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Elisabeth Sladen, “Sarah Jane Smith”, Rest In Peace

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Karl

Elisabeth Sladen, the actress who was Sarah Jane Smith on “Doctor Who” and the spin off children’s show, “The Sarah Jane Adventures”, passed away on Wednesday the 20th, at 63 from cancer. I could probably write quite a bit about … Continue reading →

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RIP Tom Bosley

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Karl

Tom Bosley, Mr. Cunningham on Happy Days, a fairly large presentation of what I thought an ideal dad could be while I was growing up without one, passed away last week. NPR: “RIP Tom Bosley, One Of TV’s Great Dads”

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Watch WKRP in Cincinnati classic on Fancast

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Karl

There are leadership lessons in this classic WKRP episode “Watch Turkeys Away” (and gut splitting laughs). I forgot how great this show was at times.

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20 Minutes into the Future is Now

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Karl

Max Headroom is coming out on DVD. Way, way, way ahead of its time. I’m looking forward to getting this. NPR.org: “’80s Nostalgia? M-M-Max Headroom Is Now On DVD” Wired.com: “Scott Brown on How Max Headroom Predicted the Demise of … Continue reading →

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This is flame war worthy – Star Trek fan? You may be a believer in Humanism

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

Telegram & Gazette: “‘Star Trek’ franchise an homage to humanist philosophy”.

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Comcast releases open source software

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Karl

Comcast Voices: “Comcast Labs and ISC donate IPv6 Open Source software to open Source Community”. Conversation at Hacker News. And check out Arpit’s post about his work on Comcast’s Xfinity Remote Prototype, “Have you seen the XFinity Social Remote app?”.

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There can never be enough journalists like Bill Moyers

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Karl

Recently my friend and coworker Arpit Mathur passed along a critique of journalism’s sorry state using the leaked iPhone story as evidence. The sad thing is that we might be amidst some kind of golden age for journalism and are … Continue reading →

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Four interesting Doctor Who links for the day

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Karl

BBC: “The Changing Face of the Doctor” The A.V. Club: “Doctor Who Primer” My Tardis Years: “The Tom Baker Years” BBC News: “Doctor Who regeneration was ‘modelled on LSD trips’”

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Was the call to Conan’s defense against Leno a Gen-X and Gen-Y cry against Baby Boomer entrenchment?

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Karl

When you get older, these kinds of reflections start to seem all the more uncomfortable don’t they? That makes them all the better to consider and think about. reddit.com: “It just hit me: Leno vs. Conan perfectly embodies the struggle … Continue reading →

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Worth repeating: Conan O’Brien’s goodbye message

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Karl

All I ask is one thing. And this is… I’m asking this in particular of young people that watch. Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. For the record its my least favorite quality. It doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody … Continue reading →

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