Lenti, Steve

Happy b-day to my daughter Ashlee! Thanks @jesmc for the pic.

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:43:56 -0600

Happy b-day to my daughter Ashlee! Thanks @jesmc for the pic.

"I love to go down to the schoolyard and watch all the little children jump up and down and run..."

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:46:40 -0600

“I love to go down to the schoolyard and watch all the little children jump up and down and run around yelling and screaming. They don’t know I’m only using blanks.”

- Emo Philips

TiVo fans rejoice: HD, MPEG-4 TiVo returning to DirecTV

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:03:50 -0600

TiVo fans rejoice: HD, MPEG-4 TiVo returning to DirecTV: This is damn good news. I made the switch from Comcast (with a tivo unit) to DirectV (with their HR21 HD DVR) about a year ago because DirectV offers so much more HD content. While the HR21 is “ok” it is certainly no Tivo. I miss my Tivo and can’t wait until this comes out.

End of an Era for the Sitcom

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:03:55 -0600

dembot:

The observer is running a very interesting article on some of the effects of the changing TV climate. Content-wise, just based on numbers, it appears that sitcoms are all but extinct:

“At one point in the 1990s, NBC had 16 half-hour sitcoms on the air. This fall, it has four. And two of those four—The Office and 30 Rock—though critically beloved (both are up for Best Comedy Emmys on Sunday, Sept. 21), are struggling to be embraced by mainstream audiences”.

I remember watching Different Strokes, Facts of Life and so many other sitcoms on TV, and I did enjoy them. But in retrospect, the family sitcoms usually made me feel stupid like I was being tricked into learning the fundamentals of morality.

Recently, on a cross-atlantic flight, I had a shocking experience watching contemporary Disney channel shows like Hanna Montana and wondered why kids like it so much. I accept that they like it, but with so many other options for their time, is it PR alone that makes these shows so popular? Or are they really that great? In the past there was no choice. Time will tell.

Below was an all time favorite, “One Day at a Time”. One of my first major crushes was on Valeri Bertinelli:

Clay Aiken is gay? No way! Get the fuck outta here! Clay Aiken...

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:23:46 -0600

Clay Aiken is gay? No way! Get the fuck outta here!

Clay Aiken Talks About Coming Out

Inside Obama’s Emails… The one from Chris Rock is...

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:22:19 -0600

Inside Obama’s Emails… The one from Chris Rock is hilarious

Ninja cat comes closer while not moving! (via BullehNL)...

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:45:38 -0600

Ninja cat comes closer while not moving! (via BullehNL) thanks @vrillusions

Sky drops download limit

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:34:00 -0600

Sky drops download limit:

Comcast should take a hint!

We have removed the Fair Usage Policy (FUP) from our Sky Broadband Max product. Customers have told us that they want “unlimited” broadband to be exactly that, so we’ve acted on their feedback. We believe that we are now the only major broadband provider to offer truly “unlimited” broadband. What this means is that, if you’re a Sky Broadband Max customer, means you’re free to download as much as you want, whenever you want.

Just because my wife brought this to my attention. Thanks...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:29:53 -0600

Just because my wife brought this to my attention. Thanks @tanyalenti

ok I lied

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:27:18 -0600

ok I lied

ok I promise only one more… Weren’t the early...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:26:13 -0600

ok I promise only one more… Weren’t the early 80’s great?

Can’t stop, too addicting…

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:56:35 -0600

Can’t stop, too addicting…

Check out www.yearbookyourself.com Damn funny stuff… lol

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:45:47 -0600

Check out www.yearbookyourself.com Damn funny stuff… lol

Update on News Paper Cuts

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:28:46 -0600

Update on News Paper Cuts: Layoffs in the newspaper business are over 10,000 for 2008. Scary shit!

"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked..."

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:25:33 -0600

““I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me””

- Hunter S. Thompson

This is for @tanyalenti (via James Edward Creamer)

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:12:06 -0600

This is for @tanyalenti (via James Edward Creamer)

My parents cute dog Sasha (via stevelenti)

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:10:12 -0600

My parents cute dog Sasha (via stevelenti)

Max Payne The Movie - trailer (via grampl) for the video nerd in...

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:05:46 -0600

Max Payne The Movie - trailer (via grampl) for the video nerd in us all.

Comcast to make monthly Internet use cap official

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:35:09 -0600

Comcast to make monthly Internet use cap official: While 250Gig is quite a lot I still thinks its kind of shitty that we are going back to “limited Internet”. I remember in the early 90’s paying by the minute during peak hours kinda like cell phone minutes.

Fix for major iphone security flaw

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:07:12 -0600

Fix for major iphone security flaw: 1. In the iPhone home, go to Settings. 2. Click on General. 3. Click on Home Button. 4. Click on either “Home” or “iPod”. This way, the double-click on the home button will take the user back to the unlock screen (if you use “Home”) or the iPod screen. I recommend using Home. You will lose the ability to quickly access your favorites for a quick call—which is one of my favorite features—but that’s better than having all your private mails, contacts, and SMS database compromised. UPDATE: Evidently Apple has a fix coming in their next firmware update, but we’ve got no word on when that release is planned