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Comment on iPlayer Automator by mikey

mikey — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:18:20 +0000

Yes agree, it’s very good.

And while ITV is generally crud, the very occasional programme/series that one wants to watch, this can save hours of dealing with their awful advert system on there.

Roll-on C4 integration too.

Comment on The Scale of The Universe by Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:13:02 +0000

Ah, it looks like it’s been taken down. Ah well! I’m sure it’ll crop up again somewhere else…

Comment on The Scale of The Universe by Waqas Younis

Waqas Younis — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:23:15 +0000

Yeah.. what she said ^
Aint ther any other way? Is all hope lost for me? Maybe there is some one.. Or some thing.. Out there that will get in touch. Iv forgotten how to use google XD

Comment on The Scale of The Universe by Mariya Iqbal

Mariya Iqbal — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:56:10 +0000

This was truely amazing to look it, a little mind-boggling, actuallu a lot of mind boggling!
Is there no way of viewing it again…?

Comment on Grace Hopper illustrates a nanosecond on Letterman by Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:02:41 +0000

I meant to put the date in there. In the interview she says she’s just retired and Wikipedia dates that as 1986, 26 years ago. You were close!

Comment on Grace Hopper illustrates a nanosecond on Letterman by Focalplane

Focalplane — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 21:31:03 +0000

This must be vintage Letterman. Doing the math with age and dates and looking at Dave’s hair (color and lack of receding) I would say 20 years ago. Vintage, classic Letterman, there is none better.

Comment on Sleeping under Digbeth by Chris

Chris — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:03:35 +0000

Thanks for the mention Pete.

Comment on 1973 Hells Angels UK documentary by Dave

Dave — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:19:19 +0000

Dos anyone have a copy of this bbc documenrty of the Hells Angels in 1973 ?
Cheers.

Comment on Iron Sky trailer by Focalplane

Focalplane — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:28:36 +0000

Isn’t it possible to have a second level of plagiarism? Actually I am quite looking forward to seeing this on the big screen regardless.

Comment on Iron Sky trailer by Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:20:39 +0000

Plagiarism of Tarantino? Is that even possible? Do the laws of physics allow it?

Actually, that’s pretty annoying. Tarantino doesn’t have a “style” – he just homages unknown B-movie stuff in a post-modern ironic way and everyone thinks he’s some kind of original auteur. Admiring Tarantino’s style is like admiring the patterns on a patchwork quilt made from interesting looking rags. If anything Iron Sky is an authentic B-movie for CGI age and wears its lineage to those rags with pride.

(I don’t think Independence Day was much of an original concept either!)

Comment on Iron Sky trailer by Focalplane

Focalplane — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:35:09 +0000

Something disturbing about this trailer and I am not sure what it is. Plagiarism comes to mind, but what would the source be? Inglorious Basterds? Independence Day? Too bad the Governor of Alaska has bowed out of the Presidential race. But I will pay good dollars to see/download it when the time comes.

Comment on Epic beard man is epic by 40/129 | I Am Pete Ashton

40/129 | I Am Pete Ashton — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:12:47 +0000

[...] kinda joked that I’d do something like this in the summer. Facially it’s looking less like a [...]

Comment on iPlayer Automator by Managing iTunes videos | FYPA.NET

Managing iTunes videos | FYPA.NET — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:00:09 +0000

[...] I’m using iPlayer Automator to throw BBC TV shows into my iTunes library I’m, for the first time, found myself wondering [...]

Comment on Pony Psychosis by Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:58:50 +0000

Yeah, that seems to be a standard thing in all kids entertainment. But even within that context, let me tell you, Pinkie Pie is fucking MENTAL.

Comment on Pony Psychosis by Jez

Jez — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:37:53 +0000

I could construct a similar chart for Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. All those engines have personality disorders of one sort or another.

Comment on The 808 Keychain Micro Camera by 40/125 | I Am Pete Ashton

40/125 | I Am Pete Ashton — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:19:20 +0000

[...] was also thinking about how best to attach a video camera to it, of course. I’ve had this 808 keychain camera on my, um, keychain for a month now without finding a use for it, after all. The problem with the [...]

Comment on Long reads for a Sunday morning by Focalplane

Focalplane — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:46:30 +0000

Re the Hergé article. The author’s biography starts:

JENNY HENDRIX is an un-Google-able freelance writer

Well, of course, you should put this to the test! Good article, by the way, thanks for linking to it.

Comment on Parry Gripp’s Neon Pegasus by Pete Ashton

Pete Ashton — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:17:49 +0000

I haven’t heard you sing it recently…

Comment on Parry Gripp’s Neon Pegasus by FionaC

FionaC — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:11:25 +0000

I thought ‘Cat flushing a toilet’ WAS our song!?

Comment on Kim Noble’s Goodbye by Amon Tobin’s Esther’s | FYPA.NET

Amon Tobin’s Esther’s | FYPA.NET — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:23:04 +0000

[...] week Mr Phoenix commented that the Goodbye video was “intensely stalkerish”. This video, accompanying music by Amon Tobin, is even [...]