iPhone
If there's one thing I hate, it's when video stutters. It provokes in me an indescribable rage, and frankly I'm not entirely sure why. It used to mean I'd get tremendously angry when the microwave between my room and the PS3 got
TV
Oh, these stories with their first parts that are almost entirely setting up the next. It’s not fair. On some level I feel cheated, since I’ve gotten 45 minutes of television that was reasonably exciting, generally thrilling, but had it easy because it didn’t have to wrap
iPad
So, I got me an iPad. More out of curiosity than need. But so far it’s pretty impressive. The oddest thing was when the extended family came over and used it to look up places, browse the net, and look at photos while having coffee. I have a few
Politics
life and opinions of andrew rilstone [http://www.andrewrilstone.com/] Some excellent stuff on the new season of Doctor Who (there’s also excellent stuff on older seasons too, and indeed on stuff completely unrelated to Doctor Who).
Games
A happy day indeed as Carcassonne comes to the iPhone. No, it's not a guide to the heritage listed and fortified French town [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne]. Sorry to disappoint you. It's a port of perhaps the most elegant board game ever devised [http:
TV
Any story that has to make its main characters profoundly stupid in order for the plot to work is in pretty bad shape. But if it’s Doctor Who, and it’s the Doctor acting dumb, well, that’s pretty much a deal-breaker. It’s deeply irritating to have the
Any story that has to make its main characters profoundly stupid in order for the plot to work is in pretty bad shape. But if it’s Doctor Who, and it’s the Doctor acting dumb, well, that’s pretty much a deal-breaker. It’s deeply irritating to have the
Photo
I promise to write something about this two parter. Until then, I leave you with this thought: is there something a little bit silly about two people on the edge of a massive, frozen army being able to trigger sensor lights that go on forever? Or is it actually perfectly
I promise to write something about this two parter. Until then, I leave you with this thought: is there something a little bit silly about two people on the edge of a massive, frozen army being able to trigger sensor lights that go on forever? Or is it actually perfectly
Link
Nigeria’s agony dwarfs the Gulf oil spill. The US and Europe ignore it [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/30/oil-spills-nigeria-niger-delta-shell] Huh. Something to consider. From The Observer.
Photo
It turns out I fall in the middle of the Venn diagram on this one. Interestingly, xkcd’s definition [https://xkcd.com/747/] is pretty much exactly mine, except round the wrong way.
Motivation