Archive for the 'Movies' Category

What’s it ? #4 - Answer

The answer came pretty easy to some readers - “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (the movie).
The bonus question would be; “If dolphins are the second most intelligent creatures on earth, what are first the most intelligent creatures ?” Hint: it’s not Marvin, the paranoid android.
BTW: Anyone see a similarity with the pic in the [...]

To criticize or to act …

In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in [...]

Hasta la vista baby - Skynet launch delayed

We had Terminator 1, 2, and 3. Now we get the real thing.
The launch of the UK’s Skynet 5B military communications satellite from French Guiana has been delayed. The ?3.6bn Skynet project is designed to give British commanders access to more information, much faster.
The Skynet 5B platform is set to join in orbit the [...]

I want you to meet Reta, she’s a contortionist

In 1967 we were introduced to “Hair” by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, and music by Galt MacDermot. Music and theater was a way of saying what was controversial. For many, the arts were the only way of expressing what they were feeling. They feared speaking out. They feared the government. And [...]

Watching old television on a media player

I recently bought a media player. There are basically Linux based two models out there these days each with benefits and flaws. I’ll get into what I am use in a later post. Right now, I wanted to post about how I got my DVDs onto the bloody thing !
Linux may not be [...]