Today brings the dawning of what future blog historians will call the Second, or Silver, Age of Nerd World. We have transitioned to a new platform, WordPress, albeit ungracefully and unwillingly (apparently all the servers fell over on Friday, so they crash-upgraded, or crash-cross-graded depending on how you feel about WordPress). Also, I just discovered that a "double espresso" is not in fact the largest espresso you can order at Starbucks -- you can actually get one with four shots -- don't ask me why I didn't already know this, it's complicated. But the upshot is that I am more caffeinated than I have ever been in my entire life right now.
Also, Time's Best Inventions issue is almost closed, so I'm actually allowed to leave my office for short periods of time, though only between the hours of 2 and 4 AM.
To celebrate the dawning of this new era, here is the new international trailer for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:
(OK, WordPress is having issues with embedded video. Just click the damn link.)
Right at the end there you can see him about to go into his character from Extras:
inthesilveragepunctuationandcapitalizationhavebeenabandonedassuperfluous
thatanonymousdude
Oct. 27, 2008 13:48:pm
at 13:48:pm
I note most of the bloggers are also lower case run along identifiers, yet Joe Klein manages to get his login to look like Joe Klein. Are you embarassed? (Actually I am since I couldnt figure out how to get spaces are capitals in mine either).
thatanonymousdude
Oct. 27, 2008 13:51:pm
at 13:51:pm
Will the Blogroll return, or is that a bronze age artifact?
13enster
Oct. 27, 2008 15:08:pm
at 15:08:pm
Have all the old blogposts disappeared now? How about the Simpsons Halloween Names contest, are all our submissions gone? How will a winner be chosen now?
safetydancer
Oct. 27, 2008 15:39:pm
at 15:39:pm
as I understand it all the old postings/comments are safely frozen in carbonite and will be revived shortly
levgrossman
Oct. 27, 2008 15:54:pm
at 15:54:pm
No caps and no spaces? Did they cost extra?
kemper01
Oct. 27, 2008 17:21:pm
at 17:21:pm
the secret way to change your profile name in this link at comment #12
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2008/10/27/more-elections/
tho not 100% accurate, look for profile on a menu
That Anonymous Dude
Oct. 27, 2008 17:38:pm
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My feelings on the Word Press comment system have went from oblivious to disdain with this switch.
Cliff
Oct. 27, 2008 17:55:pm
at 17:55:pm
It's probably not WP that's having issues with embedded vids, it's a youtube phenomenon that's been going on about a year (when I have to talk my dad through it, it's a phenomenon.)
Best practice is to provide the embed and the link. If the embed fails, you've got backup.
churchhtucker
Oct. 27, 2008 23:16:pm
at 23:16:pm
Also, screw Cliff and his capital letter. Showy bastard.
churchhtucker
Oct. 27, 2008 23:24:pm
at 23:24:pm
I'm back, baby! Thanks for the tip, Anonymous!
Kemper
Oct. 28, 2008 09:38:am
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