"Murphy was an optimist!"
Hanso Foundation Hacked June 26, 2006 11:54 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesSo, is this part of the game? Is it real? Or are the developer buying time to work on the next phase?
The Hanso Foundation site has been hacked by malicious infiltrators seeking to blemish the good work of many dedicated researchers. Until a legal investigation is complete, the site will no longer be accessible to the public. Namaste.
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4commentsHanso Foundation Updated June 13, 2006 4:49 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesThe Hanso Foundation website has been updated: "Electromagnetic Research investigations in progress"
add a commentWhile we know a great deal, there is still much to learn about this fundamental force. Such investigations are the domain of The Hanso Foundation Electromagnetic Research Initiative.
Hanso Foundation Updated June 12, 2006 4:37 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesThe Hanso Foundation has been updated. "Mental Health Appeal || a drive for a better future"
add a commentThe Hanso Foundation’s Mental Health Appeal is a world-spanning system of clinics seeking revolutionary new treatments. It is nothing short of a crusade to rid us all of the spectre of debilitating illnesses that truly hold hostage the human race’s drive to a better future.
Cars worth the watch! June 12, 2006 8:48 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Interest, Reviews, TV / MoviesSaw Cars (offical site) over the weekend and was very impressed! The storyline has been done before and some of the actors are comically (at least to me) typecast playing the same characters from their other movies but it is great story, unbelievable animation, and a good time. The brothers from Car Talk make a cameo which I found very entertaining since I periodically catch Car Talk on NPR (my favorite NPR show remains Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me).
I found the opening sequence so unbelieveably realistic, for a moment, I questioned whether or not they filmed a real car to start. This movie used 2300 CPU years which means your home computer would have had to be running since 300 b.c. to make this movie; granted, your home computer would have taken much longwe since it probably doesn’t have enough processing power to begin with. Pixar overstressed NFS and had to replace it with SAN.
…the NFS, Brandeau confirmed that it was woefully inadequate for the demands of the new movie. "A gigabyte of memory on our file server heads was nowhere near good enough," he said, adding that Pixar needed something in the region of 32 Gbytes.
… Brandeau and his team found salvation in a SAN. … Pixar eventually opted to replace the NFS with a SAN based on an EMC CX700 box, linked to Dell Linux servers running parallel file system software from startup Ibrix.
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For those that haven’t followed, eons ago The Muppet Movie ran jokes during their credits. In X-Men:The Last Stand, the credits started running and the bulk of the theatre left. Those in the know remained seated for a bonus scene after the credits. (I am not issuing spoilers at this time but will advise staying to the very end). Cars (IMBD) did something similar running some footage during credits then it went to just credits and most people left. Cars also has a bonus scene at the very end.
1 comment so farThe Hanso Foundation Updated June 1, 2006 3:48 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesThe Hanso Foundation site has been updated: "WWPdp updated"
Will global changes in weather cause population centers to shift? Where are new diseases likely to emerge? Which species need protection now before they begin to decline? The Mathematical Forecasting Initiative uses cutting-edge theory to anticipate the twists and turns of humanity’s story.
Namaste.
add a commentDual Role? Lost characters. May 31, 2006 3:19 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesDid Matthew Fox also play one of the listening post characters? Here are Lost’s full credits for part 2 of the season 2 finale.
Since Matthew Fox is appearing in Rambo IV (with Stallone directing and starring) in 2007, can we assume Jack is dead?!
Plot Outline: Vietnam vet John Rambo is forced to emerge from his reclusive lifestyle and take justice into his own hands after a girl goes missing.
Of note, Sly is also starring in Rocky Balboa which releases this year.
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has now been retired for some time, but hard-up for money, he decides to step back into the ring against a few small-time boxers.
Sounds like maybe Planet Hollywood isn’t doing so hot. Or perhaps Rocky Balboa is art immitating life?
add a commentHanso Foundation updated content May 30, 2006 2:36 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesMathematical Forecasting Initiative uses cutting-edge theory
add a commentWill global changes in weather cause population centers to shift? Where are new diseases likely to emerge? Which species need protection now before they begin to decline? The Mathematical Forecasting Initiative uses cutting-edge theory to anticipate the twists and turns of humanity’s story.
The Hanso Foundation re-launches with a new look. May 30, 2006 2:35 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesThis just in!
add a commentThe Hanso Foundation stands at the vanguard of social and scientific research for the advancement of the human race. www.thehansofoundation.org re-launches with a new look. Sign up to the newsletter if you want to get updates.
Lost Season 3 May 29, 2006 2:57 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesLost’s Writers are subtly funny May 26, 2006 11:33 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesSingle Dads reminded me of a LOST comment I forgot to make. I posted it as a reply to his Lost Thought.
Did you catch the subtle references to the various Internet theories during the show?
At one point Desmond says, "We are in a snow globe." which is directly off one of the theories forums. In the same breath 2 or 3 others were mentioned. The writers certainly have a sense of humor!
You know.. Ala St Elsewhere.
add a commentLost Snowmen May 25, 2006 4:44 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesWhat did one snowman say to the other snowman?
This question Kelvin posed to Desmond but haven’t we heard it before? Hasn’t Locke said it? Additionally, wasn’t it told to Michael in the hospital?
This Joke was actually told in one of the episodes in season 1. When Michael was in the hospital he wanted to send a card to Walt but didnt know what to write. So the Nurse told him to draw a picture and put in a joke “what did the snowman say to the other snowman?” The answer was Freeze.
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add a commentLost – I get it! May 24, 2006 11:50 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesSPOILER AHEAD!
2commentsLost Review May 24, 2006 11:20 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesWow!
1 comment so farHanso Foundation Newspaper Ad May 24, 2006 8:06 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesAnd we thought print is dead. [Source – courtesy of Boyzoid]
add a commentThe Hanso Foundation has been updated! May 24, 2006 7:56 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesAbout a half an hour ago the Board of Directors was updated:
add a comment~ Jacob Vanderfield Liddy Wales Dick Cheever Lawrence Peck Bill Flood Sam Hicks
