June 2008
18 posts
Cafeína! →
It’s back! It’s been three years since last time I blogged in Portuguese, and I’m eager to go back to the old stand-up emulation routine…
Mythbusters Results →
I think Mythbusters has probably done a very good job at getting people interested in Science (in the basis of the Scientific Method at least) despite its annoying populist format. But if you can’t endure the endless repetitions and the reality show nonsense, this site lists the results of every experiment ever made on the show.
As an aside, I’ve always wondered why in general the...
“So they told me that using the download page to download something was not...”
– Bill Gates’ e-mail rant to the leading Windows developers.
I was never a supporter of Microsoft-bashing (which somehow I always related to ‘friend spam’ and bad Powerpoint attachments), but this piece is incredible because it’s legit. And I admire Gates’ patience (or...
Dreams in Color →
Words and Thoughts in RGB is my most successful piece of work to date. It won three Best Documentary awards and a Jury Prize in local festivals, and has been selected to a few important festivals…
Instructables: Predicting the weather by looking... →
This is a very handy skill for a videographer. I’ve always been wary of cumulonimbus, but I just called them ‘evil clouds’. But I could have never guessed the harmless-looking cirrostratus means rain is on the way.
The New Republic's ‘The Happening’ Review →
M. Night Shyamalan’s movie is so bad the critic decided to go on a hilarious spoiler rampage to prevent people from watching.
But honestly, are there people still expecting a good film from Shyamalan? Uwe Boll, indeed…
I want my TV →
After years of reading all the praise about The Wire on the internet, I finally caught a bit of an episode on TV yesterday (portuguese cable subscribers can watch the first season on MOV,…
Directors’ Cameos in Films →
Not very thorough a list, but includes some interesting videos.
