTA Stunt Ever?
While Kotaku.com dubs this perhaps the best ever stunt, I’m not so sure. But it is pretty amazing, and a testament to the fact that exploring this gamespace is just as enjoyable as following the ‘missions’ within. Beware low flying aircraft! Check out the video here.
Another G5 Powerbook Clue?
An intrepid reader of the British website theregister.co.uk tipped the site off to an interesting bit of code on Apple’s Powerbook product page. Apparently, a 1×1 pixel tracking gif from marketing firm Avenue A is labelled as ‘apple_g5_powerbook.’ A typo, perhaps? Probably, but all other such tracking tags across the apple.com site have the appropriate (and correct) processor and product names. It’s probably just wishful thinking, but we can hope, can’t we?