Archive for the “Geekery” category
Yes, Watchmen looks very nice, but will it be any good?
by Pete on July 21, 2008
Like the gazillion other people who apparently went to see The Dark Knight this past weekend, I saw the newly-released Watchmen trailer. The first thing I will say is that it is a very well-done trailer. The second thing I (…)
Who knew a “stormwater management solution” could be so cool?
by Pete on July 18, 2008
I can’t claim credit for finding this link, but holy moley is it cool. The full photo essay is definitely worth checking out over at Inhabitat.com, but if you’re too lazy to click through, it’s a ginormous storm drain system (…)
Everyone knows what a VCR is, right?
by Pete on July 16, 2008
I’ve been watching the first season of Babylon 5 on DVD. One episode (“Deathwalker”) features a character named Abbut, who can record the actions and thoughts of those around him. He is, we are told by another character, known as (…)
Cognitive surplus?
by Pete on April 30, 2008
I finally got around to watching Clay Shirky’s “cognitive surplus” talk at the Web 2.0 conference. If you haven’t seen it or read the text, it’s worth watching: Yeah, I’m not so sure. While I’d like to believe that Shirky’s (…)
Cloverfield
by Pete on April 28, 2008
I finally got around to watching Cloverfield a week or two ago. Based on most of the reviews I read when the movie came out, I was expecting to hate it. Annoying, throw-away characters, nausea-inducing camerwork, gimmicky premise—the general consensus (…)
Why old men who don’t use computers shouldn’t control tech policy
by Pete on April 17, 2008
From News.com, yesterday: WASHINGTON–A prominent Senate Democrat on Wednesday said federal and local police should use custom software to monitor peer-to-peer networks for illegal activity, and he wants to spend $1 billion in tax dollars to help make that happen. (…)
American Gods and free books
by Pete on April 6, 2008
I purchased Neil Gaiman’s American Gods last week. I’m currently about 150 pages in, and am finding it to be pretty good so far. So what, you’re asking. Well, the reason I now own the book (which is about seven (…)
The coolest thing ever! EVER!!
by Pete on April 4, 2008
What, I ask you, could be more awesome than the fact that new episodes of Battlestar Galactica start up again tonight? Answer: Scott Ian (yes, that Scott Ian) has his own blog on the official BSG website at SciFi.com.
TWiT discusses the media
by Pete on March 31, 2008
I’m on the road this week, so not much time for posting. However, if you haven’t already, you should give a listen to this week’s episode of This Week in Tech. Using Eric Alterman’s recent New Yorker piece “Out of (…)
Apple is tricksy with the Safari
by Pete on March 25, 2008
The last remaining Windows machine in my house is an old ThinkPad that is plugged into the TV. It runs XP because I got tired of tearing my hair out trying to get any version of Linux to recognize and (…)