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You are viewing the most recent 20 entries April 2nd, 200902:07 am: Synchronicity
I love it when random chance throws together creators who then make something cool. Looks like this is happening over at Schlock Mercenary headquarters. The title of the blog post says it all, really: howard tayler to illustrate a tracy hickman book. There's a good story in that post, however, about how it came to be. I've been wondering lately who/what the counterpart to a deified Murphy would be. Instead of fighting Murphy/Finagle, how does one instead work with that wonderful happenstance and grab chance opportunity as it passes by? I'm not so good at it. Heck, I'm terrible at it. Lots of people are, so I'm not all that ashamed of the fact, but I would like to change it. Current Mood:  thoughtful 12:26 am: Still not sure what to make of this
the World Peace Game. via SonoshiIt reminds me of a lot of things (essentially soem sort of DM run strategy game), but it's not really like any of them. What I find neat is that the guy in the interview seems to be focusing all on widening the worldview and empathy of the kids he's 'teaching'. Sure there's the "work together or you all die" aspect, but also the "consider your actions and their consequences, not just to yourself, but what they will force others to do". Also a "how do we get from here to where we want to be, and how on earth did we get to here?" Developing Enlightened Self Interest, seems to be the worst-case outcome he's willing to settle for. And yet, the link I found it on was a link to an article in Christian Science Monitor, which is not a publication I'm enthusiastic about (to put it mildly). And it is so over-complicated in look, and vague in description. Still, an interesting thought-experiment to pose to kids, or anyone really. I'm likely to poke around the internet and see what details I can find on this thing. Current Mood:  impressed Current Music: Beast - Beast - Beast (yes, band, album and song) April 1st, 200911:25 pm: April Fools Jokes
I read somewhere online today that "April First is the Longest Day on the Internet". It's true. I mostly stayed offline, as I am not a fan of most internet April Fools Jokes. (Conficker is being included in this) Tor.com, however, was a goldmine of odd articles. Just the right level of self-awareness. No nastiness or what-have-you. Not stupid-funny, or toilethumour or suchlike. Jut really rather kind of intelligent stuff vaguely related to SciFi, or SyFy as the case may be. (that rebranding's not a gag.. though it make me want to). My fav' article (even topping the one about Alan Moore's beard) is this one about the newly discovered Homeland Security Battle Schools. ( Read more... )Current Mood:  amused February 22nd, 200905:03 pm: ??
Tips for the aspiring hit-man? I'm not quite sure whether this is supposed to be comedy, "clever realism", or what-all. But there you go. At any rate, heres a do-it-yourself tip not likely to be all that useful for the general public: Tags: vids
February 18th, 200911:27 am: AUGH!
Forget Roaches, I'm betting these guys are the ones that'll take over the earth after we're gone. The Babelfish consistently translates the name as "Punches", which is an interesting name for a bug. Wikipedia claims they swim, they fly, they live underground, they survuve the winter (I think that's what it was saying). (originally found on one of the foreign Photo Feeds I follow) [more sober EDIT] Ok. so they are Mole Crickets. I still think that an ominovorous bug that flies, swims, digs underground, and hibernates there is pretty darned resiliant. Not to mention they are on every continent except Antarctica. But Roaches still beat these guys in everything but the Freaky-deeky-looking dept. Tags: bugs
February 17th, 200906:12 pm: Funeral for Analog TV
These Long Now guys amuse me more and more everytime I run across something connected to them. Funeral for Analog TV" Join author Bruce Sterling, technology pundit Paul Saffo, and other special guests on the UC Berkeley campus to mourn the loss of our long time acquaintance, the Analog Television Signal. Born in the 1920's in San Francisco, the signal has been an integral part of all our lives, bringing us news of the rich, the famous, the politicians, the wars, the Apollo landings, the thrills of victory, and the agonies of defeat. While Analog Television has not been a good friend to us all, it has been important to each and every one of us. Analog Television is survived by its wife Digital Television, and its second cousin Internet Television. " Current Mood: amused , the long now, tv, universally greeted
February 14th, 200902:48 am: SEQUELS!
