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  1. The Difference Between UX and UI: Subtleties Explained in Cereal dsgn.me/J7UfV5 via @designdotorg
  2. Joe Smith: How to use a paper towel on.ted.com/CNKP #TED
  3. A document feed scanner opens a while new world!
  4. The Divide (4/5): Perfect soundtrack. Excellent portrayal of degeneration. Bad is the lack of effort to escape even facing no hope.
  5. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (3/5): Despite my dislike of Cruise this series gets better. Cool action. Good pace.
  6. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2/5): Not sad. I am told I look like the kid. True or not we have one thing in common - he is annoying.
  7. Contraband (4/5): Problem that keeps getting worse. Despite some usual tropes it is good. I wonder how the Icelandic original is.
  8. Drive (4/5): Surprisingly good. Goslin similar to the emotionless Reeves. Many good actors. Neo noir.
  9. Albert Nobbs (2/5): Not too intriguing. Unexpected nudity.
  10. Rampart (2/5): Nothing surprising, exciting, interesting. I finished it and noted some history.
  11. Santana Row is much nicer in the morning, without the crazy crowds.
  12. Isn't the whole point of brushing your teeth to go through the motions?
  13. War Horse (4/5): There is good everywhere, but sometimes it takes a special animal to uncover it. Animals deserve your kindness.
  14. Just saw elderly lady with Angry Birds umbrella. Jump the shark? End of days?
  15. ... and almost no music throughout, which works for this movie. I would see her in another action film.
  16. Haywire (3/5): Nice, relatively realistic action. Impressive kicks. Dry dialog. Weakish story.
  17. On the way home I passed someone in a mini cooper brushing his teeth. Where was he gonna spit?
  18. Immortals (3/5): 1.5h of overdramatic story for 30m of decent fighting.
  19. Poop Precognition: surmising your dog is ready to poop by looking at their but. A skill I never imagined existed, let along I'd acquire.
  20. We Bought a Zoo (4/5): A little goofy. A little charming. A little touching.