I just finished watching Claymore with my wife, which was pretty fun. While I was disappointed that it didn’t follow the manga at the end, I really like the overall premise and characters. The art, in particular, is terrific–moody colors, beautiful animation, and just the right touch of individuality in otherwise cookie-cutter heroine designs. I [...]
Tagged poll animeThe Celtics are the 2007-2008 NBA Champions, and I couldn’t be happier. I also owe Doc Rivers an apology: I had pinned most of the Celtics troubles since 2004 on his coaching, and that was unfair. Some of us would complain about the “Doc Rivers special” if a winnable game was dropped in the fourth [...]
Tagged basketball, boston, celtics, sportsI wanted to write something about Anime Boston shortly after our panel, but the craziness of my work schedule seemed intent on postponing that. For posterity’s sake, I’ll do a quick recap now and put up some photos.
My preparations for our panel didn’t really begin until two days before the event. While Sean and [...]
We’re in. Sean got an email from an Anime Boston coordinator letting us know that our Cowboy Bebop panel has been accepted. Our time slot is Sunday, March 23 at noon. Yes, that’s right–no more worrying that your preregistration fees were spent in vain. The best. panel. ever. will happen after all. [...]
Tagged animeFebruary may be the shortest month, but it felt longer than any in recent memory. My two big events last week were the Digital Signage Expo and the culmination of our office move. I spent three days in Las Vegas for the trade show, and then we returned to Cambridge to finish setting [...]
Tagged aerva, camera, photos, workDon’t haze me, bro! It’s like I’m joining a digital fraternity or something. As a new pledge of the blogosphere, I know I’m not meeting my quota, but I’ve been really busy lately. I would convert to a 28-hour day, but then I’ll only have 6 per week and Irene would kill [...]
Tagged aerva, anime, blogging, mac, music, sleep, sports, startups, video games, workAlthough I’m a New England Patriots fan, I had mixed feelings while watching the Giants thwart our perfect season last night. Sure, this anguishing Super Bowl climax was extremely disappointing, and I suppose it makes it sting a bit more that we lost to a New York team. But this wasn’t like Game [...]
Tagged New England, sportsTuesday night was Xconomy’s Battle of the Tech Bands, a technologist social gathering and band competition rolled into one. My company, Aerva, was a sponsor and we provided the interactive display setup for the event. We had people voting for their favorite bands using SMS, and also sending chat messages and live photos [...]
Tagged aerva, cell phones, digital signage, music, startups, workAs a software developer, I sometimes find myself searching the net for answers to obscure programming questions. My best resources are often the forums and blogs populated by fellow programmers. Somewhere between the reiterated basics and hidden gems of ingenuity, you can usually find something helpful if you lurk long enough. For a [...]
Tagged programming, software, techperimentsSean just informed me that our Anime Boston 2008 panel was waitlisted. Our panel, titled “Cowboy Bebop - Anime’s Outstanding Ambassador,” is probably not the most standout application, but I hope the organizers will still give us the opportunity to present something that should interest both experienced connoisseurs and newcomers to the material.
For those [...]