From the looks of things, it seems William Gibson is setting to outdo his last two novels. Wow. Excerpts he posts while still writing the whole are all I have to go on for that theory, but this one just blew me away too much for me to think otherwise. Nailed my subconscious creative side ker- smack! and I was off. Unlike most authors I've heard opinions of, when I am in a reading-mood, then often creativity springs from that. This is instead of terror I've often heard about. Well, trepidation anyways, or at least slight hesitance to read things for fear of becoming a plagarist. Thinking on that, perhaps I should worry about this more - maybe I'm secretly-even-to-my-own-self of the terrible sinfully "old school" that "if you steal from enough people in small enough pieces, isn't that another word for original?" Anyways, enough of that. Excerpt from an Excerpt ( below the cut. )Current Mood:  artistic Current Music: Amanda Palmer - Leeds United , books, writing
February 3rd, 200907:59 pm: Raised by robots?
two videos. same song. First a video I really quite liked (via BrokenSaints)And then (same song) a car ad... yes. it's a car ad. The "anthropomorphised robots" kind. Only this time they've gone too far. ...wait. What? What is this ad trying to tell me? To me, I started thinking of the opening story from I Am Robot (later stolen in part for The Outer Limits, I believe). You know,where the robot nanny takes care of this little kid until it freaks out the mother/parents (by being 'too human' a robot, really)... then is sent to work in a factory, only to save her life on Factory Tour Day. And it's not reminding me of this in a good way. Because this ad was trying to be about Protecting Your Child, and yet it made me feel like the parents from that story. Instead of just "we take care of your child", it seems to be that Robots are better and safer parents than your real parents and the more you trust The Robots to take care of your children for you, the better. GAH! What is wrong with people? ** yes, the double entendre was intended, there.Current Mood:  !? Current Music: Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance , wtf?
February 2nd, 200909:13 pm: just... wow.
A Take Away show with Amanda Palmer. The writeup, and part one are at La Blogotheque. Part one wowed me as well, and I have to track down more of these folks music (somehow Neil Gaiman getting involved with that "who killed Amanda Palmer" thing was not enough, but also randomly turning up at Blogotheque certianly has done it) Current Mood:  wow! Current Music: ...duh? , vids
January 20th, 200911:14 am: AP feed is the only one I've got that doesn't crash.
Edit: And for the record, I tuned in earier, but had a stereo plugged into my computer for better speakers by the time The Speech came on. I'm glad I did. It was good. Great writing working to improve great delivery - I'm glad I saw it live. For anyone who didn't, of course, there's Youtube: Tags: politics, universally greeted
December 6th, 200812:58 pm: this one got stuck in "saved draft" mode.
I am sick to death of crappy shaky-cam movies. I genuinely liked the latest Bond movie. But the stupid shaky-cam nonsense almost ruined it for me. Someone mentioned that this has been on the rise ever since League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Or maybe even earlier, but that one was the earlierst, biggest steaming pile of crap I can think of. Also - I have no plan on seeing that Twilight movie. Or reading the books. And I know I'm one of the least likely target audiece for that stuff. But it's sheer existence really does bother me. Mostly that it's doing so great. I don't mind movies doing well, even bad ones. This one, though, there's something about it I have yet to pin down. Movies don't deserve this kind of fanaThere will likely be a clammy undead lovin' sequel... and yet I'm pretty certain Joe Loves Crappy Movies got it right.
November 22nd, 200809:11 pm: Sita Sings the Blues
WHOA. THIS. IS. AWESOME. Sita Sings the Blues: The Greatest Breakup Story Ever Told via the also awesomeCoilhouseNorth India, 1000 B.C.
Prince Rama is banished from Ayodhya for fourteen years. His loyal wife Sita insists on accompanying him in exile.
ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE! (with dance numbers!)Current Mood:  AWESOME! Current Music: duh. REmixed 20s Piano Jazz
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