Reading Time: < 1 minutePhilips Hue, albeit expensive, is one of the most stable and reliable smart lighting systems. However, the Hue system has one big drawback. There is a limit in the number of devices per bridge. When the number of Hue devices is high there is a need for a second Hue Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLet’s see whether there are other popular icons of the golden Hollywood era, listed by the American Film Institute, that can break the fame level attained by Monroe and Wayne. Let’s also see how these compare to modern time actors and actresses. Six iconic actresses and actors Read more
Reading Time: 4 minutesContinued from here Storage device Having setting up the HTPC case/power-supply/fans, graphics card, and motherboard/processor/ram we next need a hard disk. This is required for storing the operational system and the appropriate HTPC software. An SSD (solid-state drive) of 256 GB to 512 GB is the best option for the Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn recent years, Willis and Stallone enjoy a fame of about 10 famons whereas Schwarzenegger’s fame reaches 25 famons (see previous post). But how do these figures compare to those of other people? In a previous post I compared their fame to those of Seagal and Van Damme. Now let’s see Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe dialogue is an important element of a movie scenario. It contributes to character development, advances the plot and builds the required tension for the viewer. The dialogues of Die Hard are real diamonds. The penetration of humor makes them more entertaining and effective. Even idle chit chat allows us Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutescontinued from here Motherboard and Processor The motherboard and the processor, or CPU, are two of the most important parts of a PC. The motherboard is the heart of a computer that connects all the components and peripherals together. The CPU is the brain of the computer. It executes instructions Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesBruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone are all iconic action heroes for the 1980s and 1990s. Each one has its own idiosyncrasy and personal style of acting. Yet, all three have contributed some of the best action movies ever made, which are nowadays considered classic. In the last decades, Read more
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Ngram tool Michel et al. (2011) produced the online tool Ngram. Ngram produces a graph in which the y-axis shows how many times a phrase occurs in a corpus of books (making up about 6% of all books ever printed; Lin et al. 2012) relative to all remaining phrases Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA pair of good headphones, both over the head and earbuds, with good noise cancelation is an essential accessory for our home cinema room. There are times when we must keep the sound in the home cinema room at very low levels, e.g., late at night when our younger family Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI visited Vienna from the 29th of December till the 6th of January 2024. The New Year eve was impressive as is Vienna in general. During all these days I continuously walked throughout the city, enjoying the Viennese coffee and hot chocolate, strudels, krapfen, sachertorte, and Read more