Author Archives: baudattitude

Why I shouldn’t work for Nintendo

Posted on June 12, 2014 by baudattitude

One of the weirder features of the 3DS is “Streetpass”, where your system regularly exchanges a little information with every other 3DS it passes. It’s not a lot – your Mii data, your greeting, and the last game you played. … Continue reading →

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Girl und Panzer Dragoon

Posted on June 10, 2014 by baudattitude

Recently I’ve had a friend helping me out by listing a bunch of stuff on eBay, which is a little lazy on my part if I’m honest, but which is also proving very handy for both of us – she … Continue reading →

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Dunrippin’

Posted on June 5, 2014 by baudattitude

From the “milestones” category: all DVDs are finally ripped and now I can spend a good couple of weeks worth of trying to finally burn out the processor on the encoding PC. That is, of course, stuff that takes very … Continue reading →

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Crowning moments in UI design.

Posted on June 3, 2014 by baudattitude

I’ve watched a bunch of sci-fi anime over the years, and I’ve seen quite a few futuristic user interfaces.  No self-respecting quasi-intelligent supercomputer or giant robot would ever use anything as pedestrian as a keyboard, after all. 80s anime liked … Continue reading →

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Double digits!

Posted on June 1, 2014 by baudattitude

If I look back five or so years, there’s a post where I cheerfully proclaim that I’m not insane enough to actually try to rip every DVD I own. That post turns out to have been a lie – I … Continue reading →

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There was a POST here.

Posted on May 20, 2014 by baudattitude

Dug deep into the backlog this week and unearthed Silent Hill 2, which I’ve been meaning to play for ages.  I played through the Wii remake (re-envisioning?) of the first game a couple of years ago, which I am told … Continue reading →

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A Public Service Announcement

Posted on May 17, 2014 by baudattitude

It turns out that Bullet Witch is now available for digital purchase, should you own an Xbox 360 and should you have inexplicably missed one of the best titles for the system. OK, some of what I said in that … Continue reading →

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Horrifying DVDs

Posted on May 17, 2014 by baudattitude

When it comes to going out to see a movie in Oregon, there aren’t many options for theater chains.  Regal has displaced or absorbed pretty much every movie theater within 50 miles, so I wind up sitting through the “REGAL … Continue reading →

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More stuff my wife puts up with

Posted on May 14, 2014 by baudattitude

I just had, like, two cookies.  And maybe a bear claw.  And some coffee.  

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Mood Swings

Posted on May 13, 2014 by baudattitude

Started watching Non Non Biyori this morning.  It’s a slow-paced show about four friends living in extremely rural Japan – so rural, in fact, that they represent the entire student population of the local school, the nearest video store is … Continue reading →

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