Archive for 2008
Uncategorized: February 29th, 2008MySpace TV hosts the latest Iron Man trailer as of press time. Iron Man Exclusive Trailer Robert Downey, Jr. makes a terrific Tony Stark! In spite of what Tony did in Civil War, this movie just might redeem him.
Uncategorized: March 1st, 2008When I was Japan, I was quite perturbed by the number of crows in our prefecture and how used they are to people. Most people would probably be scared, given how big crows are. A lot of years earlier, I saw The Crow movie and I found it really cool, how the bird is very [...]
March 3rd, 2008
March 5th, 2008
Uncategorized: March 6th, 2008Take a looksie at this and be sure to view the trailer. I was still a youngin’ when SFII came out and I have fond memories of…uh, nevermind. Anyway, I grew up, had other things to spend my money on and sorta just didn’t follow the franchise. Hey, I had to face it, gaming consoles [...]
Uncategorized: March 7th, 2008Zack Snyder–the dude who directed 300–released character pics for the upcoming Watchmen flick in his production blog. He wanted something to whet people’s appetites as the movie still has a year to go before its release. Personally, I like them, except for the fact that Veidt doesn’t look snooty enough. Fan reactions vary, as most [...]
Uncategorized: March 8th, 2008Yes, you read that right. I read this designer note while browsing Hasbro’s website for some new Transformers toys: This DECEPTICON jet uses deco inspired by the Russian Air Force SU-37 Flanker- F prototype. The design team went with this deco to provide something that had realistic cues but still stood out. The “Decepticon Air [...]
Uncategorized: March 9th, 2008Computer scientist Ben Shneiderman, a professor of computer science at the University of Maryland, proposes–and I’ll tell you now that these are his terms, not mine–”Science 2.0″ to replace “Science 1.0.” Basically, he proposes–I think–a new scientific approach influenced by a community base ala social networking (e.g. friendster, myspace, facebook) and collaboration (e.g. wikipedia). I’m [...]
March 10th, 2008
Uncategorized: March 11th, 2008What if people suddenly just burst into song like they do in musicals? The group Improv Everywhere strikes again, this time in a Los Angeles mall food court. Seeing those people’s reactions is priceless. The group used wireless mics to amplify the performer’s voices via the mall’s PA system. They also played the music through [...]