The guys from the Singularity Institute are trying to get on the front page of Digg. Do me a favour and DIGG SIAI.
See also Eliezer’s new video interview.
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Remember Stan Relihan from episode #219? The LinkedIn guy? Well I’m excited to announce that he’s starting his own show on TPN! You may recall I half-jokingly set Stan a goal at the end of the show to use LinkedIn to get me a good guest for the show. Well he’s the guy that set up my interview with Vint Cerf. So we both agreed he proved his point. 🙂 We haven’t come up with a title for the show yet but it’s going to be around networking, using LinkedIn and Web2.0 tools but also how to network the old fashioned way. Strategies for getting the most out of your network. As networking is something I’ve never really been good at or comfortable with, I’m really excited about the show.
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Michael Lemonick over on Time’s site has a good article on ID vs Evolution. There’s some fiery debate in his comments. Michael’s post on the recent “dark matter” images is also good. Helped me start to get my head around what I’m looking at.
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Anyone know when GRINDHOUSE is opening here?? When I wrote this post on March 30th, according to YourMovies.com.au it was supposed to open on May 31st but it seems to have disappeared? I wonder if this has anything to do with the news that they are going to split the films up?
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OH MY ZEUS!! I just watched the most brilliant, amazing, mind-wrenchingly awesome film I have seen in eons – HARD CANDY. I’ve been hearing about this film since it hit the cinemas and most people told me “it’s hard to watch”. But I loved it. I haven’t been this excited about a film since… Fight Club. This is the best psychological thriller I have seen since DEATH & THE MAIDEN. I thought Ellen Page‘s performance was amazing. Although it’s pretty hard to pass her off as a 14 year old, even a “mature” 14 year old, she’s believable enough. But her performance was simply spellbinding. I can’t think of enough adjectives to describe this movie. If you haven’t seen it yet, get it out on DVD immediately. Do not pass GO, etc.
I hear April 6th, though it may only be in America. The release dates range from then until the 28th of September, so take your pick where Australia will be. But as far as I can tell Australia is getting it as a double feature (its not being split up) so it should be sooner.
That was really weird… I was like ‘hey look a Naomi… Parkinson… what the??’
Anyways this is the first I’ve heard about it being pushed back. But you can’t possibly mean April 08 Nay! and April 07 already happened… DAMMIT!
Whenever it is it doesn’t seem to be on the release schedule. They’d better release it! I mean, If Mariah Carey’s monstrocity ‘Glitter’ made it to Australian release then surely this has to.
cam i agree about HARD CANDY, my wife saw it when in came out and has been hounding me to take a look. Finally got night off from the kids and we rented it out and my god it was brilliant.
The fact the movie is mostly about what might happen and if its happening and can you actually feel sorry for a child molester and murderer. Haley (Ellen Page) was just amazing in her calm sociopathic revenge filled character. Jeff (Patrick Wilson) did a great job of making you feel disgusted in him but also pity for his situation.
but wow, what a great ending. havent been moved by a psycological thriller like that since misery and the machinist.
If you havent seen the Machinist with Christian Bale that is just as full on. Also a movie called the Woodsman with Kevin Bacon about a convicted child molester is really different and confronting.
hey rob, glad you liked it! Brilliant ending line, huh!?
I have seen the Machinist, also brilliant. Christian Bale is the guy to watch these days. Haven’t seen Woodsman although I’ve heard good things about it. Usually avoid Kevin Bacon films but this one might be an exception. 🙂