A while back, Dick, Barry and I agreed that what really matters is WHAT you like, not what you ARE like. Books, records, films ... these things matter! Call me shallow, it's the fucking truth. - Rob, High Fidelity

In epistemology the prefix meta- is used to mean about (its own category). For example, metadata is data about data (who has produced it, when, what format the data is in and so on). Similarly, meta-memory in psychology means an individual's intuition about whether or not they would remember something if they concentrated on recalling it. Any subject can be said to have a meta-theory, which is the theoretical consideration of its foundations and methods. - wikipedia

what niv reads

last 10 bookmarked

1. Norm MacDonald's Last Appearance On Late Night With Conan O'Brien Is An Instant Classic - Late Night - Videogum
   make sure to watch this when you get home.
2. Create an Awesome Grass Texture in Photoshop | My Ink Blog
   use this soon.
3. Main Page - Sabermetrics
   tangotiger's wiki. essential.
4. The Existential Clown - The Atlantic (December 2008)
   
5. 'The White Album' 40 Years Later : NPR Music
   I need to listen to this at some point.
6. Eric Musselman's Basketball Notebook: An example of getting the most out of your opportunities
   
7. Key Bindings for Switchers
   finally, makes mac pgup+pgdn+home+end act like windows (aka sane)
8. 10.5.5 on the Dell Inspiron/mini 9
   
9. Operation Sports Forums
   
10. NFL TV Distribution Maps
    

what niv watches

last 3 shipped

1. Shipped: Pan's Labyrinth
   
   

   Shipped on 08/26/10.

   Living with her tyrannical stepfather (Sergi López) in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by the mysterious Pan (Doug Jones), an ancient satyr who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks in director Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-winning fairy tale for grown-ups.
2. Shipped: Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
   
   

   Shipped on 06/04/10.

   Japanese master director Akira Kurosawa explores the vital relationship between man and his environment with this collection of eight enchanting short stories drawn from his personal memories and dreams. A feast for the senses, the luminous tales are distinguished by dazzling imagery, rich color and keen insight. Another famed director (and Kurosawa fan), Martin Scorsese, portrays Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in one of the segments.
3. Shipped: Once Upon a Time in the West
   
   

   Shipped on 01/27/10.

   This Sergio Leone classic, a tribute to Hollywood Westerns, stars Henry Fonda as Frank, a deft gunslinger hired by the powerful owner of a railroad conglomerate to kill anyone who derails the project. But Frank contends with the wrong person when he murders Brett (Frank Wolff), a landowner, prompting Brett's wife (Claudia Cardinale) to hire two renegades (Charles Bronson and Jason Robards) to go after Frank.

top 3 in queue

1. Red Cliff: Original International Version: Part 1
   
   When a warmongering prime minister (Fengyi Zhang) advances his armies against two rival kingdoms, he unwittingly prompts his adversaries (Chen Chang and Yong You) to work together in this martial arts action-adventure. The ensuing conflict culminates in the epic battle of Red Cliff, a struggle by the sea involving more than one million soldiers. This is Part 1 of the international version of director John Woo's big-budget spectacle.
2. Red Cliff: Original International Version: Part 2
   
   When a warmongering prime minister (Fengyi Zhang) advances his armies against two rival kingdoms, he unwittingly prompts his adversaries (Chen Chang and Yong You) to work together in this martial arts action-adventure. The ensuing conflict culminates in the epic battle of Red Cliff, a struggle by the sea involving more than one million soldiers. This is Part 2 of the international version of director John Woo's big-budget spectacle.
3. Raging Bull
   
   Robert De Niro won an Oscar for his portrayal of self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta in Martin Scorsese's widely acclaimed biopic, which paints a raw portrait of a tormented soul unable to control his violent outbursts. Marked by De Niro's powerful performance and Scorsese's gritty, black-and-white realism, the film also launched the Hollywood careers of Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty, who each received an Oscar nomination.

what niv hears

1. Mogwai ? Ratts of the Capital
2. Mogwai ? Boring Machines Disturbs Sleep
3. Mogwai ? Killing All the Flies
4. Mogwai ? Kids Will Be Skeletons
5. Mogwai ? Moses? I Amn't
6. Mogwai ? Hunted by a Freak
7. Jawbreaker ? Peel it the Fuck Down
8. Jawbreaker ? Fantastic Planet
9. Jawbreaker ? With Or Without U2
10. Jawbreaker ? Gutless