Author Archives: baudattitude

A Very Productive Weekend

Posted on February 9, 2015 by baudattitude

So, having the Great Encode Project sorted out and not currently being sucked into any MMORPGs meant that I didn’t have a lot on my plate this weekend, and I was feeling kind of beat after the work week so … Continue reading →

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Fairies Gone Wild

Posted on February 9, 2015 by baudattitude

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure: Tinker Bell destroys the fairies’ most treasured holy symbol in a fit of rage, but is forgiven after making a special blue “pixie dust”, much more potent than the normal variety. Tinker Bell and … Continue reading →

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54 Minutes With Suda51

Posted on February 4, 2015 by baudattitude

A few years ago, I picked up a one-shot manga called A Farewell to Weapons, by Katsuhiro Otomo of Akira and Roujin Z fame, that was translated into English by Epic Comics back when Marvel used to do really weird … Continue reading →

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I Think I Can Maybe Live Without Half Life 3

Posted on February 3, 2015 by baudattitude

So, finished playing through Half Life 2 tonight, my fourth time through the game which says an awful lot for how much I like it. It was my first time through since Valve patched in Achievements, which I found really … Continue reading →

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Well, This Should Keep Me Busy

Posted on February 1, 2015 by baudattitude

So, after a good five years of fussing around with ripping and encoding and tagging media, I’m done.  There’s a DVD half-season of Teen Titans Go! and some opera or another still sitting in the living room unripped, and probably … Continue reading →

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The DVD Spec is Surprisingly Flexible

Posted on January 31, 2015 by baudattitude

Way back in June, I finished ripping the last of the DVDs that we own.  This sounds like amazing progress, but the truth is that ripping is only the first step in getting them ready for our media server so … Continue reading →

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Netflix needs to work on its recommendation algorithm

Posted on January 25, 2015 by baudattitude

There is actually a perfectly reasonable explanation for this, but it did take me a minute or two to get over my look of utter disbelief: Actually I think I might want to watch the Tinker Bell movie.  Don’t judge … Continue reading →

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I still hate Ravenholm.

Posted on January 21, 2015 by baudattitude

I recently discovered that, according to the incredibly depressing steamleft.com, it would take me 184 days of continuous playing, without breaks for sleep or eating, to finish the unplayed games in my Steam library.  That ignores all the console games … Continue reading →

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Pony School Musical

Posted on January 15, 2015 by baudattitude

So, not many posts recently.  Normally I blame MMO addiction, and I HAVE been spending too many hours in Everquest, but I actually had some excitement over the holidays that has had me somewhat distracted.  The short version is that … Continue reading →

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Plastic Heroes

Posted on December 23, 2014 by baudattitude

I’m still playing Demon Gaze, and it remains a terribly enjoyable game. The level of fan service has dropped off considerably as I’ve gotten further into the story and dungeon crawling, so I suspect that it may have been front-loaded … Continue reading →

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