crumbs at curved-air.com

As an instructional media guy, I found the first video funny and the second video incredible. crumbs at curved-air.com

June 16, 2006

Wired News: The Man Who Makes Monsters

It must be difficult for all the guys in Hollywood who started making movies back in the 60’s with clay and models to deal with computer graphics in today’s film industry. This article gives you a glimpse into one important guy’s thoughts. Wired News: The Man Who Makes Monsters

June 16, 2006

Special forces to use strap-on 'stealth wings' | the Daily Mail

I’m pretty sure GI Joe (or Cobra) had this way back in the 80’s. Maybe the DoD needs to watch some of the old cartoons. I have a lot of the toys if they’re interested in models. Special forces to use strap-on ‘stealth wings’ | the Daily Mail

June 6, 2006

Flash 8 is bloat-ware

Not that anyone cares about my personal opinions on Macromedia/Adobe Flash, but, I am not happy with Flash 8 on my Mac. I’ve used Flash since version 2 and have never had too much of a problem with it. Right now, I’m really disappointed in its performance on a G4 15" laptop (1.2 GHz, 512MB). It’s very unresponsive to shortcut keys and everything seems to lag. I went back to MX2004 and was surprised at how springy it seems in comparison. ...

June 3, 2006

SPAWN.COM >> NEWS >> MCFARLANE TOYS GETS 'LOST'

Where’s the Vincent action figure? Can I buy Dharma accessories for them? Link

May 24, 2006

SportsStuff - Wego Kite Tube

It’s an inner tube that flies when pulled from behind a boat. Oh my God I want one! Link

May 17, 2006

The Prisoner Remake?

I think this will be the greatest new series EVER. I liked the original prisoner, I liked the most recent Doctor Who…I sure hope I like the new Prisoner staring the new (now most former) Doctor. Link

May 16, 2006

Wahoooo! I'm a Da Vinci Code Google Quest Finalist

This is what I JUST got in the ol email: Your journey does not end here. You have also qualified to compete for the grand prize which includes trips for four to New York, Paris, Rome and London, a colossal Sony$$ Electronics package and more valued at over $100,000! See official rules. Beginning on or around 1pm EDT May 19th at www.google.com/davincicode, the final challenge, which is a time trial, will be made available to you for 48 hours. You can begin whenever you like, but prepare well, for once you begin there is no turning back. The player who completes all five tasks in the shortest amount of time will be declared the winner. ...

May 15, 2006

Keep the global warming comin':Flood Maps

According to these projections, I’ll have close to waterfront property if the sea levels rise to 7m (about 21 feet) Flood Maps

May 11, 2006

Boing Boing: Cat Chopper

This would be awesome if a certain yellow and black tool company got in on this. Link

May 11, 2006