http://www.joehribar.com Joe Hribar's musings on life Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:27:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Dr. Linus" certainly wasn't the most exciting or most tense episode of the series, but it was a great episode to move the story along and start giving us answers (keep reading).  Here are a few thoughts: But something that I wanted an answer for didn't get: How did Ben escape ... http://www.joehribar.com/2010/03/11/dr-linus/ /Film reports Christopher Nolan and his team are developing a new Superman film AND a third—and final—Batman film. The key thing that makes the third film an great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story. And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than ... http://www.joehribar.com/2010/03/10/superhero-super-news/ GOOD this week linked to a website called "Where Is My Milk From?" that will, upon entering a code found on your milk container, tell you where in the U.S. your milk came from.  Very cool and very interesting to see 1.) where it came from and 2.) what larger ... http://www.joehribar.com/2010/03/10/do-you-know-where-your-cows-are/ My predictions were 62.5% correct.  I scored 15/24 and tied my coworker in the contest.  He won on the tiebreaker, but has graciously decided to give me the prize anyway.  So thank you, @nagle! Two Oscar-related videos here.  The first one says thanks: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCy4Icr43hk[/youtube] And the second is "a trailer for every Academy ... http://www.joehribar.com/2010/03/10/oscar-wrap-up/ Add this one to my list from the weekend: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd6n_5XKVxo[/youtube] (Nod: TV Squad) http://www.joehribar.com/2010/03/10/alternate-lost-titles-found-ctd/ (Hint: they're probably worth nothing.)  My coworker Jon Nagle has an Oscar contest, so I decided to fill out a ballot... and then decided to post my predictions (or, rather, guesses in some cases) here.  We'll see how I did later. Best Picture: Avatar For anyone who takes the film-going experience seriously, ... http://www.joehribar.com/2010/03/07/my-oscar-predictions-for-what-theyre-worth/ Some very creative people cut new LOST title sequences in the style of other TV shows. Full House: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22HsbU0Znbs[/youtube] Friends: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX4rM-tliuU[/youtube] Smallville: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XerwtCHugc8[/youtube] The Office: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F33mF2ky9uU[/youtube] That 70s Show: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gAnmFyYHr4[/youtube] The Wonder Years: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0VWHVfWW_o[/youtube] http://www.joehribar.com/2010/03/06/alternate-lost-titles-found/ A couple weekends ago, some coworkers and I traveled to New York City to visit The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).  This trip marked the first time I had been to the museum.  Here are some of the photos I took. Road trip? More like a rail trip: Walking from Grand ... http://www.joehribar.com/2010/03/06/road-trip-moma/ Via TUAW, the 2010 edition of the MLB At Bat iPhone app will allow you to stream audio in the background while you accomplish other tasks on your iPhone. While Apple doesn't allow 3rd party apps to run in the background on the iPhone or iPod touch,* Silicon Alley Insider notes ... http://www.joehribar.com/2010/03/06/buy-me-some-peanuts-and-hack-er-jack/ Thus always to fans of Rome?  Entertainment Weekly is reporting the HBO series Rome may finally be headed to the big screen: Fans of HBO’s critically-beloved (but short-lived) series Rome may not have seen the last of Vorenus and Pullo. Multiple sources have confirmed to EW that a big-screen sequel to ... http://www.joehribar.com/2010/03/06/sic-semper-rome-fans/