http://greghowley.com/ GregHowley.com - Blog Postings en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss php written in Notepad 5.0 http://www.greghowley.com/images/category/t_category_personal.png http://greghowley.com/ 70 60 http://greghowley.com/803 Back in 2004, there was a post on my blog entitled Rocky Mountain High for the Connecticut Guy. Now, I find myself making the inverse post. Yes, we're moving back.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/803#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/803 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:32:00 -0700 http://greghowley.com/802 Since the announcement that they were going to be making one of my favorite books, A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin, into a movie, I've been following every tidbit of news about it with much enthusiasm. So many TV shows and movies based on books I've loved have turned out to be crap (The Time Traveler's Wife, Legend of the Seeker) that I'm hopeful for this one. Perhaps the HBO presentation of A Song of Ice and Fire can be as good an adaptation as Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings was. Television really does seem like the right medium for this kind of drawn-out story.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/802#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/802 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:16:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/801 If you've friended me on Facebook, you've likely been scratching your head at my recent updates. These include "Nerd Elf took his girlfriend to the ant riding rodeo", "A duck with lips is shedding. He removed my facial features. At night.", and "This skeevy guy has a crush on me, but I'm more concerned with the fact that MY HANDS ARE ON FIRE!!"GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/801#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/801 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:26:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/800 It looks like the fall shows are starting up as of this coming Sunday. Thought I'd go through a rundown here of the TV shows we'll be watching at Chez Howley and the dates on which each starts.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/800#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/800 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:57:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/799 Linda and I saw the two hour pilot of Warehouse 13 last night. After having looked forward to the show for so long, I've got to say that I'm a bit disappointed. I'd say that the show could best be described as a cross between The X-Files, Men in Black, Ghostbusters, and Scooby Doo, with just a hint of Fringe thrown in. When the goofy scientist guy made the grandiose announcement "This is America's attic." and the show cut to a black screen showing "WAREHOUSE 13" in red letters, I began to worry.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/799#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/799 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:51:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/798 I just heard about TV Fandex. The concept is brilliant: rate programs based on how discussed they are online. Although I can't speak specifically about WetPaint.com's methodology for gathering rating info, I can imagine how they might do it: routinely scan Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and search blogs and discussion forums for mention of current television programs. While this could prove to be a real challenge for programs with names like "24", it should in most cases give a very good snapshot of how discussed various shows are.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/798#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/798 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:23:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/797 It's been a long time since I've written anything here. I've been kind of busy. In the interest of making sure that this blog doesn't die entirely while I'm out living my life, I've decided to share three YouTube videos that are currently amongst my favorites. They're all wildly popular, so it's likely that you've seen all of them. If not, you should enjoy them.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/797#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/797 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:54:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/796 This is a little video I recorded today in which I walk through my office and point out all my stuff. I got the idea from Dan Trachtenberg in TRS 113.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/796#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/796 Sat, 30 May 2009 15:45:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/795 Wow. Following @feliciaday's tweet, I just read Michael Lynton's article "Guard Rails for the Internet" over at the Huffington Post, in which he talks about how the internet has harmed content creators. He says a mouthful. Where should I begin?GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/795#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/795 Wed, 27 May 2009 06:37:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/794 The problems you normally think of about living at altitude are things like thinner air and lower oxygen. Before actually coming here, you tend to never worry about things exploding. GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/794#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/794 Fri, 22 May 2009 03:02:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/793 Just caught these two videos this morning - actual clips from the new adaptation of V. I have to share.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/793#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/793 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:28:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/792 It's really interesting to look at the products and services that are becoming obsolete as a result of the emergence of new tehnologies. It's been fairly evident for a number of years that newspapers are dying out. Although I don't have any actual statistics, I'd be willing to bet that the majority of those who read newspapers are older, and that they do it largely because it's how they've always been used to receiving their news and information. I'd be surprised if more than a handful of the larger newspapers around the country are still in operation by the end of my life.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/792#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/792 Mon, 18 May 2009 05:27:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/791 Linda and I saw the new Star Trek movie over the weekend. As a Mother's Day gift, I'll admit that it ranks right up there with Homer giving Marge a bowling ball for her birthday, but in my defense, Linda did seem to enjoy the movie to the point where she's now wishing that there was a weekly Star Trek series with these characters and actors.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/791#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/791 Mon, 11 May 2009 04:45:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/790 Remember the old SciFi TV Show "V"? Looks like they're remaking it. I certainly liked the cheezy old show in the '84, but what excites me about this remake is that it's written in part by one of the writers of The 4400. In addition, it's got 4400's Joel Gretsch playing the part of a catholic priest. It's also got Elizabeth Mitchell from Lost, Alan Tudyk and Morena Baccarin from Firefly, and Scott Wolf who starred alongside Lost's Matthew Fox in Party of Five.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/790#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/790 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:51:00 -0600 http://greghowley.com/789 Now that I've seen that people will comment on anything I write here, be it facial hair, hex keys, or toilet brushes, I've decided to write about something of substance. Although I don't have cable TV anymore, I've been keeping up on my shows via a variety of methods, all of them using my crappy internet connection. Now seems the time to discuss them.GregHowley.com Bloghttp://www.greghowley.com/789#comment_formhttp://greghowley.com/789 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:20:00 -0600