Recent articles (page 19 of 31)
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May 24, 2006
Bikely
Jules has whipped up this sexy Google Maps mashup for sharing bike routes.
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May 23, 2006
Don't Look Now
Would those unfortunate souls who follow my previously nonexistent Flickr postings please avert their eyes?
I figured I should put that 2GB/month of storage I get from my Flickr Pro account to good use, so I've started uploading my entire library of digital photos, starting with those I took in 2000 when got my first digital camera. By and large, they are neither skillful nor pretty. What they are is a record of my past that I would hate to lose in the event of crime or calamity, so onto Flickr they go.
I promise to keep the espeically hideous ones private, and as for the rest? Well, the goatee was a passing phase. Let's leave it at that, shall we?
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May 19, 2006
Kev Eats Vegemite
Haven't been listening to Lost Out Back? Check out our latest episode, in which I try Vegemite for the very first time. Can you guess if I liked it? If you're not hip to this whole Podcasting groove, you can sign up to be notified by email every time we post a new episode so you can listen to it online.
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May 19, 2006
Google Maps does Aus/NZ streets
The maps look great with property boundaries, but still no search. Zoomin had better move fast!
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May 19, 2006
A Scanner Darkly
While I wait for the rest of the trailer to download, I thought I'd post about just how jaw-droppingly awesome the upcoming film A Scanner Darkly looks.
Yes, it's got Keanu Reeves in it. I still haven't forgiven him for his role in Constantine (which could have been a brilliant adaptation of one of my favourite comic series if not for the unstoppable Hollywood mediocrity machine), but his acting style does seem to suit the brain-damaged character it seems he will portray in this film.
From the makers of Waking Life, A Scanner Darkly features the same 2D computer animation process as that film, except it looks like both the technology and the artists have raised their game in this one. The heightened portrayal of real-world people and places that results is both incredibly detailed and satisfyingly stylized. The artwork is also distinctly more illustrative and realistic than the often painterly looks of Waking Life.
And if the eye candy weren't enough, the story of A Scanner Darkly is adapted from the Philip K. Dick novel of the same name. That's the kind of material that's hard to mess up.