I'm listening to a podcast (TechNation with Moira Gunn, KQED in SF). The discussion is on the industrial practice of "life cycle assessment" and how one can now access this information for shopping. Check out the referenced web sites http://www.goodguide.com/ and http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/
If we check on the impacts of what we buy, and then tell companies that we are doing this, then things could change for the better.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Star Trek?
So, we just got back from (I know, finally) watching the new Star Trek Movie. I give it a 6.5 out of 10. It was entertaining, but they seemed to have a hard time staying true to the original series and this caused me to interrupt my attention with a lot of, "Hmmmmm, I wonder why they changed this?" or "I wonder why they did that?" thoughts.
It was very thin on plot, depending heavily on cliche, and relentlessly paced. A lot of gratuitous action and many nonsensical events. It was more like watching someone play a video game than having a story one could get involved with. A great film for 12 year olds, and for adults to watch once on DVD, but I regret spending $21.50 for a theatre experience that was so shallow and not very true to the Star Trek genre.
It seems like this has become the norm lately (or perhaps not so lately and I just don't get out enough to notice it). Movies made for people who lack the emotional range or depth to enjoy a plot but are rather filled with pointless action sequences and special effects to hold the attention of those without attention spans. I know it's just Star Trek, but really... some dialog and actual acting might be nice.
It was very thin on plot, depending heavily on cliche, and relentlessly paced. A lot of gratuitous action and many nonsensical events. It was more like watching someone play a video game than having a story one could get involved with. A great film for 12 year olds, and for adults to watch once on DVD, but I regret spending $21.50 for a theatre experience that was so shallow and not very true to the Star Trek genre.
It seems like this has become the norm lately (or perhaps not so lately and I just don't get out enough to notice it). Movies made for people who lack the emotional range or depth to enjoy a plot but are rather filled with pointless action sequences and special effects to hold the attention of those without attention spans. I know it's just Star Trek, but really... some dialog and actual acting might be nice.
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