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I could write a novel on the effect the original Tron had on me, my friends and movie history, but I'll put that off until later. The very, very long awaited sequel will drop soon and all the signs point to it being a life-changing experience. Ok, may that's an exaggeration, but with Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner back, along with kickin' CGI work...I may have to violate my "wait until it comes out on cable" rule and catch this one in the theaters. Here's one trailer, so you can see what I'm salivating over...

Interesting Movie News

Now, I've never made any bones about thinking Karl Urban was one of my favorite actors. I mean, come on...

Doom, Chronicles of Riddick, Star Trek, LOTR, Pathfinder...now, news is coming out that he's working on making Judge Dredd!  Not the laughable (but still entertaining) Sylvester Stallone vehicle, but one faithful to the source comics.  This could rock in a big way....

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Encore

I was playing Plants vs. Zombies today and just had to repost the music video for the game.

This is Fun

This little fellow, I Write Like, takes a couple of paragraphs of your writing, analyzes it and tells you which famous author matches your style. I would say its totally full of hooey, but it told me I write like Ian Fleming, which I've always known...

I write like
Ian Fleming

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Lookin' for Flicks

SciFi Wire (oh, excuse me...Blastr) put out a list the 16 most intelligent science fiction films ever made. If you are looking for a movie to watch, you could do a lot worse than a title from this list:

16 Most Intelligent SciFi Films Ever Made

Summer Reading

Summer is a great time to read, because you can devote large blocks of time to conquering a book. I hate catching a chapter here and a chapter there - how can you immerse yourself in a story that way. Today, I had the car in the shop and was able to read the latest installment in Simon Greene's Nightside series. Not as good as earlier volumes, but it definitely had its moments. Lately, its actually been re-reading time. Revisiting those books that you just seem to read again and again. I've hit Dune, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Keep, several Terry Pratchett titles, Neuromancer, Snow Crash, Night Watch, and a host of others these past few weeks. Soon, I'll attack a stack of new titles that I have lined up, some fiction and some non-fiction.

Here's hoping that you have your own list of titles to conquer this summer. Movies rock, heaven knows I watch far more than my fair share, but books rock 2x. Need ideas - check out the SciFi Lists link over on the right. Classics that any self-respecting science nerd, geek or techno-freak should have under their belts.

I Think Even Peter Venkman Would Agree

Get Me Closer to Those Bionic Eyes!

Implanted telescopes to eliminate blind spots due to macular degeneration, is what they say its for, but who really knows what those Black Ops government scientists have on their minds...

 Read the story here:
The REAL Retina Display

I'd So Watch This

Get it While You Can

I'm sure you all think I lead a wild life of fun and frolic, but truth be told, I'd rather be home reading a good book and catching a quality film. Whereas I can't say that the films lampooned on Mystery Science Theater 3000 were quality, the finished products stand as classics in cinematic history. Hulu started offering some titles recently and I'm not sure when Hulu+ goes into effect they will still be available, so make sure to watch them for free while you can. Here's a particularly cheesy sample:

This is Why You Shouldn't Skip Trig

ISS

No, not in-school suspension, the International Space Station. Right now is a good time to see it in the night sky. Use

http://spaceweather.com/flybys/index.php

to find out when it will be visible in your area. If you have a telescope, more power to you. However binoculars or even the naked eye work...