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Nasa Discoveries Spark Hopes Of Alien Life

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:16:00 +0000

Nasa's planet-hunting deep space observatory has found hundreds of new potential planets, sparking hopes of finding other worlds similar to Earth.

The objects were found in Nasa's Kepler Mission, a space observatory designed to discover Earth-like planets orbiting other stars.

Its massive telescope monitors the brightness of over 145,000 stars in a fixed field of view in three constellations in the Milky Way.

A 95-megapixel camera records and analyses the passage of planets around those stars by measuring the changes in light radiation.

The findings show 140 of the new discoveries could be similar in size to Earth.

"From the orbital size and the temperature of the star, the planet's characteristic temperature can be calculated," Nasa explains on the mission's website.

"From this the question of whether or not the planet is habitable (not necessarily inhabited) can be answered."

Scientists say the results contradict older theories that had suggested small and Earth-like planets would be less frequent.

An astronomer on the Kepler mission, Dimitar Sasselov, professor of astronomy at Harvard University, revealed the findings in a conference in Oxford earlier this month.

He said the next step would be to determine whether the suspected planets would indeed be habitable.

"The figures suggest our galaxy, the Milky Way, will contain 100 million habitable planets," he said.

"With our own little telescope just in the next two years we will able to identify at least 60 of them.

"There is a lot more work we need to do with this, but the statistical result is loud and clear, and it is that planets like our own Earth are out there."

Google Unveils Nexus One 'Superphone'

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:13:00 +0000

Google has unveiled its new smartphone in a direct challenge to the Apple iPhone.

The internet giant billed the Nexus One as a "superphone" and the next step in the evolution of its Android software.
Google worked with Taiwanese electronics firm HTC to make the touch-screen device.

"I think you will see it pushes the limits of what's possible on a smart phone," HTC chief executive Peter Chou said.

"It is very thin and feels good in your hand."

Google engineer Erick Tseng said the Nexus One handsets are no thicker than pencils and no heavier than a Swiss Army knife keyring.

"It is a great marriage of form and function. It is really light," he said.
Tseng added that the new phones are built on the same Android 2.1 software that runs Droid smartphones but feature innovations such as 3D graphics and speech recognition. Though it is worth mentioning that the Nexus one phone does not ahve as many apps as the iPhone and it is slightly more expensive at the moment.

Google said it is also launching its own online store, from which the Nexus One can be bought "unlocked" for $529 (£330).

It will ship devices to buyers in Singapore, Hong Kong and Britain, it said.

But if customers in the US buy the handset with a two-year T-Mobile contract, the price starts at $179 (£111).
Google said its European customers should be able to use a Nexus One with a Vodafone contract by the middle of the year.

Spot the planet

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:05:00 +0000

For as long as humans have looked at the night sky we have speculated on the possibility that other planets harbour intelligent life. Now that we are capable of sophisticated scientific probing of the universe, the search for such planets is on in earnest. Nasa launched the Kepler telescope in March 2009 to search for potential life-supporting Earth-sized planets around other stars (kepler.nasa.gov).

