Recent content by Garrett Lundy

Just finished S.M.Stirling's original emberverse trilogy (aka. The Change novels). A trio of survivalist-fantasy novels. Very long-winded accounts of how low-tech functions, characters carved entirely out of cliche, and the central deus-ex-machina plot is never resolved. Recommended only to...

I'd be much happier if the "electronic bug" also caused the radio to play the Christine theme every time the accelerator was about to automatically engage. "Beeoooooooo-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum"

Do bad things happen with mass produced product? Yes. Is Toyota immune? Of course not. When the fecal matter hit the rotary oscillator did Toyota respond in the best possible manner? No, it could have been better, but I speculate Toyota has actually done more than most other manf's would have...

- Cell Phone - I've seen 5/6 year olds with cellphones. They'd sell bluetooth ear pieces for babies if it was legal (and people would buy them) - Email - I had one at 14. But what kid uses email anymore? (Is it used for anything but credit card balance sheets and phishing scams?) - Flickr - I...

+1. "video" is not a 70mm piece of film. You can't "zoom in" on a five pixel cellphone camera picture and magically render a glossy 9x11" of the suspect with better lighting than he got for his highschool yearbook photo. Almost every crime/police series has dozens of crimes that are only...

Isn't that like saying water will still be wet? (gas is currently $2.87 in my small town).

If the large format iBook eventually offers color it could kill the college textbook market in a year. Grey's Anatomy (college bookstore): $199 Grey's Anatomy (Apple iBook download): $19

So, is it "the Teens" now?

Edit: The NIF Fusion reactor is slated to run its first test in early 2010. If it doesn't work... well then its another in a long history of non-working fission reactors. If it does work.. it may create a black hole and destroy the earth in 1/10,000th of a second. Strange days. Always assume...

SETI confirms extra-terrestrial radio frequency signal from crab nebula. "Please stop contacting us, This is an unlisted planet. We're eating dinner."

What wonders and horrors stalk the world of tomorrow? Consult your inner Nostradamus and blow some minds at the AHL. (note: Prophecy is magic so you don't need to show your work). Disney/Honda build android: Mega corporations combine to build free-roaming animatronic human capable of conversing...

Well the movie is set in England

For those of us who are not current fans of the 'Alice' mythos... Is this a remake or a sequel? If its a sequel, what movie should I watch first?

Nope, certainly not an 'action' movie. But there is no small amount of tension. My hats off to Christoph Waltz and Melanie Laurent (Lt. Landa and Soshanna Dreyfus), now that was some fine acting there.

My very short review (as seen on a digital 3D non-IMAX projection). Presentation-wise the film is stunning. In 3D the film is well worth whatever the theater is charging for admission. In 2D I imagine the film will lose a lot of its appeal (as did Beowulf). Sound quality was excellent but I've...