Monthly Archives: June 2004

About documentaries …

Posted on June 24, 2004 by Derek

I sometimes get the feeling that people have this strange idea that by being assigned the film genre of “documentary” a film is automatically without subjectivity on behalf of the director, which in truth rarely happens. Consider the film WINGED … Continue reading →

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BugMeNot!

Posted on June 23, 2004 by Derek

For those of you using the Firefox web browser and find yourself being directed to websites like those of the NY Times or Washington Post that ask you to register to view, consider installing the BugMeNot extension. This software bypasses … Continue reading →

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Airshow

Posted on June 23, 2004 by Derek

The Meister Mom got to see her youngest son take part in the airshow the 101st Airborne put on for the families of their troops. The show involved units and aircraft from the Air Force, Marines and Navy as well … Continue reading →

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More stupid laws …

Posted on June 19, 2004 by Derek

Senator Hatch of course is the person behind the PIRATE Act of 2004, or “Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act”, this last May in which any and all petty copyright infringement would become a crime, as opposed to … Continue reading →

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Adventures of the Starkiller

Posted on June 19, 2004 by Derek

Reading some of the early scripts for what eventually became Star Wars really puts emphasis on the theory that George Lucas didn’t lose his ability to write a good script with the prequels, he never had it in the first … Continue reading →

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