November 26, 2009
Starting out the day with a lite meal. French toast.
June 5, 2008
Green Lantern Movie News
Newsarama.com score an interview with Marc Guggenheim one of the writers on the Green Lantern Movie. The following bits got me excited – zombie voice: must get every toy.
“Oh, yeah! Actually, Greg and I are wrapping up the draft. I can’t tell you anything, to be honest with you. That’s the funny thing with these superhero movies; you do tend to develop them in secrecy. Maybe I’ll get smack from the message boards for this, but I think that’s in large part to how, when stuff leaks out, people hear about it out of context and get upset. There’s always the concern on the part of the studio that things will leak out out of context and people will get upset and make up their minds before the movie has even finished or even starts filming.”
“I think Green Lantern has the potential to be a very highly regarded superhero movie. We’re approaching it with such respect and such care. And really, it’s written to be a movie that everyone who’s not familiar with the character can enjoy, but there are so many nods to things that I know the fans love and care about that I think people will be very happy.”
full article here
May 20, 2008
Carrie’s MacBook Pro
I am a MacBook Pro User and when I would watch episodes of Sex and the City with my wife, it would always bother me that the apple on her laptop was upside down and I would say to my wife. “You know they (meaning Apple) fixed that and she should get a new laptop”.
I always thought it was a flaw with the show as clearly her character would have gotten a new macbook/ powerbook when it came out. Well for the movie it looks like she has and it has it’s own web page.
http://www.sexandthecitymovie.com/macbook/#
If you will notice in the picture above she is using Leopard the latest version of OS X but if you click the link on the page she is not. The show creators have clearly have decided Carrie is not an early adapter – wrong, she is! When it comes to fashion Carrie is an early adaptor and so she would be up on the cool new technology.
I know I’m crazy … this is not the first or last time I will prove it.
May 6, 2008
Watchman Movie Contest
The folks over at the Watchman movie are having a contest, make a commercial of fake product and it might get added to the movie.
April 22, 2008
Gonna Get You
I just watched Coffy and Foxy Brown and this video is a whole lotta of fun and a big nod to those movies.
April 19, 2008
Drinking Coffee and Looking Good
The Coffee Cuff is a sweet looking bracelet that also slides nicely onto you coffee cup as a protective sleeve keeping you hand cool.
via 43 folders
April 11, 2008
Remote Control
My first video post – I’m living in remote control hell, in search of a good universal remote.
April 1, 2008
Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop – Free MP3
You may have heard the song “Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop” by Landon Pigg under a commercial or floating around in the air from a radio station. If you dig it, you can download the MP3 for free (even if you don’t dig it, it’s still free) by heading over to a promotional website for the commercial of which it is the soundtrack.
March 27, 2008
I Love Newts and Salamanders
Newts and Salamanders are some of the coolest animals. They look like lizards but are amphibians and are kinda slimy to the touch. The salamanders that are by me have a solid body and are bigger then the newts. When you hold a salamander it feels so muscular it seems very efficient in it design. Some of my favorite salamanders look like they are smiling. aw cute. Newts on the other hand are light and kinda float in the water and look pissed off. Wicked cool. Legend says salamanders are created from fire. Wikipedia says:
” This connection likely originates from the tendency of many salamanders to dwell inside rotting logs. When placed into a fire, the salamander would attempt to escape from the log, lending to the belief that the salamander was created from flames.”
The Daily Mail is reporting a story of a couple in Wiltshire who’s house was flooded they have been doing renovations for 8 months and last week they were flooded again. Now they have found some endangered newts taking up residence.
“Yet the couple still can’t move back into the house – because the great crested newt apparently got there first. The slippery squatter was discovered when a blocked drainage ditch near the couple’s garden sent water coursing through the property again last week.”