The Kepler telescope orbits the sun in an Earth-trailing orbit so that its view of the stars is not blocked periodically by the Earth, moon or sun. The telescope looks fixedly at a star field in our region of the Milky Way in an effort to detect associated planets that are one-half to twice the size of Earth, particularly planets that orbit their stars in the “habitable zone”, where liquid water could exist and where life as we know it might reside.
The Kepler telescope is a special 0.95m-diameter light-meter called a photometer. It has a very large field of view (105 sq degrees) for an astronomical telescope – most telescopes have a field of view of less than one sq degree. Kepler needs to be this big in order to look at a large number of stars simultaneously. It will stare at the same star field for the duration of its entire mission (at least 3.5 years), monitoring the brightness of more than 100,000 stars.
Kepler will use the transit method to detect planets. When a planet passes (“transits”) in front of its star, it prevents a small fraction of light from reaching Kepler. Transits by Earth-sized planets will dim a planet’s detected brightness by one part in 10,000, over a period of two to 16 hours. For a signal to be attributed to a planet, it must be absolutely periodic, it must cause the same change in brightness each time and last the same length of time. In order to achieve reliability, four observations must be made. The time between transits for habitable-zone planets will be about one year and so the mission must last at least 3.5 years in order to make four transit measurements.
The Kepler telescope is fantastically sensitive. Detection of the transit of an Earth-sized planet is a feat equivalent to detecting the dimming effect of a fly crawling across a car headlamp on full beam when observed from a distance of many kilometres. In order to achieve this power and precision, the telescope must be based in space. Earth-based observations would be degraded by atmospheric perturbations, the effects of day and night cycles, and so on. Once detected, the planet’s size can be determined from the extent of the brightness change. The size of the planet’s orbit and its temperature can be determined from the time between transits. This data will tell whether or not life is possible on the planet. Assuming that planets are common around stars such as our sun, Nasa expects that Kepler will detect about 50 Earth-sized planets.
Science takes the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe very seriously. It would be surprising if microbiological life-forms did not exist elsewhere, and we may yet discover them in our own solar system, on Mars, Europa or Titan. But the really exciting prospect is that intelligent self-conscious aliens live elsewhere in the universe and that, some day, we will contact them. The possibility of intelligent alien life has important philosophical and theological implications.
This time around the Vatican, mindful of the Galileo affair and public perceptions about Giordano Bruno, is not going to be caught napping. The church held a five-day conference in Rome in early November to hear scientific experts discussing the possibility of extraterrestrial life and to ponder its implications for the church. In an article in the official Vatican newspaper entitled “Aliens are my brother”, Fr Gabriel Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory, said that the existence of extraterrestrial life does not contradict belief in God. Some witty reporters entitled their covering pieces “ET phone Rome”.
Incidentally, the Catholic Church is often accused of burning Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) at the stake because he taught that the universe is teeming with planets that harbour alien intelligent life. But, according to the Catholic Encyclopaedia , this was not the charge on which Bruno was convicted by the Inquisition. He was convicted for preaching theological errors, such as denying the divinity of Jesus, claiming that the Devil can be saved, and more. Now, don’t get me wrong. I am not defending the burning of the unfortunate Bruno, just trying to present an accurate record. Burning for either reason would be equally wrong and horrible.

Online Anger As Group Hacks Into Twitter

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:30:00 +0000

The internet is abuzz after the hugely popular social media website Twitter was hacked.

A group calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" broke through Twitter's defences and managed to divert traffic to its own servers.
There, Twitter users were faced with the group's own logos and images to the site, with a front page that read: "This site has been hacked by Iranian Cyber Army."
"U.S.A. Think They Controlling And Managing Internet By Their Access, But They Don't, We Control And Manage Internet By Our Power, So Do Not Try To Stimulation Iranian Peoples To..."
The ICA's origins are unknown but the online community reacted with shock to what is a major security breach.
"This is unacceptable for one of the world's top 20 most-visited websites," wrote Ben Parr, a blogger on Mashable.
"Nothing compares to what has happened tonight. Twitter was summarily hacked, taken over, and then taken down. Its security protocols were clearly ineffective."

A parody of the Twitter logo
He added, "This is a black eye of epic proportions."
Once the social networking site was back up, one topic dominated the conversation, as "#WhenTwitterWasDown" and "Iranian Cyber Army" quickly became the two most mentioned phrases on the network.
An official message from Twitter on Friday said: "Twitter's (Domain Name System) records were temporarily compromised but have now been fixed. We will update with more information soon."
The Domain Name System, or DNS, is the internet service that ties a domain name to its web servers.
By changing these records, hackers would have been able to redirect visitors to Twitter.com to their own servers.
This could have enabled them to collect Twitter usernames and passwords by using a spoof website. But instead, they appear to have used the opportunity for political ends.
Twitter, whose celebrity fans include Stephen Fry and Jonathan Ross, is a site where users have 140 characters to write messages on the internet.
Last summer it was heralded as a tool that allowed opposition voices to be heard from Iran during a major crackdown following the disputed presidential election.

The 11th Hour - Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:35:00 +0000

This documentary which can be found in full on youtube is a very well-made documentary about the environment and how much trouble we are in. Watch it and be amazed...

Windows XP Tricks and Tips

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:01:00 +0000

** Watch In High Quality **

This video contains a number of useful tricks and tips that you can use with Windows XP. I am not sure if you can use them with Vista or Windows 7. I recorded this with Hypercam Screen Recorder and edited it with Windows Movie Maker. See below the video for instructions.

