Can I copy an image from an artist's website to make a custom skin for a laptop (or similar device) that I'm going to use for myself? That is, I'd be generating a printed image using some cropped part of the artist's image to make a single version of it for my own use, not for resale. Is that okay under "fair use" or is that copyright infringement?
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madamruppy , because it's just so damn funny (and a well done song too - can someone tell me if this is original tune or a parody of a pop song I'm not familiar with). I've been seeing Felicia Day everywhere these days (Dr. Horrible, Dollhouse, Sears commercials) and had no idea she could pull off sexy as well as she does the funny. I've really got to start checking out her web-series, The Guild (which is what this song comes from).Side note: if you're hoping to get into a 1-in-10 million chance accident that turns you into a superhero, this seems like a pretty good option. Plus, it already comes with a good name... "I... Am... The Over-Engineer!"
It Happened One Night
The Philadelphia Story
Top Hat
My Man Godfrey
The Shop Around the Corner
Ninocthka
The Wire: Season 1 .... WTF?
... One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong ...
It's a cute book, but I suspect that a good part of her infatuation comes from the fact that one of the main characters in the book is "Petite Michelle," the one daughter who works in the bistro of the seven brothers, and she enjoys idenifying with a character that shares her name. So, this has me wondering if anyone else knows of any kids picture books or chapter books that feature characters named Michelle. Wikipedia and Google have failed me so far, so I ask the hive-mind.
BTW, we found the book via Food Network's "Ace of Cakes" in an episode where they made a cake based on illustrations from the book. A photo of the cake (along with more details of the book) can be found on the author's blog.
Edit: No, I'm not interested in books based on the "Full House" TV series, but thanks for looking.
Boo! Hiss! Additional link to the longer NY Times article.
Bill Simmons on How Manny testing positive screws with the legacy of the '04 team.
Cool Retro-Styled Posters about protecting yourself from the Zombie Menace
Fall TV Cheat Sheet
Current status and likelihood of renewal for various TV shows.
100 Useful Web Tools (nominally for training)
A collection of web tools designed to improve training/learning. It's divided into categories based on how people learn so "visual learners" get links to mind mapping, charting, and video tools; "auditory learners" get links to podcasting, presentation, text readers, audio books, and general audio tools; and "kinesthetic learners" get links to note taking, interaction, bookmarking, and collaboration tools.
Mobile Makeover
Laptop Magazine's guide to turning an old laptop into a media center. I'm intrigued and might go dust off the old one I've got lying around.
Tonight is the penultimate episode of the penultimate season of Lost. From here on out the unwritten contract between the show and its viewers says that they need to answer more questions than they raise. They've done a pretty good job of that so far this season but, inspired by today's column by EW's Doc Jensen, I've come up with my list of the top 15 questions that I want the show to answer before it all ends next year.
( What I want lost to answer in order of priority - some spoilers if you aren't caught up )
Oddly, I was never much of a fan of either Mork and Mindy or Conan the Barbarian, but that's dreams for you.
What are the pros/cons about Linux?
Edit: I find it interesting that this post seems to be getting more anonymous replies than usual and they don't seem to be from people I know who weren't logged in. Must be keywording that drew some other techies over here.
Funny Image #2: In the future, we'll do what?
The problem for me is that Watchmen the movie is a fine superhero murder-mystery action film, but that's not what Watchmen the book the book was. The book is a series of complex character studies with a murder mystery used as a framework to tell those stories. The wow moments in the film (and there certainly were some) tend to be nifty action scenes. The wow moments of the book are quiet conversations between characters wherein the reader picks up clues that have been carefully placed over the previous 300+ pages which allow you understand who they are and how they got that way. The movie just teased me with hints at that depth and never got me to care about the characters (particularly the important secondary characters). Also, the director's gore fetish was also a bit much for me. The violence was stronger than in the book partially because of the medium, but also because he chose to ramp up some of those scenes and linger on them. It was probably about as good an adaptation of the book as could be done, but like so many adaptations, it didn't really capture the heart of the source material, at least for me.
OTOH, I thought that Jackie Earle Haley was absolutely amazing as Rorschach, even surpassing the originally version of the character for me in a couple of key scenes, and that the opening credits were fabulous.
And speaking of the opening credits, here's that Easter Egg I mentioned:
I just read an article on i09 that pointed out that, in the Watchmen opening credits shot of the original Nite Owl punching out an armed thug, the background has a wealthy couple (man in a tux, woman in pearls) leaving an Opera House performance of "Die Fledermaus" (The Bat). Very nice touch to those who know their comics history. Here's the article which covers the credits in more depth:
http://io9.com/5167732/easter-eggs-and-m
Publishers have authorized a new Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book. It's a totally new work by Eoin Colfer, not based on left behind notes by Adams or anything. I've ready the first book of Colfer's Artemis Fowl series and it wasn't bad, but this is just wrong. I really hope that HHG fans just stay away from it.
Details at:
http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/first-look-a
"You need to help people"
"You need to eat your healthy foods like broccoli and carrots."
"You need to be fast and strong"
"I was going to say you need to eat your broccoli and carrots too, but you should also eat your watermelon and second you need a suit so that you aren't walking around naked and people can see your bum bum."
"You need to eat your healthy foods like broccoli and carrots."
"You need to be fast and strong"
"I was going to say you need to eat your broccoli and carrots too, but you should also eat your watermelon and second you need a suit so that you aren't walking around naked and people can see your bum bum."
That last child really understands the essentials of being a superhero.
A head's up for Galactica fans, SciFi Wire is reporting that the BSG premiere tomorrow night will run 3.5 minutes long. Set your DVRs accordingly.
Details: http://scifiwire.com/2009/01/b
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