They won’t be able to continue until a 3 month survey is complete. full story
Here is a flickr sideshow of Newts and Salamanders Check it
March 26, 2008
I Really Digs Digsby
There is a new Instant Message/Email/Social Network application that just rocks. An application that is so long to describe you would think suffers from feature creep… (that’s when more and more features just keep creeping in to the application) but it doesn’t. Digsby does a really good job of taking all the major IM networks (yes.. even gtalk) and lets you rock them all in one place. A nice feature lets you merge a contact that you have across multiple different IM networks with a simple drag one onto the other. I used Trillian for ages and I’m afraid Digsby and gtalk killed Trillian for me. It also has support for Twitter, myspace and Facebook so you see updates from your friends and lets you send updates to your friends. The way it is done is not cumbersome and it goes away when you don’t need it.
It does email. I haven’t used this feature yet I plan on turning it on tomorrow. I have had no memorable issues ( meaning if it crashed or acted wonky I don’t remember)and it is still in beta. One feature I wish Digsby had and if it is there I couldn’t find it. I would like to be able to send the same message to a group or a couple of friends by ctrl+click.
Currently it is only available for Windows but they are developing a Mac and Linux version.
Check It -
March 25, 2008
Jason Calacanis – Qik Experiment
Jason Calacanis – Mahalo head man took his N95 and live streamed (via Qik) lunch at Mahalo and pimped a story and watched the Diggs go up.
It was a hoot until the feed died.
http://digg.com/arts_culture/Q_Which_Evil_Robot_is_Most_Evil_A_All_Of_Them
March 5, 2008
Bela Lugosi’s Dead but Bauhaus is Not
March 4, 2008
Star Wars vs. Saul Bass
“If Star Wars was filmed two decades earlier and Saul Bass did the opening title sequence, it might look like this…”
Real Saul Bass work:
February 27, 2008
Green Lantern Movie – WonderCon Dreams
Veronica Belmont and Mahalo Daily went to WonderCon and asked the attendees what should the be the next superhero movie. The most popular answer was the Green Lantern. As a big Green Lantern dork myself ; I too want to see this movie made. The problem then becomes will it suck ass like some of the superhero movies. It’s fun to hope, that it will just be the best superhero movie ever made.
If you want to know more about the Green Lantern and why there are so many check this out.
February 25, 2008
Jimmy Kimmel loves Ben Affleck
In a response to his girlfriend, Sarah Silverman’s video “I’m F*#@ing Matt Damon” Jimmy Kimmel had a star studded video “I’m F*#@ing Ben Affleck”. I can not believe who is in this silly video , I wonder how you get those stars. “Hey I’m doing a video about f*#@ing Ben Affleck and I’d like you to be in it.”
February 15, 2008
Apple TV
The new Apple TV is great! Nice User Interface and movie rentals are cheap and easy. Add in Handbreak for the movies you already own and this bad boy gets you all the media you need all in one place.
Blockbuster you are dead to me.
Future purchase of Eye TV and soon Tivo will be dead to me too.
February 10, 2008
Album of the Year
Herbie Hancock just won the Grammy for the Album of the year for “River: The Joni Letters”. It has been 43 years since the album of the year went to a jazz record. The Chicago native also had a nice performance on the show with Lang Lang doing Gershwin’s - Rhapsody in Blue.
Check it!
$8.99 DRM free
www.herbiehancock.com
February 6, 2008
TCM Oscar movies
TCM is running 350 different Oscar®-winning and nominated films from the 20’s – 2003. They are uncut and commercial-free. They started on broadcasting on February 1st and will end on March 2.
The web site also has a cool little video/audio player called DayORam with video/audio from some of the movies they are showing.
February 5, 2008
Super Fat Tuesday
Today is Super Fat Tuesday which makes me want to Photoshop these photos together….but I wont.
Enjoy the day!
February 5, 2008
Barack Obama – The Audacity of Hope
February 3, 2008
Giants Win!
