Well, I flew into Denver this afternoon from Phoenix, witnessing firsthand the impact of the new airport security measures brought into force following the London bombing plot was unearthed - I have to say I’m shocked.The staff at Sky Harbour did a fantastic job ensuring that I had no liquids and/or snakes in my hand luggage… one small problem - at no point was I asked to present any form of identification to verify my identity. At check-in I used the United self service booth and checked my suitcase - no one asked for my passport, and I happily departed with boarding card in hand.Through security, show them my boarding card, off I go - they didn’t even ask me to remove my hat (note to terrorists: look cool and smuggle liquids at the same time, buy Nike!). Before I know it, I’m on the plane and feeling slightly uneasy!You would have thought that being a Brit, the Hollywood bad guy stereotype might have encouraged them to take extra precautions! (more…)

With a title like “Snakes on a Plane”, you know that a movie is either going to be really bad, or really good (often, because it is really bad), and with a name like Samuel L Jackson attatched to the film it becomes more than likely that it will fall into the second category.The film starts out as your fairly standard drama - some kid witnesses a mobster killing someone, and he is placed into the protective custody of an FBI agent (Jackson) whilst he travels to Los Angeles to testify. Of course, what noone was expecting was for the mobster to hatch a plot to kill this witness using shedloads of snakes… on a plane! As things happen you get to know the passengers, including:

• Mark’s girlfriend from Peep show - complete with annoying rat dog.
• Asian kickboxer who you are convinced is going to be unmasked as an “Evil Assassin” before the end of the film.
• The rap superstar with OCD.
• The typical nasty British passenger who seems to wind everyone up.

Then the passengers get to know the snakes, and our boy Sam gets a little fed up - taking up the challenge of getting the mother**cking snakes off the motherf**king plane. Brilliant stuff! And the fight between snake and trouser-snake is not to be missed!Snakes on a Plane is one of those films which keeps you entertained, both by the drama and the sheer ridiculousness of it all! I can definately see this doing well, especially on DVD.On a side note, I must say that the cinema I saw this in was fantastic (Desert Ridge, Phoenix, AZ) - the surround sound was so good that it felt as if the snakes were in the cinema with you! (more…)

Well, its been almost 2 months without an update…. I’m still in the States, but hoping to be back in the UK for dConstruct. So, whats new? Well I have been getting more and more into Flash/ActionScript development - including a bit of dabbling with Flex and ActionScript 3.. very nice!Hot on the heels of BumbleSearch, GTDMail has just been released. An extension for Firefox which integrates the GTD (Getting things Done) system into Google Mail. This allows you to use special labels to organize projects, tasks and contacts. The killer feature is that it also can be used to print out Hipster PDA’s!Whilst it is still in the early days, initial feedback and coverage has been spectacular. Featured on the front page of Digg and LifeHacker!I wonder if our next project will get the same response… (more…)