My sister in law's father, and my friend, was killed last night. I can't stop begging God to take me instead.

How not to shop...

for a new tv
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/big_box_stores_how_not_to_shop/

The Washington Post gives us the details on how those directv commercials are remade.

I'm so sick of web browsing being crippled by slow ad loading servers that I decided to do something about it. A simple installation of Firefox's Adblock Plus plugin is the easiest and most effective thing I've done to kill the ad lag. http://www.stopbadware.org/ has a pretty large database you can search to find sites that use spyware/adware.

And yet another study about how hurricanes aren't stronger because of global blarming.

$1 Billion to fix an xbox

Well, not just one, but the hundreds of thousands that have been plagued with major malfunctions and breakdowns. Microsoft is slated to spend a billion dollars fixing those pieces of junk. The Xbox continues to be dominated in the latest round of console wars. Winner and once again champion...Nintendo.

Transformers Out Tonight

Transformers is out in full release tonight with shows running from 8 this evening till three in the morning. It wasn't publicized, but with the moving up of release dates for harry potter and every other big movie around it shouldn't be a surprise.