How to report the news

Absolutely brilliant.  Also, language slightly NSFW.

On the PlayStation 3

So, it would appear that the PS3 has finally been hacked. It only took about three and a half years. :P I have to say, the prospect excites me. I'm sure I won't be pirating too many games in the near future (you'd probably be looking at a straight day of downloading minimum), but the thought of finally being able to have some decent homebrew (media players, a better web browser, emulators, etc...) is very exciting.

Anyway, check it out:

On the PlayStation 3

On another note, I'm considering dropping the "Well, at least I'm not..." theme. It seemed like a good idea at the time, and I got some good posts out of it, but lately it's been getting harder and harder to come up with titles that fit the mold (let alone entire posts.) Not sure if/what I'd rename it, but if anyone has any thoughts on dropping the theme or renaming feel free to comment.

...meh.

Here you go, an oldie but a goodie.

...a reckless driver.

And, while I generally drive pretty safely, I can warn you to not try to take a picture of another vehicle while driving on the freeway. It is, as it turns out, rather difficult and probably rather more dangerous than I'd have thought. But I was rather excited to see this:

Now, I realize that's a crappy picture, but if you're awesome you should recognize what was next to me.  The reason it made me so excited is because of this:

...putting my foot in my mouth...

I hate myself for saying what I'm about to say.  I bitched and moaned when I heard about the whole Karate Kid remake thing.  Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan?  Really?  I mean, you are aware that Jackie Chan does not practice karate, but rather kung-fu, right?  These were my thoughts when I heard about this film.  I realize that Will Smith can be a little bit full of himself, what with his clean rap and big blockbusters that alternate sucking (see here and here) and being awesome (here and here).  But I thought he was really stepping over the line when this one was announced.  Taking an absolutely classic film series and using it as a vehicle for his kid (Nothing against Jaden, who is rather talented, and surprised the hell out of me in The Pursuit of Happyness) just seemed like a giant asshat move.

Then, today, I watched the trailer (find it below).  Not only does this movie look watchable, it actually looks pretty good!  They've altered the story so the whole karate/kung-fu thing isn't an issue.  Smith is a kid from LA who moves to Hong Kong (they moved the location to China) with his mom for her work.  He knows a little bit of karate (hence the title), but gets his ass kicked by the school bullies who are rather proficient in kung-fu.  Over a girl, of course.  Jackie Chan looks less irritating than any trailer I've seen him in in the last five years, so that's something.

Give it a watch after the break.  I think you  might be surprised.

...Offer Shlomi.

Yeah, that's the ShamWow! guy.  You might know him as Vince Shlomi or Vince Offer.  Either way, his name sucks, and that's why I'm glad to not be him.

Although this video does make him marginally more favorable.