Do you hate those black bars at the top and bottom of your screen when you watch a DVD? Well, check out The Ultimate Guide to Anamorphic Widescreen DVD (for Everyone!) You’ll get an easy-to-understand explanation of why they’re there, and why they’re actually A Good Thing™.
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.
Communism in Mario Bros., Daredevil
Here are two fun essays about communism in modern pop culture. They seem to be pretty tongue-in-cheek (or at least that’s how I’m taking them). Movie Review: Daredevil (or, “Da, Red Evil”) Super Mario Bros.: Hit 80s Video Game, or Subtle Communist Propaganda Campaign?
Moved! …mostly.
Finally got all of my old ramblings moved over to my new PostNuke-driven site. There’s a lot of prehensile backslashes, and it seems a number of my image links are broken, but I’m done with half the battle. The polishing will get done as I have time… but at least for now, things are semi-readable….
A FireFighter’s Tale
My dad wrote this beginning of a short story some time ago. I keep pestering him to continue writing it, but nothing yet. Maybe posting what he’s written so far will prompt a response… Chapter 1 It was the coldest day anybody could remember. It had been cold for a week now. The weather man…
Lego Mac
Someone took the innards of a PowerBook 5300, and stuck them inside a neat little case made of Lego, and now he’s selling it on eBay. The auction. The Lego Mac. The web page served by the Lego Mac.
Two good booklists…
For those of you who need something to read: “Books that will induce a mindfuck,” at Everything2.com “A review of contemporary science fiction,” at kuro5hin.org
Moving to PostNuke
Well, I’m going to try and move to PostNuke… Maybe I’ll include a link to the old b2 boblog stuff, or maybe try and move it over, I haven’t decided. Wheeeee!