January 30, 2008
El Mono
Written and directed by Minchung Cho the above animated video is about a girl on the train taking a little siesta. With it being 7 degrees outside in Chicago I am right there with the main character. There is a better quality Quicktime here and you can find Ms. Cho here. I look forward to seeing new work from her.
January 30, 2008
Fletidermy
I never really got the whole dead animal head on the wall thing but this is a really great. You can get them from Girl Savage at her Etsy store.
from: Cute Overload
January 30, 2008
Giant Movie Monsters
The above video is a top 10 list of movie monsters and it’s nice compilation with background around each monster. It is great to see all the different monsters and brought back some fond childhood memories. The reviewer starts out with little energy but gains as the list moves on. Without giving anything away and not taking it too seriously I have to say that one of the picks kinda bummed me out. They went for the joke and without explaining the reason for the pick. I think they could have had the joke and still had a good list if they would have started with the pick I’m referring too. – OK so I am being too serious just enjoy some cool monsters!
January 29, 2008
Californication
January 29, 2008
The Sword of Truth – TV
Sami Rami and ABC have agreed to creating a series due out this fall. The series is based on Goodkind’s best-selling epic fantasy series “The Sword of Truth” and will be named “Wizard’s First Rule”.
“Raimi called Goodkind a “brilliant author” and said he’s a big fan of the books, which he read with his family.”
“In discussing these incredible story lines and rich characters with my friends and partners Robert Tapert and Josh Donen, we agreed that ‘Wizard’s First Rule’ would make an amazing television series — one that could be produced with compelling, self-contained episodes,” Raimi said.”
Hopefully the strike won’t kill this too.
from: Hollywood Reporter
January 29, 2008
Chicago Dome
The Point has come up with an idea to save us from the bad weather in Chicago.
“The answer is simple: we must build a dome around Chicago.”
Yep that’s right build a GIANT retractable dome. I have always said Chicago would be the best place in the world if it were not for the winter. It would be great 70 degree weather year round, we could open it up around Christmas, but only if snow is in the forecast keeping the white Christmas tradition.
I think it’s a way to get people talking about the site (well I fell for it). The site is designed to get groups of people to commit to an idea before the idea is put into action. So they are looking for people to pledge money, they think it will cost $10 billion dollars. Would you want a dome and how much is it worth to you?
The site has a bunch of Q /A and this is the best one:
“How do I get in and out of the dome? The same way you get in and out of Chicago now. There will be holes all over the place, including airplane shaped holes in the sky.”
The domed city idea has been around for a while and not just is sci-fi. In 1965 the St. Louis Post Dispatch discussed the idea for Manhattan and reportedly there is a Moscow suburb working build one today.
from : Chicago Public Radio
January 29, 2008
$700,000 per Cheek
The FCC has proposed to fine ABC $1.4 million for the broadcast of the scene above. It is from NYPD Blue from 2003…. WTF? Why did it take almost 5 years to figure out they should do something? I like my math of a dollar value per cheek but the FCC has their own way of coming up with the fee.
“Fifty-two broadcasters in the Central and Mountain time zones were cited for the broadcast; Eastern and Pacific zones aired the episode after 10 p.m. and thus were not subject to fines.
The FCC calculated the fine by applying the fee of $27,500 per infraction — the fee operative in 2003 — to the 52 stations. Congress has since raised the per-infraction fee to $325,000.”
Update: Ha! On YouTube (Views: 1,356,390) the video has been viewed more now than when it was originally.
from: Variety
January 26, 2008
Pinewood Derby Submarine
January 25, 2008
Edward Tufte and the iPhone
Edward Tufte is a data display guru who is widely known for criticizing the way most people use power point to communicate information. Here is what Wikipedia has to say:
“He is an expert in the presentation of informational graphics such as charts and diagrams, and is a fellow of the American Statistical Association. Tufte has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences.
Tufte lives in Cheshire, Connecticut. He periodically travels around the United States to offer one-day workshops on data presentation and information graphics.”
