June, 23, 2004 archives

i like the character used on the metro not-allowed signs. (i tried to post a similar image weeks ago, but my phone didn't like it. maybe it will take this time.)

hotmail is increasing their mail quota to 250MB. it was nice of google to come along and shake up the webmail industry, which had apparently gotten quite complacent about how much disk space they offered. (as a side-note, i’ve received 771MB of email since march 12, excluding mailing lists.)

one of the great things about pair networks is that they have periodically increased the storage and bandwidth for each account level without increasing prices.

i’ve decided one way to cause problems for someone you didn’t like would be to publish their email address as a place to contact for free gmail invites. (i wonder how many requests for gmail invites just the mere mention of them will attract?)

the wall street journal introduces sony’s new black projection screen technology. sounds like exactly the sort of thing i’d want for a projector-based home theater setup, although hanging a big black screen on the wall doesn’t have a whole lot of appeal. but if sony prices it at $500, as the article supposes, it will apply downward pressure on the not-quite-black screens. (via nelson minar.)

here’s the new york times list of the 1,000 best movies ever made. there’s a few surprises in there, and they left off any of the monty python films. my quick count is that i had seen about 150 of these. and although i’m sure the decalogue is great (the netflix discs are on top of my television), it’s not a movie. it is a miniseries produced for polish television. (via jason kottke.)

american cinematheque will be showing baraka in 70MM at the egyptian theatre on july 8-11, 2004. it’s worth seeing on the big screen if you haven’t seen it before.