http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/ Copyright 2008 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:46:19 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.33 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I watched the end of some fantastic television this weekend. First was the end of the epic four and a half hour tennis match between Roger Federer and Janko Tipsarevic. Tipsarevic was the unknown underdog (ranked 49th) going against the... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2008/01/tipsarevic_gian_1.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2008/01/tipsarevic_gian_1.html Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:46:19 -0800 Kottke.org sometimes blogs about HBO's The Wire and while I haven't read all of it (still watching Season 4), I thought people who are up to date would enjoy checking it out.... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2008/01/the_wire.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2008/01/the_wire.html Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:33:32 -0800 Originally posted on North When people find out I'm from Alaska, there are some expected questions that I can readily speak to -- Is it really light/dark all the time? Have you seen the northern lights? How cold does it... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2007/06/exposing_northe.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2007/06/exposing_northe.html Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:41:26 -0800 I was watching the Colbert Report last night and he mentioned that it was TV Turnoff Week and everyone watching was a hypocrite. I've been aware of TV Turnoff Week in the past, but I always thought it was some... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2007/04/turn_on_tv_week.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2007/04/turn_on_tv_week.html Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:22:55 -0800 Rarely do so many of my interests combine into a single piercing point of light like the laser that is the just announced MySpace/Mark Burnett political reality show concept for Independent. The catch is brilliant: While there is a $1... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2007/04/the_new_politic.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2007/04/the_new_politic.html Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:45:01 -0800 At UrbanHonking we are fond of saying, "Television is dead." By that we mean "the system of television", not the content itself. With iTunes, TiVo, bittorrent, DVDs, and tv-links.co.uk the idea of sitting down to see what is on is... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2007/04/tv_doesnt_suck.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2007/04/tv_doesnt_suck.html Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:36:52 -0800 While HD channel searching last night I came across something that made me shout out loud in excitement--"We have ESPN2-HD!! Months ago I had contemplated spending hundreds of dollars to outfit the Hott Denn with DirecTV so we could watch... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/06/hd_hd_wc_tv.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/06/hd_hd_wc_tv.html Sports Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:08:34 -0800 Exhibit A: Bloomberg Channel Exhibit B: Bloomberg Channel on 1/4 of the screen while planning out new things to record is still legible!... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/06/why_a_bigger_tv.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/06/why_a_bigger_tv.html Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:18:12 -0800 7:30 p.m. In approximately 30 minutes magician David Blaine's special "Drowned Alive" will begin. For those not familiar with his latest stunt, you might want to read up. 7:39 p.m. Entertainment Tonight is on... Other Blaine resources: AP story before... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/05/david_blaine_dr.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/05/david_blaine_dr.html Reality?? Mon, 08 May 2006 16:44:20 -0800 Josh and I were watching the Democratic gubernatorial debate on KGW and we thought there was some sort of conspiracy going on. Incumbent Gov. Ted Kulongoski was looking like a pro, but challenger Jim Hill looked like someone poured acid... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/04/camera_1_camera.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/04/camera_1_camera.html Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:32:28 -0800 We were all on top of Locke's dad being the "Real Sawyer," aka the guy who screwed over Sawyer's family and started him on a life of scamming. I'd noticed Nadia listed in the credits earlier, but completely missed that--duh--she... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/03/ive_got_a_map_i.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/03/ive_got_a_map_i.html Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:00:33 -0800 Oh my sweet LORD, that was a good episode! Seriously, I've been putting off writing about it because I'm fairly overwhelmed by all the freakin' fantastic things they let us in on last night. Not that they didn't open a... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/03/babies_fake_bea.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/03/babies_fake_bea.html Recap Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:08:57 -0800 I'm not HUGE on Lost theories, because they don't tend to get us very far. However, Entertainment Weekly has a very clean theory that is even numbered. In a list! I love lists. So without further ado, here is one... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/02/ew_weighs_in.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/02/ew_weighs_in.html Fri, 24 Feb 2006 14:02:16 -0800 The boardies are hard at work trying to decipher last night's BIG FRICKIN' CLUE given to us when the clock went haywire at the end of the countdown. I spent approximately five minutes looking on some hieroglyphic sites, but... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/02/clock_like_an_e.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/02/clock_like_an_e.html Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:37:24 -0800 Soo...what's up with Charlie? Boardies are saying maybe he has the "island sickness" that was alluded to earlier, but could it just be that he's seeing things like everyone else? Obviously, his visions are wrapped in some bigger delusional dreams,... http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/01/we_all_little_b.html http://www.urbanhonking.com/warmglow/archives/2006/01/we_all_little_b.html Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:02:10 -0800