From an artilcle about screenplays on kuro5hin.com:
“The Three Little Pigs is the basis of most serial-killer films. One notable exception is Psycho, which is actually based extremely closely on Little Red Riding Hood. The “wolf” even goes to the trouble of dressing up as a woman.”
Subway Bench
Notice how the space for sitting is quantized. The ridges don’t really prevent homeless from sleeping there, but they make the whole experience unpleasant for them. Overall it’s a very well designed bench.
Big Swinging Ones
I couple of days ago I spotted this place on NYPD blue. A perp was unloading a stolen guitar in this pawn shop.
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I don’t need to go to Europe to see castles. We have enough of them in Manhattan.
Martha Stewart Eat Your Heart Out
I am a looser. I spent half a day today cleaning out “science experiments” from my fridge, washing the shelves and organizing its contents. In other words – “portrait of the hacker at home” (click the link, don’t be lazy) or Cowboy Bebop Session 11 (my favorite episode).
My fridge is pretty cool. It even looks like a mainframe or a supercomputer.
I am going to add blinkenlights some day.
Anyway, here is a tip for you. Supermarkets keep vegetables fresh longer by using this special lining material (pvc-coated filter). It allows better circulation of air or something. Supposedly it can prolong the life of fruit and vegetables by 50%. I bought mine from Amana for $8, but it can be had cheaper. The veggies do live longer it seems.
Some quick nerdy news
Ethernet card for my TIVO is on it’s way. I wish it was available when my TIVO’s modem got killed by a surge from a lightning storm (I had to ship it to a guy who fixed it for $50). I’ll probably install TivoWeb because Yahoo! seems to be pretty slow in rolling out online TIVO programming that was promised.
Powershot G3 is available for preorder. I can’t believe they used the same moronic silver color for it. Again. Didn’t they get enough angry letters from photographers (so many that the actually made a black color version of G2).
By the way, it’s interesting to watch the progress of design of G1, G2 and G3. One thing that I noticed is that the grip handle gets progressively bigger and more comfortable.
Palm Engineers are Weenies
I was looking for some handwriting recognition software for PC when I came across this:
http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/reviews/myscript.asp
Mehehe.
Anyway, I am going to write about my love that turned to hate for products made by companies employing Jeff, Donna and Ed some other time.
On my way home
Outside of the building where I work
Descending to a subway platform
Sunset in Brooklyn
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Guess which birds live in this ugly nest at Brooklyn College stadium?
Fricking Monk parrots.
organaut‘s parents have one as a pet. The little green bastard talks a little, but has a very nasty attitude.