Speak Stiltedly and Wear a Yellow Shirt

I’m a huge M. Night Shyamalan fan, so I enjoyed “The Village,” but I also understand why it’s getting mixed reviews. I saw it with Dr. Deb, who loved it, but I was torn for most of the movie. I’ll try to keep the spoilers down, though I’ll need a few to make my point. Please see the movie before reading any further.

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Miscellaneous links:

• If you’ve been hanging on to β24 of Quicksilver like I have, it expired this weekend. You can pick up β26 [update: now β27] at Blacktree, Inc.
• DaringFireball has a Mac humor entry in which the Magic 8-Ball Answers Your Questions Regarding RealNetworks‚Äô Harmony.
• Belle Nuit HTMLBook will compile multiple HTML pages into a nice PDF book.
• Peter¬†Maurer’s Calendarclock is a nice combination of the menu bar clock and your iCal items. It’s already replaced Menu Calendar in my menu bar.
• Did I mention how to turn your iPod into a remote control?
• The Apple Developer Connection has an article on installing a local copy of the W3C HTML validator on your mac.