Author: Mark Boszko

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Mark Boszko

Film & Video Editor, Voiceover Artist, macOS IT Engineer, and Maker

  • An Open Letter to George W.

    rants

    Dear George,

    Listening to your weekly radio address, I counted that you pronounced "nuclear" as "NUKE-U-LER" no less than eleven times.

    I understand you supposedly stay with some of your vocal Texas-isms because you thinks it makes you seem more folksy and likable, but — goddammit man, you’re the President of the United States of America! Learn to say it right! "NUKE-LE-AR! NUKE-LEEEEE-AAAAAR!!!" I mean, really… because — you sound like an idiot.

    All my best,
    MB

    PS: This Marriage Amendment thing really needs to stop, and soon, or else I’m going to finally lose all faith in not just the federal government, but quite possibly call into question the judgment of all supposedly rational beings in these United States.

  • My Mac Timeline

    geek

    Just for kicks, I put together a very crude timeline, showing what Macs I’ve owned and when. It’s a hell of a lot more than I thought I had owned, now that I look back on it all.

    For the curious, the items in question are:

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  • Lookit, That’s Karma

    ramblings

    Tonight as I drove home, it was sleeting and freezing rain, so I decided to take the back roads home instead of the Beltway and 270. Good thing I did, or I would have missed out on these experiences. ‘Course, then I may have also died a fiery death, but who’s to say?

    First, a […]

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  • Groundhog Day

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    So, for the first time tonight, during the umpteenth time of watching Groundhog Day (which is an excellent, excellent movie, by the by), my wife pointed out that it features two songs from other time warp/travel movies, namely Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, which forms the basis for John Barry’s score for Somewhere in Time (one of my wife’s favorite films, which while interesting, I find incredibly creepy) and Almost Like Being in Love, which is Gene Kelly’s big song from Brigadoon.

    I wonder if there’s any more time movie references in there. Anyone catch another?

    Oh, and Groundhog Day? Highly recommended. 5 stars.

  • Memoriam: A Requiem for Mr. Rogers

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    SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The life of the late Fred Rogers will be celebrated here next month with an 11-movement composition titled Memoriam: A Requiem for Mr. Rogers.

    The genial Rogers became famous around the world as the sweater-wearing host of the PBS program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. He died last year.

    The one-hour piece will be presented by a 25-piece orchestra accompanied by a 65-member choir.

    It includes English, Hebrew and Latin lyrics, poetry and dramatic readings.

    Continues…

    I’ve decided I’m going. Anyone else want to come?

  • Maestro

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    Explore Mars MaestroYes, now you, the lowly science geek, can now use the same maestro software that the big boys use for… well, for controlling the 2003 Mars Exploration Rover.

    No kidding.

    Of course, you can’t control the MER yourself, but you can download data from the Mars mission and analyze the images on your own personal computer.

    Pretty cool, eh?

  • Dogtown and Z-Boys

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    A really slickly edited documentary about the evolution of 70s surfing into what we know as modern skateboarding. I never really got into the whole skate “scene,” probably mostly since even when I was young enough to not worry about my own mortality, I had nowhere near the coordination (or, honestly, mere lack of clumsiness) necessary. I do, though, recall seeing folks like Tony Hawk and the Bones Brigade in magazines and videos down at Mike’s Bikes in SoMD, and being mightily impressed at what they could do with a half pipe and some air. Now I know all about the forefathers (and one foremother) of the sport. Recommended. 4 stars.