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June 20, 10:49 PM
iPad in The Incredibles?
While re-watching The Incredibles this evening with my family, I couldn’t help but fixate on the communication device Mirage sends to Robert Parr (Mr. Incredible) so she can make initial contact to offer him a job disabling the Omnidroid. It’s shocking just how much the device resembles an Apple iPad: Despite the resemblance, I think it’s probably safe to assume that the next version of Apple’s iPad will not include a 3D display, facial recognition, 360° location scanning, or a self-destruct capability. -
June 18, 09:55 AM
A Letter to the Producers of Dinosaur Train
To whom it may concern, I enjoy watching Dinosaur Train every morning with my son. At first, I found the premise of the show to be thoroughly preposterous. Over time, however, I came to recognize the brilliance of your fine program. So much so, that I’ve decided to pursue a new career in childrens’ television programming. I’ve written a number of Dinosaur Train story treatments, which I would like to pitch to your producers:- The pteranodon family accidentally travels through the wrong time tunnel and beholds the horror of their own impending extinction.
- Buddy learns a valuable lesson about rail-yard safety when he loses his tail in a train coupling accident.
- Tiny, Don, and Buddy learn about the hobo code when they encounter a hobosaurus riding the rails by boxcar.
- The pteranodon family travels back in time six-thousand years to witness God’s six-day creation of the earth.
- The pteranodon family travels forward in time to witness the Golden Spike ceremony at Promontory Summit as the Transcontinental Railroad is completed on May 10, 1868 AD. Buddy eats Leland Stanford.
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January 31, 10:30 PM
Animation Watched on January 31, 2010
- Victory Through Air Power (1943, directed by Perce Pearce, James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, and H.C. Potter)
- “Four Methods of Flush Riveting” (1942, directed by Lockheed Aircraft Corporation)
- “Reason and Emotion” (1943, directed by Bill Roberts)
- “Seven Wise Dwarfs” (1941, directed by Ford L. Beebe)
- “The Thrifty Pig” (1941, directed by Ford L. Beebe)
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November 04, 09:04 AM
That’s Despicable
When turned upside-down, the Dodge Viper emblem looks a lot like Daffy Duck: -
October 23, 09:20 AM
‘The Crewcuts Were Cover Artists’
Don McLean on the incorrect use of the term “cover”:
Back in the days of black radio stations and white radio stations (i.e. segregation), if a black act had a hot record the white kids would find out and want to hear it on “their” radio station. This would prompt the record company to bring a white act into the recording studio and cut an exact, but white, version of the song to give to the white radio stations to play and thus keep the black act where it belonged, on black radio. A “cover” version of a song is a racist tool. Many examples can be found from “Sha Boom” to “Good Lovin’” It is NOT a term intended to be used to describe a valid interpretation of an old song. In that case every pop singer is nothing more than a cover artist (a derogatory description if ever there was one). I am not a “cover” artist and I do not do “covers”. The Crewcuts were cover artists.
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August 11, 08:08 PM
Animation Watched on August 11, 2009
- “Big Top Bunny” (1951, directed by Robert McKimson)
- “My Bunny Lies Over the Sea” (1948, directed by Chuck Jones)
- “Wabbit Twouble” (1941, directed by Bob Clampett)
- “The Prince and the Pauper” (1990, directed by George Scribner)
- “The Truth About Mother Goose” (1957, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman and Bill Justice)
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August 07, 08:26 PM
Cockfighting with José Carioca
I find it more than a little bit strange that Disney will go to extreme lengths to remove depictions of cigarette smoking from the “Pecos Bill” segment in the Region 1 DVD release of Melody Time, yet choose to leave this bizarre COCKFIGHTING dance sequence intact as part of the “Baía” segment on The Three Caballeros DVD. To be clear, I’m not saying they should have removed this from the DVD release. I just think Disney’s standards for editing questionable content seem incomprehensible. -
August 04, 11:53 PM
Animation Watched on August 4, 2009
- The Three Caballeros (1944, directed by Norman Ferguson)
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August 03, 11:27 AM
Like Yosemite Sam Without Hair…
On the occasions in which Yosemite Sam would fall victim to either electrocution or an explosion, he would usually lose his trademark facial hair for the remainder of the gag. I recently mentioned this to a friend and I had wanted to show him a picture, but I couldn’t find one anywhere online. I finally got around to taking some stills, which you can see below. I find that a hairless Yosemite Sam looks a bit like a much younger and premyopic version of Quincy Magoo.Yosemite Sam in “Ballot Box Bunny”
Yosemite Sam in “Big House Bunny”
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August 02, 11:50 PM
Animation Watched on August 2, 2009
- “Big House Bunny” (1950, directed by Friz Freleng)
- “Rabbit’s Kin” (1952, directed by Robert McKimson)
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July 30, 11:55 PM
Animation Watched on July 30, 2009
- “Bully for Bugs” (1953, directed by Chuck Jones)
- “What’s Up Doc?” (1950, directed by Robert McKimson)
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July 29, 11:30 PM
Animation Watched on July 29, 2009
- “The Wise Little Hen” (1934, directed by Wilfred Jackson)
- “The Golden Touch” (1935, directed by Walt Disney)
- “Ben and Me” (1953, directed by Hamilton Luske)
