Axodys 10C Edition

Andy Ihnatko, one of my favorite technology writers of all time had the good fortune to call Roger Ebert one of his friends.

I’ve lost one of my favorite writers of all time. I’ve lost one of my most trusted, respected, and generous advisors on all subjects that could possibly matter to a modern human being. And I’ve lost a great friend of more than 20 years.

But I still have him in the form of the finest and highest standard of what it means to be a journalist and critic. All my life, Roger Ebert has always been the bar I’ve tried to reach. I never will. But his example has made me stronger through failure.

Andy was also kind enough to share some of his first hand experiences travelling to Chicago and attending the smaller private services for Ebert’s family and friends.

After a couple years of running races in the 5 miler through marathon range I finally got in my first timed 5K in forever yesterday. In my opening attempt to document my various activities a little more frequently here’s my Bulldog Jog race report over at 100km.us.

Ebert’s work as a critic was a love letter to film. His blog was a love letter to his fellow man. He’ll be sorely missed, but I’m so glad that the Web that so many people I know and respect fought to build and preserve provided the medium for him to share his thoughts with all of us.

Rafe Colburn with a great post on Robert Ebert that mirrors my own sentiments towards the man.

Fantastic animated short by Adam Winnik and a good reminder that I need to devote some time to watching and reading some of Carl Sagan‘s work in 2013.

I'm completely psyched for Futurama¹ to start. Hurry up and set a date Fox! Matt Groening is a genius!

1. Original defunct URL: http://cerberus.simplenet.com/Futurama/index.html