Jan

20

YouTube

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Finally got over my YouTube issue….

Basically, the upload form said files were limited to 100MB. That’s like 1 minute for the default settings of my Canon Elph (640×480 @ 60 fps). So I end up not having to use longer videos I shot. Until I found Google Video had a downloadable tool to push larger than 100MB. Google doesn’t aggregate all my videos onto a single page. Nor can I import them to other sites. Arggh.

So I thought the free video editing might be the approach. I guess I need to go Linux or Mac to edit video. Windows Media Maker is solely a tool to place clips and transitions into a single video. WTF?

Finally I noticed last night “Upload files larger than 100MB or upload many files at once!” and clicked the button. Yay! I was able to push 12 videos all at once. So it was a non-intuitive interface which made Youtube seem unable to do it.

Check out the Nannie Interviews. ;)

Jan

8

This Little Magic Box Reads His Thoughts

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Dec

21

The Golden Compass

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I didn’t have any interest in this book (or the His Dark Materials trilogy books of which TGC is the first book) or the movie. Then I heard about Vatican objection to the movie despite the references to the Church being removed. This kind of objection made me curious.

Does being an atheist make Phillip Pullman a bad person? I’d think the weight of our actions should be the measure by which we are all judged. Certainly, those who read the book will be influenced by a tiny degree. I haven’t seen anything in the first 218 page to make me think Catholics are evil. I understand the bad guys are the Magisterium who are linked to the Vatican. Certainly, I can understand why they would object to being portrayed as evil. However, its clear from the writing that events take place in another world similar to ours but not ours…. Unless we have given up air planes for zeppelins, have our own personal daemons, and have conversations with polar bears.

Its fantasy… aka not real. Which similarly means… the evil Vatican is not real. (I hope this is not a case of the truth striking too close to home.)

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Nov

8

Overused

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First:

This… is… SPARTA!

Then:

I… am… BEOWULF!

Ironically, Gerard Butler spoke the first in 300 and played Beowulf in Beowulf & Grendel a couple years ago. The second line however is from a CGI (hear the suckking sound already) Beowulf set to debut soon. I haven’t liked anything by Neil Gaiman unless you count his English Adaptation of Princess Mononoke (but I liked the no-name fansub much better). B&G put me to sleep, so… eh.

Guess I am stuck continuing to read the story.

Sep

15

Football Referees Should Wear Pads

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I’ve noticed a referee step right into the path of a linebacker and take the tackle intended to stop a running back from scoring a touch down. The linebacker did his best to hold back when he realized at the last second the wrong person was wrapped in his arms. The referee caused a hesitation without which the linebacker could have stopped the score. I’m not really a fan of either Arkansas or Alabama teams. The Florida State game should start immediately after this.

Most referees probably are former players and know how to take a tackle. Only one case of a referee injury comes to mind, but it was a few years ago. Without lots of injuries to field refs, I doubt making referees wear pads would ever become institutionalized.

Jul

29

Flash! Ahhhh-Aaah

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Anyone else looking forward to the new Flash Gordon (Aug 2007) series on SciFi?

The mini-series Tin Man (Dec 2007) looks like it could be interesting as well. 

Feb

3

I don’t get it

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Moon men == bomb threat? Well, I expected Aqua Teen Hunger Force to bomb when I first saw it. So, thanks to the Boston police this media campaign which intended to be subtle and inexpensive is getting a tsunami of free media coverage. No matter the outcome of the two guys going to prison or not, Turner Broadcasting 1 : Boston Police -4.

Jan

6

Mirrormask

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Currently watching Neil Gaiman’s MirrorMask.

Plot Summary for MirrorMask (2005) (IMDB.com):

Helena, a 15-year-old girl in a family of circus entertainers, often wishes she could run off and join real life. After a fight with her parents about her future plans, her mother falls quite ill and Helena is convinced that it is all her fault. On the eve of her mother’s major surgery, she dreams that she is in a strange world with two opposing queens, bizarre creatures, and masked inhabitants. All is not well in this new world - the white queen has fallen ill and can only be restored by the MirrorMask, and it’s up to Helena to find it. But as her adventures continue, she begins to wonder whether she’s in a dream, or something far more sinister.

UPDATE Jan 7, 2006: I liked it. It was very strange, though not that hard to follow.

Dec

29

Pick Me! Pick Me!

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NPR : ‘Star Wars’ Celebrated in the Tournament of Roses Parade:

The 501st Legion will be marching in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day. That would be an international legion of Star Wars fans. This year, George Lucas is the grand marshal of the parade. The Star Wars director is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of movie. Fans had to audition to be in the parade. They dressed as stormtroopers, Jedi and, of course, Darth Vader.

Aug

7

Dinosaurs vs. Fraggles

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Amazon.com: Dinosaurs - The Complete First and Second Seasons

Created before the days of computer animation, Dinosaurs is an early 1990s television comedy series featuring impressive anthropomorphic, animatronic creatures created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. The story lines challenge some of society’s most basic assumptions and explore some of the most universally troublesome aspects of “civilized” life. Set in six million three BC, the Sinclairs are your “typical” blue-collar dinosaur family attempting to adjust to the relatively new concept of communal living. The adjustments of moving from a nomadic lifestyle to one of domestication and social interaction are many, and challenging issues like the concepts of right and wrong, faith, and the intricacies of family relationships are forever besieging this every-man’s family. Naturally, the Sinclair family approach is to address each obstacle with an abundance of slapstick comedy. The Dinosaurs episodes regularly function on dual levels: the puppetry and silly antics like Baby Sinclair’s penchant for hitting her father over the head with a pan while hollering “Not the Mama” appeal to even the youngest children, but the often pointed social commentary and sometimes mature themes are squarely aimed at an adult audience. As a result, parental discretion and guidance are key in determining whether this series is appropriate for children under 9 or 10 years old. –Tami Horiuchi

Bold added by me. LOL This was one of my brother’s favorite shows when he was 6! I do recall not finding this show nearly as fascinating as Fraggle Rock. However, I was 7 at the time it came out on HBO (thanks, Grandma, for recording them all to VHS)!

TV is how I was babysat. Its how I babysat my little bro. Some would likely say its why I watch entirely too much TV. Perhaps…. I don’t watch all junk. At least a quarter are science or history shows. So I just repeat the misinformed soundbites. :)

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