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Hulu Ad Failures

By Jacob Allred | Published: December 11, 2009
I watch a lot of Hulu, and generally I don’t really mind an ad or two. However, I hate untargeted ads. For example, ads for Monostat or birth control pills. I’m a guy. Hulu knows I’m a guy (I checked, its in my Hulu profile). Why in the world are they showing me commercials for [...]
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Stargate Universe

By Jacob Allred | Published: October 10, 2009
Just found Stargate Universe on Hulu. How did I not know this show existed?! I love Stargate! I’ve seen every episode of Stargate SG-1. I watched Stargate Atlantis before vampires were cool. This is my show! Anyways, the show seems okay so far. Lots of time is being spent in character and story line development, [...]
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Hard Candy, V for Vendetta, Dodgeball, and the US Movie Rating System

By Jacob Allred | Published: August 1, 2006
Let’s start with the US movie rating system. For those of you unfamiliar, there are a few basic ratings: G – General Audiences. Suited for people of any age. Normally like mellow historical movies or documentaries. And Disney movies (although most Disney movies nowadays are PG or PG-13). PG – Parental Guidance Suggested. Kids should [...]
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*blink*

By Jacob Allred | Published: July 11, 2006
About halfway through season 4 of Alias. One thing that drives me crazy is how these field-trained and battle-hardened agents close there eyes before shooting a gun. Umm.. Correct me if I’m wrong… But uhh.. Don’t you kind of need your eyes open in order to aim the gun? Another annoyance: How come every tech [...]
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