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Fresh off the heels of the summer’s best movie yet, social groups have been divided roughly between those who have seen Inception, and those who have not. The reason? Spoilers. Spoilers rob the movie studios more ticket sales than piracy, it seems. Saying “What do you think about the top?” is enough to have people yelling “la, la, la” for a solid 5 minutes. But if we look at other films, like “M. Night: Childhood Predator”, no one cared so much if you told them what the anglo-saxon kid did to end his racially diverse enemy. So, what’s the difference?
Some might say it would be the quality of the movie, and I’d agree that’s part of it, but keep in mind that the spoiler-free train pulled out of the station months before Inception had it’s first review (even earlier for some).
Some might say it’s the director. Nolan’s known for his ambiguous endings, maybe that has something to do with it? But again, our good friend M. Night swoops in to throw us for a loop. Twist endings are a patent of his, but he’s lost his “licence to thrill”, and I wouldn’t give a damn if you spoiled “The Happening”.
To me, it all comes down to Buzz. If a trailer looks good, and it’s got a solid director behind it, that puts in squarely in the spoiler-free zone. Hell, I’d be pissed if someone spoiled “The Social Network” for me, and that’s a bio-pic.
What makes a movie fall in the spoiler-zone for you? Leave your answers in the comments below.
We all see that multitouch is the future. It’s the only thing Microsoft, Google, and Apple all agree on. So, it shouldn’t have been shocking when Apple released the Magic Trackpad yesterday. Of course, it’s beautiful and shiny, but what does this actually say about Multitouch operating systems? 10/GUI thinks they have the answer.
With what appears to be some heavily modified Linux distro, 10/GUI presents an interesting way to redesign the modern GUI. Personally, I like it. Right now, I’m managing 4 different spaces on my iMac for editing CSS and Images, along with browsing. A linear window layout would make navigation much less painful, even though I have trouble believing my fingers could handle 4 finger actions, especially on two hands.
A bit late for the summer beach-time slimdown, the Amazon Kindle has shed what some might say is the last of it’s baby weight, dropping down into the sub-150 dollar price range. While the newest and cheapest version is sans 3G, a model including 3G is available for $189, and amazingly still does not require a contract.
According to Amazon.com’s product page, the new Kindle is as thick as a magazine, lighter than a paperback book, and able to hold over 3,500 books. The battery life, however, has actually decreased in comparison to it’s previous model (down to a week, instead of a month), because of it’s Wifi connectivity. Also added is twitter and Facebook integration, allowing readers to quote exerts from their purchased materials and share it with friends.
The screen contrast has also been increased by 50% (comparable to it’s big brother, the Kindle DX), which should improve rendering of newspaper and website content. Amazon’s Kindle features an experimental (emphasis on that) web browser, that is ideally used for reading blogs or other text content online. The service requires no contract, subscription, or even payment. All of the 3G features are free.
The first Kindle was released in 2007 at a remarkably high price point of 400 dollars, and sold out within it’s first day. Early complaints arose when Amazon deleted the book “1984″ off many consumer’s devices, though they had legally purchased the title, due to internal copyright issues. Months later, Barnes and Noble released their own eReader, the Nook, which featured both an eInk display and a lower touchscreen display, for navigation. More recently, Amazon announced that Kindle book sales (which usually range around the 10 dollar mark) had outsold hardcover book sales, and Jeff Bezos told shareholders that “millions of people now own Kindles.”
Other minor features include improved navigation, new fonts, and an updated PDF reader.
A bit late for the summer beach-time slimdown, the Amazon Kindle has shed what some might say is the last of it’s baby weight, dropping down into the sub-150 dollar price range. While the newest and cheapest version is sans 3G, a model including 3G is available for $189, and amazingly still does not require a contract. According to Amazon.com’s product page, the new Kindle is as thick as a magazine, lighter than a paperback book, and able to hold over 3,500 books. The battery life, however, has actually decreased in comparison to it’s previous model (down to a week, instead of a month), because of it’s Wifi connectivity. Also added is twitter and Facebook integration, allowing readers to quote exerts from their purchased materials and share it with friends. The screen contrast has also been increased by 50% (comparable to it’s big brother, the Kindle DX), which should improve rendering of newspaper and website content. Amazon’s Kindle features an experimental (emphasis on that) web browser, that is ideally used for reading blogs or other text content online. The service requires no contract, subscription, or even payment. All of the 3G features are free. The first Kindle was released in 2007 at a remarkably high price point of 400 dollars, and sold out within it’s first day. Early complaints arose when Amazon deleted the book “1984″ off many consumer’s devices, though they had legally purchased the title, due to internal copyright issues. Months later, Barnes and Noble released their own eReader, the Nook, which featured both an eInk display and a lower touchscreen display, for navigation. More recently, Amazon announced that Kindle book sales (which usually range around the 10 dollar mark) had outsold hardcover book sales, and Jeff Bezos told shareholders that “millions of people now own Kindles.” Other minor features include improved navigation, new fonts, and an updated PDF reader.
Other minor features include improved navigation, new fonts, and an updated PDF reader.
A bit late for the summer beach-time slimdown, the Amazon Kindle has shed what some might say is the last of it’s baby weight, dropping down into the sub-150 dollar price range. While the newest and cheapest version is sans 3G, a model including 3G is available for $189, and amazingly still does not require a contract. According to Amazon.com’s product page, the new Kindle is as thick as a magazine, lighter than a paperback book, and able to hold over 3,500 books. The battery life, however, has actually decreased in comparison to it’s previous model (down to a week, instead of a month), because of it’s Wifi connectivity. Also added is twitter and Facebook integration, allowing readers to quote exerts from their purchased materials and share it with friends. The screen contrast has also been increased by 50% (comparable to it’s big brother, the Kindle DX), which should improve rendering of newspaper and website content. Amazon’s Kindle features an experimental (emphasis on that) web browser, that is ideally used for reading blogs or other text content online. The service requires no contract, subscription, or even payment. All of the 3G features are free. The first Kindle was released in 2007 at a remarkably high price point of 400 dollars, and sold out within it’s first day. Early complaints arose when Amazon deleted the book “1984″ off many consumer’s devices, though they had legally purchased the title, due to internal copyright issues. Months later, Barnes and Noble released their own eReader, the Nook, which featured both an eInk display and a lower touchscreen display, for navigation. More recently, Amazon announced that Kindle book sales (which usually range around the 10 dollar mark) had outsold hardcover book sales, and Jeff Bezos told shareholders that “millions of people now own Kindles.” Other minor features include improved navigation, new fonts, and an updated PDF reader.
The wordpress install has been a success. This theme is tentative, but who knows? It looks nice. It looks clean. And I don’t need to manage it. Ideally, I’d like to put something a bit more flashy, but with minimalist roots, but that would require time. And 9 o’clock at night with a 6AM morning isn’t the best time for me to become proactive on things.