Because, well, because we found ’em and they made us smile:
3 Cartoons for Writers
Invisible Mikey: Lessons From TV
Mass media impacts lives, and each generation adopts current technology for the sharing of information, communication and entertainment. Five years ago, during my last round of college, I realized how differently my younger colleagues in class were experiencing media than I had. I use the Internet, but I’m a different animal. I was part of the first television generation. During my formative years, it was only available in black and white, and there were no remote controls.
Sometimes I read opinions written by columnists and bloggers who state unequivocally that television can have no positive influence, especially on children who watch. I don’t care what the studies say. I am living proof that TV could influence in meaningful, positive ways. You may prefer to believe I was just lucky, but I learned many important things from watching TV. Here are three:
How Switching Tasks Maximizes Creative Thinking
Remember when somebody told you to “sleep on it” when the next step in your great idea wouldn’t come? And you did and it worked? Well, you aren’t alone:
by Christian Jarrett
The Tardis PC is Here – SQUEE!
Yeppers! It’s the authorized, BBC-licensed Tardis PC, made by the UK’s Scan Computers. Check out these specs:
- High quality aluminium model matches official Pantone blue colour of the original Tardis.
- Official BBC WW Ltd licensed product
- Designed and manufactured in the UK
- Exclusively available from Scan Computers
- Handles and poster on the front door match original TARDIS (door does not open)
- Includes DVD or Blu-ray drive hidden behind ‘Police Box’ sign
- Dr. Who TARDIS PC Chassis
- Intel Pentium G2120 Dual Core, 3.1GHz
- Gigabyte GA-H61N-USB3, Intel H61
- 8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz
- 500GB Western Digital HDD
- 300W be quiet! BN133 SFX Micro-ATX PSU
- Sony Blu-ray Writer
- Microsoft Windows 7 Premium 64bit
And the price? A mere £935.99. (Roughly $1481.86 – okay, that’s not so rough.)
Ian Fleming Interviews Raymond Chandler
Once upon a time the creator of James Bond met the creator of Sam Spade Philip Marlowe…and the BBC recorded it. You can practically feel the earth move as you watch: