Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Again. Orion. Raumpatrouille. Blogged before, but who cares. Orion in colour. A review of the stupid movie in English is here, at The Starlight Casino. Update. Anthony Rooney writes: I have to say that I enjoyed what I saw. OK, there were a few problems - I would have lost the scene in the Starlight Casino with Cliff and a drunken Hasso discussing his marital problems. It's a scene that works well in the original episode because we see where it goes, but in the context of the re-edited movie it was out of place and served no purpose. I also would have lost the scene with Cliff and his nephews, as - again - it was great in the episode it came from but seemed odd here. As those are the only two nit-picks I have I am glad to have got them out of the way as I very much enjoyed the film. The 'news' items were funny but did not detract from the pace and excitement of the adventure. The characters of the Orion crew came across well in the English translation and I had to smile when Mario was talking about the very good looking 'bird' he's been pursuing ('bird' being British slang for a good looking girl - 'dolly- bird' - similar to the American 'chick'). 6:40:49 PM     |

Forward into the Past. Visit the Century 21 World's Fair in Seattle on April 21, 1962. Found at the fantastic HistoryLink. Again, thanks Alan. 5:26:37 PM     |

Good OS X Software of the Month. Tubetrack. Tubetrack is a little utility that sits on your desktop, updating its dot matrix indicator with the next three tube trains set to arrive at your chosen station. Also available for Linux, Windows and OS 9. 4:47:04 PM     |

Secret. The Enigma Machine Emulator. Via Things. 12:01:41 PM     |

Build the Village. Portmeirion. In Lego. 9:33:53 AM     |