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Sci-fi meets cyberpunk, almost
You know, with the advances in e-book technology, ubiquitous wireless access, and improvements in computing form factors, we are perhaps two or three years (if that) away from being able to make A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer from The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson a reality. Seriously.
1) The form factor of the Microsoft Courier (here2) The ( Read more... ) -
James Cameron's Avatar
I just watched the trailer for James Cameron's Avatar, and I realized that I would like to see it. I mean, I would love to see an updated version of his classic Aliens.
Think it's not really AliensJames Cameron? Check ( Read more... ) -
Flashforward
I watched the first episode of Flashforward on Hulu ( Read more... ) -
9
Non-spoiler commentary on 9: It was pretty, but I left unsatisfied. Much more could have been done with what was present in the movie, but it wasn't capitalized on.
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nerd rage
Excuse me while I engage in full on Sci-fi nerd rage a moment.
From http://craphound.com/?p=2253 I have learned that the same guy who produced From Hell and Natural Born Killers has purchased movie options on the Cory Doctorow novel Little BrotherYou might recall that I ranted about this ( Read more... ) -
Thoughts on Apple
Apple had their yearly WWDC Keynote speech this past Monday, and they made a bunch of announcements: New iPhone hardware, new iPhone software, new laptops, new OS X version, new Quicktime version, etc. There's a lot that's new and updated and shiny. Over the last couple days, while I've been napping and web surfing, I've been thinking about things ( Read more... ) -
A new genre of movie?
You're probably familiar with the term "torture porn" related to movie. Especially movies like the Saw series and Hostel and other "horror" movies that focus mostly on more and more deviate ways to maim, kill and torture people. I don't like, and have no desire to watch, those types of movies ( Read more... ) -
Dear Amazon: Kindly f*ck off.
From Mousekinn, I find these links ( Read more... )