It's good to see I'm not the only one who remembers Beastmaster, which was a very cute movie. I am also very happy with the mentioning of Labyrinth, a true childhood classic, full of fun, humor and creepy puppets.
Still, I was missing one true classic, called The Flight of Dragons - a lovely and wonderful animated movie, with dragons and magic galore.
The choice of the first place, The Princess Bride, is (of course) perfect. One of the best movies ever, one I remember by heart and can watch over and over again. A true classic.
Google Chrome is out there, and making a lot of noise over the internet. I have tried it and found it easy and quick - but uninstalled it eventually, because of its stinking EULA. Plus, I love Firefox way too much, and it takes more than a flashy Google creation to make me part with it.
Still, the emergence of a new browser, one that was created by an internet giant, is a very interesting event, worthy of our interest. Here are some links to the most interesting posts, debates, tips, tricks, hacks and information about Google Chrome:
A few days ago I came across an interesting list, presenting the top 35 speeches in history. Of course, the list can be debated for ever and more, but it also reminded me of a different kind of speeches - those we see in the movies.
A good speech or a dramatic monologue can be the pivotal point of a movie, and if it's well done - can really raise goose bumps. There are quite a few lists out there that present top speeches in movies, so allow me to add mine to the mix.
Here are my Top 10 Movie Speeches and Monologues, in no particular order (I only numbered them so you can see there are ten speeches).
#10 Braveheart - The Freedom Speech: Although I don't care much for Mel Gibson these days, Braveheart was a good movie. The speech William Wallace gives in front of the Scots before going to battle is dramatic and moving.
#9 A Few Good Men - You can't handle the truth: You can't ignore this monologue. It comes at a crucial point in the film and it is performed marvelously by the all-mighty Jack Nicholson. And of course, the quote "You can't handle the truth" has become widely popular.
#8 Good Will Hunting - The Bar Scene: Matt Damon let's a cocky student have it, and does it in a very cool way.
#7 Life of Brian - We are all individuals: This speech mocks a lot of things, and that's mainly why it's so hilarious and cool.
#6 Team America - The world explained in Dicks, Pussies and Assholes: I was just recently introduced to this speech, which is very funny, rude and to the point. "Sometimes pussies get so full of shit that they become assholes themselves". HA!
#5 Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King - Aragaron's speech at the black gate: I adore the LOTR books and movies. Viggo Mortensen was amazing as Aragorn and this speech makes him mighty and kingly to the max.
#4 Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King - King Theoden's speech before the charge of the rohirrim: I told you I love LOTR, didn't I?
#3 The Princess Bride - To the pain: Only Westley can be so cool, ironic, rude and sleek in the face of death.
#2 Independence Day - The president's speech: When the future of mankind is on the line, everything is dramatic and thrilling.
#1 Tootsie - Emily Kimberly reveals it all: Dustin Hoffman is an amazing actor, and this role was one of the best he ever played. Here, in an "improvised" monologue, he shocks everybody into understanding who he really is.
I find it a very interesting list. I have been looking for something new to read, and I guess I just might pick something for this post.
Still, I think Dune should have been ranked higher! For me, it's the best series of books ever. I even chose the first, Dune, as my One Book. Not an easy choice, I tell ya. Ender's game wasn't such an amazing story, in my opinion, so I would have given it a lower place in the list.
There's Tom Cruise and John Travolta, of course. Will Smith was the latest suspect, but he denied a connection with the Church of Scientology. They are not alone, of course. Many known entertainers are scientologists.
The Top Socialite brings you a list of 67 celebrities who are known scientologists. Some are very familiar, like Beck, Erika Christensen, Jason Lee, Jeffrey Tambor, Jenna Elfman and Juliette Lewis. Some are less known, but all of them are a part of the cult that is Scientology.
Kerio as a firewall (no, the windows firewall isn't enough).
Spybot and Hijackthis as anti-spyware. Seems like Spybot has gotten "tired" over the years. Hijackthis is only for those of you who know what they are doing, by the way.
AVG Rootkit removal - for the one (and hopefully the last) time I got hit by a scary rootkit.
Regmon - for when the shit really hits the fan, and there are no other programs who can help me. Kids, don't try this at home!
Good old freeware is always a great thing to find. Especially if it's a really good program, like Taskbar Shuffle and the sort.
Here is a list of some great freeware sites. Remember, if you enjoy a program, consider donating some money to the developer. This way, freeware will remain FREE:
It's really very important to stay updated in this day and age. Staying up-to-date with the new sites of the net is nearly impossible. Web 2.0 sites are popping up faster than banners on a porn site.
Speaking of porn, here is a very good list of Web 2.0 Porn Sites - for academic purposes only, of course :)
Naturally, you won't need ALL of them, but a few might be extremely useful. It's very interesting to see how much open source has become part of the life of the computer user - many times without them knowing that they are using open source software.
What's really amazing to me, is the amount of times that these programs prove to be a hell of a lot better than the "regular" commercial programs. I think Pidgin is an excellent example - it's an Instant Messenger that allows you to use all of your IM accounts in one place. There's nothing new about that, but Pidgin does the job wonderfully.
It's simple, it connects instantly, it has all of the options of the "regular" IMs and it looks better than most of them. I enjoy using it, and I love the fact that it was made by people who really understand the needs of a computer user.
I also love Media Player Classic, which easily and effortlessly solved a lot of codec and drivers problem I had while playing videos on my computer.
These programs are the proof that it can be done better, lighter, more efficient and more fun. When I enjoy a program very much, like the amazingly efficient Taskbar Shuffle (Microsoft, oh Microsoft - how in the hell didn't YOU think about that), I also make it a point to donate the creator. In this case, it's not open source, but I don't really care. It's the only time that I really ENJOY paying for a piece of software.
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