I'm A Billionaire!

Not really, well only virtually. Those that know about HSX.com (and for those that don't: It's basically an online game that treats movie releases like the stock market), my portfolio has finally reached the 9-zeroes mark even though I've never managed to break into the career Top 500.


I started about 6.5 years ago with just $2 Million. Not sure what kind of ROI that is, but I'm pretty sure that it's even better than Apple stock. We were all over at a buddy's place getting ready to go see South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut when we all signed up for it over the Canada Day long weekend.

Ticketmaster Captchas

I tried to order online some concert tickets this weekend, but ticketmaster recently redid their captcha system to the point that even humans can't even decipher them (or is it just me!?!)... I thought these were supposed to just deter scripts and not people... cost me a chance to see how the L.A.M.B. goes across Gwen Stefani's shirt :-(

Normal One:


Bad One:

Music Digital Rights Management

When Yahoo released a DRM-free single (by Jessica Simpson of all people) back in July, it barely made a ripple. But when Steve Jobs just talks about supporting the removal of DRM from iTunes, it gets everyone going. I thought actions were supposed to speak louder than words?


When will music's Big 4 realize that they've lost the battle on this? Yahoo advocates that companies are spending too much money on developing DRM-related technologies while Jobs spins that most people are putting DRM-free (ie illegal?) tracks onto their iPods already.

Superbowl Commercials

Most folks up here may not be able to see Fed-Ex (Britney's latest ex-hubie, not the courier) daydreaming in a $US2.6M commercial, but it looks like AOL.ca has them all online so you won't have to youtube for them... The majority of Bud Lights were pretty good, but the most original had to be Sprint's Connectile Dsyfunction parody and the grossest had to be the Sierra Mist's Combover clip.

PS. Actually watched the half-time show... Interested to see that Prince actually covered the Foo Fighter's "Best of You", since the FFs do a rendition of the Symbol's "Darling Nikki" during their concert sets.

New Snow Patrol Video

One of my favourite bands, Snow Patrol (who are coming to town to play a sold-out show) has a new video coming out for the fifth single off their latest CD (which will definitely make my Top 10). Interestingly enough, they do not appear in it at all, as it is based on the footage from a 1976 cult-classic short film "C'etait un rendez-vous" by the French film maker Claude Lelouch. The film has a great history behind it as well.

Snow Patrol's lead signer was recently on BBC's Zane Lowe as well... Check out the BBC DJ webcast and the track listing.