Legend has it that Leonardo da Vinci slept only two hours per day, resting in periodic snippets of 10 to 30 minutes. This unusual sleep pattern is known as polyphasic sleep or “the sleep of genius.” Da Vinci put these extra waking hours to good use, pursuing his mastery of painting and sculpture, continuing his work as an engineer and inventor, and furthering the knowledge of man in disciplines such as anatomy and mathematics. A journalist once attempted to adopt this habit, and after several weeks was able to get by on less than four hours of sleep per day, but he soon found himself bored and wasted the extra time on television and junk food. The moral of the story is that you need a genius to make the most out of certain opportunities. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Matt O’Leary’
Time Lapse Review
Posted: October 1, 2014 in 2014 Fantasy FilmFest, Reviews, Science FictionTags: Bradley King, Danielle Panabaker, George Finn, Leonardo da Vinci, Matt O'Leary, Polyphasic Sleep, Sci Fi
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Drones Review
Posted: June 29, 2014 in Action, Drama, ReviewsTags: Action, Drones, Eloise Mumford, Matt O'Leary, Movies, Rick Rosenthal, War Films, War Games
The poster art for Drones features a 21st-century soldier deep in The Suck, a M16 rifle with grenade launcher at the ready and a Batman utility belt strapped around his mid-section. A female soldier with a daintier weapon and a few packs less ammo follows him. The sky is filled with unmanned aerial vehicles and tracer fire. “THE WAR OF THE FUTURE IS UP IN THE AIR,” we’re told.
Ridiculous.
Anyone purchasing a cinema ticket, DVD, or on-demand rental based on that nonsensical graphic, which is nothing more than video game cover art, should be entitled to a full refund plus compensation. (more…)
