I found out this morning that Christopher Reeve died last night. Not only was he Superman, but an inspiration to me. He was one of the few people that didn’t give up. When life dealt him a spinal cord injury, paralyzing him, he didn’t just fade away— he became an outspoken proponent for research into…
Author: Mark Boszko
Mark is easily distracted and seems not to require sleep. However, this is an illusion. He is mortal, like you. Perhaps doubly so. He makes videos and a little bit of art and design. He also watches way too many movies and jokes around on Twitter.
Macintosh. 20 years later
A series of posters detailing different aspects of the original Macintosh, and just what made it so revolutionary.
FireWalkWithMe
So, my PowerBook (just recently saved from disfigurement by the fine folks at MBS) being named FireBook, and my recently acquired portable hard drive being named FireWalkWithMe, I decided to create a custom icon for it. With a little help from GIS and IconBuilder, I came up with this quick and dirty Laura Palmer icon….
Paypal Fraud
So, I got a series of emails yesterday that seem at once like the recent Paypal spoof crap and also perhaps legit, if only because they don’t include the usual link “click here to verify your account, and enter your information on our fraudulent website.” One of them said that I may have been in…
Comment Spam, new twist
Just in the past few days, I’ve been seeing a new form of comment spam coming through, and making it past my spam filters. Instead of using the words that they know I will probably have on my block list, I instead get a string of HTML codes like: internetcasinos …which ends up giving me…
SKY CAPTAIN and the WORLD of TOMORROW
It is a gorgeous film. A designer’s wet dream. But the pacing is off and the characters, for the most part, fall flat. It’s as if you gave today’s effects technology to someone used to making films in 1935. It tries to be charming and retro, but succeeds only in being… well, of the kind…
Lance’s Guide to Man Grooming
This should probably be required reading for many geeks, myself included. Part One: Facing Facts Part Two: Rock Your Body Part Three: Hair Apparent Part Four: Clothing Optionals