Monday, March 23, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Important Question #5
Do you think all of the "missing matter" in the universe could be accounted for by all of the pens I've purchased over the years, have never taken out of the house, but somehow seem to have vanished into thin air? (Conservation of mass, psssh.)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Important Question #3
While debugging in Visual Studio (C++), why can't I edit values in the watch window while the program is running? Sure there may be some context problems with local variables, but at least I could flip debugging globals without having to stop execution.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Important Question #2
Does the government effectively get a 50%(ish) price reduction on labour costs because they eventually recoup much of what they pay out in taxes?
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Important Question #1
In Pokemon, why is the the "grass energy" icon a picture of a leaf?
See http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Energy for reference.
See http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Energy for reference.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Recently watched: Stargate
Back in 1994 when the movie Stargate was first released, I remember watching it in the theater and liking it much more than most of the reviews at the time suggested.
I watched it again on DVD a couple years ago, and that time I didn't like it as much. The pacing seemed off, the plot a little silly, and I think I couldn't get past a couple inconsistencies with the Stargate SG-1 TV series that I had watched quite a bit of in the preceding years.
I watched it again a couple of days ago, and this time I enjoyed it immensely. The pacing was good, the ideas and universe created were interesting and detailed, and I saw more ideas that were well integrated into the TV series than I saw inconsistencies.
I think maybe it's one of those movies you have to be in the right mood to watch. There are so many cool ideas in it, from a "hidden history" on Earth to traveling to another world. I think I've always appreciated movies like that, but somehow the presentation in this one falls flat for some people. The immense success of the TV series probably demonstrates that well.
I watched it again on DVD a couple years ago, and that time I didn't like it as much. The pacing seemed off, the plot a little silly, and I think I couldn't get past a couple inconsistencies with the Stargate SG-1 TV series that I had watched quite a bit of in the preceding years.
I watched it again a couple of days ago, and this time I enjoyed it immensely. The pacing was good, the ideas and universe created were interesting and detailed, and I saw more ideas that were well integrated into the TV series than I saw inconsistencies.
I think maybe it's one of those movies you have to be in the right mood to watch. There are so many cool ideas in it, from a "hidden history" on Earth to traveling to another world. I think I've always appreciated movies like that, but somehow the presentation in this one falls flat for some people. The immense success of the TV series probably demonstrates that well.
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