Perhaps there's more in the future for http://monsterlibrary.tv ?

Time will tell…

If you haven’t been watching Dr. Horrible, you must. Joss Whedon has a master plan. I like the plan. You can be a part of the plan. You can watch it online for free, or buy it on iTunes. (I actually did both, I like supporting new ideas like this) There will also be other options available for purchase later, but the online free viewing ENDS on July 20th. You don’t want to miss it, I’m sure.

Click here to watch it online. The 3rd and final act will go live on my birthday.

Yaaaawwwwwn

That’s all I want in the world. Well, not really, but it would add a huge boon to my happiness. My family is late to the “let’s get cellphones” game, but even with our limited exposure, we have had 3 different style cellphones, each one taking a radically different charger. Of the 3, my current Razr is the one that “gets it right” when it comes to power adapter.

See, that’s a standard Mini USB plug. I can charge my phone with the charger, or by connecting it to any Mini USB connector attached to a computer. Why each company (including Motorola, one of the other 3 is a different model Motorola) has to make proprietary power connectors is a mystery to me. I know the claim is to sell more power cords, but with 3rd party chargers, where is the advantage for the OEM?

Cellphone companies: Standardize. And do so with Mini USB.

Thank you. That is all.

The install went pretty well, but it scared the beans out of me when I could no longer log in! The solution was to delete any and all brainofshawn.com cookies in my browser. Now all works, but it was a scary few minutes. 🙂

Now I have to go check on my plugins… Hopefully all is well.

So how are you?

See, look, it’s over there on the right. I opted for the full 2 column size. I’m linking to Janiece’s post, but if there is an official, “What in the heck is the UCF” post somewhere, I’ll happily relink. 🙂

The header graphic is by Kate Baker, and it is teh hawsome. The theme is my standby, dkret3, which I love, especially for it’s ability to arrange the widgets on the side like it does.

I like it, and I think I’ll stick with it for a while. There may be some minor adjustments, but I think it rocks. How ’bout you?

If you Twitter, and don’t follow the Mars Phoenix Lander, you really should. The idea of NASA personifying spacecraft, and interactively talking with people on social networks is FULL of teh awesome.

I am so impressed that NASA has gone so far as to talk about Mars with people in a no nonsense, simple, understandable way. And interactively to boot. Got a question? Just ask. It’s awesome, and I hope NASA gets the praise they deserve for it. Even more than that, however, I hope that the Web 2.0 generation (ha! I’ve forced us into another arbitrary generation!) puts more and more support behind NASA and space exploration.

(Oh, check out @CassiniSaturn too. Anyone know of other twittering spacecraft?)

UPDATE: I just got a hit from someone using a Blackberry and a NASA IP address. I feel shiny. 🙂