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• Barcamp preparation at Barcamp Brussels
  we still need some stuff like projectors, Wifi routers and extra coffee machines. I’ve put a list here: barcampbrussels.wikispaces.com - put your name next to items you can take care of, your support is really appreciated!
  (tags: barcampbrussels presentation)
• Overheard Everywhere | Damnit, Now My Chair’s All Wet
  Super nerd #1: Yeah, I just got the new patch. It’s downloading right now. Its an 80-gig patch… I mean, 80-meg patch.
  Super nerd #2: Phew! [Panting] Don’t do that to me!
  (tags: overheard funny)
• Self-Aggrandizement: Do It Tomorrow
  But, for me, actually doing actions has a relationship to the instruction ‘just do it’ much akin to the relationship between the fight scenes in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and their notation in the original script as “they fight.”
  (tags: gtd doittomorrow book procrastination)
• Cinematical Seven: When Good Actors Do Bad Accents
  1. Kevin Costner - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
  2. Val Kilmer - Alexander
  3. The Cast of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
  4. Brad Pitt - Seven Years in Tibet
  5. John Wayne - The Long Voyage Home
  6. Heather Graham - From Hell
  7. Christopher Lambert - Highlande
  (tags: cinema movies hollywood accents british cinematical)
• Titles That Tell > Boxoffice
  Movies with “The” titles are often really, really bad. Those aren’t just birds…they’re THE Birds. Yes, that ring is very lovely, but it’s nothing compared to THE Ring. THE Blob is not just your loveable, big-boned friend! And, has there ever b
  (tags: movies cinema titles)
• Blu-ray Review: The Fifth Element (Remastered) | High-Def Digest
  Instead, ‘The Fifth Element’ on Blu-ray looked little better than upconverted standard-def, and was quickly trounced upon by early adopters and critics alike (myself included). Over time, the title came to represent Blu-ray’s less than stellar early days
  (tags: blu-ray sony hd dvd)
• Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Free Video Rippers, Encoders, and Converters
  Put DVDs on your iPod, YouTube videos on DVD, or convert any video file with today’s top 10 free video rippers, encoders and converters
  (tags: Video software freeware converters dvd rip)
• Video format comparison
  Video format comparison from standard definition to RED 4k
  (tags: video comparison hdtv size red 4K 2K HD SD)
• AMPAS: Archive before it’s too late
  “The annual preservation costs for a complete set of digital motion picture source materials also are substantially higher than those for film, and all digital asset storage requires significant and perpetual spending to maintain accessibility.”
  (tags: cinema digital archive format)
• There’s No Money In The Long Tail of the Blogosphere
  You can make money on the long tail but not in the long tail. The precise point of Anderson’s argument is that it is a collective of the long tail amounts to substantial dollars because the volume is there. The retail/advertising game is a game based on v
  (tags: longtail powerlaw economics blogs economy)
• Email Client Reports | Email Standards Project
  Improvement RecommendedApple .Mac
  Google Gmail
  Lotus Notes 8
  Microsoft Outlook 2007
  Windows Live Hotmail
  (tags: e-mail standard html design css)
• Sean Paul Lyrics < Beatmixed
  Golems kill our T!
  I wanne be keeping you, worm.
  Hola! Girl! I got the right ant ticks to turn you on. Angola!
  Only one crisp banana.
  (tags: seanpaul lyrics video)

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