mike riley's blog: technology and entertainment

For the most part I'm writing about computers and movies, with the occasional social commentary. But let's be honest, you're probably here because you're friends with me. Feel free to comment, speculate or get in touch with me, but most of all: enjoy :)

Recent blog postings

This site is purposefully barren, it serves mainly the simple function of allowing me a place to write about things that are on my mind, vent my frustrations with the world, or just comment about things I think are neat. Below is a list of the latest stuff I've written, if you're looking for something older you'll have to use the search bar at the top of the page.

• the google takeover, why it will never happen - part 1 of 3

  I was having a conversation with a friend of mine earlier today about when and how I thought Google would become 'self aware', I have some pretty unique thoughts on this entire subject.

  Posted: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:16:44 -0800

• Codex Seraphinianus - Even if it never makes sense to anyone, it sure is cool.

  My friend showed me a PDF of a really off the wall book written by an Italian architect some years ago. The entire thing is written in an unknown language and filled with completely bizarre illustrations, I spent some time looking over it and figured I would share.

  Posted: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:51:55 -0700

• Google to offer RSS feeds, and the people rejoiced.

  Just a little tidbit I picked up while browsing Digg, it's a pretty nifty feature that has been wanted for some time now.

  Posted: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:46:30 -0700

• Why blogging isn't always that much fun but you should do it anyways.

  I set up this little blog for myself, mainly as a cheap SEO gimmick so when people look for me on Google, they find this blog instead of my scandalous pictures scattered throughout the internet. A penny for your thoughts on this.

  Posted: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:21:33 -0700

• Primer, a movie that gets me (a geek)

  From the first time I saw this movie, I knew it would be one of my favorites. It slowly grew on me over time, and many viewings, and I'm happy to claim I'm now a die hard fan. I hope some of you will take the time to check it out.

  Posted: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:17:07 -0700

A little bit about me

Mike Riley is a web developer and movie buff who lives in Pittsburgh, PA.