, conversely, is the dreamer who has been forced into a reality she hates. She has the passion and the imagination (the "Fish"), but she lacks the agency to catch them. Her "Tiger" is the fear of the unknown and the societal stigma surrounding her disability. The film’s most powerful moments occur when Josee decides to face the Tiger. There is a pivotal scene where she asserts her independence, refusing to be treated as an invalid or a burden. It is a raw, unpolished moment of human dignity that defines the film’s message
represents the active pursuer of dreams. He dives into the ocean (metaphorically and literally) to chase his ambitions. However, his dream is almost too logical. He has a plan, but does he have the passion? His interaction with Josee challenges him to find the emotional core of his ambitions.
Enter Kumiko, a young woman who prefers to be called "Josee" (a name borrowed from a character in a François Truffaut film). Josee uses a wheelchair and lives a sheltered life under the care of her overprotective grandmother. Her world is small, confined largely to her room and her books. She is sharp-tongued, cynical, and initially views Tsuneo with suspicion.
Almost 20 years ago, I had the pleasure of creating a beautifully themed WordPress website for a client. However, as time went by, the website's appearance took a hit because the images uploaded by the client became distorted. It turned out that the person responsible for uploading photos didn't have the right tools to crop them properly.
Buying Photoshop just to resize images in bulk didn't seem like the smartest option. Even if you have Photoshop, recording a batch action to resize images isn't too difficult. But if you need different dimensions, you'll have to create separate batch actions, eventually cluttering your Photoshop with many presets. The same goes for using Automator on a Mac.
Finding user-friendly software to batch crop and resize images was a challenge. Most options either resulted in pixelated images or distorted them to fit dimensions without cropping. To this day, it's a mystery why anyone would want a squashed image just to meet a specific size! , conversely, is the dreamer who has been
Another hurdle was the need to install these software solutions, which could be problematic due to strict security policies requiring multiple layers of approval for installations.
Determined to tackle this issue, I initially attempted to develop an app that wouldn't require installation. However, I quickly encountered a major obstacle in supporting multiple operating systems. Each version of Windows and Mac required different executable files, and I lacked the resources to test on all systems. The film’s most powerful moments occur when Josee
Then one day, inspiration struck: why not create a website to solve this problem? While a website might not be as powerful as software, it could certainly get the job done effectively.
The first version of BIRME came to life in 2012, built with HTML, JavaScript, and a little help from Flash (remember Flash?). By 2015, we phased out the Flash component that was used for generating zip files and prompting downloads. He dives into the ocean (metaphorically and literally)
The design of BIRME 2.0 was completed in 2016, and since then, we've been gradually refreshing the code. Today, it's almost exactly what we envisioned from the start!
, conversely, is the dreamer who has been forced into a reality she hates. She has the passion and the imagination (the "Fish"), but she lacks the agency to catch them. Her "Tiger" is the fear of the unknown and the societal stigma surrounding her disability. The film’s most powerful moments occur when Josee decides to face the Tiger. There is a pivotal scene where she asserts her independence, refusing to be treated as an invalid or a burden. It is a raw, unpolished moment of human dignity that defines the film’s message
represents the active pursuer of dreams. He dives into the ocean (metaphorically and literally) to chase his ambitions. However, his dream is almost too logical. He has a plan, but does he have the passion? His interaction with Josee challenges him to find the emotional core of his ambitions.
Enter Kumiko, a young woman who prefers to be called "Josee" (a name borrowed from a character in a François Truffaut film). Josee uses a wheelchair and lives a sheltered life under the care of her overprotective grandmother. Her world is small, confined largely to her room and her books. She is sharp-tongued, cynical, and initially views Tsuneo with suspicion.
