Blade Runner (1982) from letterboxd.com In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans. Watching again for the bazillionth time.…
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Bhavana and I took the kids to see Jurassic World a few weeks ago. The film is rated PG-13 — these are movies appropriate for kids over 12 — but we both noticed how many younger kids was attending the film with their parents. We had a few pre-K kids in our session. His mother had to keep "shushing" him during the movie because he kept asking questions; loudly. The film has dinosaurs eating people and tearing them to bloody…
You don’t have to be a geek about everything in your life—or anything, for that matter. But if geekdom is your goal, don’t let anyone tell you it’s unattainable. You don’t have to be there “from the beginning” (whatever that means). You don’t have to start when you’re a kid. You don’t need to be a member of a particular social class, race, sex, or gender. Geekdom is not a club; it’s a destination, open to anyone who wants to…
… How many times have you seen someone doing a video call from a tablet? How often have you seen someone hook up a tablet to a 50-inch HDTV and use it to play HD movies and games? How many people do you know who have hooked up a keyboard to their tablet and completely ditched their laptop?…
Initially I spent quite a bit of time in Ping looking for my friends. I then tried searching for my favourite bands and musicians to follow. Eventually I got bored and went back to Twitter and my news feeds. The lack of Twitter or Facebook or Google address book connect will limit Ping’s reach. In any case, Ping seems to be designed to keep people in the iTunes store buying music and movies. If Apple can work out a deal…
