January 2010
13 posts
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Up In The Air →
This movie was deeply touching. It’s about people in Limbo; entering, leaving, visiting, and worst of all, trying to stay there. As the poster says, it’s a story about a man ready to make a connection.
I have not seen many works other works attempt to capture this particular aspect of life, and far fewer succeed even remotely this well. It’s not a feel good movie, but it’s...
How Quantum Computers Work →
The fact that things are being built that actually work this way just completely blows my mind.
The Men Who Live Forever →
“The deconditioned musculature of the foot is the greatest issue leading to injury. If I give you a collar to wear around your neck, in 4 to 6 weeks, we’ll find 40 to 60 percent atrophy of musculature. That’s why this emphasis on cushioning and motion control [in shoes] makes no sense.”
“I tell people that if it’s in the news, don’t worry about it. The...”
– Bruce Schneier on risk
“You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call...”
– Mary Pickford
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Avatar →
I saw this film twice last month, and am only now reviewing it. Avatar has a plot that is quaint but serviceable and characters who are generic but sincere. It also displays an amount of imagination and spectacle that is absolutely phenomenal. It is revolutionary filmmaking, is wildly enjoyable on repeated viewings, and has generally raised the bar so high that it’s almost in orbit....
“In my family, we do not say ‘Goodbye.’ We say ‘So Long.’”
– Maira Kalman, in the last entry of her amazing “The Pursuit Of Happiness”
“Eat Food. Not Too Much. Mostly Plants.”
– Michael Pollan
