New World of Warcraft Expansion revealed: Mists of Pandaria

The Other Woman....

Dragon Age. Violence. Felicia Day. Goofiness. What More Could You Want?

A Patently Perfect Primer on Patents by This American Life...

This American Life, the public radio program that airs across the country over the National Public Radio airwaves, totally nailed what has become wrong with the patent system in the United States, in this excellent episode, “When Patents Attack!”, that was produced in conjunction with the grand folks over at Planet Money.

My favorite part is the Raiders of the Lost Ark scene, when they realize that it is likely that all of the fake offices in a certain hallway somewhere in Marshall, Texas are just small, fictional holding companies (nearly 1300)  that actually belong to Intellectual Ventures, the mac daddy of all patent trolls….

Happy Birthday, Mr. Kubrick

Perhaps watching 2001: A Space Odyssey is in order tonight. :)

Everybody Needs Their Own "Punk Rock Girl"

Today is the 31st Anniversary of the Mt. St. Helens Eruption

Few thought that the massive eruption that ocurred on May 18th, 1980 would happen the way it did. It was the largest eruption ever in the continental United States. MtStHelens.com has these interesting videos of the mountain then and now.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Reznor

Thanks for the music, old sweat, lies, lies, lies;  and the artistic risks it took to create them. :)

Nothing, indeed, IS something.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Lucas

Thanks for that whole Star Wars thing, the Lucasfilm thing, keeping Pixar alive in the early days, THX sound, LucasArts, Industrial Light and Magic, and the Skywalker Ranch.

We really do appreciate it. :)

Apple Earnings Call Expected to Be Insanely Great or Why Apple Stock is Dirt Cheap...

With the Apple earnings anouncement for their fiscal 2nd quarter coming after close of the market today, Andy Zaky has this article which mirrors my recent thoughts about Apple stock, and its price. Here is my favorite part:

In fact, it is very likely that Apple will have more cash than its current market capitalization in less than five years. Once Wall Street begins to catch on to this reality, Apple shares should see a major upside correction. And this is precisely why Apple shouldn’t trade below a 20 P/E ratio over the next several years.

Imagine that…. at current cash position growth (assuming Apple doesn’t have to spend any of their cash for acquisitions or emergencies) a balance of 300 billion dollars and ZERO debt. wow. Wishful thinking? I guess we’ll see over the coming months…

Now, if I just knew someone who was willing to loan me $100,000 dollars for a couple of years…