I was on vacation in London, Ontario last week so I watched a pretty cool documentary about anabolic steroids, “Bigger, stronger, faster*”. The film maker is the middle of three brothers. He shows some old footage of them growing up pudgy and weak (something I can definitely empathize with). Then they all buy into “the [...]
I watched an incredible documentary yesterday, “The War Tapes”. A number of national guardsmen were given a bunch of hi-def video cameras. They were then deployed to Iraq. The footage is terrible and heartbreaking. Crazy shit is happening down there. It’s clear to us now that Bush didn’t go into Iraq because of Saddam, but [...]
Rapid fire reviews, ’cause my opinion matters.
“Deepness in the Sky”, Vernor Vinge. He won “Hugo” for this one in 2000. Loosely related to his other winer, “Fire upon the deep” from ‘93. He has an incredible ability to create gargantuan universes while steel focusing on the minute. This particular novel is about slower-than-light travel between [...]
I don’t think I’ve read nearly enough this past year. The trend continued in that I’ve mostly read trashy sci-fi.. I did fit in a number of “good” books though. Rapid-fire impressions below, in reverse chronological order.
One of the most notable scifi books that I’ve read was Vernor Vinge’s “Rainbows End”. The reviews on Amazon [...]
Shit. I just spent 3 hours trying to get dual head working on my laptop. No go. Maybe it’s time to move to OS X?
So I got me a projector. It’s an 800×600 LCD , 1000 or so lumen one. 2 years old, cost me $450, plus another $15 for a high definition cable. These things are pretty good value. You get a pretty decent size image (in my case about 60″) for a fraction of the [...]
…from my vacation. I went to Asia (HK, Signapore, Bangkok and Tokyo) for the first two weeks of october. It was a blast. I didn’t take my laptop with me. On one hand, it left me slightly disconnected and at mercy of internet cafes and workstations at hostels. On the other hand, it provided for [...]
Hmm, what’s with the “S”s? Anyway, I’ve been watching a bunch of stuff lately so here is a quick, mini review post.
“Smith“, another heist show (what happened to “Heist?). It’s not bad. There’s action, suspense and Amy Smart is super hot. The only thing that differentiates the movies in this genre is how convoluted the [...]
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Posted 26 September 2006
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I’ve just finished reading Jhereg, the first installment of the Vlad Taltos series, by Steven Brust. If you’re a fan of multi-volume fantasy - heroic fantasy that is, than this book is definitely enjoyable. Started in 1983, the series now contains 9 books. In Jhereg, Vlad, the main character is introduced, along with the “supporting [...]
Well, I watched the first 3 episodes of EUReKA. I’m gonna skip the plot synopsys, it’s available at Wikipedia among other places. If you don’t have SciFi or SkyOne, it’s a fairly amusing show about exploits of a policeman in a strange town (Eureka). It’s pretty humorous (but not as funny as Farscape). Definitely [...]
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Posted 04 August 2006
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