Tag Archives: Geek Stuff

The Tao of Bau(er)

One topic that seems to pop up regularly on political blogs these days is whether or not 24 is a right-wing show or not. Kevin Drum had a representative post a few days ago: So what’s up? The hyperkinetic world … Continue reading

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It’s a sign!

Shamus provides some recommendations for computer games to try out as entry-points. I found this especially helpful, seeing as how my last direct experience with PC gaming was Riven. But on the other hand, today’s installment of Get Fuzzy was … Continue reading

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Brief linkage

Some short hits on stuff I’m seeing today: :: Hayao Miyazaki’s new film is announced. The tale apparently involves a goldfish Princess who wants to become human. Here’s hoping, because I’ve always loathed The Little Mermaid. :: Turkish Star Wars. … Continue reading

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Meh….

This week has been a blend of busy and not-feeling-like-posting. So I haven’t been posting. Will that continue? Who knows? Anyway, a few thoughts on various stuff: :: Watched Raines last night, and I had one of those cases where … Continue reading

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PZ and Skiffy

Apparently while I was offline, PZ Myers turned 50. And in doing so, he demanded that readers write poems celebrating him, or something. So here’s a tri-partite Fibonacci poem in honor of Dr. Myers: I. PZhas turnedfifty. Mayhe never meet … Continue reading

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Shamus is evil and must be destroyed.

All that reading of Shamus‘s blog has, as I predicted here, finally demolished my resistance. Today at Target I weakened and bought, from the “cheap computer games” section, Galactic Civilizations (which apparently includes an expansion pack of some sort) and … Continue reading

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Movies….

I’ve seen this quiz a few times in the last couple of days. It’s straightforward enough: 1. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times. Casablanca. 2. Name a movie that you’ve seen multiple times in the … Continue reading

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Sequential Art

I’ve been reading some comics and graphic novels lately, and I have more to go over the next few weeks. Here’s what I’ve read: :: Marvels, by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross. I liked this quite a bit, but I … Continue reading

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Yeah, I’ll have a Screaming Viking!

Back when I was soliciting space opera reading suggestions*, a reader e-mailed me (or maybe he commented, I can’t recall) about a book called Space Viking by H. Beam Piper. I saw a few copies on eBay, but never acquired … Continue reading

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“I’ll be right here”

Over at AICN they’ve started running a series of articles that are apparently a tribute to 1982, which Harry Knowles bills as the “best genre year ever”. Now, I’m not sure about that, but it’s a personal thing — Knowles … Continue reading

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