Articles Archive for April 2009
Dreams »
I have a javascript problem that I didn’t know how to solve, so I decided to go to a science museum to get some inspiration. Walking around the museum, I come across a playground-like structure with slide, swing set, monkey bars etc. It is there where I realize I was being followed, but I couldn’t figure out where the follower was hiding. I climbed up to the top of the structure and looking around. But instead of discovering the location of my follower, I spotted a friend …
Movies »
Given that my posts about Twilight, particularly Jacob Black are the most viewed pages on my blog, I just can’t help it to post another Twilight-related news~
So the latest news for the sequel New Moon is the new cast picture for the wolf pack! They casted the wolf members and the first promo image is available. Noticeable missing in the picture is our main wolf Jacob, I suppose Taylor Lautner want to work out a little bit more before he pose for shirtless shot~ :p
As for the third …
Technomumble »
My Pleo is now orphaned, its parent company Ugobe went bankrupted. That means no more software updates or any new functionalities or a newer generation~ nothing at all~ It wasn’t the smartest business plan – built a company that relied solely on a $350 robotic toy~ It might survived in boom times, but now it’s not a huge surprise that it goes under. Back in the days Sony has money to burn but still wasn’t able to sustain their $1000+ Aibos. Does it mean there’s just no hope for smart …
Movies »
The worst offense a movie can do to its source material is to take its name and characters only and then completely rewrite the plot. Dragonball Evolution while it does retain certain plot elements, the story is completely altered that fans of the oirginal manga or the anime series would surely be disappointed. It is true that it’s not possibly to jam a 150 episodes worth of stories into a 2 hours movie. I think the writers did an okay job of putting as many recoginzable elements as possible …
Books »
After finished reading Coraline, comparsion with the movie version is inevitable. I believe the movie adaptation made some smart decisions to improve on an already great story. Things such as the invention of the character Wybie so that there is someone else for Coraline to talk, the spying doll which gives the story an even more creepy element, the backstory of the landlord lady and her missing sister, and the fact that Coraline’s family just move in! Non of them are in the original story, but they …
Technomumble »
Check out the video of the Robot Penguins! is the future here yet?? they are kinda creepy but totally cool! especially the air penguin! Who said a penguin can’t fly? hahaha
Video »
While adding the Vimeo app to Plex, I discovered this online released only independent web series called condition: human. It’s been offer up for viewing online via six 15 minutes episodes. I caught the first one and instantly was hooked. It is also quite amazing at what people can do nowadays without serious budget. Here is the official description:
“In the near future, man has begun to address the economic and environmental issues plaguing the early 21st century. Rapid technological advancements have changed life dramatically, especially the creation of advanced humanoid robots …
Movies »
Sometimes the overly famous voice talents could overshadow an enjoyable animated movie. Such is the case for Monsters vs. Aliens. It’s still an enjoyable cute movie, but I found myself very conscious of the voices behind the characters. Maybe because this time around I know some of the voices way too well? For example, the character Susan, the whole time I was like, Reese Witherspoon! Stop sounding like this is one of your romantic comedies! Or Paul Rudd, as the jerk Derek, who sounded like his other …
food »
One of the few complaints I have about my neighborhood and Williamsburg is that there’s very few authentic Japanese food here. The only ones that I can think of are Bozu and Zenkichi, both in Williamsburg and are targeting the higher end customers. I never thought the lack of choices situation will change much….until now. I was walking around in my ‘hood and I found this place – Ichiran Ramen on Manhattan Ave and Green! It’s in the morning so obvious it’s not open, but I read this funny sign …
Technomumble »
I don’t have a giant HDTV, my computer isn’t attached to the TV, and I don’t have an AppleTV either, so why would I want to try out media centre softwares? one simple answer – my librarian tendency of organizing things! My current way of organizing media is once I acquired an episode of the TV Show, I re-encode it to an iTunes/Front Row accepted format, then copy and paste episode info, summary, and artwork from wikipedia into iTunes. A really long…
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