Squeal Like a Pig

Well… it’s not likely that anyone living along the Comal River is going to do that to you, but you might get a ticket.

Tubers who exit the river onto residential property could get a ticket under a bill headed to Gov. Rick Perry.

The bill is HB 1129 and would change current law so that trespassing on residential property next to the river is a class C misdemeanor for which an officer can issue a ticket, rather than arresting the trespasser.

So, if you’re on the Comal, make sure that you exit at the designated exits. It’s bad enough that you might get a PI walking back to the tube rental, but it’d be even worse if you got a PI and a ticket for trespassing.

MPAA Fights Piracy

Spiderman-3 Pirates Spanked by MPAA:

“33 people have been busted trying to tape Spider-Man 3. The MPAA sounded positively jubilant with its Gotcha! announcement detailing a crackdown in which theater employees helped nab camcorder-wielding audience members.”

33 people? And yet, they haven’t stopped the movie from getting onto the net and being downloaded. Yes, MPAA, give yourselves a nice pat on the back for your meaningless gesture:

Additional security and other preventive measures at worldwide premieres and screenings kept the film out of the hands of movie pirates prior to its release, which helped it shatter national and international box office records during its opening weekend.

Bullshit. Spiderman 3 would have broken box office records regardless of piracy, and regardless of what happened prior to opening weekend, the genie is out of the bottle and you can readily pirate it for viewing. Aaaarrrgh!

Besides, Spiderman 3 is not that great. It’s a poor sequel to the previous two. If you’re downloading, don’t waste your time.