Hobbit, Slingshot, Supreme Court and Tanya Andersen

Del Toro Officially Set for Hobbit Films - New Line Cinema has announced that Guillermo del Toro has signed on to direct the Hobbit and its sequel. The filmmaker will move to New Zealand and work with Peter Jackson on the 4 year project. Del Toro is the handpicked choice by Jackson for the film. This should also scuttle any chances for a Hellboy III any time soon. The hope is to get the first film out around 2010.

Kamen Introduces the Slingshot - Previously called the Vapor Compression Distiller when first introduced on the Colbert Report a few months ago, the machine is now officially called the Slingshot. The machine is designed for 3rd world countries and claims to be produce clean water from any water source, dirty or not. The device uses no filters, costs $1000 to $2000 and can also produce enough electricity for 70 energy efficient light bulbs. I still think it uses pressure at a certain setting that vaporizes water, and only water, leaving behind the unwanted impurities.


Boston Legal Trashes the Supreme Court - The legal show does it again, this time taking the Supreme Court to task over its politics which drive the court rather then the legal which mostly seems irrelevant to the court in this day and age. Really, on any given issue, it’s not even a question of how the court will go as the five conservatives are always going to vote as a block and align 100% percent with republican values. It’s really just a question on what the other 4 will do. At this point I don't know why anyone bothers to bring a case to them since it’s decided before they even show up.


Profile on Tanya Andersen - You may not know her name but she is taking the fight to the RIAA for its tactics and secrecy over the last few years at it attempts to buffer its lagging profits via unjustified lawsuits and fear mongering. So far she is winning. Worth a read.