Roger Ebert on “Lost in Translation”

bohemea: So much has been written about those few words at the end that Bob whispers into Charlottes’ ear. We can’t hear them. They seem meaningful for both of them. Coppola said she didn’t know. It wasn’t scripted. Advanced sound engineering has been used to produce a fuzzy enhancement. Harry Caul of The Conversation would … Continue reading Roger Ebert on “Lost in Translation” →

Air Force Software Licensing Bible

If I ever had any questions about how the government can use or demand software with open source licenses, the answer is in this surprisingly readable, unimaginably well-documented manual: Acquiring and Enforcing the Government's Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Under Department of Defense Contracts: A Practical Handbook for Acquisition Professionals

A thousand high 5s to @EricaGrieder for this NYT review of her book http://t.co/FejzjoVi9s and, of course, introducing me to my wife.

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MōVI

RT @KenJennings: I think we both know the path to a successful marriage, honey: either we can destroy all the other couples, or reach Al …

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Lazenby on Lincoln

In October 1908, Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World sent one of its Russian correspondents to see Leo Tolstoy at his home, Yasnaya Polyana. The correspondent was to commission Tolstoy to write an article about Abraham Lincoln, which would be published on Lincon’s centennial the following February. Citing his health—he would be dead in a little over … Continue reading Lazenby on Lincoln →