Keine neuen Filmideen?

Ich habe mir gerade den Trailer von „John Carter – Zwischen zwei Welten“ angesehen. Kann mir irgendwer sagen, was nicht aus Star Wars, Avatar oder sonstwo geklaut ist?
Ich habe mal den Trailer kurz zerlegt und eine Liste der Diebstähle, die mir beim ersten und zweiten Schauen aufgefallen sind, zusammgestellt (sortiert nach Auftauchen im Trailer von John Carter):

0:00: Arena = Arena auf Geonosis
0:06: Aliens = Geonosianer (Insektoide) oder eine Mischung aus denen und Neimoidianer (Nute Gunray)
0:10: Weißes Etwas = Rancor mit vier Armen?
0:24: John Carter = Avatar (nicht so ernst zu nehmen)
0:27: Raumschiff = Podrenner
0:34: Felsen = Sternenzerstörer
0:36: Blaues Licht im Boden = Avatar
0:42: Anstürmende Horde auf jemanden mit Schwert in der Wüste = The Scorpion King
0:45: Soundtrack, der hier einsetzt = „Come with me“?, Godzilla
1:13: Alien Sniper = Sandleute (Tusken)1:20: hatte kurz gedacht Boba Fett läuft durchs Bild
1:34: Kampfszene = Kampf der Gungans auf Naboo

Ich bin mir sicher, da lässt sich noch einiges mehr finden und bei manchem MÖCHTE ich vielleicht auch einfach Star Wars darin sehen. Aber schon beim ersten kurzen Blick fiel es mir wie Schuppen von den Augen. Jedenfalls könnte ich allein aus dem Trailer nicht unbedingt erkennen, dass es nicht Star Wars ist, wenn man John Carter ein Laserschwert in die Hand drücken würde.

Hier nun die Videos:
Zunächst der Kampf auf Geonosis (Star Wars Ep. II), für die GANZ offensichtlichen Dinge und zur Erinnerung – Start bei 5:00min:

Und hier der Trailer von John Carter – Zwischen zwei Welten:


Brad Schneider

Ich bin unlängst über ein Foto von Brad Pitt gestolpert. Hat mich zwei Sekunden gekostet festzustellen, dass es nicht Helge Schneider war. Ich glaube jetzt habe ich es aber verstanden…


Rechtschreibung in Libre Office

Ich habe da letztens etwas Korrektur gelesen. Das hier hat mir die Rechtschreibpruefung ausgespuckt. Wieso Libre Office unbedingt Open Office ersetzen sollte, ist mir nicht ganz klar. Fuer eine Anwendung in der Uni scheint es besonders wenig geeignet zu sein.


Take that, Science!

You have been mastered!


Improv Everywhere

Do you like flashmobs? Forget about them! Improv everywhere takes this one step further. Here is a citation from their website about themselves: “Improv Everywhere is a New York City-based prank collective that causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places.”
Behind all this stands Charlie Todd and this guy is a genius. He sets up all the “missions”, as he calls the scenes, and some ideas are really awesome. You might have heard of the “No pants subway ride”, which was featured on German television some time ago. And having hundreds of people riding the subway without pants is one of the worse ideas. Also he froze half of the Grand Central station, causing lots of confusion in non-insiders. In my opinion there are three masterpieces. In these missions, Charlie has some people turning everyday situations into a musical. You can watch the musicals below, but you also should visit Improv Everywhere’s website (click here) and especially their youtube channel (click here). Also watch “Where’s rob”!


Beer And Coffee Somehow Combined

Do you also like beer and coffee? To combine both experiences (somehow…) Heineken and Senseo have developed this Bierpad. You can now brew you beer with your coffee machine. This also explains why “to brew” is likewise used for beer and coffee (Bier brauen, Kaffee kochen).

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Facts’n'Quotes #9: Helpful Search Tip

To work with 3D objects in Matlab I was searching for an import function, which allows me to convert .obj files to .mat. I found out that the Psychtoolbox 3 has such a function, but I don’t know what it’s called. So I surfed to the psychtoolbox wiki and queried “import 3D object”. This is the helpful advise, which I got when there were only two search results:


New Website

As my terraristic hobby is becoming more and more extensive, I created a new website which deals exclusively with my collared lizards and their “food” (the insects). At the moment, my time is short and valuable, but I try to update the site once in while. A lot of things happened already and the only thing you can see is the website’s title image and a short text about the insects before the lizards moved in. Anyway, have a look and enjoy.

My terraristic website

Sorry, it’s in German, but the pictures can be understood in any language.


Phantom of the Floppera

This goes – without many words – to all N3rD5 and G3eK$.
Sorry, for reposting, Joe…


The Real Tuesday Weld

Finally, I think I have some spare time to introduce The Real Tuesday Weld to you. It’s not the kind of music I listen to very often, but still it’s nice. For some time now I know this band and was only able to listen to them on youtube. After a while their videos disappeared (or at least a lot of them), presumably due to copyright/license reasons concerning their British origin.
Since christmas I’m in the possession of their album “The London Book of the Dead” (2008) and it’s great. Chilling retro sounds including violins and clarinets invite to sit down and just listen. In my opinion especially “The Decline and Fall of the Clerkenwell Kid” and “Kix” are the best songs on this album. For the sake of variety, “Cloud Cuckooland” brings in some ‘fun’, and “Dorothy Parker” chills you down again.
As long as the videos are available, I want to link to Kix and Cloud Cuckooland. Unfortunately, they don’t allow embedding. I have no idea what their problem is…

Kix
Cloud Cuckooland


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