Some days, you just have to use grep.

Ever needed to tell your friends where you are? Forget where you parked? If you have an Android phone, there’s now a solution: Flare.

Flare is an easy way of sharing locations and remembering them. Simply type a message, pick a phone number, and your flare will be sent, even if your friend doesn’t have Flare. Flare uses text messages to communicate, so no personal information is ever sent to a website.

You can purchase Flare from the Android Market. For those with Barcode Scanner:

Flare is my first Android app, and I’ve been working on it for months now. I hope you’ll give it a look, and if you find it useful, please reblog.

Let me get this out of the way first: I watched Prince of Persia today and it was awful. Don’t go see it; not even the fight scenes were particularly well-constructed.

My real delight today was watching the film adaptation of Hamlet with Mel Gibson. For what it’s worth, I think that it is the best film adaptation of that play. Its emotional depth is surprising given most other adaptations are rather dreary.

And what lovely acting! Mel Gibson presents a memorable Hamlet, but it’s fascinating to watch the other brilliant actors in the supporting roles. Ian Holm gave a memorable performance as Polonius—witty and wise, just as Shakespeare intended. I was shocked to discover that Helena Bonham Carter (who played Ophelia) is a talented actress when she doesn’t hide behind eye liner and Alan Rickman.