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Browsing Posts published in April, 2010

I hope to keep this site evolving over time, and one of those things I might do occasionally is change the look. I might be trying out a few new themes for this lil’ WordPress bloggy thingy over the next few days before settling on a new one, so don’t be alarmed if the site [...]

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According to a story on MSN News UK, in Chile, an eighteen year old young man allegedly killed his sixteen year old younger brother for basically turning on his Playstation 3 without permission. Once the younger brother turned the console on, the older brother grabbed a knife and stabbed the younger brother after, the older [...]

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I finally got around to seeing “Kick-Ass” last Wednesday and I was not disappointed. Not having read the comic, I went in completely fresh to it, only knowing the very basics. I’d also like to mention that I’m pretty happy the character of Hit Girl ended up fitting the archetypes I described in my last [...]

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Remember back in the 80s when an action movie consisted of big explosions, insane firefights and a cast of bitter and cynical anti-heroes? That’s what The Losers tries to recapture. Unfortunately, it’s just not the same. Yes, it has tons of the elements that should make a fun, brainless action flick. It is also, however, [...]

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I’m something of a download junkie. I also love having access to documents from both work and home. For a while, when I would find something cool to download at work, I’d either email a link to myself or download it to a USB drive. If I wanted access to certain documents at both home [...]

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According to a story in the LA Times, Hulu — the web-based video streaming service — will begin to charge $9.95 a month starting around the end of May for premium content.

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Music-based games have been becoming more and more popular over the last several years, with games like Dance Dance Revolution and Rock Band becoming huge hits due to their combination of catchy music and infectious gameplay. Recently the PC has gotten some games like this, most notably games such as Audiosurf, which take your music [...]

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If you’re into older PC games like I am, you already know about Good Old Games, who sell a lot of older, classic PC games that they tweak to run on modern hardware, along with extras like manuals, soundtracks, wallpaper and so on. While they have a lot of highly revered games, such as the [...]

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Ghostfacers — the web-based spinoff of Supernatural — starts today with episodes one and two. There will be eight more episodes released for the next four Thursdays for a total of ten episodes. Head over to the CW website to check ‘em out.

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Most American dramas or comedies on broadcast TV have their episode count in the twenty-somethings, usually between twenty and twenty four, depending on the show (like “24”, I know). However, on American cable channels, as well as on British TV, seasons are quite a bit shorter. On cable channels they’re usually ten to fifteen episodes, [...]

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