I hate comment moderation

I understand that spam is heavily used in blog comments but i feel there are relatively efficient ways to filter it besides comment moderation - image check for instance or a similar method.

If the author does not like different point of views maybe blogging is the wrong activity - for instance create a website or turn comments off altogether. And if some comment is really out of order (like fowl language, etc) delete it afterwards.

Maybe i was not clear, maybe i did not explain myself correctly but .. i really hate comment moderation :P

Beyonce

I usually have a pretty firm grip of reality and there isn't much that proves me wrong or catches me off guard. In fact i do not remember tha last time something surprised me, and that includes movie-endings/plots, people's reactions or simply the "flow of life" ... err ... pretty much everything and anything ...

I sometimes tune in Music TV stations because, frankly, there is nothing worth mentioning in practically every other channel. And it was with a music by Beyonce ("If i were a boy") that for the first time in many many months (dare i say years) something actually suprised me.

Not sure if surprise is the correct word for it though - let's just say i saw things in a different perspective. Now that for a guy that sees almost everything that way "by deault" is a pretty hard thing to happen and it felt good. Difficult to explain why in words ...

Nonetheless it was a fact worth mentioning :-)

Odd looking stripe

An odd looking stripe has appeared in my blog look/theme. No idea why has i have not made changes (or even posts for that matter).

Blogger Bug ? Firefox 3 Bug ? Addons Bug ?

Blog - Changes to Look and Feel

New features are being introduced in this blog to make it more fun. An info gadget was placed in the right sidebar (with OS, Browser and Country - ohh and IP Address).

Currently i am working on a multilingual feature - the purpose is to enable me to write in several languages (English, Portuguese and German) and allow readers to rapidly choose their desired language.

To accomplish this i will set two small images (again in the right sidebar) and switch to the desired language upon clicking them. Nothing too fancy - just a simple language tag on every post and attach it to the images. Quite simple i believe ...

Below are the images used and again, if these images are copyrighted to you please send me an email with proof and will gladly remove them.

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

Remember the first attempts at 3D movie projection ? Cardboard glasses with different color lenses (one red and one blue) gave a goofy look to the anticipating audience - that usually left theaters rather disappointed.

Nowadays 3D seems to be making a comeback with some movies using polarized lenses to achieve the desired result - Journey to the Center of the Earth is a recent example.

It seems the best technology so far is one developed by RealD, that resorts to a mix of polarized lenses and high-speed projection. You can find some additional details at the wiki entry if you're interested.

Is it worth it ? I must say i consider myself a very demanding person and for me to pay 40% extra to watch a movie it really needs to "go the extra mile". And i confess i enjoyed the experience.

The movie/plot itself is far from extraordinary but the added value of 3D makes it worth to see it (or at least one 3D movie using this technology). You still have some slight eye effort/adjustment at the beginning, meaning it is not perfect yet, but overall it is pleasing enough.

You will find yourself trying to evade the different objects that seem to jump out of screen - in one occasion i found myself moving to the side to avoid a piranha that jumped out of the water - needless to say i laughed my heart out, hehehehe.

If you can, and still find it in theaters, go check it out. You will be amazed at the progress made since the "red/blue" 3D and ... you'll definitely have fun. If you go in good company for sure you will have even more fun.

No more new beginnings

You know when you say "I am going for a fresh start, a new beginning" ? Well, i grow tired of such. There are no fresh starts or new beginnings; not only do we not "erase" everything we are/were but if it were possible it would be ... a mistake.

Who we are IS "what and how" we lived - what we have done and went through. By all means change, evolve, try new things but do not call it a fresh start.

And now for something ... completely different. Whomever chooses Grey's Anatomy sound track has an excellent taste. Personally, i hate Grey's Anatomy but the songs are something else. Being a Soul "addict" by definition, Bryn's "The Quest" among others do my delight.