Dark City was a great concept... I wish they'd make a sequel to that one. I can't watch it anymore, though, cause I can't get past Keifer's bad wheezing acting job. That kid from Malcolm in the Middle must have learned from Sutherland's performance in Dark City.
The scanner seemed likea waste of time, but he's a real craftsman with those marble machines. They look pretty classy made out of wood, and with the bells and teeters and such I'll bet it's a blast to watch them work.
Also glad I found his site and saw links to rolling ball clocks. Used to have one of those as a kid... Now I can have one on my desk annoying co-workers at 12:59:59. Yay! Lunch is over, everybody back to work (kaa-shunk-shunk-shunk!)
I did this myself. A friend of mine used to live near a substation, and we trekked out with a tube at night and sure enough, it lit up. Not bright, but you could tell it was glowing.
Oregon State University is getting a small nuclear reactor for student study, if I recall my NPR correctly. Funny, since I know at least Eugene is a "nuclear free zone" (but is even that true?)
Oh wow, in the picture is that one of those old Frogger games? I had one of those and drove my folks crazy with it's insipid theme song many a weekend early morning. Thanks for the nostalgia! Plus, that initial picture on the homepage is a great group shot... I never thought I'd see those things all in one picture.
Finding music illegally isn't always easy. I'd pay $0.25 a song if it was a fast reliable connection, and the song was really the one I wanted recorded with a high bitrate. Knowing you're not wasting your time downloading something mislabeled/corrupt is worth $0.25 to me.
If they could sell a new book for the same price as a new one, I'll gladly buy the new one. Until then, it's the cheapest for me (unless there's a reason I need it new, ie book collections, gifts). They made their money off the book when it was first published; I don't feel bad about buying used.
Plus, unless it's live action, it will probably supercede the original (and lousy 2001 remake) versions of the film so that it will be the only one you can find to buy in stores.
I dunno, there's just something about being in a theater with a bunch of people who haven't seen the film. No one's talking about "oh, check this out" or "I didn't get that the first time". People are genuinely *interested* in seeing the picture (they put up with the long wait, they're not going to interrupt as much). Also, it's great when a whole theater laughs, or claps, or jumps at the scary parts. If you go a week later, most of those people are on their second showing, and hence the audience isn't on the "same page". I never knew how important this is to watching movies in the theater until I finally went to a first showing, and noticed that the audience actually brought a lot to the film... A lot more than you get just sitting at home with no "participation", that is!
I remember this happening for the first trailer. Anybody heard of people who plan to buy tickets to Ice Age just to see the trailer on the big screen, and then walk out? I forget what the movie for the first trailer was, but I heard stories of people who paid admission price just to see the trailer. Ah well, perhaps it was because it was the *first* trailer for the first new movie...
We own a Mimio at my company, and it's a "neat toy" but doesn't go much farther than that. I guess coupled with an OCR package you could really do something with those notes on the whiteboard, but otherwise it's just a neat way to give everybody a snapshot of the work when they leave. Still needs to get typed up though.
The downsides to it are that, left unchecked, the suction cups will pull off the wall and the whole business crashes to the floor. We've had to post a note for people to remove it from the board when they are finished so it won't get broken on the floor when it falls.
I've only seen the DC version of Blade Runner, and I almost fell asleep. I figured it being slow was part of it's charm (I also had some trouble staying awake with Dune though, so maybe it's just me). I'll have to check the non-DC version now... I'd really like to enjoy this movie.
It also depends on the audience. My company regularily makes presentations to a board of directors. They get glossy eyed over statistics that aren't properly presented. With them, you're trying to build enthusiasm to get approval for a project. Black text on white sheets in columns just won't do it.
Exactly, I was wondering that myself! Even with a window on the case side, I'd never see my hard drive top or bottom. Maybe you'd have to put the drive on its side or something in order to see it...
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Dark City was a great concept... I wish they'd make a sequel to that one. I can't watch it anymore, though, cause I can't get past Keifer's bad wheezing acting job. That kid from Malcolm in the Middle must have learned from Sutherland's performance in Dark City.
Also glad I found his site and saw links to rolling ball clocks. Used to have one of those as a kid... Now I can have one on my desk annoying co-workers at 12:59:59. Yay! Lunch is over, everybody back to work (kaa-shunk-shunk-shunk!)
