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Leave the Umpires Alone, Please.

What the Braves manager thought he was doing versus what others around him saw:

“To this day, I still haven’t argued,” Gonzalez said. “I just asked for an explanation. I said, ‘Why would you think we’re throwing at people in a one-run game or that they are throwing at people in a one-run game?’ It’s not like it’s a 10-run game or something. I was talking to him like I’m talking to you right here and I got thrown out of the game.” »

I don’t understand why coaches feel the need to speak to umpires ever—especially when they are warned not to? Come on.

‘The Avengers’ Makes Biggest Opening Weekend of All Time

I don’t understand this. There’s something wrong here. What is it?

The film beat Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2’s existing record by more than $30 million, which when added to the current international gross, should bring the film’s overall take to around $575 million worldwide.

Needless to say, the higher ticket prices afforded by the film’s 3D format have gone some way to reeling in such an impressive take, but by anybody’s standards, Joss Whedon’s superhero blowout has been an immense success. »

Ticket costs must have been really inflated for the 3D effects. That, and the lead up to this film with origin stories must have had the audience baited. Even so, why didn’t Harry Potters’ seven films ahead of the climax/last movie installment serve its franchise better? 

Did You Know These are for Real?

Light bikes have a special place in my heart. I know I must be crazy, because I really like the movie Tron: Legacy, and no one else seems to. Anyway, one of my favorite things are the light cycles.

Here’s one for real:

It really make me wonder: what makes the wheel rotate like that? I don’t see what makes the wheel turn because it’s housed within the main body of the bike.

I also wanna know how comfortable it could be. It doesn’t appear to be as agile as the bikes in the movie.

The bike is not just a hobbyists. They are made by Park Brothers Choppers. You can learn more about them in this video.

Hello, Internet

I feel like I’ve been absent from my blog for so long that I need to reintroduce myself! You must forgive me for getting things done and neglecting you: my poor, helpless blog.

Well, I’m back, and I will keep it up in the months to come. Stay tuned.

The Flog: Blacksmithing

I really enjoyed the pilot of this new show. Felicia Day is great.

I think I will keep my eye on Geek & Sundry (the makers of this show, and others). They’re just getting started, and their other shows look promising as well. I just subscribed to them on YouTube.

Improving versus Proving

It’s important to recognize that many professionals throughout their careers are more focused on proving themselves than improving themselves. Those that aim to prove something, like their already established self-worth, are doomed. They are not attempting to mature and further their education. They are less interested in trying new things, or learning how things were designed to work.

This doesn’t work because they stifle themselves. They will fall into a rut and not keep up with technology and streamlined forms of productive culture-making.

My kind of people are those that improve upon themselves. I like it when I see people tackling something new; growing out of their comfort zone. This is what we all face if we want to find satisfaction in our lives. Repetition is comfortable, but breaking new ground is gratifying. It’s the desire for the new and different, that when it is committed, we experience the process of exercising our place as leaders adventurers.

Final Cut Pro X is Growing in Favor with God and Editors

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Ben Balser just released a tutorial for X. Grant you, he has his product invested in Apple’s new editor, so he is going to like it and promote the professionalism of editors using FCP X. One might question whether he has a serious bias towards Apple’s product because of his considerable investment in it.

Even so, this isn’t to say he is biased. I like what he says in the quotes from this article as he’s taken the time to wrap his mind around the paradigm shift Apple introduced in FCP X. He’s got his head in the game — unlike many pundits that have lashed out at X without giving it thoughtful consideration. Ben notes there are simply significant traits to X that are not conducive for consumers. And the recent free update Apple released fixing various bugs and what-not had everything to do with addressing professional editors concerns — not the whimsies of soccer moms.

Of course, this is just one article that’s extolling FCP X. There are many others. Such positive articles are just not heard of as much as the quarreling forums of rabid independent editors that are drawing a crowd for blasting Apple products. Disliking something about Apple is ever in vogue. Well, I hope to be above such simple-minded trendiness, and find out for myself what FCP X is really made of.

Starting tomorrow, I’m aiming to produce my first video ever in X. It’ll be put to professional use from day one in my workflow. Do I expect to encounter some bumps along the way? I’d be a fool if I didn’t. I will soon see just what to make of the FCP backlash, and whether X is or isn’t as professional as everyone is debating. I’ll keep you posted!