Jim Hull

Animating like it’s 1995.

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:57:39 -0700

Animating like it’s 1995.

"There is no animation business plan more foolproof than creating work from a foundation of creative..."

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:21:12 -0700

“There is no animation business plan more foolproof than creating work from a foundation of creative integrity”

- Wall Street Analyst Apologizes For Predicting UP Would Fail (via feedly)

"Audiences are good people. They will watch mean characters like Walt Kowalski or Shrek or Scrooge,..."

Mon, 04 May 2009 12:49:46 -0700

“Audiences are good people. They will watch mean characters like Walt Kowalski or Shrek or Scrooge, because they will quietly hope for them to change for the better and discover the good in life”

- MM Returns on Monday! (via feedly)

Andrew Flavin: Love those headphones (their earbuds are great too). It doesn’t surprise me...

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:41:00 -0700

Andrew Flavin:

Love those headphones (their earbuds are great too). It doesn’t surprise me that Marco, the maven, is a Sennheiser guy.

I love them too - and pretty much for all the same reasons that Marco lists: great sound, cancel out external noise, and super comfortable. I’ve had two pairs in about 5 years. The last pair died because I kept taking them home over the weekend to play Call of Duty 4.

Best place to get them (price and service) I’ve found is: headphones.com.

Engraved Kindle

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 10:49:00 -0700

Cool idea, but I don’t think I could part from it long enough to have this done.

— Video: Kindle 2 sees the wrong end of a laser, recommends you don’t panic (via feedly)

josh: chase and belushi That’s right.

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:35:00 -0700

josh: chase and belushi

That’s right.

"You always start with too many ideas."

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:18:32 -0700

““You always start with too many ideas.””

- The “Raiders” Story Conference (via feedly)

aboutalex: This is my son’s first web ad, and I...

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:17:41 -0800

aboutalex:

This is my son’s first web ad, and I couldn’t be more proud. In all his enthusiasm he, of course, made it in MS Paint and intends on having it flash (regardless of my advice that most people don’t like flashing ads). In our kitchen there is even a countdown to when his website will go “live.”

At 9 years old he’s undertaken the monumental task of learning how to program computer games, starting with Java. He spent the last year creating Super Mario World levels with Lunar Magic and, having grown bored with that, is ready to move on to the next big thing.

Kindle 2 Review

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:31:23 -0800

a palpable stigma here associated with a person who does not read actual literature. It was beginning to get me down. “Maybe,” I thought, being fully aware of my status as technology-obsessed lunatic, “if I bought a Kindle 2, I would start reading more.”

A justification I confidently used in my purchase of same object. Have to say, for me, it’s absolutely true. I’ve read more in the past week than I think I have in 3 years.

— Kindle 2 Review (via feedly)

marco: This is going to be big for Instapaper users who are...

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:56:09 -0800

marco:

This is going to be big for Instapaper users who are also Kindle owners. And I hope to increase the number of people in that group.

I would be one of those…can’t wait!

When I was growing up, I’d go down to La Jolla to visit my...

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:57:59 -0800

When I was growing up, I’d go down to La Jolla to visit my grandparents and watch MTV for 13 hours a day (this was when the channel first started). This video would come on at least eighteen times. That’s why I find this funny.

"Do you want to know why there are so many crappy films in the world? Because there are so many great..."

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:37:51 -0800

“Do you want to know why there are so many crappy films in the world? Because there are so many great networkers who want to direct.”

- Penelope Trunk (via syntheticpubes)

Visited the set of Grey’s Anatomy today to visit a good...

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:25:06 -0800

Visited the set of Grey’s Anatomy today to visit a good friend of mine who works on the show.

In addition to it being a perfectly crisp day in Los Angeles, I also enjoyed being on a studio “lot” once again. I had forgotten how great it was to walk between those immense buildings that house the collective dreams and aspirations of so many.

A great experience and a much needed boost of inspiration in an otherwise slow February.

marco: Time to make this great. What?! Having just picked a...

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:19:10 -0800

marco:

Time to make this great.

What?! Having just picked a new Kindle and being a lover of Instapaper. this makes me extremely happy.

Comments or No Comments?

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:18:14 -0800

marco:

“The main reason I don’t allow comments is that I want to inspire debate. I think people do their best writing when they’re forced to defend their ideas on their own turf. It’s one thing to leave a comment on someone else’s blog, but quite another to put your argument in front of your own readers. It forces a level of consideration that, without fail, results in a higher quality exchange of ideas.”

— Alex Payne This is exactly the rationale behind using reblogs as a means of debate and discussion.

I keep going back and forth on this with my own blogs. Usually I’ve found though that when I do leave it open, at least on my sites, the conversations are always constructive and respectful. Perhaps when more and more people have their own sites, it would be OK to turn them off.

Waiting for the movie I’m screening to end. I get the best...

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:56:28 -0800

Waiting for the movie I’m screening to end. I get the best 3G reception on this exact spot. One foot to the left, or one to the right and it snaps to EDGE.

"That WALL-E is for children does not mean it is only for children. It is a precise, painstakingly..."

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:09:41 -0800

“That WALL-E is for children does not mean it is only for children. It is a precise, painstakingly detailed, evocative work of art — both thoughtful and thought-provoking”

- ★ Best Picture (via feedly)

"Your twenties are a crucial time, and I’d argue that it’s harder to discover yourself — or reinvent..."

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:13:04 -0800

“Your twenties are a crucial time, and I’d argue that it’s harder to discover yourself — or reinvent yourself — when surrounded by a vast network of people who already have a fixed opinion of who you are. I went to college and grad school not knowing a single person, and while it was a little terrifying, it was also liberating. Decoupled from my previous opinions and embarrassments, I was able to become the 2.0 and 3.0 versions of myself. I could only do that by going somewhere new. By changing place”

- On being here or there (via feedly)

Happy Smiley Face. Watching it for the 2nd time now…

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:38:04 -0800

Happy Smiley Face.

Watching it for the 2nd time now…

We Pass

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:15:26 -0800

What I think your readers might find interesting is that we all abide by many of the same under the table rules. Of course some readers have their own pet peeves as you mentioned you also do, but that can and does work both ways. Sometimes it’s the pet peeve that makes us go ahead and read the rest of the damn thing and sure enough, 99.99999999% of the time, the script is so bad, we’ll all sit down and laugh about it

A nice list of reader’s pet-peeves. Nothing I hadn’t already heard before, but it’s nice to have it summed up by those who do.

— We Pass (via feedly)