The new Matrix movie has to be one of the worst films I’ve seen in years – and
\nI see a lot of movies.<\/p>\n
A cluster of Mac G5s at Virginia Tech highlighted as likely to be the 3rd fastest super-computer in the world (and the cheapest on the market!)<\/a> – thanks to Angus Davidson for the link. The new Matrix movie has to be one of the worst films I’ve seen in years – and I see a lot of movies. 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\nAnother
\nAmerican patent bite in the ass<\/a> – thanks again, Angus.
\nPer my question a few days ago, the new Jitter Beta for Windows (Cycling ’74)<\/a> does indeed require an external VDIG when working with live video, just like the TTC-Pro Xtra<\/a> for Director (Danny Rozin). WinVDIG<\/a> is a free one that works alright, I hear.
\nMy site is now the feeling-lucky first-listing on google<\/a>
\nwhen searching for either "nathaniel
\nstern"<\/a> or "nat
\nstern."<\/a> Do I get free cookies?
\nWord on the street is that Pretoria’s Oppikoppi
\nFestival,<\/a> just outside of Johannesburg, will have a digital art sub-fest,
\nof mostly video and sound, curated by Marcel Rossouw and Marcus Neustetter.
\nDean
\nCampaign Strengthens Amid Firestorm<\/a>
\nClark Says Bremer Should Be Replaced<\/a> – the newest presidential candidate in the batch calls for a non-American to head the reconstruction effort in Iraq. Props to him…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"