June 2009
30 posts
“Its like a movie screen taking a really boring robot filled shit on your face...”
– Aziz Ansari’s Transfomers 2 Revenge of the Fallen Review (via azizisbored)
“Forgive me for the analogy I am about to make—but if you’ve seen the...”
– Dan Lyons: Why We Need Steve Jobs | Newsweek Technology | Newsweek.com
So true.
“One of the worst film going experiences I’ve ever had. It’s loud,...”
– EclipseMagazine » Transformers: Revenge of the Bratty Kids with Inept Parents!
I’m sorry, but if you say a movie is one of the “worst film going experiences” you’ve ever had and end the review with “but for some reason I still kind of liked it,” I cannot...
Daring Fireball: Regarding the WSJ's Report That... →
I love journalistic analysis like this — makes me feel like a detective. A+, John Gruber.
Qolossus.com
For anyone looking to name a new company/site/service/tool, I have this domain (and its .net and .org counterparts) waiting to be used — either by me, or by you. If you’re interested, drop me a line. Thx.
Pixar grants girl’s dying wish with home viewing... →
Sarah Jones as a one-woman global village | Video... →
This is the first TEDTalk I’ve seen which didn’t talk about curing AIDS or spreading music and still managed to get a standing ovation. To be honest, I think it’s one which most deserved it from 2009. Sarah Jones says so much about everything and everyone in this world, and yet can merely be categorized as a performer on stage.
If you haven’t heard that name before (I...
flipping typical →
Displays entered text in ALL fonts on your machine. Extremely awesome + useful.
“Reciprocal altruism is nothing more than a business transaction.”
– Robert Sawyer
Domain Names
rickyv:
Naming a new company. Anybody have any great domain names they’d want to sell? Preferably one word?
I have a super name I’ve been dieing to use or sell: Qolossus.com (a play on ‘colossus’). My e-mail if (anyone) is interested.
We call it a lie, for it lies in the mind,
while dormant, it torments, distorts and divides.
(via jakelodwick)
The Way I Work: Matt Mullenweg, Leading Your... →
Super interesting article by Matt Mullenweg (creator of WordPress) about the way he lives and works and his daily routine. I wish they did more of these.
Even a broken clock is always right twice a day.
WatchGary Vee on why Facebook Vanity URLs will be a game-changer. I tend to agree, especially since the Twitter app is embeddable on a fan page, making Facebook > Twitter.
Twitter is reverse-stalking.
I’m not sure where I heard this and why I didn’t hear it before, but it’s so true. On Twitter, you stalk yourself to help others stalk you.
“Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one.”
– Indira Gandhi (via quote-book) (via iindia)
Review in Haiku →
May 2009
53 posts
Sid's Lists: Up
I’ve realized my life runs on lists and outliners, so for (possibly) the first time in history, I’ll attempt to review something in a list format. This way, I don’t have to put the effort into structuring my thoughts, and you don’t have to read a novel to grasp what I thought of the movie.
Up
Overall: adventurous, funny, sad, heart-tugging. 9/10
The first and last ten...
I finally saw Up, and will gladly insert it into the following position of my ‘favourite Pixar movies’ list:
Toy Story 2
Ratatouille
Finding Nemo
Up
WALL-E
The Incredibles
Toy Story
Monster’s, Inc.
A Bug’s Life
Cars
“How many superheroes are open about their true identities?” he asks....”
– Jon Favreau, Director of Iron Man and Iron Man 2
Iron Man is my all-time favourite super-hero/movie/franchise, and I love where they’re taking it with the sequel.