Enjoy!

1. Microsoft Word Error Message =rand (200,99)

2. Star Wars Command Prompt Text Version -
Go to the start menu and click "Accessories". Choose "Command Prompt". Type in "telnet" without quotes and press enterType in the letter "o" withour quotes and press enter. Type in "towel.blinkenlights.nl" without quotes and press enter.

3. Notepad Error Message msgbox
"whatever",20,"whatever" Save file as "whatever.vbs" without quotes.

Scientology Facing French Ban Over 'Fraud'

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:13:00 +0000

The Church of Scientology and seven of its leaders are on trial over an alleged fraud that could lead to the organisation being banned in France.

Known for its Hollywood celebrity followers Tom Cruise and John Travolta, the Church is in the dock in Paris for the second time in six years.

But French courts have prosecuted several individual Scientologists since 1978.

In the latest case, a woman alleges she was manipulated into handing over 20,000 euros (£17,600) for costly Scientology products, like an "electrometer" to measure mental energy.

Scientologist Tom Cruise
She said she was approached in a Paris street by a Scientologist in late 1998, who offered a free personality test, at a time when she was feeling psychologically fragile.

After being told that her test results were poor, the woman was sold a series of "life-improvement courses", vitamins and other costly products that left her in debt.

Lawyers argue that Scientology resorts to harassment and pressure to rein in victims who all show signs of vulnerability.

The Scientology Celebrity Centre in Paris, its director Alain Rosenberg and six top officials are accused of trying to seize the fortunes of vulnerable would-be followers "by exerting a psychological hold."

The church's spokeswoman in France rejected the accusations. "This is a trial for heresy," said Daniele Gounord, adding that the church was being "hounded" by French courts.

The seven top Scientologists are also charged with illegal practice of pharmaceutical work after plaintiffs said they were given vitamins and concoctions to improve their mental state.

French prosecutors failed to win a conviction in a previous fraud case against the church in 2003.

But this is the first time that the plaintiffs are invoking a 1994 law that could lead to its dismantling.

Under provisions of that legislation, the Scientology Celebrity Centre and a library in Paris could be shut down for failing to live up to their responsibilities as legal entities.

Founded in the United States in 1954 by science-fiction writer L Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology was officially recognised as a religion there nearly 20 years later.

Got Teal'c?

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:01:00 +0000

I downloaded this photo from google images and edited with paint. I then added the title with Windows Movie Maker. It is a parody of the "Got Milk?" advertisements that are very popular in America.

The Angry Calculatron

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:01:00 +0000

During the summer, a friend and I programmed a fully-functioning scientific calculator from scratch using java programming language.
But, this was a calculator with a difference. Aswell as printing the answer to your calculations, it prints insults at you!
This is maths with a new, fun twist!

You can visit the calculators Home Page here where you can use the calculator, as long as you have a web browser that works with java applets.

Enjoy!

Pentagon Hacked! ...again

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:37:00 +0000

The Pentagon has been officially hacked! It didn't take too long. If you would like to see it cick here.I think I'm the first person to link to it.Take a look around for yourself and see what you think. Enjoy!

How Michael Jacksons death affected the Internet

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:48:00 +0000

Michael Jacksons death has to be biggest loss of the internet era. Therefore, this had a profound affect on the internet:

70% of google searches of google searches were to do with Michael Jackson on the day and day after his death.

Websites, such as http://www.tmz.com/, crashed under the strain of a sudden rush of people wanting more information and updates on Michael and people wanting to pay their respects but that did not stop the news spreading via blogs and social networking sites
Nine out of the ten most popular topics discussed on Twitter were about Jackson, with many celebrities choosing the site to express their condolences.
Facebook reported that the number of status updates during the hour after Jackson's death was triple the average.

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone said that the passing of the global icon caused "the biggest jump in tweets per second since the US presidential election".

So many people wanted to verify the early reports of Jackson’s death that the computers powering Google's news section interpreted the surge of 'Michael Jackson' requests as an automated attack.

Prosecutor attacks French Scientology

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:16:00 +0000

A French prosecutor has recommended a Paris court dissolve the Church of Scientology's French branch when it rules on charges of fraud against the organisation. Registered as a religion in the Untied States, Scientology enjoys no such legal protection in France, where it has faced repeated accusations of being a money-making cult.

