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Ponderings For 2010-07-09

Submitted by GuyGG on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 11:59pm

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There's no excuse for my total lack of posts here lately. Other than the fact that I sidetrack myself with way too many odd projects, both for myself and others. I'd say I'll try and correct this in the near future, but I'd be kidding myself to think I could force myself to ignore other fun things. So for now, I'll state that I'll make an attempt to get more posted here. Needless to say, I've got tons of stuff flagged to mention here. I'll try to start with some simple, quick tidbits in this post and follow up with a more elaborative post of stuff tomorrow.
Firefly opening credits... 80's style! Fantastic.
As I would expect, The Daily Show's female staff shot back a great and hilarious response to this blog post.
Holy hamsters. YouTube has gone to 4K resolution.
Some very cool "Vader Art"
Woo Hoo! The Dilbert archive is now truly searchable.
Some more great HDR photography
Ninja Cat, indeed.
And if you thought that cat was fast, check out this dog.
This kid has got some amazing timing skills
These lunatics are at it again. Amazing.
Another great Google Suggest hidden easter egg has been found: Anagram
I totally want one
Teachers: 1960 vs 2010. How sadly true.
Cracked.com has a great write-up on The 6 Most Gigantic Everything In The History Of War. As with everything from Cracked.com, it comes with a strong language warning.
And if you didn't know about the insane stuff from the above Cracked article, I bet you didn't know how many nukes have been set off on the Earth. This fantastic new animation will let you know. When you get to 1970 and realize you aren't even half way there yet...
There are times where you've really gotta love 4chan.
Perhaps the funniest movie review I've ever read. (language warning)
For those of you who always thought that VISA was the devil, you were right.
Gotta love Analogies
Oh, and don't forget to go out and get your free Slurpee on Sunday.
That'll do for a start. More to follow soon, hopefully.

Ponderings For 2010-02-04

Submitted by GuyGG on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 12:59am

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I've been compiling a blu-ray compilation of the criminally under appreciated 2006 TV series Standoff recently. While looking up the episode information online I noticed that series stars Ron Livingston and Rosemarie DeWitt actually got married in November of 2009. Standoff was an excellent series, and much of that was thanks to Livingston & DeWitt. I had noticed in passing a while back that the two of them were dating after starring together on the series, but that's not an unprecedented thing. It's kinda cool that a few years later they actually tied the knot. The two of them had that on-screen spark of chemistry with seemingly effortless ease, so I guess it wasn't entirely an act.
Incidentally, it's worth mentioning just how far digital video technology has come in the last 10 years. 10 years ago, you were lucky to pull off VHS quality in a digital format (via SVCD, for instance). And CD-R's were the best you were going to do for media, and it wasn't gonna be comparatively cheap. Today, one can make a BD-R compilation on a single layer 25gb disc containing extremely nice quality 720p video and 5.1 audio comfortably holding 750 or more minutes for less than a buck and a half.
Tuesday's Lost episode was great (well, technically it was 2 episodes). It's cool to finally have the final year of the series under way. Amusingly, ABC just announced the date that the series finale will air - May 23. That's amusing because it just happens to be my mother's 75th birthday.
Speaking of the Lost series finale, here's an amusing video.
Now THIS is a great paint job.
A very fun vid for your Star Wars or Star Trek fans.
A great write-up for those of you wishing to harness the power of GMail's interface & functionality. Particularly you keyboard reliant users out there.
For you less-than-butch soldiers
The can make Transformers 3 in 3D, with magical holigram technology, rumble-rama, and sensurround for all I care. There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING they can do with Transformers 3 that will get me to see it. It could star my favorite actors and actresses, with a score by Bruce Broughton or John Williams, and there wouldn't be a whelk's chance in a supernova of my seeing it.
Groovy
And RIP: Justin Mentell. He was good during his brief starring run on the late, great Boston Legal.
I'll be getting a couple specialty posts online over the next couple days. One will be a write-up on the Oscar nomination list (which I'm very happy with this year), including my yearly predictions. Another will finally be my follow-up on the iPhone now that I've been using it for a few months. And within a week or so, I should have some Doctor Who fun posted. I just got my Complete Specials blu-ray set today and am going through extras on it. I must say that David Tennant's video diaries are some of the greatest special features on any home video releases ever. Plenty more of them on this set. On, and I've also got a general TV related post mostly put together that I have to put the finishing touches upon. Should be posted by the weekend.