Category Archives: anime

In which, I finally make some use of my “smart” TV.

Posted on September 6, 2022 by baudattitude

So, a couple of nights ago my wife and I sat down and watched “Luck”, which is an Apple TV+ exclusive animated movie that had a funny enough trailer to actually get me to subscribe to Apple TV+. I have … Continue reading →

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This is the sort of thing you humans do for fun?

Posted on August 4, 2022 by baudattitude

So, like many things I wind up doing, it all started when I saw a single picture on Twitter. In this case, it was a manga panel with a bunny-eared girl attributed to a manga named “Mimi Mix!” Anyway, the … Continue reading →

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I watched some shonen battle anime

Posted on July 27, 2022 by baudattitude

I have pretty bad taste in anime. Basically I watch either comfy slice of life shows where nothing really happens but you get a nice fluffy feeling afterwards or trashy harem shows where between three and ten inexplicably hot girls … Continue reading →

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Friendship ended with PROJECT DIVA. Now CHRONO CIRCLE is my best friend.

Posted on July 9, 2022 by baudattitude

So, the worst thing about the whole global pandemic thing – apart from, you know, millions of deaths and a crippling blow dealt to the global economy – is that the entire country went into lockdown literally the same MONTH … Continue reading →

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I have very low standards.

Posted on March 6, 2022 by baudattitude

I’ve been watching Blade Dance of Elementers lately. This is the sort of anime I talk about when I want to show how far I’ve fallen, because it’s YET ANOTHER harem anime set in a fantasy world where Only Girls … Continue reading →

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Twilight? of the Otaku

Posted on December 18, 2021 by baudattitude

I’m not a huge Holiday person, but I had the opportunity yesterday to fly down to San Francisco with my wife and spend the day with my in-laws, who are actually fantastic people and not at all the sorts of … Continue reading →

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Editing Audio and Subtitle Tracks in .mkv Files with ffmpeg

Posted on September 25, 2020 by baudattitude

I have been trying to consolidate a bunch of servers recently, and one of the ones that I am looking to sunset is a box that has been used as a BD ripping and media encoding box.  The reason it … Continue reading →

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Girls’ Last Tour

Posted on August 15, 2020 by baudattitude

I’ve been turning off subscriptions to streaming services lately, with the idea being that I probably have too many going at any one time and that when I actually DO feel like binging some series or another I can always … Continue reading →

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In which, one thing leads to another and I buy clothing.

Posted on October 29, 2019 by baudattitude

A few days – maybe a couple of weeks ago – my twitter timeline basically exploded with Japanese Red Cross blood-drive posters.  Apparently, some genius at that organization decided that (a) nerds have blood, (b) the Red Cross would like … Continue reading →

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An extremely specific rant on the annoyances of buying anime on macOS Catalina.

Posted on October 27, 2019 by baudattitude

I buy a fair amount of media off the video section of the iTunes Music Store (hereafter iTMS).  It tends to be cheaper than buying blu-rays, and all I am going to do with a blu-ray is immediately redeem the … Continue reading →

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