The 65-inch TV Face Posted 08.26.2008 @ 01:27 EDT Yesterday on Woot.com, there was a 65" TV for sale at a ridiculously low price. That may sound big, but remember that TVs are measured on the diagonal. It's really only 62 inches wide and 40 inches tall. That's all. I wanted to get an idea of just how big this was on the wall. So I measured it out, and snapped a picture. Be sure to click to see a bigger version: Yeah. That's a ridiculous freaking TV. And that is my "ridiculous, 65-inch TV" face. Enjoy!

Two Dumb Things In An Email From OpenTable.com Posted 08.20.2008 @ 21:27 EDT I got an email from OpenTable.com, an online dining reservations site. The subject was: How was Elephant Walk, The - Boston? Now of course the restaurant's name is The Elephant Walk, and I visited the Boston location. This is the sort of thing that happens with computers, when lists are poorly made. So it goes. But when the subject of your email to me is a question, the first line of your email shouldn't be: ** Please do not reply to this email. It was sent from an unattended mailbox, and replies are not reviewed. See below for contact information. ** Dumb.

Who's The Predator Now? Posted 08.13.2008 @ 15:14 EDT I've actually never seen it, but NBC has a fairly popular show called To Catch A Predator. On the show, an adult pretending to be a minor waits online for an adult to get in touch and start chatting. When it turns sexual, a meeting is arranged at the minor's house, where the (supposed) minor is supposedly alone. They're then confronted by host Chris Hansen, and later arrested. Now to be sure, molesting a child is one of the most heinous actions imaginable. But this show also sounds like utter crap. It's potentially entrapment, and every suspect is portrayed as criminal from the get go. So I got to thinking, what would be the best way to prank the show? If you could get yourself on there, as a supposed predator, how could you screw with them? Some ideas: • Send a performer to the house, as ridiculous as possible. Perhaps a magician. Or a clown. Or a stripper! • Order food to the house. However, if you just send chinese or a pizza, then the delivery man might be in some trouble. So I think you need to send a 12 foot hoagie, requiring at least 3 delivery people. And hey, food for the crew. • Send another minor. Yes, I think the idea of having a child who's been pretending to be an adult going to meet a cop who's been pretending to be a child is definitely the winner.

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