Okay, the title may be a bit sensationalist. But as Hemmy.net demonstrates, Disney has been reusing animation.
And while we’re on the subject of reusing material, have a look at this Engadget article regarding Apple.
Sometimes I spend so much of the day immersed in world events that blogging about them (at least in great detail) is impossible. I’m sleepy, lack focus and generally have trouble concentrating. Like I said in the title, my brain feels squishy.
There are many things I could easily have written about but did not. The recent terror incidents in Britain, Alan Johnston’s release (hurray!), the Australian crackdown on porn and alcohol in Aboriginal communities… I’m sure there are many more.
Some I simply did not feel like blogging about. Others I had read too much of other people’s opinions to have a coherent one of my own. Does anybody else have this problem?
There are also posts I have toyed with but never committed to the ether. I have shied away from some because I’m reluctant to reveal too much about myself, others because I have been unable to pin down a rational narrative. Perhaps this is procrastination. Perhaps it has a deeper meaning. (Perhaps it means nothing at all.)
My brain it is so squishy. Give me a couple of days and I’ll be better. In the meantime, here are some glorious examples of stop motion:
Both of which I found while wilfing on Technorati.
A major dust storm is causing the Mars rovers Opportunity and Spirit to lose power.
It’s a few thousand miles wide and kicking up enough dust to deprive the brave little robot scouts of the sunlight they need for energy. The storm is the most severe since 2004 and means the rovers’ activities are being scaled back for the time being.
While Mars is on your mind, have a look at Reasic’s latest post. It debunks the theory that the planet is warming because of the Sun, which would imply Earth’s climate changes have the same cause.
Robert Silvery over on Scholars and Rogues has used July 4 to advocate Americans declare their independence from King George — George Bush. This is because he has placed his friends above the law by commuting Scooter Libby’s prison sentence.
Read his post here.
And while you’re there, check out Keith Olbermann’s special comment on how Bush’s actions mean he has ceased to be the president of the United States and is now the leader of a small part of one party.
In just a few minutes he sums up everything that is wrong with the Bush administration. One of the most powerful sequences I have seen in a long time. J’accuse for a modern era.
Nepal has fired a living goddess for the heinous, nigh unspeakable crime of visiting the United States.
You read that correctly.
Sajani Shakya is/was one of several kumari, a role held in high esteem by both Hindus and Buddhists. Kumari are chosen between the ages of two and four and stay in the role until they hit puberty. The main kumari is largely kept out of sight in a temple in Kathmandu, although Sajani was allowed to attend school and stay at home.
Although she wasn’t the top kumari, she was high enough in rank to mean she was barred from leaving the country. However, last month she went to several nations promoting a documentary about the living goddesses. Blogger and internet cool dude Andy Carvin met the gadget-loving Sajani during her trip — read about it here.
This AP report quotes officials as saying she was removed from her post for “breaking with tradition”. A task force is now seeking — yes, you also read THAT correctly — a new kumari.
How does one fire a goddess? Surely they are what they are, and no committee or government department can decide otherwise (although they do decide who the kumari is depending on tests and various criteria).
Nepalese teaching is that these girls are incarnations of the goddess Taleju, who supposedly leaves the child’s body when she has her first period or suffers serious injury/illness.
I claim no great understanding of Hindu or Buddhist teaching. But what has menstruation got to do with sanctity? Who decided the living goddesses are no longer goddesses after this point?