Comments for Reenigne blog http://www.reenigne.org/blog Stuff I think about Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:04:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Cool stuff you can’t find on the web by james http://www.reenigne.org/blog/csycfotw/comment-page-1/#comment-3716 james Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:04:46 +0000 http://www.reenigne.org/blog/?p=24#comment-3716 SL, thanks for uploading that episode to youtube - fantastic! Here's another thing I can't find on the web: when I was a kid (late 1970's to early 1980s) there was a black and white sci-fi series on the TV some time around 5 or 6 in the evening. It might have been set in the '30's or'40's. It had short-ish episodes. The only one I can clearly remember involved a device called the "Decimator" (IIRC) - some kind of ray gun gizmo invented by a guy in a white lab coat. I think he was a good guy, but the bad guys wanted the device. It ended up with a punch-up in the villain's underground lair. Some guy lobbed a stone at the switch of the Decimator which then turned-on and melted the caves and caused it all to collapse - the guy in the lab coat stayed behind to try and turn it off but couldn't and he got trapped/killed in the ensuing cave-in. Does that ring any bells for anyone? SL, thanks for uploading that episode to youtube – fantastic!

Here’s another thing I can’t find on the web: when I was a kid (late 1970’s to early 1980s) there was a black and white sci-fi series on the TV some time around 5 or 6 in the evening. It might have been set in the ’30’s or’40’s. It had short-ish episodes. The only one I can clearly remember involved a device called the “Decimator” (IIRC) – some kind of ray gun gizmo invented by a guy in a white lab coat. I think he was a good guy, but the bad guys wanted the device. It ended up with a punch-up in the villain’s underground lair. Some guy lobbed a stone at the switch of the Decimator which then turned-on and melted the caves and caused it all to collapse – the guy in the lab coat stayed behind to try and turn it off but couldn’t and he got trapped/killed in the ensuing cave-in.

Does that ring any bells for anyone?

]]> Comment on What are all those pins for? by Andrew http://www.reenigne.org/blog/what-are-all-those-pins-for/comment-page-1/#comment-3701 Andrew Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:45:54 +0000 http://www.reenigne.org/blog/?p=1079#comment-3701 Thanks! Yes, you can use the image. I would be interested to know if you do anything interesting with it. Thanks! Yes, you can use the image. I would be interested to know if you do anything interesting with it.

]]> Comment on What are all those pins for? by Impressive http://www.reenigne.org/blog/what-are-all-those-pins-for/comment-page-1/#comment-3700 Impressive Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:52:43 +0000 http://www.reenigne.org/blog/?p=1079#comment-3700 Impressive amount of effort you put into the colour mapping. Very interesting post. Would you mind if I used the image for my own personal use, non commercial? Regards Luke Impressive amount of effort you put into the colour mapping. Very interesting post.

Would you mind if I used the image for my own personal use, non commercial?

Regards

Luke

]]> Comment on Cool stuff you can’t find on the web by SL http://www.reenigne.org/blog/csycfotw/comment-page-1/#comment-3696 SL Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:53:35 +0000 http://www.reenigne.org/blog/?p=24#comment-3696 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGcuUeK9C-4 I actually found this clip of the second part of the They Who Dare episode I posted above, however it is all in Italian and has some slightly different (but actually quite nice ambient) music choices at particular points. It seems it was supposedly shot for a "No Limits" episode, however I can't find this anywhere. BUT, "Many years ago the client (Sector Sport watches) asked to make a TV serial with 10 films and every film had to be a record, possibly a world record! " so if you look on his Upload videos page it shows a couple of clips including a Base Jumper whom I'm not sure if he was in They Who Dare or not though the "10 film tv serials" may have nothing to do with the Ice Climb episode, if he was involved with the shooting of that somehow as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGcuUeK9C-4

I actually found this clip of the second part of the They Who Dare episode I posted above, however it is all in Italian and has some slightly different (but actually quite nice ambient) music choices at particular points. It seems it was supposedly shot for a “No Limits” episode, however I can’t find this anywhere. BUT, “Many years ago the client (Sector Sport watches) asked to make a TV serial with 10 films and every film had to be a record, possibly a world record! ” so if you look on his Upload videos page it shows a couple of clips including a Base Jumper whom I’m not sure if he was in They Who Dare or not though the “10 film tv serials” may have nothing to do with the Ice Climb episode, if he was involved with the shooting of that somehow as well.

