Parenthood - Apple Ad
Damn these Apple commercials keep getting better all the time. They are very smart now, showing what apps are highlighted in the commercial. They are making it easy to spend your money.
#LikeAGirl
I always knew I would have girls, just a feeling growing up with two sisters. I know they’ll have problems like any other kids. I hope they will know that being a girl is a good thing.
RUN
Jay-Z & Beyonce - Run [Cinematic Trailer] from Tony Zeven Curtis on Vimeo.
Manage to get tickets to the second concert at AT&T Park. Can’t wait to see the show!
Lucky They Have Competition
For several months, Amazon has been quietly discouraging the sales of Hachette’s physical books by several techniques — cutting the customer’s discount so the book approaches list price; taking weeks to ship the book; suggesting prospective customers buy other books instead; and increasing the discount for the Kindle version.
Good thing Amazon has competition, right?
Seeing Santa
The Santa Claus at Stanford Shopping Center has been our staple Santa over the years. The only other time we saw Santa Claus elsewhere was in Hawaii. This year we waited until the weekend before Christmas to visit Santa. It seemed like a lot of other people had the same idea, given the long line we encountered early that Saturday morning.
But the girls were very patient waiting. And when it was their turn to sit on the jolly old fellow’s lap, the girls were well-behaved - for the most part. I think Graecyn is going through a little stranger danger/separation issue right now. But Mia was all in awe of Santa. Mia even spent several moments after the photo session talking to Santa about her gift ideas.
Waiting in line.
Mia tells Santa her wishes for this year.
Graecyn waits for Mia.
Check Out
Fan comic take on Batman and the Joker’s last dance. A bit bloody and violent, but it’s worth a quick read if you are a Batman fan.
Experimenting with a Nexus 5
Decent article on Ars Technica about what I’m doing now - an iPhone user using a Nexus 5. I hope to write a few words about this in the weeks to come. But the (pain) points about the process are well covered in the linked article.
GPA and Tweets
Of 381 college admissions officers who answered a Kaplan telephone questionnaire this year, 31 percent said they had visited an applicant’s Facebook or other personal social media page to learn more about them — a five-percentage-point increase from last year. More crucially for those trying to get into college, 30 percent of the admissions officers said they had discovered information online that had negatively affected an applicant’s prospects.
You never know how your social media accounts will bleed into your real life.
Sharing in the Morning
It’s always tough getting the girls ready in the morning. Sometimes they place nice, like this morning. This gives mom and dad the opportunity to actually get ready for work instead of rushing to work.
Big King or Big Mac
It must be a slow news day. But seriously, why would you eat at either of these places since you have other burger joint choices? Though the fries and Mighty Wings are pretty good at McDonald’s.
Panasonic Concedes on Plasma
As the owner of a 65-inch plasma television, this is bad news. But newer technology will arise that will displace LCDs as well.
Days of Future Past
The new X-Men trailer is something to see. It looks like a good movie, but trailers can be deceiving. I hope they don’t mess up this great comic book storyline when translating it for the big screen.
Entertainment Weekly does a nice breakdown on the trailer as well.
MLB Team Valuations
The San Francisco Giants placed 6th on this Bloomberg chart. Not bad. Of course, the Yankees are 1st.