Sat, 24 Mar 2007
Browser tab grab bag #3
In an attempt to clear out the tab bar in Firefox and other browers, here's a bit of a link dump:
48 Hours Filmmaking Competition
I was part of the team that produced the fairytale short "The Last Wingnut" for the 2006 New Zealand 48 Hours Film competition:
Most of my contribution was behind the scenes as general dogsbody with some script ideas also. I did get a walk-on one-liner though and produced the wonderful credits at the end—I wonder if that's enough to get an entry in IMDB? :-) The competition was a fun weekend and I mostly enjoyed the experience—I'm contemplating finding a team to be part of this year.
The director's cut linked above—slightly modified from the submitted version—is from the middle of last year which gives you some idea of how long some of these tabs have been open... It appears the movie made it onto the DVD(s) and an online high resolution version is also available.
For those of you reading this on Planet NZTech see if you can spot the (at the time) topical NZ net tech reference. (As it happens, ours wasn't the only film to make the reference..)
Oh, and if you're interested in seeing what I thought was the best film of the competition (even though it didn't win) check out the masterpiece that is Puppeton—it's classic—may feature some offensive content.
Did I really say that?
An IM conversation with Nat Torkington before Christmas ended up adding a couple of items to O'Reilly's Open Source Gift Guide: OpenMoko phones and Gumstix. Apparently being "the first to break Google Maps API before they had a public API" can still be used as justification for adding my suggestions to a list. :-)
Unfortunately I received neither suggestion for an actual Christmas present but funnily enough I did end up getting to "make a Nokia 770 bluetooth-controlled model car" at Kiwi Foo Camp. (A topic which I fully intend to return to but at this rate it'll probably be mid-year before I do so...) As it happens, the Arduino system I used in the Bluetooth car hack actually featured on the gift list as well—before I knew about such things.
Planet NZTech banner
Before the recent redesign I had been looking at making a pretty header for the Planet NZTech page but before long was reminded why I left the design biz... Purely for my own future reference here's links to the two images I was thinking of basing it on: waterfall and PCB. (Of course, if a real designer felt like providing one thus saving me the trouble that'd be good too...)
Have also just added another dozen or so blogs to the feed—up to around 140 people now.
Sure plays a mean pinball...
By the way, if you're ever looking for a gift at the last minute and can't find me something here's a possibility: :-)
Yep, I probably wouldn't turn down a Creature from the Black Lagoon pinball machine—it's always been my favourite. "The snackbar is now open..." Apparently there were 7,841 units made and it would appear at least two are in New Zealand.
I'll leave the last few items for another post...
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