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Category: Movies

Second Skin

SecondSkin is an interesting film about the seven lives of people who are addicted to the popular online virtual worlds like SecondLife, World of Warcraft and EverQuest. It shows a couple who fell in love before even meeting in person, handicapped people who find limitless potentials online and other stories. It truly looks like a fascinating…

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Movies

Bubble 2.0

All of the web 2.0 pundits and so-called experts are predicting another bubble burst like what took place in 2000 when the dot com phenomenon came to a cataclysmic end. Who is to say for sure what will happen for sure? In order to predict the future it is always wise to examine the past…

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Movies

Triumph of the Nerds

“Triumph of the Nerds” (1996) is my all-time favorite documentary on computers or technology ever! I remember the first time I watched it and how informative, entertaining and inspirational it was to me. I was still a break and fix technician and I recall being extremely inspired to do more with my career in I.T….

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Education

Pirates of Silicon Valley

In honor of Steve Jobs’ keynote speech today at MacWorld 2008, let’s watch Pirates of Silicon Valley ! One of my favorite geek movies! Noah Wyle (ER) is an excellent SteveO and Anthony Michael Hall (Sixteen Candles) is a good Bill Gates. Sure, the writers took major liberties with the truth, but it’s still great…

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Fun

Awesome Review of Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ

Subject: Mel Gibson’s new movie “The Passion” (A Must Read Review!) Paul Harvey Comments on “The Passion” by Mel Gibson The majority of the media are complaining about this movie. Now Paul Harvey tells “The rest of the story” and David Limbaugh praises Gibson. Most people would wait and see a movie before giving the…

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LiveJournal

Under the Tuscan Sun

***Spoiler Warning: Don’t read this if you plan to watch this movie because I will be giving away a lot from the movie*** I have not been this disappointed by a movie in a very long time! I absolutely loved the book it was supposed to be based on, “Under the Tuscan Sun”, but besides…

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LiveJournal
My Big Fat Greek Wedding

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

LiveJournal

Pay It Forward, Don’t Just Pay It Back

I just saw an excellent movie called ?Pay It Forward? and its central theme was the concept of trying to change the world by doing something ?big? for three people, even total strangers, and when they ask what they can do to return the favor, you tell them not to pay it back, but to…

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Life
Farewell to a Legend: Jack Lemmon

Farewell to a Legend: Jack Lemmon

LiveJournal

Hope is a good thing

That wonderful line is from one of my favorite movies of all-time, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION. I caught the end of it late last night while I was still sickened over the news of that horrific woman who killed her kids. It was exactly what I needed! I am not ashamed to admit that I am…

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