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  • Anything buckets

    Shawn Blanc may have persuaded me to try Yojimbo. Damn. More toys. [update: I’m a little scared to read Shawn’s review of Inman’s Fever, which...

  • Producing video

    Explaining the difference between a ‘producer’ and a ‘director’ is rather hard, partly because the answer changes depending on the type of film one is...

  • Playing the audience

    Here’s a demo I haven’t seen before. Glorious… and try doing this in Powerpoint: World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the...

  • Sarah Palin's resignation speech #2 - the William Shatner Remix

    Remember Palin’s resignation speech, as edited by Vanity Fair? Here’s the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien getting William Shatner to deliver it as poetry: Genius....

  • Jem's Vortex Cannon

    Oh. My. Heavens. I’ll have more to say about Bang Goes The Theory — short version: I rather enjoyed it — but this little film...

  • Red Arrows at St. Mary's Island, Whitley Bay

    Red Arrows at St. Mary’s Island, Whitley Bay, originally uploaded by jjsanderson. Flossie and I toddled up the coast to St. Mary’s Island, where...

  • Sarah Palin's resignation speech - edited

    This is wonderful: Vanity Fair have given Sarah Palin’s resignation speech the editorial once-over, and published their red-pen scribblings. Wonderful to pick through and work...

  • Honda CR-Z

    Sticking with the automotive theme briefly: I think I know what I’m going to trade my Audi towards. And no, it’s not a Lotus, sorry....

  • Exige lights, detail

    Exige lights, detail, originally uploaded by jjsanderson. Last week I was doing a workshop in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and my chum Gareth turned up in a...

  • What's wrong with Flips?

    I’m on a train heading to the World Conference of Science Journalists, but I’m following the ‘New Media, New Journalism?’ plenary via Twitter. Obviously. A...

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  • Jonathan tweeted, "@imascientist In no particular order: yes, yes, and I think yes. Not being able to embed @scicast films is increasingly a problem, though."
  • Jonathan tweeted, "[sigh] Yorkshire*man*. I'm a Yorkshireman, not 'a Yorkshire.' That makes no sense. Can you tell I'm ill?"
  • Jonathan tweeted, "@Suw Absolutely not. But then, I'm a Yorkshire. I have to support batter pudding contractually."
  • Jonathan tweeted, "First low-light mucking about with #gf1 video. Gosh. Much better than I'd hoped… at ƒ/3.5. Looking forward to 20mm ƒ/1.7 & Nikon 50+adaptor."
  • Jonathan tweeted, "@imascientist :-) Don't worry, I'm just being snarky. Really am delighted it's going so well - you've worked long and hard to get proj going"
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  • Jonathan tweeted, "Failed to turn down a shooting gig. Too nice a thing to point a camera at. Drat."
  • Jonathan tweeted, "The Magnificent Craven and @robinince on the same bill: bonkers, love it. #sciencefest"
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