- MoviesThis area of the site has to do with movies, be it my reviews of them or my primary hobby of film scores, etc. In here you will find things like: 2007 Films This is list of the 2007 films I’ve seen theatrically, listed in order of preference with my score out of 10 for each film in parenthesis and a link to the full review. 2007 Film Scores Here we have the films I’ve seen for 2007 broken down into my order of favorite music score. 2007 Viewing Log This is a log of my theatrical movie going for 2007. 2006 Films This is list of the 2006 films I saw theatrically, listed in order of preference with my score out of 10 for each film in parenthesis and a link to the full review. 2006 Film Scores Here we have the films I’ve seen for 2006 broken down into my order of favorite music score. 2006 Retrospective This is a listing by category of my favorite films. It’s basically my version of the Oscars.
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Category Archive for: ‘Technology’
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Nanotech Helps Blind Hamsters See
BBC News – Scientists mimicked the effect of a traumatic brain injury by severing the optical nerve tract in hamsters, causing the animals to lose vision. After injecting the hamsters with a solution containing nanoparticles, the nerves re-grew and sight returned. Stunning stuff in that …
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Windows Vista & OST Usage
For any other brave (crazy?) folks out there using the February CTP (build 5308) of Windows Vista, I had an issue that may prove intersting to others. Outlook 2003 (SP2) had been behaving pathetically since I first installed it. After seeing a few errors in …
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Blu-Ray & HD-DVD Are Already Outdated…
The Inquirer – With all the media noise and bluster about Blu-Ray and HD DVD you’d think we were awaiting the Second Coming. All we are really getting are massively over-hyped, high-density disc formats that in many ways are already outdated. And too damned expensive. …
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BigDog – A Robot To Give You Nightmares
New Scientist – A nimble, four-legged robot is so surefooted it can recover its balance even after being given a hefty kick. The machine, which moves like a cross between a goat and a pantomime horse, is being developed as a robotic pack mule for …
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Plasma Pong
Plasma Pong – This game rocks. And yes, believe it or not, you need a pretty good machine to run this version of Pong. I can promise you that I’m going to be an addict of this game for a long while. It’s one of …
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Audio Broadcast Flag Introduced In Congress
Slashdot – We found out in mid-2004 that the RIAA was lobbying the FCC for an audio version of the broadcast flag. But because a federal appeals court slapped down the FCC’s video version last year, the RIAA needs to seek formal authorization from Congress. …
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Now That’s Just TOO Cool
LonghornBlogs.com – Todd Bishop over at SeattlePI.com talks about the Surface Computing project at Microsoft Research. This is the team that came up with that mind-blowing demo at CES that I couldn’t stop talking about. The demo he shows this time around uses Virtual Earth …
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The Winner Is…….. Sanyo???
Digital Camera Review – The Sanyo Xacti HD1 is the world’s first high-definition compact digital media camera. Offering advanced, next-generation video performance, the Sanyo HD1 is the world’s smallest and lightest high-definition digital media camera, ideal for recording today with the future in mind. Sanyo, …
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Inside Newegg
AnandTech – Established in 2001, Newegg has quickly become a household name among AnandTech readers. They originally won the hearts of many readers by offering extremely competitive prices and keeping customer service a top priority. Since their humble beginnings the company has grown tremendously, with …