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Re: Revisiting Irréversible in light of recent events

manima — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:08:02 -0000

ah, yes a misstep there. of course gender factors in here. i'd intended to call out sexual orientation, not the question of male/female. i'll amend.

Re: Review: Where the Wild Things Are

manima — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:14:15 -0000

Thanks, Marty.

I think this is a fair criticism of the film. I have to attest, the trailer nails a sense of nostalgia that the film doesn't necessarily encapsulate. For the kids (at least my daughter's experience), she identified with his behavior because she is in the thick of that now. As an adult, it had an air of nostalgia, but not the universal sentimentalized sauce that the trailer exhibited. For me, I was the kid that built forts, made up stories, lived inside of worlds I'd created, and said brutal things when angry, hurt, or sad. The nostalgia was there, but not in the form of a pretty picture.

Ultimately, I think the majority of folks entered the theater expecting an emotional roller coaster joy ride through memory lane ("I laughed, I cried"), or perhaps an adventure. Being met with a film more about being human, and the experiences that come along with it, can be off-putting with expectations such as these.

I'll admit it. I cried throughout at times. The emotional punches are definitely more subtle. They exist in connections, perhaps a little too subdued at times. Nonetheless, I was pretty moved.

Thanks for reading!

Re: push notifications: back in test mode [iPhone]

manima — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:04:40 -0000

did you set up the phone as a new phone, or restore from a previous backup?

mine has been doing pretty well with 3G off. i had the hiccup with the charging issue the other night (see the most recent post), but that hasn't happened again...yet.

Re: push notifications: back in test mode [iPhone]

manima — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:38:32 -0000

hmm, that's odd. last time I went in the verified my restores and gave me a new phone. I've also heard from colleagues that issues have been met by replacing 3G with 3GS. we'll see what happens.

Re: push notifications: back in test mode [iPhone]

manima — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:14:55 -0000

re: battery issues -- 100% agreed.

re: physical keyboard -- as i've stated many times over, this is not an issue for me. whether my next phone is from apple or another company, physical keyboards are not a selling point for me. but i can understand why someone would feel this way.

re: push mail -- for the sake of clarity, the issue doesn't crop up with push mail, only push notifications (apple's "solution" for background apps). there is a difference in battery life between push mail on/off, but for that i differ to re: #1.

re: compass -- i made fun of this as well, but looking at the augmented reality work being done, i retract that. i doubt apple had the foresight to predict the layering of social data on real images/video when they dreamed up the compass, but the teams putting those apps together get a huge nod from me. impressive stuff, and any future phone of mine will definitely have a GPS/compass combo to take advantage of that stuff. i would argue that AR trumps physical keyboard...for me. again, just a preference thing.

lastly, i'm working on a follow up to this post. it seems my charging bug has returned, so i'll be seeing a genius bar in the near future.

Re: push notifications: back in test mode [iPhone]

manima — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:49:15 -0000

a complete wipe totally makes a difference. the trick is, don't restore from a backup. re-sync your apps, just don't restore from a backup and see if that helps.

Re: iPhone OS 3.0: push notifications kill your battery

manima — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:23:34 -0000

in all cases it's official apple gear (USB and AC adapter) -- either plugged into my iMac or directly into an outlet.

Re: iPhone OS 3.0: push notifications kill your battery

manima — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:49:00 -0000

push contacts is a big no-no for battery life. i manage contacts by syncing with yahoo! mail contacts, it makes life much easier, and keeps the battery life up.

the push notification issue might not impact everyone. part of the reason i'm posting this is to get a sense of whether others have noticed the charging state issue. i'm not opposed to returning to the genius bar for another swap, i'd just like to get a feel for whether anyone else has experienced this. thanks!

Re: iPhone OS 3.0: push notifications kill your battery

manima — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:17:09 -0000

i wasn't aware. regardless, even with the addition of IMAP-IDLE in OS 3.0 the battery was stable and even seemed to be improved post release. the trouble began with push notifications turned on, as it seems to interrupt the charging state of the phone whenever a push notification is received.

thanks for the info!

Re: iPhone OS 3.0: push notifications kill your battery

manima — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:14:47 -0000

yes they did. it was still under warranty.

Re: a very curious message on twitter

manima — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:40:44 -0000

ah! how could i forget? added a "yo" before it, went through fine.

Re: LOST - the little prince

manima — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:43:41 -0000

good point, but these flashes feel less convenient in terms of escaping corners. the guns were a little more frustrating -- both because pace per episode was much slower, and the guns did nothing more than provide added tension.

the flashes are being used to revisit cracks and pockets in island mythology that need touching on. I'll address this in reference to Rousseau in the next write up, but you can get the sense that these flashes (while confusing) are going to answer many of the nagging questions.

hope these posts continue to be enjoyable ;)

Re: LOST - the lie

manima — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:56:37 -0000

well, remember that the remaining people on the island split into two groups -- those who wanted off the island went with Jack, and those who wanted to stay remained with Locke. basically, the people who are still on the island wanted to be there, and Jack et. al. know what Widmore is capable of.

if their story is that no one else survived, then it lessens the chance that Widmore is going to go looking for them.

Re: 12seconds, Twitter, Digg, and Diplo…all on Current

manima — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:25:38 -0000

i had a good time, did you?

Re: Matsie For the Tumble! - Current_

manima — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:16:18 -0000

hi Matsie,

thanks for the post. we are certainly happy to have you over on Current.com! if you haven't already, connect to me and please feel free to shoot me feedback or ask questions as they arise.

welcome to current!

best,
mario

//current online community team

p.s. fun tumblr!

Re: testing the iPhone battery-life post-2.1

manima — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:15:00 -0000

well, this is a result of the inbox = 0, which stops and starts depending on capacity.

Re: (jeff)isageek.net » Blog Archive » Current + Twitter = Hack The Debate

manima — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:55:50 -0000

Thanks for the post jeff(isageek)!

Not to jump too far ahead of things, but this Twitter/Current debate initiative is just the tip of the iceberg for Current. We hope the four debates go well, but if it opens the doors for voices to be heard and discussion to take place, then well we will feel like we accomplished what we set out to do.

Hope everyone else finds it as interesting as we do, and keep on the look out for the next evolution of our plan.

Mario
Online Community Team
Current.com

Re: imperial fleet week in SF, the death star looms

manima — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:00:37 -0000

yeah, Mike did a really great job with this. thanks for checking out the blog!

Re: Hey Look - Because sometimes you just want to lick a pig.

manima — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:43:51 -0000

oh my...classic. what a "ham!" <har, har!>

i wonder what he'll think of this photo when he's 16, 20, 40, etc.?

i love it.

Re: Hey Look - Funniest Family Guy clip I’ve seen in a long time....

manima — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:59:01 -0000

he he, this is excellent...

"it insists upon itself..."

"i like the money pit"