Edwin MacPhisto

It's okay. Suffers a bit from the same "hmm, everyone likes serial dramas with weird sci-fi stuff" that tanked tons of shows last year in the wake of Lost. I think it could be interesting but I have a feeling I've seen most of this stuff done before and better in X-Men. Though the creators obviously aren't hiding the connection, either.

The one that might be the most surprising for me is 1999. It was the second Prince album I got after Purple Rain, and I just wasn't ready for the long jams in the middle when all I really wanted was "I Would Die 4 U" ten more times. But I went so far as to buy that album used, give it to a friend within a week because I didn't want it, and then get it again about 4 months later. Four years later I love it, though I still hate "Free."

Virginia Tech/Georgia Tech is my game of the week. Should answer a lot of questions about whether or not there are any competent teams in this year's disastrous ACC.

I dunno about AfterEffects. I do know that, although it's been a few years since I used either, I definitely liked Final Cut Pro more than Adobe's alternative. Not sure if the price difference is worthwhile though. Everyone I know in the graphics/layout profession use Quark Xpress or InDesign on a Mac. There's also a vast, vast amount of really powerful freeware out there for Mac graphic support, moreso I think than other types of OSX freeware, which makes it a pretty fluid platform for having expansive capabilities at a relatively low price. I don't know a thing about what would make the Mac a better platform, but it's almost universally used in all realms of publishing and print media.

You can start some stuff automatically on a Mac. I usually don't, but it's certainly possible. And yep, show desktop. It's okay, but just not as well-devised as Expose. I get that google desktop, free anti-virus programs, a dock program, etc. might do a lot of the same things as OSX does out of the box, but I prefer the feel of the fully integrated system. If those are the features I want, and I don't need to upgrade my computer, I'd rather get the system where they're all part of a whole, both for ease of use and aesthetics. For me, setting up Windows to essentially mimic what OSX already does provides a lesser experience, not a better one. I have nothing against Windows, really. I use it 8 hours a day at work, and it's fine, just not as fun and intuitive to navigate. As for iTunes running better: the organizational system and the way you copy music are much more intuitive just because they were designed to work with the OSX filing system, not the slightly more cumbersome XP interface. It gets rid of some of the clunkiness that's undeniably present in the XP version. I find that my iPod gets recognized and connected much more quickly than on an equivalent computer as well. That's all kind of to be expected, though. As far as laptops go, I think the MacBook's a great deal. Huge improvement over the iBooks. The MacBook Pro, just like the Powerbook, is really a bit of a luxury. Even though it's the "power" version, no one uses it to do the heavy-duty editing and processing stuff associated with old PowerMacs. It's just slimmer, nicer, and generally faster.

And that was a superb play call, and exactly the sort of thing a guy like Reggie Bush does for you. A reverse to Reggie Bush isn't surprising, and so plenty of people bite on that. Having Devery Henderson take it from him, though, is surprising. I'm impressed with New Orleans, which is a weird thing to say.

Tonight's referee is kinda jacked. I'll never get over the retarded Under Armor looking referee shirts. Also, even CNN's front page is getting in on the Superdome love tonight, including this fantastic front page picture: WTF, New Orleans.

I made the switch last December, when my Dell Latitude started to fall apart. Love my Powerbook. I prefer OSX and my Powerbook to the alternatives for a few reasons. Plenty of them are simple. -The great hot corners from Expose, which lets you either clear the desktop or show all your windows at once (and select any one) in a very simple, easy-to-navigate system. I know you can sort of rig up similar things in XP, but this works better. -OSX only boots up the essential programs and processes, so it starts extremely quickly. I go from a cold computer to fully up and running in about 20 seconds, and that's on a computer that's nearly a year old. -The program dock is much better than the start menu. No menu navigation--one click access to the dozen programs I use regularly without taking up any desktop space. I like my desktop clean and it prevents me from needing shortcuts. -The search system. Spotlight digs up applications, files, whatever much quicker than any Windows search utility. -I do tons of stuff with iTunes and my iPod, and they're integrated much, much better into OSX than they are in XP. -The touchpad is the best I've used on any computer. Two fingers to scroll is something I haven't seen figured out on a PC yet. I rarely use a mouse, so it's perfect for me. -I know you said "don't bring up stability," but I'm gonna. On my old Dell, I had to install system-hogging anti-virus software, stuff like Ad Aware, etc., and it bogged me down. Never had a problem with anythin on my Mac, and I haven't installed any supplemental utilities. In the current state of things, it's a completely hassle-free machine. I don't play computer games, and I don't really have the urge to upgrade my computer all the time (you really can't do a whole lot to upgrade laptops conveniently anyway). My Powerbook is perfect for music, internet, messaging, Word, Excel, photos, and pretty much managing anything I need. To me, the ease of navigating all these things using all the incredibly basic but incredibly useful features I pointed out is worth any extra expense I paid. And while you might brush off style a bit, I think Mac's laptops are better built than any Windows-based system. Small, light, rarely get hot, and the keyboard's as good as the legendary Thinkpad. For a desktop, a PC might still be the trick, but I doubt I'll ever buy a non-portable computer again.