Talk is not cheap with the new iPhone

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:03:00 +0000

Techies will have to dig deepin their povkets if they want to own the latest iPhone. The new iPhone 3GS, available fromm O2, will cost from €79 up to a whopping €609 for customers, depending on their contract or plan. The 16G iPhone 3GS will retail at between €79 to €99 for contract or plan, while those on prepay will have to fork out €609 for the 32G version. The 3GS - which boasts a longer battery life and an improved three megapixel camera that can record video and support for multimedia messaging - will run an updated version of the iPhone operating system. The new phones wil be available in Ireland from Friday week.

Its not all bad news though.Maybe you are paying for what you get because it’s new features include:

Up to two times faster than the previous

iPhoneVideo Recording

3 MegaPixel Camera

Voice Control

Compass

Internet Tethering

Voice Memos

Scientists close to finding "alien" life

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:03:00 +0000

Astronomers may be just two decades away from finding extraterrestrial life, by using a new technique that analyses starlight streaming through a planet's atmosphere. Tested on the Earth, strong signs of life were found in the form of chemical "fingerprints". Analysing the light patterns, known as "transmission spectrums", can reveal chemicals such as oxygen and water, which indicate the presence of life. The test was carried out during a lunar eclipse by observing moonlight passing through the Earth's atmosphere - equivalent to observing the Earth's spectrum from far away as it passed in front of the Sun. Dr Enrie Palle, from the Astrophysics Institute of transmission spectrum of an inhabited planet looks like, we have a the Canaries, wrote in the journal Nature: "Now we know what the much better idea of how find and recognise Earth-like planets outside our solar system where life may be thriving".

Ancient bug could hold extraterrestrial secrets

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:55:00 +0000

A tiny bug found discovered deep under the Greenland ice has been reawakened from a slumber lasting more than 100,000 thousand years.

And scientists believe the unusual bacterium - Herminiimonas glaciei - may hold clues to life on other planets.

Researchers found the bug when they examined a 120,000-year-old, 3km-deep core sample drilled from glacial ice.

It took the scientists the best part of a year to coax the dormant microbes back to life by carefully warming the ice they were housed in.

As the bugs awoke and began to replicate, colonies of tiny purple-brown bacteria started to appear.

H. glaciei belongs to a rare family of "ultramicro" bacteria that live in extreme environments.

It can be up to 50 times smaller than the food bug E.coli.

Dr J Loveland-Curtze, who led the US team at Pennsylvania State University, said: "These extremely cold environments are the best analogues of possible extraterrestrial habitats."

"the exceptionally low temperatures can preserve cells and nucleic acids for for even millions of years."

"H. glaciei is one of just a handful of officially ultra-small species and the only one so far from the Greenland ice sheet."

"Studying these bacterian can provide insight into how cells can survive and even grow under extremely harsh conditions."

She stressed that H. glaciei was not harmfl to humans - which was just as well since it can pass straight through safety filters commonly used in laboratories and hospitals."

But Dr Loveland-Curtze warned that if harmful - or pathogenic - super-small bugs existed they would be hard to detect.

She said: "Other pathogens... could be present in solutions presumed to be sterile.

Heinz unveils USB microwave launch

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:26:00 +0000

One in five workers is too stressed to eat any lunch, leaving many feeling lethargic by the end of the day. A surrvey of more than 2,000 adults by food giant Heinz suggested a new office culture of "all work and no eat" because of work pressures. Heinz unveiled the data as it helped launch a prototype of the world's smallest portable microwave, which is powered by a computers USB port.

JLA/Avengers Similarities

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:04:00 +0000

I do not mind similarities in characteristics in characters in books or movies because they have templates e.g. "Hero", "Anti-Hero" and "Damsel-in-Distress", but when it comes to comic books and super-heroes I get angry. There is no reason why any two super-heroes should be in any way similar, or at least not as similar as the following.

The Flash vs. Quiksilver

Martian Manhunter vs. The Vision

The Atom vs. Yellowjacket

To name but a few. Similarities much? /RANT OVER

LFVJ22 Has its own button!

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:28:00 +0000

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There will be more coming soon! Bye! And yes i do exchange buttons so we can both benefit from this.Be sure to add these buttons to your blog/website!

