* Once a year I do the same mistake. I am down the aisle on a shop, and I see this great price on sanitary pads. It’s from an unknown or semi-unknown brand, but I let myself think that creating sanitary pads is no rocket science — it’s got to be usable. And I fall into the same trap again, and I buy the cheaper brand. And then I use it. And it’s a bloody disaster. Why, oh, why no one can make sanitary pads as well as Always can? Either these companies employ bozo engineers, or Always holds patents that no one can touch. No other explanation exists.
* Hugh Jackman was named sexiest man on Earth. For once, I wholeheartedly agree. The guy is dreamy, one of a kind. What makes him irresistible is not his looks, but the gentlemanship, and loyalty his face emits. Evolution-wise-speaking, that’s the kind of thing most women ultimately want, and Jackman radiates these characteristics very strongly. Heck, he’s married to a (not-so-pretty) woman many years his senior, and he’s been very loyal to her and their family.
* I received the Kodak Z1012 IS for a review yesterday (review will appear on FreshDV). It has a 1/2.5″ sensor, and my tests revealed that its HD video capability yields the same amount of background blur as the HV20/30 do. You need to start zooming in at around 33% to start getting some blur (the equivalent amount of blur on the HV20/30 is 75% of zoom though).
* Bush is set to relax endangered species rules. God damn it, I wish that we didn’t have to wait until January for Obama to take office.
* Premiere 4.0.1 was released yesterday, it now supports the opening of Final Cut projects and reading RED’s R3D files.
* Neuros released a set-top box for TV entertainment. It’s important for us videophiles as it is able to playback 1080p h.264 files, and run a normal distribution of Ubuntu in it that allows for true Flash support. PC Linux’s Flash support is much superior to what you get on the PS3 for example, which doesn’t even do fullscreen. I might be able to get a unit and write a review for OSNews.
