Brain Cloud http://billy.multiply.org/blog/ en Copyright 2008 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:31:56 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Remember to Vote, Milwaukee! .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }

I Voted, originally uploaded by Billyterr.

Not only do you get to have a say in who runs your local Government, but you get a cool sticker to boot! Who says voting isn't fun?

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Visit the site and find out how you can help!
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Wisconsin Primary, originally uploaded by Billyterr.

If you live in Wisconsin today, get out and vote!

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Awesome video/animation project about creationism and evolution.  Watch each video separately and then together.

11 minutes of Annie Hall reedited using Getty Images video clips.  Pretty cool.

  • Oscar Nominated Shorts at the Times Cinema starting Feb. 22th.


Journal Sentinel food critic's top 30 restaurants in Milwaukee from June 2007.  Nice list to work through.

Begins May 29th.  I've missed this in the past but plan on going to at least one this year.


]]> http://billy.multiply.org/blog/2008/02/link-dump.html http://billy.multiply.org/blog/2008/02/link-dump.html links Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:27:06 -0600 FYI: Facebook TOS This is a snippet from Facebook's Terms of Use regarding uploaded user content:

By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for any purpose, commercial, advertising, or otherwise, on or in connection with the Site or the promotion thereof, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing.

(via Drawn)
]]> http://billy.multiply.org/blog/2007/12/fyi-facebook-tos.html http://billy.multiply.org/blog/2007/12/fyi-facebook-tos.html Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:25:26 -0600 My attempt to buy Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii this week and I'm enjoying it immensely.  It's fun, the graphics are great and the gameplay keeps me coming back.  What more could you ask for?

Unfortunately, my quest to actually purchase the game was not as enjoyable.  Let's start with Amazon.  I've previously read that Amazon has a problem with fulfilling pre-orders, but my personal experience with them has always been great so I thought I'd give it a try.  On Saturday I pre-ordered Super Mario Galaxy.  Their site listed it as in stock on November 12 (Monday), just in time for delivery on November 13 (Tuesday) with overnight shipping.  It was all set to arrive on launch day and save me a trip to the store.

On Monday, I noticed that it was still expected to deliver by the 13th, but as of 5PM no shipping information had been posted.  Wanting to speak to a real human being, I googled the Amazon 800 number.  Amazon doesn't list the 800 on their actual website (that would be too easy), but plenty of blogs have it posted in case you need it (1-800-201-7575).  So I called and the customer service rep that I spoke to assured me it was in stock and would ship that evening.  The rep said she was told that shipping information can sometimes take a while to pop up on the site.

The next day (delivery day!), the Amazon site stated that I could no longer change/cancel the order due to it being in process.  An hour later I check back only to find that they have changed my ship date to sometime between November 15-17!  In addition, I could not change or cancel my order, despite the shipping of the item being delayed.  Annoyed, I called the 800 number and cancelled my order (why couldn't I do that on the website?).  In the end, it appears that Amazon does suck for pre-orders, but their 800 number (despite being completely wrong the first time I called) was at least quick and easy.

So here I am, half way through the day and without my game.  I called up the local Gamestop and asked if they had it in stock.  Instead of answering the question, they asked "do you have a reservation?".  I was informed they had it in stock only for those that reserved.  This sounded ridiculous...no copies for sale on the day a game comes out?  Why even have a store then?

Having recently read about similar experiences, I decided to go down to the store to see if I'd get a different answer in person.  When I arrived I asked if they had a copy I could buy and was again greeted with "do you have a reservation".  My response was "do I need one?" and the guy behind the counter replied "sometimes".  What the hell does that even mean?  Anyway, he asks the manager if they should sell one and with approval he pulls a copy out of a drawer.  They said some people don't pick up their pre-orders, so they'd sell me one of the extras.

Obviously I'm happy to have the game, but the whole Gamestop experience was really disappointing.  What sort of crappy pre-order service do they run?  I was there at 1PM and they were already selling another customer's paid for reservation?  What a great service.  Either they were lying about having extra stock or they're just dishonest in general.  The real shame is that I've actually enjoyed my experience at this store before and the employees have generally been pleasant and helpful.  But if this is how Gamestop runs their business, you can count me out.

On a happier note, time for more Super Mario Galaxy!
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It's hard not to laugh along (via Scribbling.net)
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More details available in this Variety article.
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Carl Newman of the New Pornographers, originally uploaded by Billyterr.

Great show last week from The New Pornographers. You can check out more photos from the show at the Pabst by following the link above.

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The National @ The Pabst Theater, originally uploaded by Billyterr.

Test posting from Flickr.

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