Books and the written word Post-printing book editors July 25, 2010 / July 25, 2010 by Dave I just read two great novels by Brad Smith (a Canadian, even Ontarioan, author): All Hat (which was made into an enjoyable movie as well), and Busted Flush. Two interesting novels with good stories, interesting characters, and some humour. Quite enjoyable reads. The only distraction from this, and the motivation for this posting, was the […] Read more »
Movies and TV Plot holes in Salt July 25, 2010 / July 25, 2010 by Dave | 36 Comments on Plot holes in Salt As mentioned in Spys in Flats, I noticed a couple of gaping plot holes in this week’s new release, Salt. Well, to say I noticed them isn’t an attempt to flatter myself – you would have to be blind or in Hollywood to miss them. Or maybe they were noticed and nobody cared. I don’t […] Read more »
Musings Restless Legs July 25, 2010 / July 27, 2010 by Dave I just had a discussion with a friend about restless leg syndrome (or something like it) being brought on by sleeping pills. We’ve all (maybe) had that feeling when you’re drowsing off, not quite asleep, and you get jolted by some dream-motivated movement, even though you weren’t quite dreaming yet. I’m aware that this isn’t […] Read more »
Movies and TV Spys in flats July 25, 2010 / July 26, 2010 by Dave I just watched “Salt,” the new Angelina Jolie spy-action movie. In terms of the action, it was pretty impressive. There were a couple of plot holes big enough to drive a truck through, which I’ll address in another posting, but I thought I should mention something specific that leapt out in the early moments of […] Read more »
Musings Facebook “friends” May 16, 2010 by Dave Anybody who knows me knows that I am not an avid facebook fan / user / whatever. I have an account which I check every six months or so, on the off chance that something important will have happened. Usually, not the case. Anyhow, I do have a suggestion that would make facebook a lot […] Read more »
Movies and TV Angels and Devils May 14, 2010 / May 14, 2010 by Dave During the past few episodes of 24 (and needless to say, there is a SPOILER ALERT in effect), a fair amount of time has been given to the good vs. evil struggle between former President (and known evil bastard) Charles Logan and current President Taylor’s Secretary of State (former Chief of Staff Ethan Kanin). There […] Read more »
Movies and TV Musings Frak! May 14, 2010 / May 15, 2010 by Dave As far as I know, Battlestar Galactica (the original one) was the origin of the word “frack” (replacing another well-known f-word). In the recent remake, it became “frak” (a more typical four-letter word). The use of frak in the show was never excessive (like the frakin’ use of the frakin’ f-word in a frakin’ lot […] Read more »
Movies and TV Justified May 14, 2010 / May 14, 2010 by Dave Justified is a new cop drama that I’ve just caught up on (it’s in the first season, but has been approved for at least one more). It stars Timothy Olyphant, who is usually fun to watch, as Rayland Givens – a US Marshall. The main interest here is that his character in Justified is basically […] Read more »
Musings Unskilled and unaware of it April 23, 2010 / May 5, 2010 by Dave While doing my undergrad at Dal, I read an article called “Unskilled and unaware of it“. The article blew my mind at the time, and the authors have come out with several updates in response to criticism and further debate. Well worth following up! The jist of the article is the idea that someone who […] Read more »
Movies and TV Hiring Policies at CTU April 16, 2010 / July 24, 2013 by Dave | 1 Comment on Hiring Policies at CTU My real problem, though, is with the oh-so-inevitable mole in CTU. Read more »