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Ahoy there, Bruce Campbell fans… this is a very small update but it was revealed to me today that the trailer for My Name is Bruce is finally out!  Click the link below:

Trailer for My Name is Bruce

Looks awesome!  That’s all for now… going to St. Louis tomorrow to see Jess’ grandparents then next week we finally get a real vacation.  Whoo!

These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 06/25/08 … please enjoy:

The Itch | The New Yorker

The human body is a scary, scary thing! This is about an itch so intense that it caused a woman to actually scratch through her skull to her brain.

Actor Sparks BK-Card Freakout | Advertising Age

Burger King got a deluge of publicity after the blogosphere picked up on a London Times interview with Hugh Laurie, who told the paper his celebrity perks include his "Burger King gold card." There's one hitch, however: He doesn't actually have one.

Is Google News scapegoating technology to cover up its inherent flaw? | NetworkWorld

Google blamed a technical problem for the delay on reporting the death of Tim Russert of NBC News this month and said it was not a sign that its news site, whose content is compiled entirely by computer programs, lacks timeliness.

Recording Industry Decries AM-FM Broadcasting as 'A Form of Piracy' | Wired.com

The recording industry and U.S. radio companies have squared off for decades about whether AM and FM radio broadcasters should pay royalties to singers, musicians and their labels.

Mad Science: Could You Shoot Bendy Bullets, Just Like in "Wanted"? | IO9

MYTH: Wesley Gibson and a few select others have a special, super-shooting ability that makes it possible for them to curve the trajectories of the bullets they shoot.

FACT: Don't try this at home!

Come back for more links tomorrow!!

We got back from Texas on Sunday, but I didn’t have a chance to post anything.  The trip was pretty good… the hotel we stayed at was nice (even though there was some confusion when we showed up and had to wait for them to clean a room) and Killeen hasn’t changed much since I visited there 8 years ago (different reason).

Jess got to see her family and we pretty much just sat around and hung out at their house.  Jess helped her dad put together a big porch swing for everyone to sit on, which you can see here (along with Jess and I with our niece, Catie):

She’s pretty cute, ain’t she?  She’s just 5 months old now, and hopefully we get to see more of her in the future (she’s officially a military brat).  Aside from that, nothing much eventful happened… Jess’ mom won’t know the results from her tests for a couple of weeks, so once we know what the docs think we can figure out what to do.  I did, however, get plenty of pictures while I was down there… since we already have one of Jess and I, here is a shot of three generations of the Jones clan:

Such a happy looking family!  Hopefully everything goes well with her mom and they can enjoy each other’s company for a long time to come!

WordPress 2.6 Beta 1 is out and I’ve upgraded the blog to the new version.  There are some pretty cool additions (like Post Revisioning) and so far seems pretty stable!

Check it out here: WordPress 2.6 Beta 1

Release Info:

Post Revisioning
A “Press This” bookmarklet for tumblelog style quick posting
Caching of static files with Gears for faster Admin page loads
A new and improved image editing dialog that offers lots of control over the images in your posts
Theme previewing as seen on WordPress.com
Built-in word counting in the post editor
The ability to disable remote publishing for the security conscious
XML-RPC API for changing blog options
Better SSL support for the Admin
Hierarchy-aware paging in the Manage Pages and Manage Categories admin pages.
The ability to relocate your content directory
The ability to move wp-config.php out of your web root
Drag-and-drop sortable galleries
Customizable default avatars
Bulk delete, activate, and deactivate for plugins
Check box range selection with shift-click
TinyMCE 3.1.0.1 with lots of bug fixes
jQuery 1.2.6 with some nice performance improvements
jQuery UI 1.5
Lots of bug fixes and performance improvements

Enjoy!