Would it have killed Tirico to just say "resilience"? I know "resiliency" is technically a word, but it's a shitty word.

Bono's not allowed to yell "I am an American." Yikes. I think he and Billie Joe traded hair for one night only.

Which Bowie, Dylan, and Stones albums do you have?

What's your job now? If, say, you hate working at Target, you probably don't want people suggesting Walmart.

I read The Black Dahlia in 9th grade, I think, right after having seen L.A. Confidential and loving it. I'm not surprised the movie is uneven and shitty, because the book was uneven and shitty as well. DePalma's certainly not the guy to reign that in, but I think he's become too timid to just explode all the excess and really go over the top a la Scarface.

I think the best you can do is to lower the overall resolution, making everything much larger.

I hate when I don't even get one game on each network. And when the game I'm getting is boring-ass Washington/Houston. At least Brunell's got this cool passing streak going.

Probably because their loss was to the #1 team in the country, and they're still the defending champs, which is good for some early-season goodwill even if it shouldn't be. They're no different than any of the other questionable 1-loss/zero loss teams like Georgia, OU, Iowa, and Virginia Tech, but those two factors keep them a bit higher. I rank personally rank them higher than those teams just because what I've seen of their actual games makes me thing they're a bit stronger than all of them right now.

I know Iggy's top 8 teams didn't change, but I still don't get Auburn at #5. 1. Ohio State - dominant wins, road win over Texas, Troy Smith's ridiculous TD pass yesterday, and a frighteningly good defense. 2. Auburn - the ability to win blowouts and tough defensive struggles, another ruthless defense, the win over LSU. 3. USC - deepest team in the country, still developing a bit, but never seem overmatched at any point. No wins against great teams yet, but two wins against decent teams. 4. Michigan - almost #3. ND ass-whooping and confident, collected win yesterday bodes well for Big 10 season. Finally developing a #1 receiver in Manningham. 5. Florida - tremendously athletic. Love Dallas Baker, Tebow, Percy Harvin, etc. Urban Meyer's schemes are working better this year. Win at Tennessee is one of the best of the year, but let Kentucky hang around a bit too long. 6. LSU - handed out plenty of ass-whoopings, barely lost at Auburn. Need to get a win against top-level SEC opponent to stay here with impressive teams coming up behind. 7. Texas - lost only to the best team in the country and rocked everyone else, including a pretty good Iowa State team. Running game is fearsome. 8. Louisville - moving them up over WVU because Hunter Cantwell did just fine yesterday. Good win on the road, impressive ability to recover from shitty early-game mistakes. Even without Michael Bush, the running game is fine. 9. WVU - tendency to slow down their game after getting out to a hot start almost bit them in the ass last night. ECU played really well, but it's still ECU. 10. Georgia - Still think they're solid, if a bit of a question mark. Colorado game was a near-disaster but they survived. Get the spot mostly by default because I'm less impressed with everyone below them. Another close call against a shitty team and they get overtaken. Tennessee's right there too. Notre Dame is too Jekyll and Hyde right now to get back in the top 10. Clemson is getting really close, and Virginia Tech can get up there with a good win over GT next week. Cal feels more like a a #15/16 team at this juncture.

Alabama's retarded kicker and the rainy no-offense day in Columbus means I need to run the table tonight. Hail hail SMU.

And Lee Tiffin will never, ever kick again. Unreal.

Oh, wow. On the XP! If Arkansas wins 24-23, then it's definitely, definitely worse than Vaughn.

Is this worse than Auburn's Vaughn against LSU last year yet? Or does he still have it because of the sheer quantity of misses?

Alabama's kicker missed his second 30 yards or less field goal of the day. Ugly stuff. Mitch Mustain, however, has been terrible today, and Arkansas is playing incredibly conservative ball so he doesn't throw another pick. I'm taking Alabama 23-17 in OT. Let's see what happens.

Iggy, I've never heard of anything like that happening. Seems so weird to me. Joe Paterno just run across the field and into the locker room while Penn State was setting up to punt. Really, really odd. I hope he's not dying or something.

I can't decide which of these Fox Sportsnet commentators is more irritating. They both sound almost exactly the same, like retarded ducks.

Every good team screws up now and then. That they're getting out of this one alive should be enough to keep them near the top. If Notre Dame wins they'll probably get voted over them or something like that. Even had they lost, it ultimately wouldn't have been a big deal since it's not a conference game.