Daily Archives: October 30, 2012
Quick Thoughts on Disney Buying LucasFilm
Posted on October 30, 2012 191 Comments
Bluntly: Best thing that could happen, especially if you’re a Star Wars fan. George Lucas is the most influential filmmaker of the last half century and we all owe him a debt in terms of how he’s advanced the technical aspects of cinema. But the dude can’t write or direct his way out of a […]
The Big Idea: Robert St. Amant
Posted on October 30, 2012 26 Comments
I’ve written popular science articles and books, and one of my personal philosophies is that about 80% of any subject can be understood by any ordinary person — if you can manage to explain it correctly. Robert St. Amant has written a book to explain computer science to everyday folks — appropriately entitled Computing for […]
First Snow of the Season
Posted on October 30, 2012 19 Comments
Not a lot, and it won’t last until noon, but here it is: The first snow of late 2012. I’m not terribly happy to see it, but considering at the moment there are entire cities submerged in standing seawater, I’m not going to complain.
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