Archive for March, 2006
If World War II was a MMORPG
Roosevelt: o this fockin sucks i got a depression! benny-tow: haha america sux Stalin: hey hitler you dont fight me i dont fight u, cool? Hitler[AoE]: sure whatever Stalin: cool deGaulle: **** Hitler rushed some1 help Hitler[AoE]: lol byebye frenchy Roosevelt: i dont got crap to help, sry Read the rest here. (MMORPG what? See [...]
Use your body to control the computer
As an update to the More “Africa” in your computer and the Running and training online post: Today “foot pedal interface” was the subject of this thread on the 43folders Google Group. I’ve been noticing lately that I could really use an easier way to trigger certain things on my computer. I’m thinking perhaps some [...]
Apple family ala 1983
, Apple family, originally uploaded by niallkennedy. From the comments on this picture: If some of the 70s godawfulness I see coming back again is anything to judge by, it might be a good idea to invest in a cave and survival gear so you can retreat for a bit. So true.
Stickers on your laptop
This is the weirdest thing. People buy the pretty Powerbook (now Macbook Pro – what a strange word to say), and just stick any sticker they can find on it. Correction, not just any sticker. They are chosen with special care. Visit any blogger/tech conference and you’ll spot them. There are over 100 pictures tagged [...]
SXSW music
Anders of “Music (for robots)” posts his 79 favorites from the first SXSW torrent. Lots of great music, free for you and your pod.
More “Africa” in your computer
Eirik posted about a Wired article from 1995, that we talked about a loooooong time ago. Brian Eno says (about computers): “What’s pissing me off is that it uses so little of my body. You’re just sitting there, and it’s quite boring. You’ve got this stupid little mouse that requires one hand, and your eyes. [...]
Brokeback Lego Mountain
Daniel Brown makes Brokeback Mountain in Lego. Also check out Walker, Brokeback Ranger on YouTube…
Technorati messing things up
My blog is not indexed by Technorati at the moment, and they don’t answer support e-mails. That is NOT good. I really dislike companies that don’t answer when people contact them. After brilliantdays.com hasn’t been updated on Technorati for several weeks, I deleted it and tried to put it back in again. Nah. No, I [...]
Books you must read
The Guardian posts the Librarians must-read list, a list of books every adult should read before they die. (And booh to the spell checkers at The Guardian that managed to spell three of the titles wrong). Let’s run down the list and see how much you score (and post it here): The list To Kill [...]
10 ways to find great pics on Flickr
Master photographer Thomas Hawk posts 10 great ways to find great pics on Flickr. One of them is to look at Thomas’ favorites. Over 14 000 great photos. Note to Flickr team: Can we have an RSS feed for other users favorites?
No one seems to want Avid editors anymore…
Discussion on the Avid Community Forums. What is your experience? No more Avid jobs?
Motion templates
Talented Peter Wiggins has put up a few Motion templates on his site. Have a look if you use Motion. Here’s also the Apple.com article on Peter’s work on Tour de France, editing high-quality video on the road with Xsan. PS. Click the “FCP” tag under this post to see other posts about Final Cut [...]
