Day: February 20, 2005

I’ve been reading lots of blog entries about Newsburst. Those I expect, good and bad. What’s mildly surprising, but welcome, is mentions in outlets like the Hindustan Times (positive comments, despite the mistaken use of the word “downloadable” — Newsburst is a web application) and Circulation Management, which I didn’t know existed. That second article, “RSS Offers Easy Content Aggregation,” is a summary of what RSS can do for you, and it’s helpful to be part of the trio of readers mentioned: Bloglines, My Yahoo, and Newsburst.

Watched Monster’s Ball on Friday night, and I don’t know why Halle Berry won an Oscar for her role in this movie. The movie tried really hard, with all its symbolism and deep issues, but I didn’t enjoy it all that much. The characters shift dramatically, and the transitions are jarring. Skip it.

Oh, and someone let the original movie website lapse, so monstersballthefilm.com is now just a link farm. Wouldn’t you keep paying the $10-20/year just to sell the DVDs?