I went to one of his workshops and I recommend it.
Here is a short movie discussing the iPhone.
From: Gruber and Wikipedia and Tufte
January 18, 2008
And the beat *POPS* on
The bubblegum sequencer is really fun and I cool way for kids to play with music. The whole bubblegum aspect is fun and inviting but after watching them put their hands all over the gum, I have 1 question. Who would want to eat it!? -yuck
from: bubblegum sequencer and Gizmodo
January 17, 2008
Cool New Stamps
The last time I cared what stamps looked like I was 10 years old but recently I have enjoyed the new stamps. Perhaps it’s the lost art of sending a real letter or USPS is making cooler looking stamps or maybe I’m getting old. Coming out this summer are the Charles and Ray Eames Stamps.
“In recognition of their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design, manufacturing and photographic arts, designers Charles and Ray Eames will be honored next summer with a pane of 16 stamps designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC. If you’ve ever sat in a stackable molded chair, you’ve experienced their creativity. Perhaps best known for their furniture, the Eameses were husband and wife as well as design partners. Their extraordinary body of creative work — which reflected the nation’s youthful and inventive outlook after World War II — also included architecture, films and exhibits. Without abandoning tradition, Charles and Ray Eames used new materials and technology to create high-quality products that addressed everyday problems and made modern design available to the American public.”
from: Ask H&FJ and eamesd
January 16, 2008
Stevenote
So you haven’t seen the keynote. You didn’t have 3 screens watching the live blogging( for me Gizmodo was the only one that didn’t go down). Veronica and the gang at Mahalo have come to your rescue and put together a 60 sec version.
If you want to watch the whole thing go here.
I am SO happy that none of my recent purchases were “Appleted” – Apple product made obsolete by new Apple product release.
January 14, 2008
David Gallo: Underwater astonishments (video)
Some cool fish.
“David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting cuttlefish, a pair of fighting squid, and a mesmerizing gallery of bioluminescent fish that light up the blackest depths of the ocean.”
December 31, 2007
Hello Kitty
We just rocked out a wonderful birthday party Hello Kitty style. I found some great sites with the craziest hello kitty merchandise and tattoos and guns and images.
from: yodanz
from: kittyhell
from: All Things Cute and Internet
December 31, 2007
Eddie Murphy, Dick Cavett and David Letterman
This is why youtube is so great.
via Daring Fireball
Update: I misspelled Cavett so I fixed it. It use to be Cavet. I’m getting a lot of hits on this because alot of people misspell Cavett.
December 20, 2007
Hulu Hack
tvparadise.org is a nice hack to the private Hulu beta, they are using a feature from Hulu that allows the users to embed videos into other webpages…see below.Hulu describes themselves as:” Hulu, you’ll find a vast selection of premium programming across all genres and content types including hit shows, movies, clips and more” It has a good selection of stuff and it’s a complete rip off Hulu’s user interface. I would guess these guys will disappear after Hulu opens. Below are embed versions of Sideways (the movie) and Firefly(pilot) just for fun.Update:Sidways has disapeared and so has tvparadise.org. If you are looking for another source for Hulu content check out openhulu.com
December 17, 2007
Wii Hack
I want to do this. I don’t have a need but it is just so cool.
“Using infrared (IR) light pens and the Wii Remote, it is possible to create very low-cost multi-point interactive whiteboards and multi-point tablet displays. Johnny Chung Lee, Carnegie Mellon University. The software can be downloaded at http://johnnylee.net “
December 12, 2007
Virtual Universe
Marvel has put up 250 comics online for free (for a limited time).
“Our Digital Comics feature your favorite superheroes in a new easy-to-read online format that you can read from any computer that’s connected to the internet. There’s no need to download any special software. We’ve even removed the ads”
I think free is the right price, they should keep the ads in the comic and give away back issues. I don’t see paying $5 or $10 a month for this service.
