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I hated “Last Action Hero”

Posted on November 6, 2007 by baudattitude

And then I hated “The Purple Rose of Cairo” which I saw after I was told “Oh, Last Action Hero was just a rip off! You should see the original!” And now I have found a new level of hate … Continue reading →

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“Remember when?”… Pioneer nostalgia.

Posted on November 4, 2007 by baudattitude

So, I found out last month that Geneon – formerly Pioneer – is getting out of the US anime market. I’m guessing that other companies will probably be licensing Geneon titles, and that their demise probably won’t affect my being … Continue reading →

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Photography: Not my strong point.

Posted on November 4, 2007 by baudattitude

Trying to figure out how to take decent pictures of toys high quality anime figurines so I can be a right proper camwhore has been bugging me. Here’s a couple of examples, in this case using a “Shadow Lady” statue. … Continue reading →

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How a random guy in Oregon would fix Gamestop.

Posted on November 2, 2007 by baudattitude

OK. So Gamestop obviously isn’t “broken” – it’s the de facto leading US video game chain, the 900 lb. gorilla in the market, it makes money hand over fist and I suspect its stockholders are quite pleased with it. I’m … Continue reading →

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OK, I get the cake thing now

Posted on October 31, 2007 by baudattitude

After about a zillion sightings of “the cake is a lie hah hah hah I’m so funny and referential”, I broke down and rented Portal yesterday. Well, I rented “The Orange Box”, strictly speaking, but really… Portal. And it was … Continue reading →

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Firmware hell

Posted on October 25, 2007 by baudattitude

Last year my wife got me a really keen swissbit MP3-player/Swiss Army Knife gadget for my birthday. It made a pretty darn good MP3 player for walking, since I didn’t have to worry about destroying a hard disk, and it … Continue reading →

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Yuno, I’m troubled.

Posted on October 24, 2007 by baudattitude

I ought to be heading to bed soon, but I’ll probably be up for an hour or so. In the meantime I am faced with a conundrum. On the one hand, I should take this opportunity to study for the … Continue reading →

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The PSP Appreciation Project continues…

Posted on October 23, 2007 by baudattitude

I have been, at times, an utterly clueless twit. Wait, stay with me, I’ll only be emo for a little bit and it has a purpose. Way way way back when I had just discovered anime and was going through … Continue reading →

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Dying gameworlds…

Posted on October 22, 2007 by baudattitude

I spent the better part of 8 years playing Everquest. It’s not something I normally discuss in, you know, polite company, because it’s kind of like “I spent a few years doing, you know, crystal meth.” I think people have … Continue reading →

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Trusting souls…

Posted on October 21, 2007 by baudattitude

My statistics class is the single strangest math class I’ve ever been in.  Day one of class, we all got put in to little 4-person groups and we’ve been doing 90% of our work in these little 4-person groups.  The … Continue reading →

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