Jan 28
Following on from my earlier thoughts on a Web Ripple, things have moved on quite a bit and it has now got a bit more complex than a mere linear ripple. So I drew this picture. This is not all the possibilities; this is what I am actively doing now. I have a ping.fm account and if I actively used that then this could get a lot more intricate. What does your map...
Read MoreJan 26
I had neglected my photo site for a while so, as it had started to pick up quite a few Stumbles, I thought I should freshen it up a bit. Cue orgy of tinkering e.g. I got rid of the horrible banner and replaced it with another horrible banner. One thing I had been wanting to try for a while was to load the photos into CoolIris (formerly PicLens) for display. This was...
Read MoreJan 26
It has not been customary herein for me to review much in the traditional sense, but I thought I should scribble a few words about a movie I watched last night, Baraka: Remastered (Blu Ray) [1992] Although nearly 17 years old, the remastering and transfer to Blu-Ray has given this a new lease of life and it doesn’t show anything of its age. To be lazy, here is...
Read MoreJan 13
I found this lying on a backup drive recently. Long since forgetten. But, with the end of the Bush era approaching and dark recent days in Mumbai, I thought it appropriate to post it. It tells the brief tale of a week in Mumbai when I met one of the richest men in the world and George Bush got elected. I did get to go back to Mumbai after this. Still loved it. Still...
Read MoreJan 05
They say there are many ways to skin a cat. But, in general, getting movies made has always been down a more trodden path. Raise some money, make the film. OK, sometimes it can be hard, people have mortgaged their house to get films finished (as Chartoff and Winkler did to complete Rocky) but there can be few people who have laid it on the line as much as Brenna Lee...
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