hmobius notes

Sights, thoughts and sounds. Longer notes at the archive.

Tue, Jan 19
at 5:57pm

The Voice of Rugby has died

My earliest memories of sport commentary are of Bill McLaren picking up pace as rugby players neared the try line. He left us today, aged 86.


Tue, Jan 19
at 12:39am

Sir Ken Robinson at TED : Do schools kill creativity? Fascinating and entertaining

Sun, Jan 17
at 5:29pm

100 Quotes Every Geek Should Know

Dune, Python, Spaceballs, LoTR, Trek, Wars and many more.

Fri, Jan 15
at 5:06pm

Top 100 Fails of 2009 #fail

Mon, Jan 11
at 10:19pm

Death Metal Rooster (DOOMCOCK)

Sat, Jan 9
at 9:07pm

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman.

Tue, Jan 5
at 10:10am

NPR on The Loudness Wars: Why Music Sounds Worse

Thu, Dec 31
at 12:09pm

Mike Coppola : 9 String Jazz

Thu, Dec 24
at 12:26am
“ War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography ” - Ambrose Bierce, writer (1842-1914)

Mon, Dec 21
at 11:03am

Dan O'Bannon has died

Sci-fi screenwriter Dan O’Bannon, whose film credits include Alien and Total Recall, has died aged 63.
The Writers Guild of America confirmed he passed away on Thursday in a Californian hospital.
He began his career in 1974 with the movie Dark Star, which he co-wrote with director John Carpenter.
O’Bannon continued writing sci-fi and horror pictures including Invaders from Mars, Bleeders and The Return Of The Living Dead, which he also directed.


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