Archive for April, 2005

Akira Kurosawa: Kagemusha (影武者)

Friday, April 8th, 2005

Kagemusha (影武者) is the kind of movie with a deceptively simple plot which unfolds in a complex or unexpected way. In this respect, it can be seen as the forerunner to the non-liner editing in films like Pulp Fiction and Irreversible.
It’s entire story is encapsulated in the very first shot of the film. The warlord [...]

Rankle: One Search Engine to Rule Them All

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005

So I saw Yagoohoogle the other day, which lets you search with Yahoo and Google at the same time, side-by-side. I thought this was a pretty neat idea, but why limit yourself to only two search engines?
Enter Rankle.

Adventures with Users

Monday, April 4th, 2005

While reading Shark Tank, I was reminded of an incident several years ago.