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Archive for March, 2009

Spec 1 (of 3) done. Hopefully the other two will be quicker. #
“…double major in mathematics and violin performance…”? Celebrity Geek Swoon! Any guesses who? #

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Call me an anachronism, but I think I prefer the old XP search over Desktop 4. Uninstalling in 3, 2, 1… #
Edit about yesterday’s 4e session. PEOPLE always trump SYSTEM and I met some solid folks in that regard. #
Reality Shows are Schadenfreude. Yes! #

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World’s… longest… reboot… #
Cyberduck will never forgive me, but I’m trying 4e. So far, my impression as “MMO with dice” is holding solid. #
Maybe I’ve been spoiled by the Clover Machine, but this Bigfoot Java is pretty mediocre. #
4e isn’t very cinematic. Kind of like a tiny game of Warhammer. #
Lights out in 45 minutes! [...]

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NPR’s “Anatomy of a Bank Takeover” (FDIC). Goes down like a cross between a spy movie & an alien invasion. Hmn, they’re hiring… #

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An estimated 24 empty or abandoned houses (soon to be financed by our taxes) per homeless American. Time for a new Homestead Act? #
Today’s freelance folly: “Needed HTML/CSS guy to program custom Social Network website. I estimate 3, 6 hour days.” Uhm, sure thing, buddy. #
Just finished watching Gomorra (Saviano/Garrone). Good stuff; will extinguish any [...]

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Pip seemed dubious of some words I wanted to use in Scrabble.  So I’m providing proof that you can, indeed, use Quenya in Scrabble.

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Any recommend a source for free (for training) video stock (plain, unmodified, mundane)? Not already processed or modified. QT, AVI, etc. #
Groan, non-stop Elvis in cafe. Look, he had some hits, some stand the test of time, but for pete’s sake it does NOT warrant a 4 cd marathon. #
Watched The Counterfeiters. Really need to [...]

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While video effects isn’t exactly my job description, I’ve always been fascinated by post-production effects.  In my line, video work is usually limited to cutting, cropping, merging and re-encoding video content for the web (commercials, casting reels, screencasts, etc).  Graphic effects; to green screen and motion tracking and 3-D work were usually applied upstream from [...]

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The first step towards “Burbclaves” (apologies to Neal Stephenson)? http://tinyurl.com/d8tg3y #
Finished “Waltz With Bashir”. You’ll probably l like it and hate it; exactly which during various moments is up to your personal sympathies. #

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