Today’s mutterings moment switches from math spies to navel gazing computers.
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Month: June 2014
Article: Mathematicians Urge Colleagues To Refuse To Work For The NSA
Mathematicians Urge Colleagues To Refuse To Work For The NSA
Food for thought for recent mathematics graduates job seeking.
Ever Wished That Calvin and Hobbes Creator Bill Watterson Would Return to the Comics Page? Well, He Just Did.
Watterson sighting. 🙂
Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks (2013) – 4 Stars
Watched BluRay June 1, 2014
My husband and I watched Saving Mr. Banks last Sunday evening. We both enjoyed the movie, especially the acting. I took the ‘story’ with a grain of salt, realizing early on that some liberties must have been taken with the facts to create a more enjoyable experience for the audience. I confirmed this in my spare time this week and will relate some of those findings later on in this review.
Savings Mr. Banks jumps back and forth between Continue reading “Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks (2013) – 4 Stars”
Article: 10 Little-Known Facts About D-Day
10 Little-Known Facts About D-Day
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-d-day-2014-6#ixzz33s2nuJCq
Celebrating the 70th anniversary of D – Day. Work kept me quite busy today so I’m catching up on the great articles published today.
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When Is It Okay (If Ever) To Fail the Bechdel Test?
More observations on failing the Bechdel Test.
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Why The Bechdel Test Is More Important Than You Realize
http://io9.com/why-the-bechdel-test-is-more-important-than-you-realize-1586135613
So much of what I watch or read fails the Bechdel test. I overlook or forgive some of it. If not, you’ll hear about it here.
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Movie Review: Monuments Men (2014) 3 Stars
Monuments Men (2014)
Watched BluRay May 2014
I am sheepishly relieved I did not pay to see this in a movie theater when it was first released. I enjoyed watching this movie, but ended up feeling disappointed by the time I reached the credits.
The pacing of the movie seemed off and the story too disjointed. I barely had time to get to know the characters so I found it difficult to relate to their trials and tribulations.
I also suffer from being one of the few in my immediate family who knows next to nothing about art history. Continue reading “Movie Review: Monuments Men (2014) 3 Stars”