Chuck Klosterman, from Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs:
As a rule, I do not read film reviews of movies I have not seen. Honestly, I've never quite understood why anyone would want to be informed about the supposed value of a film before they actually experience it. Somewhat paradoxically, I used to earn my living reviewing films, and it always made me angry when people at dinner parties would try to make conversation by asking if they should (or shouldn't) see a specific film; I never wanted to affect the choices those people made. When writing reviews, I actively avoided anything that could be perceived as an attempt at persuasion. Moreover, I never liked explaining the plot of a movie, not did I think it was remotely interesting to comment on the quality of the acting or the innovation of the special effects.
Perhaps this is why many people did not appreciate my film reviews.
The Hunger Games Movie The District 12 Strategy Game (Google Affiliate Ad)
This is one of the strangest videos I have ever seen. Nothing makes sense except to be ridiculous.
Woman covered in frosting while lying on a table like a cake? Check.
Middle aged Pakistani man pouring one out of his 40? Check.
Girl putting her foot behind her head? Check.
Clown? Check.
“I personally believe in not setting goals. You don’t get opportunities if you think you know what you’re meant to be doing."
“I’m incredibly squeamish about ‘I’ve always wanted this …’ ‘this is my dream!’ ‘I’ve always wanted X.’ and all that sort of stuff. I hate that sort of non-specific language. It doesn’t mean anything to me. I don’t get what you’re saying. You have a dream that doesn’t seem to be influenced by any other factors but your fantasy of it. Probably more of us have the sort of life where happily, lots of opportunities come your way and you need to be ready to receive them by having your eyes not on the prize but on everything around you. I guess if I had to impart wisdom to my children – something I hope I never have to do - I would just say to work incredibly hard at whatever you’re doing and then people will respect you and they’ll ask you to do something else.”
-Tim Minchin
A cinemagraph is a photograph which has a minor detail repeating, giving an illusion of watching a film.
Gizmodo posted a great series of cinemagraphs recently. I highly recommend watching them.
It is trite to observe that hackers don’t like fancy clothes. Avi has learned that good clothes can actually be comfortable—the slacks that go with a business suit, for example, are really much more comfortable than blue jeans. And he has spent enough time with hackers to obtain the insight that is it not wearing suits that they object to, so much as getting them on. Which includes not only the donning process per se but also picking them out, maintaining them, and worrying whether they are still in style—this last being especially difficult for men who wear suits once every five years.
From
Cryptonomicon.
Caption: My wife believes she is a better driver, I let our dog decide.
Hat tip to reddit.com