Oh yeah, and we joined blogpatrol.com to see what kind of views I am getting.

Dont forget to subscribe to lfvj22. You won't regret it.

Are you a Nerd, Geek or a Dork?

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:27:00 +0000

I took the nerd, geek or dork test at okcupid.comand these are my results

Your result for The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test...

Outcast Genius

61 % Nerd, 52% Geek, 52% Dork

For The Record:

A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.

A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.

A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.

You scored better than half in all three, earning you the title of: Outcast Genius.

Outcast geniuses usually are bright enough to understand what society wants of them, and they just don't care! They are highly intelligent and passionate about the things they know are *truly* important in the world. Typically, this does not include sports, cars or make-up, but it can on occassion (and if it does then they know more than all of their friends combined in that subject).

Outcast geniuses can be very lonely, due to their being outcast from most normal groups and too smart for the room among many other types of dorks and geeks, but they can also be the types to eventually rule the world, ala Bill Gates, the prototypical Outcast Genius.

Congratulations!

Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you're interested in any of the following:

Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST

Take The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test at HelloQuizzy

This test is hilarious and accurate! Apparently, I'm a nerd!

Spam Poison

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:12:00 +0000

As I was on the blog "Buckfast for breakfast" (on the blogroll) I was looking for some html accessories for this blog. I came across a button that said "spam poison" on it. It sounded cool so I clicked on it (lostfanvanjellies22 does not condone clicking on random buttons). It was a link to this site. I thought it was an ingenious idea! NO MORE BOTS! YAY!

But I went back later and said ... "Wait a minute. Bots? Spiders? Crawlers on my blog? Do they even exist? I'm pretty sure they do but whether they do or not, if you look closely at both of the codes they are actually just links to the spam poison page! They do not have any significance at all. They're just links!

But maybe the "bots" go to these links rather than searching your blog? that might explain the 10 million hits it's getting on a daily basis!
In my opinion - this is just a link. Nothing More. If any of you know about these things and/or if they work or not, or even if you have more buttons to share you know what to do! E-mail me!

P.S. I am leaving it on the sidebar because

It looks cool.
It might work.

Got Teal'c?

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:12:00 +0000

I saved this photo from Google Images and opened it with Microsoft Paint, gave him the milk moustache and imported it into Windows Movie Maker. I could then add a title and take of it. I also made a video of it with intro, credits and music! You can watch the video here or in the video section of this blog. If you would like the code you can click on the photo, or go to the photobucket link where it says "contact me".

Dream Guitar and Gear

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:12:00 +0000

Jackson DXMG with two volume controls
Marshall MG100DFX
Dunlop Classic Wah Pedal
MXR Phase 90
MXR Blue Box
Dunlop DC power brick
Boss ME-70
MIDI/Kaoss Pad
Rocktron Banshee Talkbox

Dream Drum Kit

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:12:00 +0000

20" Sabian AAX Metal Ride
16" Sabian AAX Metal Crash
14" Sabian AAX Metal Hi-hats
Latin Percussion Cowbell and holder
Pearl Tambourine and holder
Pearl Export 12",13" toms and 16" floor toms
Pearl Export 24" Bass Drum
Pearl Joey Jordison Signature Snare
Pearl Masters 14" Snare
Pearl B-70w cymbal stand with boom (x2)
Pearl S-70w Snare stand
Pearl H-72w Hi-Hat stand
Remo Pinstripe skins
Pro mark 7A sticks
Moongel

Books

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:12:00 +0000

The Hithchhikers Series

These books are hilarious! They will keep you laughing for the rest of your life.

The Lord of the Rings Novel

These three volumes are amazing! They are classics and will last for ever. They completely blew me away. The length of them is enough to do that.

The "Lost" Books

I have all of these books. The storyline in them are amazing and add alot more to the lost storyline. They are all written very well but should not be included in the lost continuity storyline. They bring lost back to reality

The Hobbit

You should read this before reading "LOTR". It will help you understand everything by Tolkien. Everything he wrote revolves around this simple book.

Nick Shadow's Midnight Library

A collection of some of his short stories that seem harmless but are actually unharmless/harmful!
The Alex Rider SeriesThese books by Anthony Horowitz are so well written that when the seventh book came out before christmas i started to re-read them. I would recommend starting the reading from book one but the fourth book "Eagle Strike" is by far the best!

