Jun 02 2007

Are humans GNU?

Okay, so I was thinking about the human body a little bit, and I was trying to figure out if it more closely resembled a Linux or Windows system. I have come to the conclusion that it falls somewhere in the middle of the two. The body has a certain level of freedom similar to the Linux OS, but also has implemented restrictions like Windows. For instance, if one wants to hurt one’s self, it is one’s decision to do so. However, that being said, the CNS picks up that pain and sends it to the brain, which registers it and could cause one to stop inflicting the pain-causing action. Though this is merely one anecdote, I think it nicely summarizes the OS-style structure of the human body. A fully Linux body would allow one to inflict as much pain as one wants without hindering him or her at all. A fully Windows body wouldn’t allow for the self-injurious behaviour at all in the first place.

Anyway, food for thought. 😉

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Jun 01 2007

New category

Well, I have decided to add another category to the Z-Issue. There have been many times that I’ve wanted to blog about some crazy thoughts or connections that I’ve made, but I really didn’t have a category into which I could place the new entries. Now, I have established the “Ramblings” category and given it the royal occupation of housing such rants. Anyway, you can see all the entries in that category (or any other for that matter) by clicking on the category title in the right-side toolbar. For now, enjoy. The first post there should be coming tomorrow. 🙂

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Jun 01 2007

Not quiet on the indie front

Over the past couple of days I’ve been actively looking for new independent and foreign films. In particular, I’ve wanted to find purchasable DVDs of Jeff Erbach’s The Nature of Nicholas, and Soft Like Me, Kat Candler’s Cicadas, and Joshua Sanchez’s Kill or be Killed. To start on these valiant and estranged quests, I tried to find contact emails for each of the respective directors or production companies. I already knew Kat’s email address because she sent me a pre-production copy of that film years ago. However, I want the official release of it, as well as the others.

After a few days of searching I’m 2 for 4…or really 2.5 for 4. 😉 I found both of Erbach’s films through the Winnipeg Film Group and ordered them. I should be receiving those films next week sometime thanks to Monica at WFG. I emailed Kat and found out that all the copies of Cicadas are sold out. However, she said there might be more toward the end of the summer. I haven’t heard back from Sanchez about his movie. The only positive side to that part is that one can freely view Kill or be Killed in streaming format on his website.

So, I’m really excited about all of these films (even though I’ve seen Cicadas several times :)). I’ll post reviews for each of the Erbach films once I get them and feast my eyes and mind on them. Anyway, here are the websites for each of the respective films so you can check them out if you want to.

If you are wondering about any of these films or any other independent / foreign films, just shoot me an email at zach@z-issue.com.

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