January 2012
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Stop SOPA and PIPA
Please take a moment to sign Google’s on-line petition against SOPA/PIPA. Posted via email from accendi’s posterous | Comment »
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Cloverfield for Kids - Super 8 Review (Very Minor...
The first half of this movie is a compelling drama about children investigating strange events in the wake of a tragedy in small town America in the early 80’s; the second half is a toothless horror/disaster movie where children save the day through the power of forgiveness. The movie works well when it keeps its focus tightly on the children and their families, and if it had been willing to...
November 2011
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Inspired by ABC's new series...
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October 2011
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Avoid Mad Area Driving School
Mad Area Driving School completely failed to provide me with any service whatsoever.First, I tried to contact them by email, but all they would reply is that I needed to call them. If they won’t help customers by email, why do they publish an email address on their website? So I took the extra time out of my day to call them, and we scheduled an appointment for an instructor to pick me up...
September 2011
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How did Blade Runner ever come to be considered a...
How did Blade Runner ever come to be considered a science fiction classic?I realize it was made in the early 80’s, so I’m willing to look past the garish soundtrack and laughable attempts at futuristic technology and architecture. And I understand that showing seas of blinking lights and giant animated billboards likely had more impact before that kind of thing was commonplace. But...
August 2011
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Google+ is an Epic Fail
According to their initial marketing push, with Google+, Google set out to create the next generation of social network, one that would provide the nuance of real-life interaction that other social networks (i.e., Facebook) lack, in part by giving users better control over their privacy. However, the result, while intriguing in many ways, misses the mark so badly that one wonders if that was...
June 2011
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Windows 8 Preview
I just watched a preview of Windows 8.I’ve known for some time that phones and computers would eventually share an interface… But I thought it would be because phones advanced to be as powerful as computers; not because computers got dumbed down to be as primitive as phones. If this steaming pile actually becomes the next Windows, I think it’s going to be a very, very...
May 2011
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October 2010
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What I Did This Morning
“If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it at all.” —Noam Chomsky Posted via email from accendi’s posterous | Comment »
April 2010
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New Wallpaper
Wallpaper based off of a photo of the Memorial Union area. Available in two different sizes for your resolution-matching pleasure. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from accendi’s posterous | Comment »
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Doctor Who v3.0, or Matt Smith is The New New...
We watched the premiere of the new season of Doctor Who, and I’m tentatively liking Matt Smith, so far. He’s no Eccleston, but he’s certainly better than Tennant was in his early episodes. His version of the Doctor seemed to lack something, but it remains to be seen whether that’s a result of the new writing and direction, or if Smith just needs time to grow into the role,...
January 2010
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Doctor Who - The End of Time ... and the Changing...
Over all, I liked “The End of Time” quite a bit. I thought it was loads better than any of the previous season finales in the New Who (which, frankly, have consistently sucked). For one thing, it managed to keep the worst of the schmaltz and fan service confined to a short section at the end, and while that wasn’t my favorite part of the episode by any means, I felt it made for a...
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Avatar
We watched Avatar in 3D for New Year’s.When a movie has as much hype surrounding it as Avatar does, it’s difficult not to go in with preconceptions. I didn’t want to have any unreasonable expectations, but the story sounded interesting and I’ve generally enjoyed Cameron’s work in the past, so I went in expecting it to be decent — say, a solid three-star flick...
December 2009
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The Romanticization of Artistic Skills
In a recent post on Andrea Brokaw’s blog, she said: It’s fundamental, writers are told repeatedly, not to try following market trends but to write what’s what we’re passionate about. Don’t write something you don’t love just because it’s selling better. People will know when you’re faking it. Follow your heart… To which I wrote the following...
November 2009
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Knowing
Watched “Knowing” with Nicolas Cage (actually, I watched it with my wife, but that’s neither here nor there). I had expected the sci-fi premise (a page full of numbers predicts future disasters) to just be justification for a fairly typical Hollywood adventure/disaster flick, but while it had its big Hollywood CGI set piece moments, overall it’s actually more of a suspense...
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The Messengers 2: The Scarecrow
The Messengers may not have been the best in the glut of J-Horror wannabes that followed in the wake of The Ring, but it had a decent storyline, some creepy moments, and good acting, effects, and overall production values. It was only let down by a lackluster final act. The idea of a prequel exploring how the killer from the first movie originally snapped might have potential, if it was handled as...
October 2009
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Code in the Cloud ((tags: mozilla, programming,...
Just discovered Mozilla Bespin Coding in the cloud is a neat idea, but I’m not too impressed by the implementation so far. Anyone know of similar projects that are, well, better? Posted via email from accendi’s posterous | Comment »
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Hy-Vee Grocery Store Review
Hy-Vee is an employee owned 24-hour grocery store chain common in the southern midwest. A branch recently came to Madison, and my wife & I explored the store on opening day. It seems to be a brighter, slightly more upscale Woodman’s, with comparable selection and pricing, but a bit more focus on organic and ethnic foods. The parking lot is so big they were offering shoppers parked at...
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Check out Livebrush.com - Pretty cool calligraphic...
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Madison Zombie Lurch 2009
The Zombie Lurch came again, and much fun was had by all. We didn’t have time to put together zombie costumes, but we did make our own sign for the first time this year — it seemed to go over well. Here are a few pictures I was able to get. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from accendi’s posterous | Comment »