var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-1549162-3"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} I write and podcast for Slashfilm.com, a popular film blog. I share random thoughts and links on this Tumblr blog. You can find episodes of my podcast at http://www.slashfilmcast.com - You can follow me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/davechensky - You can send me an AIM message at “davechensky.” And you can e-mail me at davechensemail (at) gmailTumblr (3.0; @davidchen)http://davechen.info/<p>“The undying message of Star Trek is simple: The civilization that created this magnificent ship will survive.” <a href="http://bit.ly/4N9J3A">http://bit.ly/4N9J3A</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1055856260http://davechen.info/post/1055856260Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:05:24 -0400<p>Is your university complying with the new textbook law? <a href="http://nyti.ms/ckdhgg">http://nyti.ms/ckdhgg</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1055856454http://davechen.info/post/1055856454Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:05:24 -0400<p>Mr. @ericdsnider’s review of Machete is written as an imagined dialogue with alien visitors to our planet. Brilliant: <a href="http://bit.ly/aFzhtF">http://bit.ly/aFzhtF</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1055856875http://davechen.info/post/1055856875Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:05:24 -0400<p>Powerful essay about a woman dealing with her mother’s impending death: <a href="http://bit.ly/9hrBtU">http://bit.ly/9hrBtU</a> Don’t read the sanctimonious comments though.</p>http://davechen.info/post/1055856680http://davechen.info/post/1055856680Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:05:24 -0400<p>There are an insane number of people at my 8:15am Advanced Statistics class (Day 606) <a href="http://flic.kr/p/8xtvwB">http://flic.kr/p/8xtvwB</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1055856940http://davechen.info/post/1055856940Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:05:24 -0400<p>“The Matrix: A complete ripoff of Plato’s allegory of the cave. Did he get credit for it? NO!” -My stats professor</p>http://davechen.info/post/1055856923http://davechen.info/post/1055856923Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:05:24 -0400<p>My friend Evelyn <a href="http://flic.kr/p/8xjdUS">http://flic.kr/p/8xjdUS</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1052461022http://davechen.info/post/1052461022Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:04:56 -0400<p>Here is Vanity Fair’s extraordinary profile of Sarah Palin: <a href="http://bit.ly/aColrP">http://bit.ly/aColrP</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1052461018http://davechen.info/post/1052461018Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:04:56 -0400<p>Audioboo: Blues practice returns <a href="http://boo.fm/b175264">http://boo.fm/b175264</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1052461012http://davechen.info/post/1052461012Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:04:56 -0400<p>Can a “friendly reminder” also be a threat? <a href="http://flic.kr/p/8xhXDp">http://flic.kr/p/8xhXDp</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1052461020http://davechen.info/post/1052461020Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:04:56 -0400<p>Holy Jesus (literally), this wk’s episode of Louie is one of the most brilliant things i have ever seen in my entire life. HOW DOES HE DO IT</p>http://davechen.info/post/1052461014http://davechen.info/post/1052461014Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:04:56 -0400<p>“Being mormon, I can’t look at porn or nudity. So I have to get creative. That’s why I invented “bubbling”” <a href="http://bit.ly/apLZz9">http://bit.ly/apLZz9</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1052461017http://davechen.info/post/1052461017Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:04:56 -0400<p>RT @TaraAriano: Has anything made Brian Williams feel like an asshole more than throwing from Obama’s Iraq speech to “Minute To Win It”?</p>http://davechen.info/post/1048335670http://davechen.info/post/1048335670Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:52:50 -0400<p>Using Flash on an Android phone is a bad user experience. A shockingly bad user experience: <a href="http://bit.ly/cCwF8m">http://bit.ly/cCwF8m</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1048335666http://davechen.info/post/1048335666Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:52:50 -0400<p>Extraordinarily impressed with the level of dancing coordination at the Harvard Graduate School of Education <a href="http://twitvid.com/HQ6FP">http://twitvid.com/HQ6FP</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1048335679http://davechen.info/post/1048335679Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:52:50 -0400<p>TONIGHT: Dave & Matt’s roommate lifecasts return! We’ll be broadcasting LIVE & taking your calls at 10 PM EST. Join us! <a href="http://bit.ly/n8PIm">http://bit.ly/n8PIm</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1048335675http://davechen.info/post/1048335675Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:52:50 -0400<p>Broadcasting LIVE right now with my roommate Matt, and taking your phone calls. Feel free to join us: <a href="http://bit.ly/n8PIm">http://bit.ly/n8PIm</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1048335664http://davechen.info/post/1048335664Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:52:50 -0400<p>Day 605 <a href="http://flic.kr/p/8xh4Vs">http://flic.kr/p/8xh4Vs</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1048335661http://davechen.info/post/1048335661Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:52:50 -0400<p>This photo captures how I feel this morning (Day 604) <a href="http://flic.kr/p/8wVhFt">http://flic.kr/p/8wVhFt</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1044261373http://davechen.info/post/1044261373Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:46:36 -0400<p>Geese swimming in front of Boston skyline <a href="http://flic.kr/p/8wW2Bv">http://flic.kr/p/8wW2Bv</a></p>http://davechen.info/post/1044261356http://davechen.info/post/1044261356Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:46:36 -0400