Interactive Llama

This Saturday, I realized that sometimes I’d rather data mine about my favorite movies. You’d think that NetFlix and Blockbuster would enable movie blogging–similar to Rhapsody’s send to blog. I know that feature films aren’t constantly playing in the background, nor are they 2:46 min long, but blockbuster doesn’t even do RSS–which is why NetFlix is so much cooler.

I’m still not sure why people STILL go to movie rental stores and pay $4 per movie. Maybe it’s because they are impulsive. Maybe it’s because they’ve only bought books online from Amazon.

If you are listening, NetFlix make one’s RSS of their Queue public–optionally, of course. Why? Because I ONLY watch cool movies.

Tonight’s readings/watching:

Security Now! 24: Questions and Answers

I, Cringely – Google’s Grand Plan to Take Over TV Advertising

I, Cringely – How Pay-Per-Click Is Killing the Traditional Publishing Industry (death to magazines by mail!)

I, Cringely – The Falafel Connection (NSA wiretaps explained–it’s based on data mining)

After Words: Ambassador L. Paul Bremer interviewed by James Hoagland

Afternote: I had to reinstall Apple Motion 2.0 last week in order to get it to work. Readers, if you are keeping track, that’s the third time in two months.

–Stephen M. James
www.smjdesign.com