Top TV schedule in XMLTV format
Played around a bit with the Top TV schedule and created a scraper. Expect bugs.
Get the Top TV schedule in XMLTV format here:
http://bluegray.co.za/xmltv/toptv/
Inside Man
Just watched 'Inside Man'. I generally don't like Denzel movies, but this was such an interesting story. Really enjoyed it.
Match against England
Say no more...
...except that it will probably not look like this when we play Australia next wed. That will definitely be THE match of the world cup.
Special Assignment on cell towers
As a regular Special Assignment viewer I'm generally very impressed by the presentation and the level of investigation in most of the programs.
I must say though that I was dismayed at the lack of proper investigation on the program about cell masts. It is clear that they should stick to social and political issues because when it comes to informing the public on scientific issues they are miserably failing. But of course that is not their goal. They just report news worth stories.
This is a very important and sensitive issue and will certainly become even more important as more people take advantage of wireless technology. It will not be solved by reporting anecdotal stories and speculating about things without understanding the issues involved.
There are no evidence that suggest radiation within the approved levels are dangerous.
There was as far as I could tell no effort made to investigate other causes for the ill effects the people in the program experienced.
There was no mention of checks on the cell towers to make sure they are operating within safe limits.
There was no mention of why cell towers are making buzzing sounds or even if the buzzing sounds are from the microwave transmitters.
With the number of cell phone towers in the world, why are there only one family that turned grey?
I find it amusing that one of the 'experts' were a homeopath. Other than the cell phone radiation issue, homeopathy does have a lot of research proving that it is only as effective as the placebo effect.
The placebo effect of living next to a cell tower will now have to be neutralized by the placebo effect from an expensive 'hi tech' (magnetic) pendant on a chain. :| :? :roll:
Tom Cruise kills South Park episode
Tom Cruise kills South Park episode - The Register
Ha!
I hope they don't fall for this kind of scare tactics. But even if they do, it will just generate more press and publicity. Not to mention that it's available on the internet anyway.
Not even robustly heterosexual Tom Cruise can stop it ;)
South Park on Scientology
Just saw the latest episode of South Park about Scientology (912 - Trapped in the Closet). This is another great episode that pokes fun at the really ridiculous ideas that are accepted as fact by some people. And the best (or scariest) part is that they didn't have to *make up anything*. I'm glad that there are still some people in the media that are not afraid to take on pseudo religious groups and expose them for what they really are. You shouldn't be afraid of offending people or getting sued for speaking the truth, which seems to be the norm these days.
Scientologists are especially quick to sue, just Google and you won't believe the lengths they go to.
I wonder who they're gonna sue now - all the credits for the episode went to Jane/John Smith ;)
Just a pity this episode will not air here for a long time - those damn creepy dianetics peddlers in the malls won't go away...