Nice article about how relevent The Lord of the Rings really is.

Who will step forward? It’s a question British actor Christopher Lee asked when interviewed by National Geographic for the documentary, “Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings.”

And, he’s right!

Michael Eisner’s problem with Napster and like technologies is about controlling money, not artistic freedom.

YEAH BABY!

I can’t wait for this. The special edition sounds excellent.

I guess being a UNIX geek, this stuff never struck me as strange.

Also, I guess some of the things he talks about never even occured to me to try. However, I think his analysis is correct. Bad things can happen in a UNIX filesystem. I wonder if Apple has any ideas?

The big problem is that Mac people (correctly) viewed items in the file system as just places where data got stored. The files were viewed as the important thing – if the user renamed a file or moved it, Mac applications tried to keep track….Unix people will defend this behavior saying that its correct and that the Mac way is an aberration – that they meant for a new file to be created. Perhaps, but I would submit its because they never had a system that cared about the integrety of their data before.

I hope this guy is right!

The Lord Of The Rings is a true Academy contender, making a movie out of a book once thought to be unfilmable and bringing genuine big-screen storytelling to the multiplexes. If the next two instalments of the planned Rings trilogy are as good as this one, director Jackson will rival Star Wars’ George Lucas for the crown of fantasy-film king.

I totally agree with this! I may have to change my prediction… he’s convinced me that miracles do happen!

And as for Peter Jackson:

Given the chance, I’d vote for Jackson. He showed immense skill and savvy in bringing the Tolkien classic to the screen, guiding not only a huge ensemble cast but also the many Hollywood naysayers who said it couldn’t be done. He deserves to win more than Howard, who directed according to standard Oscar formula.

EXACTLY! Hopefully the Academy members will wake up and smell the coffee! When someone achieves the impossible, they should be recognized for it!

A look back at previous years.

I’ve published my picks before. Here’s how I did:

• [[Oscar Picks 1999]]
• [[Oscar 1998 Predictions]]

I don’t know when it happened, but suddenly I find myself in a world where speech is only free if it’s non-critical!

Now to the question of whether there’s a copyright violation. I’ve reviewed the site. If there’s an infringement it’s not very easy to find, and it’s clear that the purpose of the Xenu site is to present an alternate view of Scientology. There’s no doubt that this is free speech.

In a reversal of fortune, Fellowship is now favored to sweep the 2002 Academy Awards!

The Lord of the Rings is going to win seven Oscars at Sunday’s ceremony – at least according to bookmakers, who say it is likely to walk off with more statuettes than any other film.

I sure hope they’re right. I may change my mind, but right now, I think it’ll take the techical awards plus Best Support Actor, and that’s about it. I hope I’m wrong!

Could this year be a repeat of last year?

Last year [[Tiger]] won the Bay Hill Invitational and the Players’ Championship leading up to his second Masters green jacket. Could he continue the trend and follow up last weeks win with a win this week?