Thursday
Sep302010

TWiL 79 Video — You Had Me At Teddy Bear Vampire

Episode 79 Show Notes. Video archives for this WEEK in LAW are available at TWiT.tv, on YouTube, and ODTV.  TWiL is on Twitter and Facebook, if you're so inclined. Please also rate the show in iTunes.


Monday
Sep272010

Competing On The Coolness

After enjoying San Jose Norm Mineta airport's new Space Observer and Dreaming F.I.D.S. artworks, and returning to take in John Wayne Airport's new interactive aquarium wall in Terminal 2's baggage claim:

Child:  Are they trying to beat San Jose with their coolness??

Thursday
Sep232010

The Modern World

Flying Car

Flying Car
Originally uploaded by Abhishek Awasthi

Child: It would be fun to live in a house on the water, you could have a diving board where you could jump into the ocean.

Parent: Maybe someday when you're older you can live in one.

Child: But those houses won't be there then, it'll be the Modern World.

Parent: What will the Modern World be like?

Child: There will be hovercraft cars that don't run on gasoline, floating homes, houses with rockets coming out of them...

Parent: Anything else?

Child: Well, maybe the houses would stay the same, there'll just be new cars.

Parent: Hovercraft cars?

Child: And podracers. But they won't run on gasoline. They'll run on futuristicky stuff.

Parent: Looking forward to it.

Tuesday
Sep212010

The Hazards Of Being My Kid

My son — who is six — and I were watching TWiT 266 tonight while I was making dinner. Leo came to the ad for TWiT network sponsor Carbonite Pro, and my son's eyes lit up.

Child: Mom! They're talking about Carbonite!

Parent: Yes, they're a cool company that's a sponsor on our network. We use them to back up our computers and keep our stuff safe.

Child: [pauses] ...Do they have a license from George Lucas??

Parent: Good question!

(Turns out they don't need one. But you never know.)

Sunday
Sep192010

TWiL 78 Video — She Said Dongle

Episode 78 Show Notes. Video archives for this WEEK in LAW are available at TWiT.tv, on YouTube, and ODTV.  TWiL is on Twitter and Facebook, if you're so inclined. Please also rate the show in iTunes.