Monthly Archives: February 2012

A 3D puzzle

I installed a shiny new 3D projector — DLP, which so far are the best kind for 3D performance. I popped into the player a demo Blu-ray 3D disc I always start with, and it only displays in 2D. So … Continue reading

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More reviews

I’ve been adding a few of my Blu-ray reviews to the site, here. These include a Blu-ray vs DVD comparison for The Crow. Had fun, of course, due to the different framing of the formats. The DVD is 4:3, but … Continue reading

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The things you can do with Lego

Via the Skeptics Guide to the Universe, here’s a harpsichord built entirely out of Lego. It looks beautiful, and it works. The MP3 on the linked page is the opening to Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’.

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Money for Air

What do you reckon, good value for money?

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Dirty glass, dull bulb

Well, that was disappointing. This evening I went to see Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows at the local cinema. The movie was okay, but I fear that I failed to enjoy it because I was totally distracted by the … Continue reading

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