Just finished our second day here in Orlando, and it was the first day we were able to get to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure park. After enjoying the Spider-Man ride (a must-do, by the way) we made straight for…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-25
@soedoica that's the next Godzilla movie on my rental queue… in reply to soedoica # Up, ready to go to Universal Studios. Now if I can just manage to wake up the rest of the family we could go together……
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Simpsons: The Ride photo gallery
Had a great time this morning at the Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Orlando. Though I dearly miss Back to the Future the Ride (which this attraction replaced) the folks at Universal did a great job working with the producers…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-24
Just arrived at Orlando hotel – smaller than I had hoped, but I ain't complaining… # I meant the room was smaller in last post, not the hotel. # RT from @Latinoreview: Gary Oldman just said that they will start…
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Tron: Legacy (aka Tron 2) footage from Comic Con now online
The Tron footage, an updated and really cool lightcycle race, is here. UPDATE: The Disney marketing people really outdid themselves for San Diego – they set up in secret a replica of Flynn’s arcade from the first movie congoers had…
The Prisoner
The Prisoner makes its mark at Comic Con…UPDATED
I said if something really cool would come out of Comic Con I’d post, and here’s the first example. The new “reimagining” of the classic The Prisoner has debuted both an exclusive comic book and posters. You can download both…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-23
Awesome: Pixar's Wall-E syncs with Pink Floyd's The Wall. http://bit.ly/TNXoL # The bad news: James (the Amazing) Randi has cancelled his Dragon*Con appearance. The good news: Anthony (C3-PO) Daniels is now coming. # Just read that there are already 100s…
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Off to Orlando…
I’m off with the family to a vacation to Orlando tomorrow morning, so site updates will be limited after this one until late next week. Obviously, with San Diego Comics Con going on this weekend there will be lots of…
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Hitchcock’s North by Northwest on blu-ray looks like a must-buy
I love Hitchcock, and my favorite Hitch movie is North by Northwest. When you look at all that movie has going for it, well… words fail. I could put on my hyperbole hat and heap praise on it and rant…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-22
Writing up presentations for a conference. #boringtweets # Thought I was done creating presentations and here comes another one I have to tweak ASAP. I thought I was out, and they pulled me back in! # I saved Timothy Leary…
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In praise of Michael Okuda
I idolize Michael Okuda. Many readers will go “who is Michael Okuda?” and that’s a natural reaction. Okuda is kind of like a geek “secret password” – if you know who Mike is you’re allowed admission into the secret society…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-21
RT (from @axurerp) Functional calendar date picker for Axure 5.5. Lightweight and durable! http://is.gd/1FMCW (via @mrjeffharrison) # Heard on news that Georgia's economy should start getting better around when football season starts. Will believe it when I see it. #…
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-20
40 years ago today, we put a man on the moon. We will probably never achieve such greatness again. # On the way home after finishing up a proof of concept site and proofing the layout of the diary we'll…
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First shots of the New Doctor on location – with his new TARDIS!
io9.com has the shots of Matt Smith in costume as The Doctor and a BIG spoiler when it comes to a guest star of his first adventure. Enjoy.
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Twitter Updates for 2009-07-19
Good morning, Internets! # Planning next weekend's family vacation to Orlando… cheap hotel suite courtesy the depressed tourist trade in Florida… # Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, here's CHUD's list of 5 bad (fictional) spaceflights: http://is.gd/1EjRo #…
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Photo gallery of Huntsville Space and Rocket Center
Since this is the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, I felt obligated to post SOMETHING about it or NASA, so here’s a photo gallery from the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center from a trip I took with my three…