Okay okay, before the flames start I get it now... 7 drops fell, just no one saw it "actually fall". They don't mean the eighth drop specifically.
"From that date on the pitch has slowly dripped out of the funnel - so slowly that now, 72 years later, the eighth drop is only just about to fall."
Yet a couple of paragraphs later...
"In the 69 years that the pitch has been dripping no-one has ever seen the drop fall."
So the first 7 drops fell in 3 years and that eighth one is just taking a really long time?
I did this myself. A friend of mine used to live near a substation, and we trekked out with a tube at night and sure enough, it lit up. Not bright, but you could tell it was glowing.
Oregon State University is getting a small nuclear reactor for student study, if I recall my NPR correctly. Funny, since I know at least Eugene is a "nuclear free zone" (but is even that true?)
Oh wow, in the picture is that one of those old Frogger games? I had one of those and drove my folks crazy with it's insipid theme song many a weekend early morning. Thanks for the nostalgia! Plus, that initial picture on the homepage is a great group shot... I never thought I'd see those things all in one picture.
I once played a great game with punch cards. Unfortunately I only got the house built up to two levels.
How convenient for Gatesy. Help stop terrorism and fulfill a corporate goal at the same time!
I was 75330,3310 myself... Funny how we remember these silly numbers, huh?
Finding music illegally isn't always easy. I'd pay $0.25 a song if it was a fast reliable connection, and the song was really the one I wanted recorded with a high bitrate. Knowing you're not wasting your time downloading something mislabeled/corrupt is worth $0.25 to me.
If they could sell a new book for the same price as a new one, I'll gladly buy the new one. Until then, it's the cheapest for me (unless there's a reason I need it new, ie book collections, gifts). They made their money off the book when it was first published; I don't feel bad about buying used.
Plus, unless it's live action, it will probably supercede the original (and lousy 2001 remake) versions of the film so that it will be the only one you can find to buy in stores.
So who determines that a game is "addictive"?
Yeah, but won't Mork be pissed...?
I'll name mine Marvin, and keep it's batteries low, so it can always feel depressed.
I dunno, there's just something about being in a theater with a bunch of people who haven't seen the film. No one's talking about "oh, check this out" or "I didn't get that the first time". People are genuinely *interested* in seeing the picture (they put up with the long wait, they're not going to interrupt as much). Also, it's great when a whole theater laughs, or claps, or jumps at the scary parts. If you go a week later, most of those people are on their second showing, and hence the audience isn't on the "same page". I never knew how important this is to watching movies in the theater until I finally went to a first showing, and noticed that the audience actually brought a lot to the film... A lot more than you get just sitting at home with no "participation", that is!
I remember this happening for the first trailer. Anybody heard of people who plan to buy tickets to Ice Age just to see the trailer on the big screen, and then walk out? I forget what the movie for the first trailer was, but I heard stories of people who paid admission price just to see the trailer. Ah well, perhaps it was because it was the *first* trailer for the first new movie...
Still, I wish it came with a halfway decent OCR package, so those notes could be distributed as text instead of a graphic file.
Plus, why can't Mimio use those *narrow* pens? All you get are the fat ones, and writing lots of text doesn't work well with those.
The downsides to it are that, left unchecked, the suction cups will pull off the wall and the whole business crashes to the floor. We've had to post a note for people to remove it from the board when they are finished so it won't get broken on the floor when it falls.
Interesting indeed that "get the hell out" returns Disney as their FIRST hit.
I've only seen the DC version of Blade Runner, and I almost fell asleep. I figured it being slow was part of it's charm (I also had some trouble staying awake with Dune though, so maybe it's just me). I'll have to check the non-DC version now... I'd really like to enjoy this movie.
It also depends on the audience. My company regularily makes presentations to a board of directors. They get glossy eyed over statistics that aren't properly presented. With them, you're trying to build enthusiasm to get approval for a project. Black text on white sheets in columns just won't do it.
Exactly, I was wondering that myself! Even with a window on the case side, I'd never see my hard drive top or bottom. Maybe you'd have to put the drive on its side or something in order to see it...
...clear power supplies? This is getting ridiculous.