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IN THE NEWS
For obvious reasons, this caught my attention:
A man robbed a video game store of merchandise and cash Tuesday night in Laurel.
A man robbed GameStop in the 14200 block of Baltimore Avenue, said county police spokesman Evan Baxter. Police said the man entered at 6:40 p.m. and posed as a customer before displaying a black revolver. He then fled with money, video games and video game systems.
This store was the GameStop I shopped at frequently, so I sort of know the guys that work there. I hope they’re okay and that they find the jackass who robbed them—it won’t be too hard; they have video cameras in that store. And if you must ask; NO, IT WASN'T ME. Don't have a car; can't get back to Maryland, much less rob a store there.
Meanwhile, there was an election Down Under on Saturday, and it is now Thursday there…nobody’s won it. Yeah, it would be a unique circumstance, if we didn’t have this happen already in Great Britain this year. I don’t think we have to talk about 2000, do we?
Also, Apple wants to kill your jailbroken phone. They’ve got a cellular company and exclusivity contract to protect, you know. Don’t want any rogue iPhones floating around making money off the App Store. Meanwhile, we’re about a week away from Apple showing off it’s newest iPod toy.
And finally, this: if you are a customer who has Time Warner or Bright House Cable…by the time we post next week’s Vent-Hole, you won’t be able to see The Disney Channel anymore. Oh, I know, you don’t care. Except that Disney and Time Warner are in a carriage dispute at the moment. And while both are still negotiating, they have not come to an agreement. Disney, of course, owns the Disney Channel, as well as ABC, ESPN, and other various cable networks. And ALL of them will go off the Time Warner and Bright House feeds in exactly one week from midnight. Just thought I’d warn you.
It's Hiatus Potluck Interviews tonight.
Denis Leary, from June (2 parts):
Dennis Eckersley, from July:
And Eddie Izzard, from January (2 parts)