GWTDT, American vs Swedish Versions

The Fincher Version

Well, i have seen the David Fincher version of Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and have some thoughts on it and the Swedish version of the film. I had to re-read the book, and view the film a second time before I finally decided how I felt about the film. Basically, [...]

Lost Girl, Coming to the SyFy Channel

‘Lost Girl’   is a Canadian TV show on the Showcase Network. I got interested in it last year and have seen all 13 episodes of season one and 12 episodes of season 2,  so far. Apparently it is a hit in Canada,  because this year it was extended to 22 episodes,  and recently was [...]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Redux

Two years ago,  I wrote a couple of posts about ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’,  the book and the Swedish language movie (movies,  there were 3). Since I wrote my entries all three movies in the trilogy have been released in the US and on DVD. In fact a new DVD release has the [...]

Just an OLD Geek at Heart

Eventually, one’s true nature is revealed. Although I was not an early adopter of the cell phone, I did get one, thanks to my job, relatively early in their life. I had the responsibility to procure cell phones for my company, so naturally I needed to have one for testing purposes. In those early days [...]

Twilight Approach and Landing at LAX

*UPDATE*   I had to replace the Youtube Video, cuz the original I posted is no longer available. Too bad because it was a good 720P quality.

Ooooh, I found another in 720!

This is a pretty cool video. It is a cockpit view of an approach and landing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). It [...]

Secretariat and Horse Racing

There are a lot of reasons to dislike horse racing. First, it is a sport of millionaires for millionaires. That may be a simplification, but it takes a lot of money to own and race a horse. While I know people who own horses, I’ve never met anyone who owned a thoroughbred.

Secondly, the only [...]

Beautiful New Site About the Latest Titanic Expedition

While wandering around the web today, I found out about the latest Titanic Expedition(via Gizmodo). The latest expedition to the wreck of the Titanic, is being undertaken by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and RMS Titanic. This is the most technologically advanced expedition yet, and plans to thoroughly map the site, and create the latest in [...]

The Girl With the Foreign Language Franchise

Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander

From IFC News website:

The Girl With the Foreign Language Franchise How “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” became the year’s surprise arthouse hit. It is out on DVD now. It’s available streaming from Netflix. I strongly recommend you watch this Swedish film, before the American remake ruins things! [...]

At Last… Something Useful on YouTube

Here is a little demo that I certainly could have used years ago.

Of course now, I carry a corkscrew in my car at all times!

Captain Phil and Deadliest Catch

For 6 seasons now, I have been watching the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch. In case you haven’t heard about it, Deadliest Catch, puts cameramen aboard several Alaska crab fishing boats, and follows them as they fish the Bearing Sea for King and Opilio(or snow) crab. Of course the catch seasons are [...]

I Found a Funny New Site

I found a funny new site, at least new to me… and funny to me:

The site is called GraphJam.com and it is just a lot of graphs that illustrate some funny truths and the silliness of graphs. Take a look. Oh in case any Apple cultists take umbrage at the graph, let me [...]

Is there Intelligent Life in Pop Music

One more gaga entry and then we’ll close the topic. I was questioned about why I like Lady Gaga. So, here are 2 exhibits that I found interesting. This first one is an interview from German TV that apparently was filmed in November of 2009. The video is 8 minutes, and it starts with a [...]