The Salmon of Doubt

After the the author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" died some nosy guy decided to get some of his essays from his beloved mac computer and publish them along with the first eleven chapters of his unfinished Dirk Gently book. Some essays are very random such as, the letter y, 2 dogs in New Mexico, deadlines abd the sound of music.
"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by."
Also: check out the meaning of Liff and the deeper meaning of Liff.
Johhny Maxwell Trilogy

These books are not overly funny buit it's well worth the read

The Silmarillion, Children Of Hurin and Unfinished Tales By Tolkien

Classis books that should be read after "The Lord Of The Rings". This book is set in the first age whereas Lotr is in the fifth age.

The Invisible Man By H.G. Wells

If you liked watching the Illusionist you will like reading this. Very appealing.

The Ultimates: Against All Enemies

This book can be a bit tedious at times but generally there is an okay storyline with a lack of action and full-scale wars.

I am Legend

This book does tend to drag on a little bit and is not as fast as the movie but is still worth reading, ideally before the movie.

Tree and Leaf

Movies

noreply@blogger.com (lostfanvanjellies22) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:12:00 +0000

The Lord of the Rings

As you know these films are astonishing but they are very long and I never have enough time to watch them.

Transformers

This movie was confusing at times but it was astonishing. I might have to watch it again. The girl in it is hot ;).

The Bourne Series

Flawless. Absolutely astonishing! These movies are about the C.I.A. and David Webb getting his memory back.

The Pirates of the Caribbean

These are just cool movies. That are fun to watch. Not exactly astonishing but definitely worth it.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Any fan of "hitchhikers" will love this movie (and books). It is hilarious and astonishing and exactly like anyone would have predicted.

Star Wars

These films are classics. Some of them are not good but others are not so not good. I would recommend IV,III,I and VI

300

A hardcore movie with hardcore action! I think its something about the roman empire but the action distracts you from the storyline.

I, Robot

Based on the novel with the same name this movie provides geeks and nerds alike with a satisfying storyline with odd tidbits of action.

I am Legend

This is an astonishing movie about a disease that (supposedly) kills off the entire planet. The ............guy.............. thats in it wanders around Manhattan, has to eventually find ways to fight off the infected people who are now zombies and even returns dvd's to the store (rental policy). Imagine having the whole of New York to yourself (with evil, dead, zombie-people of course.)

Deja Vu

This movie is highly recommended but it is hard to explain as the character goes back in time. Hence the name.

The Illusionist

This movie is quite mysterious as it involves realistic magic and an interpretable storyline.

Escape From Alcatraz

This movie is slightly dated but still a good one if you like the stroyline. It is like The Great Escape except toned down a little bit.

Monty Python: Life Of Brian

Hilarious!! If you like H2G2 you will like this.

Napoleon Dynamite

A day in the life of a nerd? Very funny film that we can all relate to. All movies about stereotypical nerds have to be funny.

Zodiac

This mysterious movie that is based on a true story will keep you thinking for weeks!

Hancock

This movie is ......... meh. Will Smith is good in it and funny at times. There is an interesting twist in the plot near the end. The movie did lack imagination.

Man on Wire

This is the most tense movie i have ever seen. Imagine a man being supported by a mere wire 450m above the concrete of my beloved NYC. The suspense was painful! I was scared for him.

The Dark Knight

This was the first batman movie I saw. It is interesting to see a superhero that actually doesnt have super-powers! And yes, Heath Ledger is as good in it as everyone says he is as the Joker. He was the best part of the movie!

Contact

This movie gets better as it goes on so do be patient with it. The end can be confusing but still mind-blowing. There was a bit too much drama. Stuff like "Oh, I'm so deprived" but when it gets to faxes from aliens and dimension-travelling balls of metal flying through a big chunk of metal designed by aliens it doesnt get much better!

Angels and Demons

Angels and Demons is a mysterious film about a symbologist assigned to solve a mystery involving the illuminati and the Roman Catholic Church. This is the sequel to the Da Vinci Code so if you liked that you'll like this.

1408

This horror movie (based on a book by Stephen King) is about a paranormal investigator who takes a visit to a haunted hotel room and never gets out.