Slater is alleged to have then activated the plane’s inflatable emergency slide, grabbed two beers from the galley, then slid down the chute, the official said.

To say I’m excited about this one is a gross understatement.

Thanks to the computer’s ability to multitask, sometimes these habit fields actually become oriented around the act of switching programs! If you’re conditioned to alternate between different modes of working every few seconds, it’s no wonder you have a tough time staying focused on one thing.

Ironically, while reading this article I had to make sure I kept my hands away from the trackpad to make sure I didn’t get distracted and switch windows.

The Auteurs seems like quite a gem with a great selection of foreign/festival films available to watch for $2 a pop.

via Waxin and Milkin

Vanishing Point from Bonsajo on Vimeo.

In the pilot episode, Joe’s roommate Ted has a terrible accident and dies. He’s buried in the old cemetery by the town’s nuclear plant. A few days later Ted’s ghost comes home, much to Joe’s surprise. Later that day, Ted’s zombie corpse shows up to.

I believe this has to be made.

Reminds me somewhat of one of my favourite shorts ever… A Nina Pays Half My Rent

We’re pretty vehemently opposed to anything nuclear in New Zealand, but as we look at alternatives to our gas or coal burning sources I wonder if we will ever take a rational, considered look into modern nuclear options?

The nature of the personal computer is simply not fully understood by companies like Apple (or anyone else for that matter). Apple makes the arrogant assumption of thinking that it knows what you want and need. It, unfortunately, leaves the “why” out of the equation — as in “why would I want this?” The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things. I dont want one of these new fangled devices.

This quote from John C. Dvorak’s 1984 review of the original Mactinosh, as pointed out by Philip Elmer-DeWitt back in January, is pretty laughable nowadays, especially considering that the keyboard and mouse combo has been the dominant form of human interface with a computer for 25 years.

But despite the dominance of the keyboard and mouse, it’s hard to ignore the increasing use of Multi-touch devices, as they slowly creep into our hands.

Which brings me to Clayton Miller’s concept for a Mutli-touch interface named 10/GUI, that proposes some really nice ideas that combine the power of the Multi-touch hardware with some of the OS concepts which are already gaining traction in Mutli-touch devices such as the iPhone, Palm Pre etc.