It’s Good Friday, so everybody have a “good” Friday :) Let’s start with some coolness from the Jim Henson company. They’re using a new technique called “Digital Puppetry”. Very cool. The stage actors have motion capture suits on which are translated in real-time to digital characters. The coolest is the voice actors manipulating some strange … Continued
Way to go, France?
How is it that the “media and entertainment” industry manages to even get these laws submitted? French people may not be able to fight very well, but I thought they at least had some common sense. Link to TimesOnline article. There was a law that was supposed to pass through the French Parliament that would … Continued
Powersuit named HAL?
I don’t know who is advising this company on choosing names. I wonder if they’re being duped, or if they are knowingly picking these names in a tongue-in-cheek sort of way. At least these units are directly controlled by people. That is, until they figure out how to take over our minds… Cyberdyne Corporation of … Continued
Rookie pranks
On a lighter DC United note… from Behind the Badge.
Et Tu, Bland?
Prince George’s vote likely kills D.C. United stadium deal. This just keeps getting stranger and stranger. The Prince George’s County Council voted 8-0 *against* a study that would determine whether or not it would be worth it for the county to help pay for the stadium. Council Chairwoman Marilyn Bland, who was originally a backer … Continued