Archive for November, 2003

Hitachi 4GB Microdrives

Friday, November 7th, 2003

Not that I am all in a hurry to plunk down $500 but I still found this article about the new Hitachi 4GB Microdrives quite interesting. What is particularly amazing in the size to storage ratio. When I think back on that first 40MB harddrive that I bought for $400. This is [...]

Die Another Day Again

Tuesday, November 4th, 2003

Duh! I don’t know why it didn’t dawn on me sooner. Previously I had trashed Die Another Day. I lamented the stupid action sequences that seem go well into the over-the-top category. But it suddenly came to me why they did what they did. Apparently somebody affiliated with Bond films [...]

Matrix Reloaded: Thumbs Down

Monday, November 3rd, 2003

I finally watched Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) while on my trip to Arizona. As I had been warned, I didn’t like it. What I suspected was that they were going for an Empire Strikes Back type of deal — development of the story beyond a single big battle. What happens in Empire? [...]