September 2007
ori: @ Seven Grand sipping Bernheim & waiting for the rest of the crew to show up! (via Twitter / ori)
August 2007
Open Source Goes Hollywood →
DrupalCamp comes to Los Angeles with the help of major media companies AOL and Warner Bros. Records. The future of Enternainment is Open Source
ori: Ed Colmar recovers my long lost video of Trust::Replicate from 2002! http://tinyurl.com/23p7pg (via Twitter / ori)
Evolution and Religion - Darwin’s God - Robin... →
A second mental module that primes us for religion is causal reasoning. The human brain has evolved the capacity to impose a narrative, complete with chronology and cause-and-effect logic, on whatever it encounters, no matter how apparently random.
ori: Recommending “King of Kong” to everyone http://imdb.com/title/tt0923752/ (via Twitter / ori)
Cuban: The Internet Is Dead - 7/25/2007 7:35:00 PM... →
Cuban said cable networks are âintranets,â which operate more efficiently than the Internet. Operators can control quality of service and the bandwidth that developers can use. Plus, there is no friction transporting services and data within their net
GameDaily BIZ: New Hollywood Company Bringing... →
Yep, you read that right: Joust is going to be a movie. It’s unknown if egg eating and pterodactyl fighting will be involved as yet (producers Christine Peters and Michael Cerenzie). Read on for the movie that should be “Gladiator meets Mad Max.”
Aug 30, 2007: Creative Commons Salon LA
Presenters:
Eric Steuer, Creative Director for Creative Commons
Zadi Diaz, JetSet Show/Pixelodeon
John Gillilan, Vosotros Music
CC Salon is a free, casual monthly get-together focused on conversation, presentations, and performances from people or groups who are developing projects that relate to open content and/or software. Please invite your friends, colleagues, and anyone you know who...
trust-os.net →
TRUST RETURNS 2008
WatchEd Colmar dug up this awesome old video piece I did of Trust::Replicate back in 2002. Checkout trust-os.net for more info and pics (via Google Video)
Review: King of Kong Film Gives No Quarter →
Now that New Line has signed on to produce a fictional version of Kong, Gordon (who will direct) finds himself in a quandary.
BLDGBLOG →
Tulum, Mexico
Tulum, Mexico from November 21st to 25th. (via Ori Neidich’s trips)
Psychology of risk-taking - Boing Boing →
People surveyed for the study were least likely to take fertility risks, and most likely to take risks related to social status in one’s group. During human evolution, men competed for social status and resources in order to attract mates.
In Online World, Pocket Change Is Not Easily Spent... →
One solution is to aggregate purchases, or group purchases over a period of time, and then process the payments in a single transaction. Thatâs how iTunes works. But credit card networks like Visa and MasterCard, which charge fees for transactions
TV, radio look for record ad money in election |... →
Wall Street analysts predict television stations alone could bring in a record $2 billion to $3 billion from the 2008 election cycle, up from $1.6 billion in 2006 and $900 million in 2004.
Ori: @tv & any other downtown LA’ers, I’m going to help a friend shooting a breakdancing movie in Pershing square right now, come be an extra… (via Twitter / Ori)
Ori: Umm, what does it mean when you have a negative number of connections on linkedin? http://tinyurl.com/2eqald (via Twitter / Ori)
someecards.com | ecards for when you care enough... →
Congratulations on probably not dying alone.
When work feels overwhelming, remember that you’re going to die
You’re going to be a great MILF
Hollywood Goes Green →
iHollywood Forum makes history with the first conference to specifically address environmental issues in entertainment and related industries.
Ori: @laughingsquid its hilarious that the dept. that issues free speech permits personally commented on your blog! (via Twitter / Ori)
Ori: Spending the entire day in a Fotokem telecine suite, color grading 1080p DPX frames on SMPTE “God” monitor. (via Twitter / Ori)
Ori: I <3 python’s ftplib because DowJones only offers realtime data on sustainable markets via CSV files on ftp server. WTF!? Ever heard … (via Twitter / Ori)
Epeus' epigone →
Every year, Beloit College in Wisconsin issues a list to help staff understand the mindset of students. I received a slightly edited version of the first 1998 list (class of 2002) by email, which was as follows:
Sep 8, 2007: DrupalCampLA
The Los Angeles Drupal Users Group
(home at http://groups.drupal.org/los-angeles) is organizing a FREE Drupal Training/Workshop to increase the quality of Drupal Development in Los Angeles.
We’re still in the early stages of planning now, but stay tuned to the page below for updates and please add yourself here so we can keep you posted!
(via Upcoming: klaxon’s Events)
Ori: I think tumblr is dying. That totally sucks. Anyone know what is going on over there for the last 2 months they’ve gone MIA? (via Twitter / Ori)
Warner Bros. Pictures is new runner for 'Logan' →
Commercial director Joseph Kosinski will make his directorial debut on the sci-fi thriller, which is being written by Tim Sexton. Joel Silver is producing through his Warners-based Silver Pictures.
Bruno Jordão has posted a comment:
Very NIce!
(via Comments on your photos and/or sets)
Ori: Just ran into 1) old film school classmate 2) hhill members 3) prez of SocalWUG. @Calacanis really knows a wide swath of people. (via Twitter / Ori)
Ori: Heading out to Mahalo Bday pool party. But Sarite’s salsa has wiped me out. (via Twitter / Ori)
Ori: Going salsa dancing with everyone for Sarite’s Bday party (via Twitter / Ori)
Ori N. @ Arsenal 12012 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90064 (via Ori N.’s checkin history)
Ori: Got 4 peeps coming for studio tour today, fun! (via Twitter / Ori)
Jim Hill : Toon Tuesday : Why Cundo Rabaudi is the... →
now that animators work on computers & any object can be rendered in perfect perspective with just a few keystrokes, there’s no need for models, right? Guess again. Artists & animators still have problems visualizing what a particular setting looks like.
Ori: @seanbonner pure luck is open. Eatin your tacos (via Twitter / Ori)
Ori: Heading out to the LA Press Club to hear Amr Emam: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/235657/ (via Twitter / Ori)
Warfare: First Fully-Armed Robots Patrolling in... →
Never before have armed robots been deployed in a war. There are only three of them deployed at the moment, and none of them have fired any rounds yet, but Michael Zecca, the SWORDS program manager, says “that’ll be happening soon.”
Ori: After being stuck on hold w/bank, used http://gethuman.com/ to get right to a human. Worked like a charm. (via Twitter / Ori)
Ori: Dear Griffith Park: Please stop catching on fire. You’re making it difficult for us to breathe at work. kthxbai! (via Twitter / Ori)
Ori N. @ Birds 5925 Franklin Ave Los Angeles, CA 90028 (via Ori N.’s checkin history)
Ori N. @ UCB Theater 5919 Franklin Ave Los Angeles, CA 90028 (via Ori N.’s checkin history)
“Dating is obsolete.”
– Twitter / seanbonner
Ori: @seanbonner Love is War. I don’t mean that in an ironic sense. (via Twitter / Ori)