^that.

^this.

I have a deaf dog, and the vibration mode is great. I taught him to come to me with it on; I can "page" my dog from several hundred yards :-)

Did everyone above entirely miss the fact this was also shot on 4k resolution digital RED cameras? This also makes a huge difference, and when combined with 3D (two small RED's with close lenses) AND the amazing digital effects (holy crap the Gollum scene alone) it is a wonderful *technical* marvel, much in the same…

Nope, every single one of my custom gapps domains are still down :-(

I'd like to leverage our existing synergies into the creation of a fully baked Chinese menu.

Heh....It wasn't me. Really.

There is a reasonable point at which low probability is effectively the same as zero. Sure, it *could* happen, but to gauge a level of trust in an expert who has studied this likely far more than both of us as not trust worthy? Might as well live in a plastic bubble, eh?

I am surprised you would think driverless cars is a waste of money; in fact your assessment borders on laughably ignorant. They clocked in 300k miles with no accidents, are now legal in Nevada and California. They can and will patent this technology, and will instantly tap into the handicapped market - worth billions.

This will be one hard person to replace; Chris' leadership and role has been paramount, and I enjoyed the magazine thoroughly. Good luck in your new endeavors Chris, and good luck Conde finding a replacement. Might I suggest Neil deGrasse Tyson?

One of the best scenes in movies period is watching Sting being told he will be executed for doing too good of a job and bringing down the morale of his fellow soldiers....must put this one back in the queue.

^that. Good catch, son.

So actual blipverts? We all know how those worked out.

Mark - Flickr address please.

I've always loved "Empire of the Sun". Bale started making that when he was 12, and finished at 14. He was a fantastic actor then and now.

No, it is a blog for people who *like* tech. Hence movie reviews, music, tools for chronic, and hipster-hating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Bus I love it - a nuclear powered bus with a bowling alley.

They're *not* free outside the US, hence the post and charges.

The tour guides would say the extra columns on the sides were only added post construction as the engineers forgot to take into account the weight of the books.

A friend of mine, Greg Taylor (who passed just over a year ago) was a producer and dj. One of Greg's greatest loves was Frtiz Lang's "Metropolis". A silent film masterpiece, GT decided to make an electronica score for the film. I was lucky enough to see it twice performed live before he passed. The version in the link…