In a completely unexpected move, Swavek got me a Logitech G5 gaming mouse and “Mass Effect” for my birthday. This is some pretty awesome hardware. It’s got a lot of features that my old Logitech mouse didn’t have, such as two thumb buttons and a wheel that tilts to the left and right. Even the cord is unique:...
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Aiden has interesting hair. It’s blonder than either of his parents’ hair, but straight and fine like his father’s. Unfortunately, the front of his head was being outgrown by the back of his head. The front just hasn’t filled in entirely, while the back is dominated by a huge tuft that sticks out...
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A “gravatar” is an avatar that follows you from site to site, a globally recognized avatar. That way, you don’t have to set up a new avatar image at every blog and message board that you post to. Sites that are set up to recognize gravatars submit your email address to gravatar.com and get your registered avatar...
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I watched the 2004 CGI remake of “Appleseed” (1988) last year and found myself under-impressed. The animation was good, but the story was so long-winded that you wait for all the boring talking to end so that you could see the next fight scene. “Appleseed Ex Machina” (2007) stepped up both the...
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I installed Titan Quest on Thursday, and I’m glad that I installed the expansion pack along with it. It’s like Diablo 2, except with Romans. From the looks of it, all of the features that make it better than Diablo 2 (from a user interface perspective, since I can’t speak to the story yet) come from the...
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The theater got pretty full at the “Death Note” live-action movie, since it was limited-release and only had two showings. I was surprised at how friendly and talkative everyone in the audience was. I had a nice conversation concerning Japanese horror cinema with the couple in front of me. They were 15. The entire...
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I went to see the Death Note live-action movie on Tuesday night. It was pretty good, and followed the storyline of the animated series closely (skipping over bits to cut down on run time). The CGI was used sparingly, which is not surprising for a Japanese release. The special effects were mostly used for the scenes with...
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Chrissy loves to go to garage sales on Saturday mornings. We look forward to the good weather because that’s when people pull their junk out the attic to sell it in their driveway. And if you get there early enough, you’ll get the good stuff before everyone else gets to it. Just like “Black Friday”,...
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