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"Learning 2006 - Josh Bersin & Elliott Masie Dialogue Josh and Elliot, two "thought leaders" in the learning industry, get together and talk about the things they're seeing in the learning industry. It's at least partially a teaser for Josh's presentation"
Elliott Masie & Josh Bersin: Learning Trends

"SCI FI Wire | The News Service of the SCI FI Channel Warner Brothers announced that its upcoming sequel to 2005's hit Batman Begins will be called The Dark Knight and will feature Heath Ledger as the Joker. I will be there."
The Dark Knight - Batman sequel

"Star Wars: Community | starwars.com at Comic-Con 2006 At the recent Comic-Con, Steve Sansweet, head of Fan Relations, dropped some depressing news about one of the more anticipated Star Wars rumors of the last year or so: George and Rick are really"
Star Wars in 3-D: Not happening soon

"I've posted before about the Green Lantern movie(s) in the works. No cast has been announced, no real information has come to my attention at all about the live action movie, other than it's still on the books. However, some"
Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern? - Tuesday TubeWatch

"John Williams is probably the most well known film composer in history. He owes much of that success to the Star Wars series, but Jaws, Superman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Raiders of the Lost Ark* are just"
Pre-prequel-era Star Wars music tribute

"(Originally posted Aug 06, 2005 on my older blog) Sci-fi western with an attitude, and a healthy dose of mystery and character building. I am catching Firefly on DVD. I didn't watch more than a few minutes of it when it aired"
Review: Firefly

"Doctor Who To Return For Fifth Season In 2010 - Slice of Scifi I can't say I really understand why they are doing this. Does everyone really need a full years' break from a 13 episode series? Still, I'm glad it will"
Doctor Who Takes a Vacation

"CommonCraft videos make me want to hurt myself. I can't help but think "why didn't I think of doing this?" Lee and Sachi have done a great job creating a successful company that uses simple tools to explain some rather complex"
Tuesday TubeWatch: CommonCraft

"The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Book Contest ∞ Get Rich Slowly Get Rich Slowly is running a contest for a free copy of the Ultimate Cheapskate book. You have to enter a true story of "cheapskatery" and the best three get a copy"
Frugality gone wild!

"To continue in the vein of dissatisfaction with training, let's take a look at the experience this high school student in Singapore is having with e-Learning (found via Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development): But what was most disappointing was that they"
Where are the humans?

"Yeah... somebody had too much time on their hands. Still, it's kinda fun. [caption id="attachment_1180" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="created by Kris Staub - click for larger version"][/caption] You can even buy a print of this if you're interested (I don't see a penny... I"
Sci-fi Periodic Table (TV and Movies)

"Long-distance callers have some money coming - MarketWatch Make any long distance calls in the last three years? Claim your cash in 2007! The repeal of the Federal excise tax (initiated in 1898 to fund the Spanish-American war) means the government is"
Claim some long-distance cash!

"If you were the head of a movie company, which movies would you choose to spend $1.5 million per 30 seconds to advertise during the Super Bowl—an event watched primarily by people who like to watch men running and slamming"
Tuesday TubeWatch: Super Bowl Movie Roundup

"LiveDigital: NBC's Heroes pilot I don't know how this got there, but if you want to watch the Heroes pilot episode in a really bad, small, flash video format, there you go. I'm not going to watch it until it airs"
NBC's Heroes pilot online

"Orci & Kurtzman Tackle Man of Steel - Slice of SciFi Bryan Singer is in talks with writers for the next Superman movie, "The Man of Steel". Unfortunately, we have to wait until after the Justice League of America makes its"
Superman returns... again

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Review: Rocky II

By Jeff, on March 31st, 2007

First, sorry about the absence of new posts lately. Plenty has been going on, I’ve just been too tired to write about it. Anyway… on to the review!

The Rocky series is sort of a guilty pleasure for me. The first movie was excellent, and introduced us to the mumbling, not-so-bright, loveable underdog who manages to shock the world by staying in the ring for 15 rounds with the World Heavyweight Champion, Apollo Creed. The second movie . . . → Read More: Review: Rocky II

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LinkList: Personal Finance + Sci-Fi edition

By Jeff, on March 18th, 2007

A few things have bubbled to the top lately… here they are:

Personal Finance

Tom’s Inflation Calculator
I was looking for a calculator that would tell me how much my current salary would have been worth in 1990, and this fit the bill perfectly. You can also see whether the relative price of gas (for example) has really gone up in the past 40+ years. The calculations are based on US Dept. of Labor statistics going back to 1914.

Terribly . . . → Read More: LinkList: Personal Finance + Sci-Fi edition

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Review: The Prestige

By Jeff, on March 18th, 2007

[tag]Christian Bale[/tag], [tag]Michael Caine[/tag], and [tag]Christopher Nolan[/tag] (all of whom worked on [tag]Batman Begins[/tag]) join [tag]Hugh Jackman[/tag] to create one of the best magician movies I’ve ever seen. Actually, this movie crosses a few genres, but I won’t list them because to do so may tip off the secret of the movie. I will say that there is a healthy dose of misdirection, but everything you need to figure it out is there from the outset . . . → Read More: Review: The Prestige

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Review: Alex & Emma

By Jeff, on March 13th, 2007

Alex & Emma is a thoroughly predictable love story with half-realized characters and little to no tension. Luke Wilson was boring and a bit unnatural in his acting (his brother Owen might have been able to make the character somewhat appealing). Kate Hudson spent most of the time channelling her mother (Goldie Hawn) instead of doing her own acting. Even Rob Reiner, for whom I have the greatest respect as a comedic actor, director, and producer, . . . → Read More: Review: Alex & Emma

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The Dark Is Rising comes to film

By Jeff, on March 8th, 2007

SCI FI Wire | The News Service of the SCI FI Channel

The Dark Is Rising is my favorite young adult fantasy series. Susan Cooper wrote the series and it really pulled me in and solidified my love for fantasy stories. I’m very excited that they are making a movie of at least the first book.

The film tells the story of Will Stanton, a young man who learns he is the last of a group of warriors . . . → Read More: The Dark Is Rising comes to film

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Why I hate unions

By Jeff, on March 6th, 2007

Unions had their day. They were a good idea when the worker was truly being exploited. These days, there are still areas where a union is probably useful, but for the most part I don’t think they’re worth it and they cause more problems than they are worth.

Here’s a simple example of how unions caused a stupid problem. Years ago, I was travelling in New York. On my way back to the hotel after work, I . . . → Read More: Why I hate unions

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LinkList: Generic edition

By Jeff, on March 5th, 2007

I couldn’t think of a good category here. Sue me.

Do you know?
Great little tidbits of thought-provoking information about the state of the world and the rate of change, set to the main theme from “The Last of the Mohicans”

The most frustating clock in the world
Can’t get up in the morning? This clock will help. It may accomplish it’s goal, but I guarantee you I would break it in a matter of days.

The end of Work-Learning?
This depresses . . . → Read More: LinkList: Generic edition

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Review: The Lake House

By Jeff, on March 2nd, 2007

Interesting premise for this one: two people live in the same lake house, one in 2004, the other in 2006, and yet, with the help of a mailbox-cum-time portal, they are able to write letters to each other and fall in love. As sci-fi love stories go, that’s not too bad of an idea.

The pacing was a little slow, but it worked for the movie. The whole thing felt like a lazy fall day, with a . . . → Read More: Review: The Lake House

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