Avatar review (spoilers a go-go)

It’s been a good nine hours since I watched this so let’s see how much I can remember of the thoughts I had on the way out of the cinema.

Right off the bat I want to say that I really enjoyed and was very impressed by Avatar. Interesting if I…

Funniest goddam thing I’ve ever seen (very NSFW)

Doublethink — is the following a good idea?

One more example (as if one was needed)

It wasn’t getting married yesterday (for the second time in a week) that’s made me feel old(er).

No, it was while I was chatting to the sweet old lady at the swimming pool today and realsing that the reason she was smiling was probably because I reminder her…

Funniest thing I saw today

Al Franken vs Ann Coulter.

The “database state”

I only charged this phone yesterday and yet it might die before this is sent…

Anyway — I went to the No2ID panel. It’s such a complex issue. I’m going to have to think very seriously about their pledge. One way to approach it would be to ay I’ll sign if I can…

Posting again

I used to dump a whole load of links into my LJ that most people (you-know-who-you-are aside) never read. These days I know put those in my Google Reader feed (which, to my knowledge, no-one at all reads — ah, so much for technology).

There are a few things that are still worth an LJ post but, this…

Work / life balance

I’ve been having a very long highly spread out conversation with a chap at IBM for the last several hours about a problem with one of their systems. I asked when he was knocking off this evening and he said about 1am. When I said that was very late he asked me when I was likely to go offline…

In which the author makes a Bold Statement

I’m not sure if trying to write this on the tube is a good idea. Still, better now than in 2012. If we’re not vaporised around that time I should be able to tweet directly from here with all fumbled mistyping happily included (while I miss my station due…

I’m very happy for Andy

Okay.

My original plan was to just say that I didn’t want to talk about it and leave it at that. However, having… Well, not calmed down because I was never angry but… Let’s say just having taken a little time to consider I may as well put down my point of view…

Off to next session

Good so far — as someone said I think there is a feeling that this is capturing a “zeitgeist” that even “sun readers” will get.

Everyone needs to look up clause 152 of the coronors bill and write to their MP (writetothem.com).

Battlestar Galactica : The Plan

Oh well, here I was having seen the negative reviews of this all ready to sit down and lay into how much this show still has my unending ire after the last episode. Unfortunately (depending on your point of view) I actually thought The Plan was really rather good. It…

Interesting social comment (from /. of all places)

In a thread about kids texting instead of talking but not actually about that…

Firstly:

Remember vinyl?

Does anyone have (or know someone that has) a turntable hooked up to a PC that can digitise a 7" single of mine to MP3…?

Iran

Liveblogging The Convention on Modern Liberty

Early start for a Saturday. Down to Russell Square for The Convention on Modern Liberty (see Google).

So far a few hundered well meaning middle class liberals and a very small number of scared looking right wing suit wearers.

Introductory talk about to start…

Philosophy chats

Ages ago I proposed the idea of getting together down the pub to chat about a topic arranged in advance. We tried, back on the day of the treasure hunt for those that remember that, but I’m not sure how well it went.

Presedent Obama — first year in office

A lot of people are saying that the upcoming first State of the Union speech from President Obama will highlight his lack of accomplishment since he came into office.

In which our protagonist is annoyed by social mores

Bimbled around Enfield town a bit today. Seems the age at which it is socially acceptable to be glued to a mobile and ignore all the people you are with in now 10 and under.

Snow, Feb 2009

For Annie, assuming this works…


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No2ID

Has anyone signed the No2ID peldge?

I’m going to have to have a long hard think about this one. Might try and get some people together to discuss (I’d play Devil’s advocate).

let me know if you’re interested.

And back

Actually got back around 8pm but fell immediately asleep for a bit and then watched a stack of TV including the new BSG which certainly picked up from the last one. Alas, my favourite characters always end up dead or evil — just one o fthose things. :-)

Curse of Whedon strikes again

I don’t post much any more as you know. Twitter (@cholten99) picks up most things but there’s actually a whole bunch of stuff I want to talk about tonight so let’s start with…

ORG and lunch

The ORG meeting was very good — I look forward to seeing the video.

Alas, I didn’t get to ask any questions (although two of them were asked by other people). However, I seem to have become the guy who speaks to the panel after and collects business cards…

Are you ready to rock? :-)

Interesting short video

Props to for posting this:

Cthulhu fhtagn!

Is it TV or is it me?

{Edit — *deep shame* — actually it was more Annie’s idea than mine…}

Is TV formulaic and predictable so am I just psychic for being able to predict exactly what happened at the end of the last episode of this season of Dexter before the show even started?

Hint — it’s the former.