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July 28, 07:47 PM
Animation Watched on July 28, 2009
- “Baseball Bugs” (1946, directed by Friz Freleng)
- “Long-Haired Hare” (1949, directed by Chuck Jones)
- “High Diving Hare” (1949, directed by Friz Freleng)
- “Rabbit Seasoning” (1952, directed by Chuck Jones)
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July 28, 08:56 AM
Don Bluth’s Cyber Garage Project
Don Bluth is currently in the process of producing a three-minute short using classical animation techniques as a collaborative educational exercise to help give the students of his online animation school some actual hands-on experience. I’ve been keeping an eye on the school’s forums to follow the progress of the students working on the project and it’s been fascinating to watch. Here’s short a student pencil test from the project: -
July 27, 08:18 PM
Animation Watched on July 27, 2009
- “The Country Cousin” (1936, directed by Wilfred Jackson)
- “Ferdinand the Bull” (1938, directed by Dick Rickard)
- “The Ugly Duckling” (1939, directed by Jack Cutting)
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July 26, 11:55 PM
Animation Watched on July 26, 2009
- Superman: Doomsday (2007, directed by Bruce Timm, Lauren Montgomery, and Brandon Vietti)
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July 25, 12:04 AM
It’s Like Garfield, Only It’s Actually Funny
Simon’s Cat is a brilliant series of animated shorts produced in Flash by Simon Tofield and distributed on YouTube. The newest short, titled “Fly Guy” was released today. I particularly like the rhythm and pacing of Tofield’s shorts. The cat, it should be said, has perfect comedic timing. -
July 24, 11:47 PM
Animation Watched on July 24, 2009
- “Three Little Pigs” (1933, directed by Burton Gillett)
- “The Pied Piper” (1933, directed by Wilfred Jackson)
- “The Grasshopper and the Ants” (1934, directed by Wilfred Jackson)
- “Tortoise and the Hare” (1935, directed by Wilfred Jackson)
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July 23, 11:55 PM
Animation Watched on July 23, 2009
- “Rabbit of Seville” (1950, directed by Chuck Jones)
Updates
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@JPFreire It's better than mark-to-fantasy accounting.9 hours ago from Brizzly
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@Yow I doubt they'll do an API for Ping. Apple is usually far too concerned with controlling the experience to do something like that.10 hours ago from Brizzly
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You can now find me on Ping, if you're so inclined.12 hours ago from Brizzly
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Takeaway from Apple Event: They won't allow porn apps, but they will allow graphically violent games that allow you to impale opponents.24 hours ago from Brizzly
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@brittany Didn't even know about it.29 hours ago from Brizzly
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@daveweigel "Year One" almost turned me off to motion pictures in general.31 hours ago from Brizzly
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I'm really sad about Paste folding. Their CD samplers introduced me to a lot of great artists over the past eight years.31 hours ago from Brizzly
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@normative Will I be able to copyright wearing an onion on my belt?15 days ago from Brizzly
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@stacyqc Given regulatory compliance costs, I'm surprised A LOT MORE haven't delisted.15 days ago from Brizzly
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So how long until we see the return of the homebuyer tax credits?15 days ago from Brizzly
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There's only one dojo in the loft. #whitecollar #mozzie16 days ago from Brizzly
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@kdoland Mmmmm. That sounds tasty. Can we take your car to the wedding?16 days ago from Brizzly
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@reihansalam I don't disagree. I'd just assume that the % of millionaires would have to be that high, given the real estate supply/demand.16 days ago from Brizzly
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@reihansalam Does that include net worth linked to primary-residence real estate? If so, it's almost a tautology.16 days ago from Brizzly
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It was exactly one year ago today that Erin and I picked up Dashiell in Florida.
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@fedward Movies by The Marx Brothers are incredibly inconsistent. They range from brilliant (Duck Soup) to unwatchable (The Big Store).17 days ago from Socialite.app
Recent tracks
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I Keep Faith by Billy Bragg6 months ago
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the johnny carcinogenic show by Billy Bragg6 months ago
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Folk Songs: IV. The Holly and the Ivy by Felicity Lott & Graham Johnson7 months ago
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Tomorrow Never Knows by The Beatles9 months ago
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Got to Get You Into My Life by The Beatles9 months ago
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I Want to Tell You by The Beatles9 months ago
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Doctor Robert by The Beatles9 months ago
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For No One by The Beatles9 months ago
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And Your Bird Can Sing by The Beatles9 months ago
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Good Day Sunshine by The Beatles9 months ago
