That 'bout sums it up- July 13, 2008 Cinematical: "Imagine one of the Star Trek crews transported to Tolkien's Middle Earth, or Buffy and her Scooby gang whisked away into the heart of Narnia. That's how Hellboy II: The Golden Army can feel, as you watch a cartoonish-looking, cigar-smoking demon fight gorgeous creatures right out of ancient folklore (and one Miyazaki-esque nature deity)." - Yeah, like he said.http://rob.crabapples.net/2008/07/that-sums-it-up.htm Job of the week- July 13, 2008 jobs.joelonsoftware.com: "How would you like to work from home, writing code for the hottest new mobile platform, the iPhone OS" - How's that for an opening sentencehttp://rob.crabapples.net/2008/07/job-of-week.htm Twenty iPhone applications- July 13, 2008 Macworld: "With Apples iPhone App Store now online, we decided to take a look at some of the more interesting third-party programs, applications and Web sites that have been developed to help make your iPhone an integral tool for both work and fun."http://rob.crabapples.net/2008/07/twenty-iphone-applications.htm The Hobbit. There's hope.- July 13, 2008 Wired: "With Hellboy II: The Golden Army now in theaters, attention will turn to how its director, Guillermo del Toro, will handle the adaptation of his next project, Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit." - Kim and I went with my brother and sister-in-law to Hellboy last night, and I must say I loved the film. I think it was del Toro's dress rehearsal for his approach to The Hobbit. If you see the film you may, or may not, pick up on what I'm talking about. Mr. del Toro likes to use puppets...http://rob.crabapples.net/2008/07/hobbit-there-hope.htm Ouch, that'll leave a mark- July 13, 2008 The Wall Street Journal: "IndyMac is the biggest mortgage lender to go under since a fall in housing prices and surge in defaults began rippling through the economy last year -- and it likely won't be the last. Banking regulators are bracing for a slew of failures over the next year as analysts say housing prices have yet to bottom out."http://rob.crabapples.net/2008/07/ouch-that-leave-mark.htm Movie line of the week answer- July 13, 2008 I'm surprised I didn't get any answers this week, I keep hearing the word Skadoosh on the street.Anywho, the correct answer was...Kung Fu Pandahttp://rob.crabapples.net/2008/07/movie-line-of-week-answer_12.htm New iPhone apps- July 11, 2008 Apple Gazette: "After spending the last hour or so rummaging through the iPhone App Store in iTunes there are several applications that I just cant wait to get my hands on." - One of the five applications has a horrible UI, TripLog1040, very much not what you'd expect to see on an iPhone.http://rob.crabapples.net/2008/07/new-iphone-apps.htm What a knucklehead- July 10, 2008 ESPN: "FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Fayetteville police say Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones was arrested early Thursday on a felony drug charge after officers found him in a parked car, cutting up what was suspected to be cocaine." - Drugs are not a good thing.http://rob.crabapples.net/2008/07/what-knucklehead.htm The new music model- July 10, 2008 TechCrunch via James Robertson: "By cutting out the middlemen (labels, SoundExchange), Last.fm claims that artists that sign up for the program will receive more than twice the royalty rate they would see if the same song played on commercial radio. Thats because the money goes directly to the artist. (The total royalty, though, is less than what it pays SoundExchange). The royalty that Last.fm is paying unsigned artists is equivalent to 10 percent of the advertising revenues associated with...http://rob.crabapples.net/2008/07/new-music-model.htm Movie line of the week- July 10, 2008 Good morning movie liners, here we go again!Skadoosh!Ok, quick, what movie! Send your guesses here.http://rob.crabapples.net/2008/07/movie-line-of-week_10.htm |