]]> Comment on Cool stuff you can’t find on the web by SL http://www.reenigne.org/blog/csycfotw/comment-page-1/#comment-3695 SL Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:39:22 +0000 http://www.reenigne.org/blog/?p=24#comment-3695 Oh bugger not sure it seems to work using the title in the search as I just tried it! direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1oM9EEkpGY Oh bugger not sure it seems to work using the title in the search as I just tried it!

direct link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1oM9EEkpGY

]]> Comment on Cool stuff you can’t find on the web by SL http://www.reenigne.org/blog/csycfotw/comment-page-1/#comment-3694 SL Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:34:40 +0000 http://www.reenigne.org/blog/?p=24#comment-3694 Ok, I have after all this time managed to somehow get my one and only prized VHS tape recorded into my computer [after a few failed initial attempts related to my tuner card etc which is why it's been put aside this long] so you fellow fans can revisit one of the They Who Dare episodes! Enjoy! Hopefully the presence of this on Youtube will jog some memories and some other people who never thought of uploading They Who Dare might dig up some old videotapes or share episodes they've digitized already [if they exist]. Look for "They Who Dare BBC2 part 1 of 2" on Youtube. Ok, I have after all this time managed to somehow get my one and only prized VHS tape recorded into my computer [after a few failed initial attempts related to my tuner card etc which is why it's been put aside this long] so you fellow fans can revisit one of the They Who Dare episodes! Enjoy! Hopefully the presence of this on Youtube will jog some memories and some other people who never thought of uploading They Who Dare might dig up some old videotapes or share episodes they’ve digitized already [if they exist].

Look for “They Who Dare BBC2 part 1 of 2″ on Youtube.

]]> Comment on Cool stuff you can’t find on the web by james http://www.reenigne.org/blog/csycfotw/comment-page-1/#comment-3681 james Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:32:36 +0000 http://www.reenigne.org/blog/?p=24#comment-3681 I've similarly searched in vain for any reference to the BBC "They Who Dare" series on the Internet. You just get tons of references for the 1954 film. A search for "They Who Dare" on youtube returns no results. It's obviously a conspiracy. Anyway, here's my contribution: the brilliant haunting theme music used on "They Who Dare" is a clip from Ennio Morricone's sound track for the film "The Mission". You can listen to this on youtube (the bit they used is about 3:20 from the start) and you may find it brings back memories of the stunning production quality of the series and lent such atmosphere to the beautiful footage of highly skilled nutters trying to kill themselves in spectacular parts of the world. Also, there is a tiny amount of info on the series at: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/520744 . The producer was Tony Rayner, if that helps anyone. I’ve similarly searched in vain for any reference to the BBC “They Who Dare” series on the Internet. You just get tons of references for the 1954 film. A search for “They Who Dare” on youtube returns no results. It’s obviously a conspiracy.

Anyway, here’s my contribution: the brilliant haunting theme music used on “They Who Dare” is a clip from Ennio Morricone’s sound track for the film “The Mission”. You can listen to this on youtube (the bit they used is about 3:20 from the start) and you may find it brings back memories of the stunning production quality of the series and lent such atmosphere to the beautiful footage of highly skilled nutters trying to kill themselves in spectacular parts of the world.

Also, there is a tiny amount of info on the series at: http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/520744 . The producer was Tony Rayner, if that helps anyone.

]]> Comment on Doodads by Michael Holmes http://www.reenigne.org/blog/doodads/comment-page-1/#comment-3659 Michael Holmes Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:11:22 +0000 http://www.reenigne.org/blog/doodads/#comment-3659 I know this is an old post, but I do have a suggestion. It is, in fact, a pocket sized shovel. I know this is an old post, but I do have a suggestion.

It is, in fact, a pocket sized shovel.

]]> Comment on Memory handling for fractal program by Dave http://www.reenigne.org/blog/memory-handling-for-fractal-program/comment-page-1/#comment-3627 Dave Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:02:25 +0000 http://www.reenigne.org/blog/?p=935#comment-3627 Very very impressive. Been thinking of making something like this - and now I don't have to! Very very impressive. Been thinking of making something like this – and now I don’t have to!

]]> Comment on The Land of Infinite Fun by Monwar Hussain http://www.reenigne.org/blog/the-land-of-infinite-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-3623 Monwar Hussain Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:49:37 +0000 http://www.reenigne.org/blog/?p=457#comment-3623 Hey, I just LOVED that part of Banks' book. When you read GRAND ideas like that... or whatever, when I read it, they just fill my heart with a certain 'unutterable grandeur'. Thanks for reproducing that here! Hey, I just LOVED that part of Banks’ book. When you read GRAND ideas like that… or whatever, when I read it, they just fill my heart with a certain ‘unutterable grandeur’. Thanks for reproducing that here!

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