We DVR’d this on Cinemax HD recently and watched it tonight— a really great, really fun movie. I wish I had caught it in the theater… but in my own living room in HD is the next best thing. Highly recommended. For those of you who might be looking to complete the soundtrack with original…
Category: ramblings
iTunes Signature Maker
This is an amazing java applet that analyzes your iTunes music collection and creates a short audio “signature” file from snippets of your favorite songs. Pretty clever. The only downside seems to be it’s not able to use songs you’ve bought in the iTunes Music Store, due to the DRM. I encourage you to check…
Superbowling
Superbowling, originally uploaded by DreadPirateBob. Very silly Superman Bowling Club brochure from AMF.
Money, Money, Money
I’ve been thinking a lot about money lately. How to get out of debt. How to get us into a house. All that rubbish. Since I found a few really excellent resources, I thought I’d share: Get Rich Slowly (the blog post)— has a great summary of the major points of the best money management…
Top 70s Rock Hit That I Thought I Had in My Collection But Didn’t, and When I Bought It, Was Surprised to Find That It Was Actually From 1983
Carry On Wayward Son, by Kansas.
Thuggee
Bob: When does [Superman Returns] come out— Wednesday? (checking…) Ah, yep. the 28th. AAl: Maybe I’ll go see it like Thursday afternoon. Although with school out, that tactic isn’t as sound as it was a month ago. Bob: Ja. I have to avoid the roving bands of teenage thugs around our apartment now. AAl: Thuggee…
Apple releases Shake 4.1 – Price drop and Universal Binary
“Apple [yester]day delivered Shake 4.1, the first Universal version of its industry leading compositing software and cut its price from $2,999 to $499 to fit almost any production’s budget.” Not included in the Apple announcement was the rumor (possibly now confirmed by ex-members of the Shake programming team) that this will be the last major…