Monday, June 14th, 2010
I really like what people have been doing with robotics in the last few years. Now that powerful CPUs are cheap and wireless communications ubiquitous, whole new areas are opening up for hobbyists to explore. Sure, someday those robots will undoubtedly rise up and destroy humanity, but until then why ...
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Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
Yes, it is the long rumoured American version of Outrageous Fortune. Actually, according to Wikipedia, it is the second attempt at a US remake - the first did not get past the pilot stage. It will be interesting to see if it turns up here.
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
2 weekends ago I participated in the annual 48 Hours Filmmaking Competition. Each team had to make a film containing a character named Sydney, a broken toy, the line "When you look at it that way", and a dolly zoom. Cutting straight to the chase, here is the result:
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Following up on the epic 10 minute rap summary of Robocop, the same team has released Aliens:
open at youtube.com
Watching this reminds me what a great film Aliens turned out to be and how Avatar (by the same director) pales in comparison. It's not that Avatar was terrible but nobody ...
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
I own all of the Star Wars DVDs except for one - The Phantom Menace. Even the weakest of the others have a certain charm, but TPM was stupid through and through. Even the title is stupid! I have yet to work out exactly what the titular menace actually was. ...
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Remember kids - winners don't do drugs.
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
View at YouTube
This guy is incredible, how does he do that?
Also worth watching, from the same guy:
Wolverine in 30 Seconds
Unemployed Hitman
Terminator Salvation in 60 Seconds
StarTrek in 47 Seconds
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Saturday, June 13th, 2009
Safari 4 has been out for a couple of days now, and I must say I am enjoying using it. On the Mac, Safari has always had a great overall browser experience but Firefox always managed to stay my weapon of choice for viewing the Internet. This may change, ...
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
The Secret of Monkey Island consumed a lot of my time back in the day, it is one of the best (and funniest) games ever produced. I have wondered for a while now why some of the old adventure games haven't been dusted off and republished for the new consoles ...
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
Back in the day there was no standard way to publish video on the web. You could put any kind of video file you wanted on the server, but there was no guarantee that your readers would have the correct plugin required to view it. Everyone had to have a ...
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
Today has thrown up some examples of what strange, dark times we live in.
Firstly the trailer for the live-action version of Where the Wild Things Are is released and turns out not to be a monumental travesty.
Then John Banks is quoted in the Herald saying something that I ...
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Saturday, December 13th, 2008
I am actually supposed to be doing some work at the moment, but as usual I need a diversion. You are probably in the same situation yourself - why else would you be reading this page?
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
I like Robocop. I like it a lot. But not as much as this man, who sounds a bit like the guy from The Streets, but probably isn't.
Super secret bonus: The Predator Rap
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
I was talking with a co-worker a few days ago about Rachmaninov's Prelude in C-sharp minor - everybody's favourite piece of overwrought classical piano. I am no piano player, but looking at the sheet music it seems almost impossible to play.
These guys have found a solution:
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
I have just finished rereading the comic book graphic novel Watchmen. It's a cracking read, filled with Big Ideas and it uses the comic graphic medium to great advantage - telling the story in a way that really wouldn't work in a traditional written novel. The artwork is visually stunning ...
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