An Angry Geek

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Hulu Ad

If you missed the Superbowl, here is the big secret behind Hulu:

Tech Tip: Don't Tweet Your Secret Mission

This is hilarious! Don't tweet your arrival in Iraq if you're supposed to be on a secret trip. www.tinyurl.com/blslgj

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Well, it's happened. The official DTV switch will not be until June. I'm against delaying the switch because I think that it will cause more confusion, having less people prepared to switch over. On top of that, I believe that the large broadcasting companies have been being very cooperative to get this going, and they have spent much time, money, and effort having everything ready to go on February 17th. But now, they will have to work to move it until summer. On top of that, Verizon paid billions of dollars to get the 700mHz spectrum, and they also now have to wait. I understand the reasons to delay and I don't think that it is entirely a bad idea. I just think that there were too many things depending on the February switch and too much effort put into having it ready that it will just be a mess delaying it.

On the bright side, at least I'll have a cool birthday present this Summer!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Stock Market Simualtion

There are many stock market simulators out there, but UpDown is one of the best I have found. It looks very nice and has a pretty layout, and there are also contests that you can win if you just do better than the market. You can compete against friends, too. They start you off with $1,000,000 and there is a $100 commission fee per trade. After that, it's up to the market.