Television, movies, books, and games.
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· Technology , Media · Comments
It would seem that even being a somewhat responsible computer user can’t stop you from getting a rootkit. Last Night, my computer, using nzbtv and Newzbin, downloaded from USENET, for my girlfriend, what it believed to be True Blood the latest episode of a publicly released television show from its rightful copyright holder. When sabnzbd…
Update: As pointed out by Jen, Q is actually much cooler than Wesley. I apologize. I love the Emergency Medical Hologram from Star Trek: Voyager. Played by Robert Picardo, he is probably my favorite Star Trek character from any Star Trek, save possibly Wesley Crusher, played by Wil Wheaton. I’m big into Star Trek, and most people won’t care about this post, but I went to the trouble of editing and cutting out the ECH part of Voyager episode 6×04 – Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy and posting it on YouTube for everyone to see. It’s below. I was reminded of how awesome he is from a very inaccurate and completely incorrect article Courtney sent me via del.icio.us. In case anyone has forgotten how awesome the ECH is, especially during his transformation from EMH to ECH, watch the video. You can also subscribe to my delicious or Courtney’s delicious to keep track of links we find interesting. In case you’re wondering what I find so awesome, it’s his transition from medical teal to command red and then the appearance of his captain pips after he activates the ECH. The source for most of the things I linked for Star Trek, Memory Alpha, is the best source for all things Star Trek and is an amazing community-powered resource. For your viewing pleasure, an EMH music video remix is after the break.
I saw the new Harry Potter movie on Friday, and it was pretty disappointing. Keep in mind that my comments come from the perspective of someone who has never picked up a Harry Potter book, but this movie was just boring. I don’t know if it is true to the book of the same name…
Continue reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix →
I watched three movies this weekend. On Friday, I watched Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (hereafter known as “Borat “), on Saturday, I watched Jesus Camp, and today, I watched Casino Royale. I have been doing a lot of homework for my various classes and continuing education classes…
· Programming , School , Media · Comments
Update 1: Added Krystal Meyers picture and GH2 news. Update 2: Fixed “lost”/”lot” typo, thanks to John McCain. Before I begin on the title’s topics, I’d like to begin with another: Christian Music. Normally, I dislike it because it’s completely boring, and of course the content is verbal diarrhea. However, recently, I prepaid for two…
Continue reading The Prestige, PlayStation 2, and Programming →
Contrast showers have long been regarded as a “way to stimulate vitality and promote detoxification”. Basically you get in the shower and you continually vary the temperature widely. It’s supposed to exercise your central nervous system or something by going from hot to cold several times. I just had a contrast shower for the mind.…
I got home from school around 8:15pm and I had some school work to do. Letter to a Christian Nation was sitting on my doorstep, so I said screw it. I started reading it immediately and it’s a very short book, so I finished it shortly before 10pm. It’s a great book, addressing all of…
I died a little inside. For the rest of this post, “Today” and “Tonight” refer to yesterday, since it’s about 1AM, but I consider it part of the same day since I haven’t gone to sleep yet. Since that’s out of the way… I just got back from seeing Underworld: Evolution. Today was Matt Smith…
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Cranky old lady who hates music Mothers Against Noise is a group of old women that seek the elimination of all music they deem to be “noise”. You may ask, “What is ‘noise’?” Noise is music that uses unpleasant or painful or extremely loud or discordant sound. Noise is also a very dangerous musical trend…
If you know what that means, more than likely you’re a fan of LOST too. I was recently introduced to LOST after prodding from someone I met via Facebook, which I will discuss later. I had heard lots of people tell me about it, but I am naturally skeptical of new shows. My roommate told me to watch it, and he acquired all of the old episodes, but I declined. I didn’t care about a show with a main plot device of a plane crash. I’ve seen that, and it was a movie; Cast Away. Read on for the reasons why LOST is the best show ever.