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November 22, 2002
Salon calls Die Another Day
Salon calls Die Another Day the best Bond movie in 20 years.
Posted by sam at 07:03 PM
More from Wired News on
More from Wired News on indie filmaking:
Several companies in New York are attempting to use digital moviemaking tools to produce a steady stream of low-budget, profitable and arty feature films. In at least two cases -- Independent Digital Entertainment (or InDigEnt) and Blow Up Pictures -- the plan seems to be working.
Blow Up Pictures claims not to be "dismantling the Hollywood studio system" but I hope they do. Seems to me that to even use that phrase means the thought has crossed their minds.
Posted by sam at 05:22 PM
November 20, 2002
What about cats?
From Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2002: the Bowlingual, the world's first dog translator. For myself, I'd take a Wheelman.
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Posted by sam at 08:31 PM
Spacey Site Screens Writers [wired.com]
Spacey Site Screens Writers [wired.com]
Kevin Spacey's TriggerStreet.com allows any aspiring filmmaker or screenwriter to upload a short screenplay and have it reviewed by peers for free.
"There's absolutely a possibility that we might find a relationship worth getting into," Spacey said in a brief interview. "I'm also hoping other production companies will be interested in looking at the material, too."
In yet another sign that he is actually from K-Pax, Spacey says "there is no business plan."
Posted by sam at 08:19 PM
November 18, 2002
"Some of the mellow older residents look as if they arrived as flower children and never left"
It feels good to be back home in California. My fridge smells horrible though. Somehow the power cable jigged loose early in the week and the fridge was off all week. When I tried to poor out the milk nothing came out - it was completely solid. I didn't even look at the yogurt.
The cooked pumpkin I had in the freezer is ruined, so any pumpkin pie I might make for Thanksgiving is going to be of the canned variety.
36 Hours in Santa Cruz [NY Times]. Lunch at Taqueria Vallarta downtown, but they spell it 'Taco Vallarta'. Someone should be fired!
Posted by sam at 03:53 PM
November 14, 2002
Hopefully I won't turn all religious on you
More on the power of prayer from Wired Magazine.
The research results showed that the subjects who were not prayed for spent 600 percent more days in the hospital. They contracted 300 percent as many AIDS-related illnesses. That's a pretty sensationalistic way of saying those who were prayed for were a lot less sick.
Posted by sam at 11:12 AM
Where are we going for Christmas?
Posted by sam at 10:49 AM
The Simpsons must be big
The Simpsons must be big with college professors these days:
Hi I would like to cite your work in a research paper I'm writing.
I was wondering where your work, The Simpsons as a Critique of Consumer Culture, was originally published.
Thanks Brian
For Brian, and anyone else searching for the paper, it was originally published right here.
Posted by sam at 10:26 AM
November 12, 2002
I'm in New Orleans through
I'm in New Orleans through Sunday for SAP Tech Ed. Emerils's is just around the corner from my hotel. I've got one workshop today on SAP's Java infrastructure for web services. Hopefully all the software will work.
Posted by sam at 12:04 PM
November 06, 2002
Somebody still needs a web site of their own
On Salon.com today: How the world sees Americans
It's an interview with Mark Hertsgaard, author of "The Eagle's Shadow: Why America Fascinates and Infuriates the World."
Posted by sam at 04:19 PM
Want to know why voter
Want to know why voter turnout is so low among young people? Easy. Our choices for California Governor are Gray Davis and Bill Simon. Our main exposure to the candidates is through negative ads that over-simplify the issues and obviously treat us all like idiots.
What's to get excited about? Who's promising to get us jobs, to stop destruction of the environment or even - get this - reform the electoral process? When the top issues are "war against terrorism, security at home, strong national defense and dealing honestly with the economy" - in that order - why should we care? And exactly how are Republicans "dealing honestly with the economy"?
Posted by sam at 12:00 PM
SEC Chairman Pitt Resigns. The
SEC Chairman Pitt Resigns. The Chronicle brings up a good point - why was this announced on election day?
Californica Governor race too close to call. Looks like Davis is going to win. Oh well. At least Peter Camejo is getting votes.
Posted by sam at 12:21 AM
November 04, 2002
Meet Jackass the Sophisticated Dude.
Meet Jackass the Sophisticated Dude. Dining at La Grenouille in Manhattan with Johnny Knoxville.
The movie is great. Even Breean liked it. If you're worried that the movie is much worse than the TV show - don't. Only a few sketches are significantly more gross than the show.
Posted by sam at 12:04 PM
November 03, 2002
PRAJA Inc. was aquired by
PRAJA Inc. was aquired by TIBCO Software inc.
Wow. Congratulations to everybody at PRAJA. I wonder how much TIBCO paid?
Posted by sam at 06:02 PM
November 01, 2002
SAP Serves IRS: "Enterprise applications
SAP Serves IRS: "Enterprise applications specialist SAP has become an important part of the e-business makeover of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)."
That's like selling supply chain software to the devil.
Posted by sam at 01:05 PM