Star Treking across the J.J.-verse
I saw Star Trek over the weekend. I thought it was a fun, refreshing “reboot” of the Trek franchise. I could get into what I liked and disliked about the movie and its plot, but I’m not a movie review...
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UPDATE: This post has been supersceded by “Star Trek SMS tone Redux” A while back, I set up a Star Trek ringtone and SMS beep on my iPhone. It worked quite well, but not too long after that, I had to...
View ArticleTwilight? You mean the ELO hit?
Before about six months ago, I had never heard of Twilight. Now I see it everywhere. Between Linda Mercury’s analysis on of the archetype of Bella (and actually, her whole series of posts loosely...
View ArticleThe Game Grid is powered by Unix
I first saw the most recent Tron Legacy trailer when jwz posted the video a week ago. I remember seeing the brief scene when the kid is looking at the computer console and being mainly focused on the...
View Article127 Hours
I saw 127 Hours this afternoon. For those that have not heard of it (I only just learned of it in recent weeks), it is the story of a guy who goes out climbing alone, without telling anyone, who then...
View ArticleMy favorite book, back in 1983
While rewatching Super 8 the other night — a monster-movie film about kids making a monster movie, with a feel very similar to Goonies — I remembered a book I had back in 1983 or 1984. Although I had...
View ArticleYou are my density
One of my favorite movies takes place on, or at least starts out on, my birthday... Posted in: You are my density is a post from: Netninja.com ✽ Write Comment ✽ Read Comments If you liked this post,...
View ArticleHOWTO: Ripping DVDs
I have a friend who recently got the one/two combo of a Mac Mini and AppleTV. (Hi, Micha!) Starting with digital files from the iTunes store is all well and good, but he also has a nice collection of...
View ArticleStorytelling through aspect ratios
I work in the technical video field, so when watching digital video, I often notice things. Macroblocking, smearing, edge ringing, blurred edges. They’re the type of things that most “video muggles”...
View ArticleCollege Quidditch
It is the month of March — the month that brings madness to the world of college-level basketball. But I’m not going to speak of that because I know very little of basketball matches and teams. I’m...
View ArticleStar Treking across the J.J.-verse
I saw Star Trek over the weekend. I thought it was a fun, refreshing “reboot” of the Trek franchise. I could get into what I liked and disliked about the movie and its plot, but I’m not a movie review...
View ArticleMy iPhone’s Star Trek SMS tone (a how-to)
UPDATE: This post has been supersceded by “Star Trek SMS tone Redux“ A while back, I set up a Star Trek ringtone and SMS beep on my iPhone. It worked quite well, but not too long after that, I had to...
View ArticleTwilight? You mean the ELO hit?
Before about six months ago, I had never heard of Twilight. Now I see it everywhere. Between Linda Mercury’s analysis on of the archetype of Bella (and actually, her whole series of posts loosely...
View ArticleThe Game Grid is powered by Unix
I first saw the most recent Tron Legacy trailer when jwz posted the video a week ago. I remember seeing the brief scene when the kid is looking at the computer console and being mainly focused on the...
View Article127 Hours
I saw 127 Hours this afternoon. For those that have not heard of it (I only just learned of it in recent weeks), it is the story of a guy who goes out climbing alone, without telling anyone, who then...
View ArticleMy favorite book, back in 1983
While rewatching Super 8 the other night — a monster-movie film about kids making a monster movie, with a feel very similar to Goonies — I remembered a book I had back in 1983 or 1984. Although I had...
View ArticleYou are my density
One of my favorite movies takes place on, or at least starts out on, my birthday… Posted in: ✽ Write Comment ✽ Read CommentsOriginal article: You are my density.
View ArticleHOWTO: Ripping DVDs
I have a friend who recently got the one/two combo of a Mac Mini and AppleTV. (Hi, Micha!) Starting with digital files from the iTunes store is all well and good, but he also has a nice collection of...
View ArticleStorytelling through aspect ratios
I work in the technical video field, so when watching digital video, I often notice things. Macroblocking, smearing, edge ringing, blurred edges. They’re the type of things that most “video muggles”...
View ArticleCollege Quidditch
It is the month of March — the month that brings madness to the world of college-level basketball. But I’m not going to speak of that because I know very little of basketball matches and teams. I’m...
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