Matthew Wayne Selznick

Presenting some of the stuff I’ve found interesting in the blogosphere…

• And Yes, In Fact, While We’re On the Subject of “The Big Three”
  Published: July 3, 2009
  Source: Whatever
  My Thoughts: As I've seen so often, the people and institutions we looked upon as children to show us the future are mired firmly, almost spitefully... in the past. Sad.
• Ray Bradbury hates e-books and turned down Yahoo publication offer
  Published: June 24, 2009
  Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
  My Thoughts: Disappointing, but not surprising. Bradbury, we must remember, is a product of another age. Like many older folks, he seems more comfortable with the world that made him than the one he's living in.
• Apocalypse
  Published: June 19, 2009
  Source: xkcd.com
  My Thoughts: I had to research this to get the joke, but it was worth it.
• Malachi Ward covers Devil Dinosaur 1
  Published: June 18, 2009
  Source: Covered
  My Thoughts: "Covered" continues the trend of rummaging through my personal comic book collection. I LOVED DEVIL DINOSAUR! But not as much as Joe Kubert's TOR.
• City in Montana requires job applicants to hand over all social network logins and passwords for background checks
  Published: June 18, 2009
  Source: Boing Boing
  My Thoughts: Uh, yeah. Bullshit.
• Godzilla: EBIRAH, Horror of the Deep Asahi Sonorama Book and Record set 1966
  Published: June 17, 2009
  Source: An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla
  My Thoughts: I think this is the one Godzilla movie I've never seen. I need to fix that!
• Party Pack PDF – Host a Personal Effects party, evangelize the cause!
  Published: June 16, 2009
  Source: J.C. Hutchins: New Fiction And Author Updates
  My Thoughts: Yeah. Whatever you're thinking about doing to promote your creative endeavors, J.C. Hutchins is about fifty miles down the road from you. That's his dust in your teeth.Don't be mad. There are gems of learning in that dust. Cash 'em in.
• PETA pushes to halt Seattle fish mongers from tossing fish
  Published: June 16, 2009
  Source: Boing Boing
  My Thoughts: PETA = People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Not animal corpses.This isn't about killing animals so you can toss their bodies around for amusement. This is about killing animals so you can eat them. Tossing them around is a marketing / promotional feature of the Pike Place Fish Market that helps sell more edible dead animals.PETA might get a lot more good work done if they stopped worrying about the feelings of corpses.
• "It's something called the Internet"
  Published: June 16, 2009
  Source: Boing Boing
  My Thoughts: That's right. We live in the future.
• Weird Al does Craigslist, Doors style
  Published: June 16, 2009
  Source: Boing Boing
  My Thoughts: The lyrics satirizing Craig's List are cute and clever, but the uncanny parody of every Doors song ever written is perfect and perfectly hilarious. When did Yankovic become a great mimic? I'm used to him singing in that nasally nerd voice.Also: kudos to Ray "Man" Manzarek for playing along!