neo-mickey!

check out this ultra-cool re-imagining of mickey mouse.

(while you can - no doubt disney will get this taken down sooner

rather than later).



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house of cards

check out what bryan berg can do with many (many!) decks of playing cards!

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allegro non troppo on google video

this 1977 spoof of fantasia has some wonderful animation. highly recommended. and free! for the moment anyway.

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more info on star trek - the doomsday machine remaster

A digitally remastered and enhanced version of the original Star Trek series episode "The Doomsday Machine" will debut in syndication on Feb. 10, marking a milestone: It features more than 100 all-new digital visual effects shots, the most of any episode in the original series, CBS Paramount Television announced.

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new time travel show coming on nbc

and it sounds like a clone of quantum leap. too bad they just don't bring back quantum leap. there's been talk about a new ql movie leading to a new series for years, but i'm guessing this show pretty much kills that idea.

journeyman

judas unchained coming in paperback

peter f. hamilton's book, Pandora's Star, is one of the best science fiction books i've read in years. unfortunately, even though it was around 1000 pages, it was only part one of a two part story. the second part, Judas Unchained, came out in hardcover a while ago, but it was also around 1000 pages, which is just too darn big to carry around. (i did buy it though...it sits on my shelf, unopened). now that the paperback is coming out on march 27, i finally get to find out what happens! Link

star trek:tos remasters

all of the episodes of the original (kirk/spock/mccoy) star trek series are being digitally remastered and broadcast on a weekly basis all over the country. the remastering effort consists mainly of new special effects scenes and also most special effects backgrounds like planets, spaceships etc. for the most part these have been pretty cool. this week's remastered episode is my all-time favorite: The Doomsday Machine. check out the story on aintitcoolnews.com. there are several stills showing before and after shots. it looks great! CLICK HERE

the last childe cycle book

six years after gordon r. dickson passed away, his last book is being published next month. finished by his assistant, david w. wixon, Antagonist picks up where Other left off, continuing the story of Bleys Ahrens. The early review on amazon says that it sucks. i don't care. the real disappointment is that we'll never find out how the series ends. it's a pity dickson decided to backtrack and tell Ahren's story before dealing with the major cliffhanger he left us with in Chantry Guild. anyway, here's a link to dickson's final book, Antagonist.

end of disk-based ipods?

appleinsider has a story that apple may cancel future disk-based ipods in favor of flash-ram based models like the nano and the upcoming iphone. read the story here

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iphone info from cingular (soon at&t)

i got some email from cingular on the upcoming iphone. no new info. they're still saying june...i hope it actually shows up sooner.

Thank you for registering at Cingular.com You will be among the first to receive updates, exclusive offers, and availability of the new iPhone for purchase online. Available in June, the iPhone features: Visual voicemail, an industry first, lets you access messages individually 3.5-inch multi-touch display allows you to control iPod and phone functions using only your fingers Quad-band GSM and supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 Stay tuned–more exciting details to follow in the coming months!

amazon + tivo = itunes killer?

this is very cool. you'll be able to download movies and tv shows

from amazon right to your tivo! and if you buy them, amazon will

store your purchase, so you can redownload it anytime.



Check it out!

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jobs' "thoughts on music"

jobs does an about-face on drm? on the surface, but if you read this carefully, it's really just a defense of what apple is currently doing. don't hold your breath for the big 4 to eliminate drm.

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neat web 2.0 video

check this out....