S1 E6: FIFA, Syria & Tiananmen Square (June 8, 2014)
(more…)Month: June 2014
Bryan Lee O’Malley — Scott Pilgrim
Here Comes Gunny Boo Boo
(via Balloon Juice) Real Time with Bill Maher: New Rules – Open Carry
Darren Aronofsky To Helm Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy For HBO
(via shortlist.com)
Darren Aronofsky looks to have acquired an appetite for the disastrous – and no, that’s not a statement on Noah.
Word comes from Deadline that the director of the biblical epic is looking to helm a miniseries adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy for HBO.
Set in a dystopian mid-21st century world that has been raved by obscure event, Atwood’s trilogy (Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood and MaddAddam) is a heady blend of speculative fiction and adventure. Centring on an extensive cast of characters from the corporations who caused the disaster and those caught up in surviving, Atwood’s work appears ripe for a twisting, turning big budget miniseries.
The author herself is attached to serve as consulting producer, while Aronofsky himself could direct.
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The programmer operates as a mediator between people having different ideas
(via canonical.org) There was once a programmer who was attached to the court of the warlord of Wu. The warlord asked the programmer: “Which is easier to design: an accounting package or an operating system?” “An operating system,” replied the programmer. The warlord uttered an exclamation of disbelief. “Surely an accounting package is trivial next … Continue reading “The programmer operates as a mediator between people having different ideas”
Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
(more…)Last Week Tonight – S1 E5: Net Neutrality, Spelling Bees & EU Elections
S1 E5: Net Neutrality, Spelling Bees & EU Elections (June 1, 2014)
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