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Tag Archives: Geek Stuff
“Some enchanted evening….”
Oops, wrong thing set in the South Pacific. Jason Bennion reminds me of a show I really liked as a kid, Tales of the Gold Monkey. This was a high-adventure pulp show that aired in the 1982-1983 season on ABC, … Continue reading
The Unnamed Hero Cometh!
OK, folks, I just saw this “Make Your Own Superhero” gizmo over at Aurora Walking Vacation, and I just had to give it a try, using his suggestion of creating a superhero based on myself. Here it is! How about … Continue reading
Games as Art
I recall a while back reading Demosthenes take on Roger Ebert’s contention that video games may display a lot of craft, but they’re not art: I am prepared to believe that video games can be elegant, subtle, sophisticated, challenging and … Continue reading
Mahna Mahna!
Longtime readers will remember my unreasoning love of the Greatest Thing to Ever Feature Muppets Ever, the classic nonsense tune “Mahna Mahna!”. The Muppet Show version, as ever, can be seen here. However, I always knew that the song was … Continue reading
The New Space Opera
The New Space Opera, originally uploaded by Jonathan Strahan. That cover sets the bar pretty high, eh? I like my SF with BIG EFFIN’ STARSHIPS. So that cover indicates BIG EFFIN’ STARSHIPS. Therefore, bring on the tales about stuff that … Continue reading
Cinematic wisdom
For no real reason, I think there should be a selection online of the greatest advice ever given in the movies or TV shows. Hence this post. I’ll start listing some as they come to me, and feel free to … Continue reading
JLB for President!
Jayme Lynn Blaschke has announced his candidacy for the SFWA. His platform seems interesting, but I must acknowledge that I have no dog in this fight, since I’m not a member of the SFWA and I doubt I’ll bother joining … Continue reading
A query for techies….
I’ve been experimenting a bit with this newfangled BitTorrent thingie, and I have a question for the techno-inclined: What do I do with KVCD files, and how to I convert them into something that is, er, watchable? (Yes, I have … Continue reading
A rare quiz
There seem to be two types of bloggers: those who cheerfully do “What kind of X are you” quizzes, and those who will do them but only with the proviso that they rarely do those kinds of quizzes. I’m in … Continue reading
Graphically speaking
I’ve been reading quite a few graphic novels of late, and I have some more in the “to read” stack, seeing as how the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library actually stocks them to a nice degree. (If you live … Continue reading