I just watched Moon, a mystery/scifi/thriller about astronaut Sam Bell, who is at the end of a three year long mission on the moon. His only companion is a HAL-like computer called GERTI. While being a robot, he is very helpful to Sam and helps him cope with the loneliness and the ache of mission his [...]
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10 Features to Look Forward to in WordPress 3.0
10 Features to Look Forward to in WordPress 3.0 — shows cool features coming in the upcoming Wordpress release.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a place for learning everything from linear algebra to economics and chemistry in a new and fun way.
VIV Mag Featurette: A Digital Magazine Motion Cover and Feature for the iPad on Vimeo
via VIV Mag Featurette: A Digital Magazine Motion Cover and Feature for the iPad on Vimeo.
Hide samples in XBMC
XBMC is an excellent media center application, and there are some beautiful themes available like Alaska. There is one problem though, some movies have previews or “samples” which clutter up the otherwise excellent movie wall. To fix this problem, just create a file called advancedsettings.xml in your user profile with the following text.
<advancedsettings>
<loglevel>1</loglevel>
[...]
Shaun of the Dead
The time has finally come for me to see Shaun of the Dead, the instant zombie cult classic. This is a movie about Shaun, who is not getting along very well with his girlfriend Liz. This was partly because of the simple fact that Shaun was a loser who did nothing but sit in a [...]
Homemade Potato Chips Recipe
Homemade Potato Chips Recipe shows you how to easily make your own chips in the micro wave!
Project 365, Day 74 — dinner
Tonight’s dinner. Fried halloumi with a sweet and strong sauce, and a salad.
The Machine Girl
I just watched The Machine Girl (Kataude mashin gâru), a japanese action/gore movie about an orphaned brother and sister. Despite the terrible loss of their parents, the tragedy do not stop there. The sister, a normal teenage girl, suddenly finds herself in the middle of a lethal cat and mouse game, which can only end [...]
Dead Snow
I just saw Dead Snow (Død snø), which is a zombie/gore/comedy movie from our friends in Norway. Given the plot of teens being attacked by nazi zombies, I did not have high expectations for this movie, but I was pleasantly surprised! There were some weird plot holes though, for instance where one of the characters lit [...]