DISQUS

Community Page on DISQUS

what is this?

Webomatica

Technology and Entertainment Digest

General

New Thread »
    The Best And Worst James Bond Films started by webomatica
    So what was the point of my watching all twenty-something James Bond movies? So I could write several awesome "Best Of" posts laden with Bond quips, cool images, and / or sexual innuendo. So here are what I consider the best Bond films - exactly seven, in honor of "007":
    The Twenty Best Radiohead Songs started by webomatica
    After listening to all the Radiohead albums repeatedly over the past few months, these are the songs I marked with a five star rating in iTunes. The order below is chronological, not from best to worst.

    If forced to pick a Top Five, it would be Paranoid Android, Karma Police, Py
    Twin Peaks: Checkmate started by webomatica
    Synopsis

    Deep space. A radioactive symbol hurtles forth. Major Briggs sits in a chair in a jungle. He returns to Twin Peaks with three, triangular scars behind one ear. At the sheriff's office, he mentions project Blue Book - an Air Force investigation into UFOs, part of whi
    Elite Tech News Podcast #19 started by webomatica
    I think a week was missed her and there, but another Elite Tech News Podcast was recorded this past weekend. Participating in this one was Mark "Rizzin" Hopkins, Art Lindsey, Steven Hodson and myself. It had been a while since I did one of these, and we didn't have too many tech
    Upgraded to Disqus 2.0.1 started by webomatica
    I just installed Disqus 2.0.1 on this blog - I decided to be fashionably late on this one because I had 4,000+ comments that needed to be imported into Disqus and it seemed there were some bugs with the initial 2.0 release.
    Firefly: Serenity Pilot started by webomatica
    Episode 0 (Pilot)

    Synopsis
    Flash back to some kind of war scene. We meet Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds (Nathan Fillion and his loyal second in command, Zoe (Gina Torres). Mal is aggressive and tels everyone to hold. He shoots down a large space craft which crashes
    Thoughts On A Touch Screen Mac started by webomatica
    Cnet has a decent article about the prospect of a touch-screen Mac. This seems like a no-brainer following the multi-touch innovations of the iPhone, and also some aspects of the Leopard OS (Cover flow in the Finder, Quick Look) that seem particularly suited for multitouch on the Mac.
    Apple September Predictions: iPods, MacBooks, iTunes started by webomatica
    Now that the iPhone 3G is losing its shiny new gadget smell (*cough* Safari crashing *cough*), the rumor-mongers are wondering what's next from Apple. There's no doubt something is coming real soon now, September specifically, as Apple likes to have refreshed goodies set up for
    Movie Notes: Tropic Thunder started by webomatica
    Synopsis
    Actors Tugg Speedman (Ben Stiller), Kirk Lazarus (Robert Downey Jr.), and Jeff Portnoy (Jack Black) are filming a doomed Vietnam war movie, when a bright idea is had to put the actors literally in danger and film the results.
    Music Notes: Best and Worst Bond Songs started by webomatica
    I'm currently watching all the James Bond movies, which are partly famous for their varied theme songs. What follows are my five selections as the best - and sadly, the five worst.
    Interesting: iPhone App: 2 Across started by webomatica
    In the interest of fairness I checked out 2 Across, another crossword puzzle iPhone app. It's cheaper than Crosswords yet promises to do the same thing - download crossword puzzles from the web and let you solve them, so you'll always have a supply of crossword puzzles with you wherever you
    Interesting: iPhone App: Simplify Media started by webomatica
    Simplify Media is a free iTunes app that allows streaming of your iTunes music collection, stored on your computer, to your iPhone, wherever you may be.
    Webomatica Television Plans: Firefly, Arrested Development, Mad Men started by webomatica
    Here's a preview of what's coming in the near future on Webomatica. Based on the highly unscientific poll, it looks like Arrested Development, Firefly, The Office, and Mad Men all have some interest. So I'm going to attempt something that may kill me in the process - try to cover three
    Keep Your Eyes On FriendFeed: It May Be The Google Of Social Networks started by webomatica
    In the past week, I have been ignoring Twitter, and noticed several things:
    Interesting: iPhone App: Crosswords started by webomatica
    Crosswords is an iPhone app that has proved well worth the $9.99 price. Puzzles come from several websites (Houston Chronicle, Thinks.com, New York Sun, NY Times Classic, Wall Street Journal, Sydney Morning Herald, The Onion, Village Voice, Sydney Morning Cryptic, Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday, and the Chronicle of Higher Education) and a keyboard and
    When The Music Labels Die, Piracy Will Continue… Then What? started by webomatica
    Reading about the possible death of Pandora has my wheels turning a bit - not specifically about Internet radio, but more the inevitable ire people have toward the music labels. It seems there’s a general, and understandable consensus that the music labels are antiquated businesses that are soon to go under, and the music world will be a better
    Movie Notes: Transformers started by webomatica
    Synopsis

    Extraterrestrial robots voyage to Earth to recover a powerful alien artifact. They initially masquerade as common human vehicles until all-out war ensues. Teenagers Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox) are inadvertently caught up in the conflict, wh
    Link Sharing: 3/27/08 started by webomatica
    Nubrella: The Hands Free Umbrella. I just wonder if the protection from the rain is worth looking like a complete weirdo in public.

    It's FriendFeed Week: FriendFeed releases an API. Engtech writes super-useful FriendFeed greasemonkey scripts. Steven Hodson loves it. What? You'r
    iPhone 3G Rumors started by webomatica
    Seems there are some iPhone 3G rumors floating around:

    Wired's Gadget Lab reports iPhone sold out in New York stores, leading some to speculate that the new iPhone is "imminent."
    Movie Notes: The Fly started by webomatica
    Synopsis

    Eccentric scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) shows a revolutionary teleportation device to reporter Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis). Unfortunately, Seth's DNA becomes fused with a fly in an lab accident, and he slowly morphs into a horrific fly-human hybrid.
    Webomatica DVD Give Away #4 started by webomatica
    Once again, I’m giving away DVDs through this blog. Listed below is a brief description of the title. First person to post the name of the movie described, wins a slightly used copy of that DVD… plus a bonus DVD of a mystery movie. So you basically get two DVDs for free.
    Movie Notes: Zodiac started by webomatica
    Synopsis

    Based on true events, late sixties bay area is stalked by a serial killer named the "Zodiac." Reporters and cops alike are caught up in a never-ending search for the killer.
    Battlestar Galactica: Thoughts On Season One started by webomatica
    The first season's largest plot arc deals with Cylons who are aboard the Galactica fleet and look like humans. This knowledge leads to paranoia which leads to a near-witch hunt (Litmus), and even to where Roslin believes Adama himself might be a Cylon (Flesh And Bone). Four agents appear
    Webomatica DVD Giveaway #3 started by webomatica
    Once again, I'm giving away a DVD through this blog. Listed below is a brief description of the title. First person to post the name of the movie described, wins a slightly used copy of that DVD... plus a bonus DVD of a mystery movie. So you basically get two DVDs for free.
New Thread »
Returning? Login