- Those hackers really have Sony on their knees, and I’m surprised they are caving in.
- I’m hearing good things about Syfy’s new series ‘Ascension’.
- Man, that Giselle Bundchen Channel No 5 commercial is on all the time, and seeing her fake crying sad face grows old quickly.
- After following the adorable Anna Kendrick on Twitter and watching her on Letterman last night, one thing is for sure, she’s a of delightful perv.
- I have a feeling airline stocks are going to be a good investment for the next year. With the decrease in the price of fuel and them not willing to roll back on fares, and with customers saving at the pumps and more willing to traveling with the savings, that industry should profit heavily. The most affordable “recognized” airline stock I could find was Jet Blue (JBLU) which is trading around $14.44.
- CNN.com had a headline about the Taliban school attack in Pakistan that made me stop down – ‘The smaller the coffin, the heavier it is’
- I also stopped down when I learned the top Google search for the year was Robin Williams.
- Georgia pastor’s billboard warns that ‘Santa is Satan’ — and he’s turning your kids into atheists
- The Elf on the Shelf hack to help get him in the right pose. Basically, stick wires in him, as if you are a CIA agent trying to get vital information on him.
- The @Eagles put a Go Pro on Challenger, the eagle, entering the stadium
- Scientists from the Open Worm Project have successfully mapped the connections of all 302 neurons in a roundworm’s brain and simulated them as a piece of computer software, and then uploaded that software to a LEGO robot. Article with Video
- For a video production class, a student redid the ‘Soprano’s intro using Dallas settings – YouTube – I’ve never seen an episode, though I do know how it famously ends. Perhaps it’ something I should binge watch.
- Texas A&M considering naming building after Texas Governor Rick Perry – I’m guessing he’s their most accomplished former student, though that’s a broad brush. If anything, he did help saw varsity’s horns off with his appointment of regents.
- Man, that was some crazy turbulence on that American Airlines flight from Seoul to DFW.
- View from inside the Soyuz capsule during re-entry
- Usually Letter doesn’t hold his Christmas show until right until the 23rd, but this year it will be on Friday. I’ve been a sucker for the annual Jay Thomas retelling of the Lone Ranger story, throwing a football at a meatball on top of a Christmas tree, and especially hearing Darlene Love sing “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”. Here’s an article that talks a bit about the history of these traditions, and here’s a nice compilation of Love singing on the show. Gosh, her singing that song just gets me all jazzed up for Christmas.
- A very interesting GIF on how a fetus develops.
- GQ – America’s 20 Craziest Politicians – 5 Texans make the list
- Movie theater Chain AMC to test monthly movie subscription service
- Pope wants Vatican to host 2024 Olympics