Axodys

Footbridge, a lightweight tool to mirror Radio posts to Advogato and Livejournal.

I don’t know if I’ll actually ever use this tool myself, but examining the source code could prove educational if I ever feel motivated to create my own “Radio Userland” tool.

Wow. Radio just ate my last post attempt. What is up with that? Not a very good way to start my morning blogging I don’t think. I guess I’ll have to try again though. Onward.

Shooting ‘Star Wars,’ Bit by Bit. The latest ‘Star Wars’ film was shot without any film at all. Instead, a special digital videocamera was used. By Eric A. Taub. [New York Times: Technology]

I wonder how different this type of digital video camera is from say the MiniDV format? I remember in Wired a few years back George Lucas talked about doing digital video using some kind of giant storage system. Tape definitely seems to me like it would be a lot more practical.

Busy evening. More later.

The X-Files Timeline

I’m saving this link for after tonight’s viewing of the X-Files series finale that I taped last night while watching the Survivor finale. Incidentally I was pleased to see fellow Pacific Northwesterner Vecepia come away with the victory over Neleh in last night’s Survivor conclusion. She played the game well and was very deserving of the victory.

Attack of the Clones was definitely an improvement on The Phantom Menace. Mary and I caught a showing of Star Wars II today and the effects were as impressive as I expected them to be. Yoda’s duel with Count Dukoo was very cool. I definitely felt like suspension of disbelief was not a problem the majority of the time I was watching. I just wish that the acting could have been a little bit better at times. I didn’t think it was as bad as some people have indicated, but it could have been better.

On another positive note: Jar-Jar only had a couple scenes and R2 and 3PO returned to their rightful role as primary comic relief. I had no idea R2 had built in thrusters. The little guy is just full of surprises.

Leather balls go way of wooden rackets and bats

Here in Washington State they made the switch to synthetic basketballs at the high school level a couple years ago and I think it’s been a popular decision with most players and coaches. Modern synthetics have a slightly softer feel than leather and like the article says don’t require a break in period.

If you ever want to make your very own Star Wars Storm Trooper replica costume Studio Creations is the place to go. So cool.

And of course if you ever want to hang out with a bunch of people that have made their very own Storm Trooper costumes try the Fighting 501st Legion.

If I had the time, money, facilities, and inclination I could really get into this kind of thing.

It’s raining a bunch today and I’m enjoying it immensely. It looks like it’s even supposed to rain through the rest of the weekend and into next week. The main downside to that possibility is that tomorrow is the big Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade. Mary and I have been going every year since we started dating, but I don’t think either one of us is all that enthused to go this time around. Kind of strange considering the patriotic fervor sweeping the country and the whole military aspect of the parade. Of course Mary does have a really bad cold at the moment so I’m not eager to subject her to a cold and wet evening in downtown Spokane for the sake of tradition.

I had a dream about wikis and weblogs a couple nights ago, but I don’t remember exactly what the significance was.