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Sam Rockwell who, with the help of IMBD, I remembered last seeing in "The Assassination of the Outlaw Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" did a more than passable job carrying pretty much an entire movie.
I had a couple of problems with the movie - aside from the fact that it was WAY too long - and it occasionally sunk into nearly every sci-fi trope known to man. If nothing else, Kevin Spacey as the voice of GERTY is kind of delightful. And it's really not a 2001: Space Odyessey rip off, in the least, in spite of the trailer. Plus, the ending wasn't as totally random as Sunshine (which I thought was a pretty scifi great movie except for the end and the kind of wacky "let's reignite the sun" premise)
And that, is all that I can say about that.
Some interesting facts:- Moon was directed by Duncan Jones, David Bowie's son (with his first wife)...you can stop singing "Ground Control to Major Tom" at any time...
- Moon was shot in 33 days.
- Moon was actually shown to a group of NASA scientists as part of a lecture series.
- Mood:
relaxed
"A new study has found that the Internet and cell phones have earned themselves a spot at the family hearth, as married couples with children are more likely to own and use those technologies than other household types.
The research (PDF) from the Pew Internet and American Life Project revealed that parents routinely use cell phones to check in with their children and spouses, and the Internet has become a source of social interaction within the home. " more...
I could be smug here and just give a good old Cali-girl: "Well, duh!" but I confess I'm a little bit surprised to find something I'd considered largely anecdotal to be the focus of a study. Of course, it's just one study - and hardly allows for the intricacies of individual circumstances....BUT...I know the technology has made living far away from my very extended, highly communicative family a whole lot easier.
What cha think?
How has the internet (and technology) made you more or less social - or strengthened/weakened communication with your loved ones?
- Mood:
hopeful - Listening to:Kosheen - Resist
If you are a student and meet the eligibility requirements you can get Microsoft Office Ultimate for a STEAL...(okay so the name of the program is "The Ultimate Steal" which is kind of cheesy but also true)
Ultimate is the complete package - all 10 Office Products (I am not going to list them here, you are smart enough to follow the link and figure it out, needless to say they are kind of like the Seven Dwarfs...bonus points if you can tick them all off WITHOUT checking first) and retails for a couple hundred smackers for the rest of us.
So if you're not entirely sold on Open Office - or you just REALLY, REALLY like Excel (which I do) and your a student* well you have some options to affordably bring the evil empire...I mean Microsoft Office into your life. Also I have to say, having played around with OneNote for story research I'm finding it a really neat way to store and organize multi format notes and research. As I'm starting to do - and store most of my research online, it beats having complicated directories and files full of random saved bits.
Signing off, before you think I've been sipping too much kool-aid. I promise, they didn't put me up to this.
Pinkie Swear.
*or you just know one who could help you out in one small matter.
- Mood:
mischievous
Says Jon Perlow, Gmail engineer on the Official Gmail Blog : "Hopefully Mail Goggles will prevent many of you out there from sending messages you wish you hadn't. Like that late night memo -- I mean mission statement -- to the entire firm."
I think falls in the "funny, if a bit useless" application of technology category.
Frankly, if I'm so inebriated that i would consider drunk emailing someone I shouldn't I probably won't be able to TYPE enough to send an email. (Hence the reason drunk dialing in the cell phone era is so damn dangerous - speed dial and contact lists make it that much easier to embarrass oneself with out having to recall all seven digits.)
Still, I like the way Google is thinking - the technology does have a sort of real life application, while still being kinda fun.
- Mood:
quixotic - Listening to:NPR
