·· { Sunday, 27 July } ··

Dead Already≡

Lucas needs to pass on Star Wars to someone else. Or kill it, permanently. Cameron Hunt puts it best:

“After this movie, it’s ensuing tie-in TV-series, and the upcoming live-action show (which might as well be titled Days Of Our Jedi), the cash cow will be beaten, dead, buried, rotten, yet exhumed on Lucas’ egotistical whim.”

This is the droll, tired and life-sucking crap Star Wars has become. You’ll find more life in your refrigerator.

George, shut it down. Now.

·· { Monday, 23 June } ··

Shark Jump≡

How to know when “WEB 2.0” has finally jumped the shark — teaching aides for school. What the fuck are we teaching children?

“This workshop explores the possibilities and potential for using social, collaborative, and interactive technologies across the curriculum.”

I’m all for teaching new media. Just not something that will be irrelevant five minutes before it’s taught.

·· { Wednesday, 11 June } ··

True Blue≡

In a wonderful example of being unable to see the wood for all the trees (ahem) a reviewer forgets to note that unless the original footage is recorded in high-definition, it won’t specifically look any better on BluRay than it [originally] did on DVD.

“My mission – which I’m starting to regret choosing to accept – is to compare and contrast the normal DVD version of the big-budget X-rated porn movie Pirates with the new 1080p version on Blu-ray disc.”

Perhaps your mission should be to understand the nature (and limits) of the technology first, before crashing headlong into the forest.