I had the chance to catch up on this classic action flick this week, so I was able to tick another off my list of ’80s Films that I Inexplicably Missed. (I have confessed to my weakness for cheezy shoot-em-up movies before, but newer readers might not be aware) It also had Malcolm McDowell as the baddie, and I do so enjoy a film where Malcolm flares his nostrils and bugs his eyes while saying outrageously repulsive things and ends up dying spectacularly (not going to include a spoiler warning for that, that was his sole function in 80s American cinema, so it was never a total surprise).
technology
On Notice: Samsung Microwave Division
So, 11 weeks since October last year without a microwave due to repairs/replacement of your dud machine.
Belated Friday Hoyden: Ada Lovelace
A big hat tip, or a doff rather, with a big Victorian-era hat – something tall and full of mercury— to Nabs, who has sent me a link to the most wonderful thing on the entire Internets.
No, not the guy who can catch a laptop in his buttocks, although that is definitely up there. I mean the Lovelace and Babbage graphic novel / blog.
Video Of The Day: from The Onion on Google and privacy
There’s been a slew of articles about Google and privacy and Google monstering poor little media conglomerates lately. Just paranoia (or competitors panic-mongering), or is there a legitimate concern regarding a looming information monopoly?
The Great Social Media Brownout
Twitter and Livejournal completely fell over around an hour ago, and Facebook has been bouncing up and down like a yo-yo. News sites and blogs are strangely silent about it all. TechCrunchers are speculating a little. DDoS, domino effect, outlandish… Read More ›
Random Googling observation
whoa, there really are a lot of pics of Gerard Butler in his Spartan togs out on the web.
What? You try googling images for “alien butler” and see if you can avoid pics of men in leather speedos.
What now? Why do I need an alien butler, you ask? Ah. *taps nose*
I Have A Very Good Reason. OK? But I don’t want this alien butler:
Moon Landing Quote of the Day
“You can’t fake a moon landing – it’s not an orgasm!” Craig Ferguson – Late Late Show (starts approx 4:30 in) h/t The Bad Astronomer on Twitter ETA: NatGeo has a gallery of 8 photos that don’t show what the… Read More ›
Happy Anniversary to the Apollo 11 mission
I remember the excitement of the television coverage of the launch, which we went to a neighbour’s house to watch as we didn’t yet have a TV. And then I remember our school putting a TV on the stage in… Read More ›
Blog briefly broken, all fixed now
The blog software has been upgraded, and so a few things will look different when you log in to comment. Everything should essentially work the same way though. Any problems, please just email me.
Paging the Hivemind: how to filter tweets?
One feature I really like on Facebook now is that I can create friend-lists and add my FB-Friends to whichever lists I choose, and then when I’m viewing my FB home page I can filter the news feed according to… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 