French Rap Video

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Kyle

This song isn’t all that bad, but the video is very cool. I have no idea what these French guys are rapping about, but the whole take on technology is great. Make sure you watch the ending.

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Twitter Updates From The Past Week

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Kyle
  • Instead of my parents having my brother's report card on the fridge they have his AP scores. He got a 5 on all 9 tests. Wow. #
  • Designing a web site knowing the primary audience is 60+ year old people who barely use the internet is an exercise in futility. #
  • If you watched Star Wars a lot as a kid, you'll probably find this really funny: http://bit.ly/98BUPF #
  • I want to try this: http://bit.ly/972ASg #
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Weekend Reading

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Kyle
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Robots Have Needs Too

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Kyle

Found via io9.com.

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Twitter Updates From The Past Week

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Kyle
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Watch Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kyle

Kevin Smith is a hilarious individual. The language and content makes this NSFW.

Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel – Part 1 of 6
Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel – Part 2 of 6
Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel – Part 3 of 6
Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel – Part 4 of 6
Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel – Part 5 of 6
Kevin Smith’s Comic Con Panel – Part 6 of 6

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The Oregon Trail Movie

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kyle

If you ever played the classic educational game Oregon Trail, then you’ll find this really funny. From the official description:

In 1864, a family embarks on an impossible journey into the untamed American West. Based on the classic educational computer game, The Oregon Trail by MECC.

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Japanese Spiderman

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Kyle

When someone says “Japanese Spiderman,” I think of that Japanese guy who gets arrested for climbing tall buildings in a spiderman suit. Apparently the term is also a baseball player’s nickname.

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Twitter Updates From The Past Week

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Kyle
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The Secret Behind the Music of Inception

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Kyle

This post contains minor spoilers for Inception. I also promise this will be the last lengthy post I write about Inception for a while.

In film there are two types of sound: diegetic and non-diegetic. Diegetic sound is that which comes from something within the film. An example would be characters speaking or music coming out of a radio. Non-diegetic sound is that which does not come from within the film. The most obvious example here would be music used to set the mood.

The most striking example of this is in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (which also happens to be my favorite film of all time). All of the sound is diegetic, even the soundtrack. This is because the entire story is being told by the narrator and he is adding sounds and music he likes to scenes as he remembers them and retells them.

This brings us to Inception. It turns out at least some of the sound in Inception is also diegetic instead of non-diegetic as I originally perceived. That sinister theme music the plays over the trailer? Definitely in the heads of the characters within the dreams. Watch the video below and prepare to have your mind blown…again.

Thanks to user JZP from the comments of the previous post for making me aware of this.

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