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Thursday, June 29, 2006

The Da Vinci Code

I liked this movie. I really liked this movie. Fun, smart, fast paced yet complete. They nailed the book and only lost the points not relevant to the story. Didn't do as much character exploration as I would have liked, but that's not what the story is about. 8/10.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/

A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age

I have to say that I agree with his assessment. In my experience, the ones with the greatest logical thinking tend to fare the worst in work and relationships, even though this seems to be the most valued skill in society. But it isn't. People skills, involved in the above, are key to round it out. Meritocracies just don't exist, the sooner we left brain thinkers sort that out, the better.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573223085/sr=8-1/qid=1151680637/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-8935693-0609412?ie=UTF8

UK Would've Nuked China Over Hong Kong

British officials discussed the task of ensuring the Chinese understood that, if they did attack, retaliation would involve the US dropping nuclear bombs on them. The plan emerged from the records of the Prime Minister's office between 1957-61, made public yesterday by the National Archives at Kew, London.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17312714&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=uk-planned-nuke-attack-on-china-name_page.html

Sunday, June 25, 2006

We Are Scientists: With Love And Squalor

American band in the vein of Keizer Chiefs and Bloc Party -- pretty good but needs some development. Worth a listen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_are_scientists

The Pink Panther

Funny. Doesn't live up to the original, but funny. Better than the 4.7 IMDB gave it, I'd give it 6/10.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383216/

Alberta posts $8.7-billion surplus

... and we still can't afford decent healthcare or enough schools.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2006/06/26/alberta-surplus.html?ref=rss

10 Reasons Why High Definition DVD Formats Have Already Failed

I agree -- I'll be waiting a long time before I replace my dvd players.
http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/10reasonsHDDVDsfailed.php