If we didn’t learn anything else during the first presidential debate of 2012, we at last now know that Mitt Romney loves Big Bird.
Posted by Dennis Bonilla
Mitt Romney Loves Big Bird
Jacob and the Giraffe
Radical director Taika Waititi recently tweeted about Jacob and the Giraffee, an animated short by Cool 3D World. This is weird, unexpected, and delightful. Enjoy!
Open Source Death Star Kickstarter
After a failed petition to the U.S. government to build a Death Star, someone has taken up the cause to fund the construction project using the popular crowd sourced funding website Kickstarter. Thankfully, to help keep costs down and to help make the project a reality open source hardware and software will be used. Along with “enough chicken wire to protect reactor exhaust ports.” I can’t wait.
The Magic of Filmmaking – A Steadicam Shot from the movie Hugo
Here’s a great peak into movie magic at its best. The Steadicam is attached to the camera operator, false walls are used to make room for him to move around…
Kathrine Switzer: First Woman to Enter the Boston Marathon
A fascinating look into what it took to become the first numbered female runner of the Boston Marathon as told by runner Kathrine Switzer.
How the “Mother of All Demos” Changed our Lives
I recently learned about a computer demonstration dubbed “The Mother of All Demos” given 40 years ago by Douglas Engelbart at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco. Douglas showed off the NLS computer to a crowd of 1000 computer pros. The demo of this system given on December 9, 1968 is now considered one of the most important in modern computing history.
1980’s ‘Sunset Blood’ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Starcadian
Starcadian released the soundtrack to 1980’s movie Sunset Blood on October 31, 2013. The album was produced by Starcadian & Paris Smaragdis with additional vocals by DJ Looki. Fun Fact: The movie Sunset Blood doesn’t actually exist, but don’t let that stop you, check out the movie trailer.
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