If you don’t already, be sure to check the Daily Shorts at Green Cine Daily. The writing is clever and entertaining — (example) “Forty minutes of stills unfold. The gentle harp and strings echo between rooms, and throughout the piece, no one speaks, a word can’t be heard, yet there is one constant strain, as if a troop of 165-pound mice were afoot.” Evocative, clever, concise and voluminous! A little of this and a lot of that in the world of cinema.
DWHudson’s daily summary for 6/23 includes a bit on DARKNET, JD Lasica’s book on Hollywood’s war against the digital generation. I met JD at a Digital Storytelling workshop in Sedona last summer. He’s a great guy with terrific perspective and insight! Check on the Shorts and the summary!
Do you know what your computer does when you’re not looking? An excellent NY Times article details what is being done with An Army of Soulless 1′s and 0′s. Without the owners’ knowledge, thousands of computers are being commandeered each week for illicit purposes. If you notice a drag on your system, maybe your computer is “stepping out” on you!
[NYTimes > Technology]
