March 10, 2010 – 12:58 pm by Mystech
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As anyone knows, I’m a huge fan of Google’s products but this morning they sent me into a bit of a panic. I noticed that the search results page in Firefox was VERY different from the one in Chrome and Internet Explorer. Trusting and optimistic person that I am, I immediately thought “browser hijack” and went into a flurry of scans, add-on deactivation and what not. Turns out I have been randomly selected (without notice or choice) to experience Google’s new, experimental search engine results page. Thanks a lot! :-(
Furthermore, there is no option to deactivate this “experience” though some folks have recommended clearing all Google cookies and things should return to normal (aside from having to relogg into all your Google products). I’ll let you know how that goes. Thanks again!
Personally, I find the new SERP kind of cluttered and “busy”, reminiscent of the Yahoo one before it REALLY jumped the shark.
March 10, 2010 – 4:00 pm by Mystech
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March 9, 2010 – 4:01 pm by Mystech
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March 8, 2010 – 4:00 pm by Mystech
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March 8, 2010 – 2:17 pm by Mystech
I finally got around to watching Aelita last night and uh, wow, every stereotype of Russian propaganda film-making you ever imagined is pretty much true. It predates Metropolis by a couple years and you can see the possible influence on Lang.
I went into Aelita thinking “Bolsheviks in Space!” but actually, the science fiction is a back story to the main plot which follows the intertwined lives of a small group of people in post-War Russia. It attacks the “usual suspects” of Soviet propaganda from the era such as: classism, sloth, greed, corruption and so forth while extolling the same virtues, principles and elements of the great plan. They aren’t quite the fever pitch you see during the Cold War, and many seem charmingly naive and optimistic in afterthought. All of that may sound like a criticism, but I assure it’s not. I really enjoyed the movie and the insight into the cinema of the era.
Without spoiling too much, there is a “worker’s uprising” on Mars and there is a surprise ending worthy of Twin Peaks. :-)
March 3, 2010 – 4:02 pm by Mystech
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February 25, 2010 – 4:01 pm by Mystech
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February 23, 2010 – 4:04 pm by Mystech
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February 22, 2010 – 4:02 pm by Mystech
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February 21, 2010 – 4:01 pm by Mystech
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