Tag Archive | music
Space for Rent: Not all things digital are the same
——- A week or so ago I came across a blog post that made some very facile comparisons between e-book piracy and other forms of digital piracy. But like many anti-piracy advocates the argument boiled down to, “Piracy is bad, ummkay!” while completely ignoring the fact that the only thing these different forms of […]
Weekend Roundup: February 3-9
Tweet of the Day: Space Marines: bullying goes nuclear then MELTDOWN ——- Another tumultuous week. It has been one headache after another. And I now know why people hate private health insurance. Goddamned vultures. On the other hand this has been a story heavy week, even if my post-project blues prevented me from kick […]
Mass Effect 3: Die for the Cause
“Primarch Victus, fleet wide comm channel open,” said the Indefatigable‘s communication’s officer. “Thank you. This is Primarch Victus to all ships. Some have described the liberation of Palaven as a miracle. It was nothing of the sort. It is merely the inevitable result of our alliance with the Krogan. Once bitter enemies, together we threw […]
Mass Effect After Earth Chronicles: The Dream
Tweet of the Day: Where’s Your Gods Now? ——– The Dream, always the same. Sometimes I dream it often, Sometimes I forget, But It always comes back, Always the same… A Beam that shatters bedrock, A Wail that pierces eardrums, A Smell that fills nostrils, Always the same… My love Helena waving goodbye, Happy face, […]
Weekend Roundup: July 29 – August 4
Tweet of the Day: Raise the Stakes ——- Let see what this week brought: Mon: TV Tropes- Ridiculously Human Robot Thu: Mass Effect- After Earth Chronicles- Intro Fri: Space for Rent – Where the Story Takes You It seems that Wednesday went missing. To be honest, I had a bit of a brain fart. The […]
TV Tropes Monday: Archnemesis Dad
Tweet of the Day: The Wolf and the Songbird ——- Dear old dad is the best in the world, most of the time, but not in this case. In fact when you think of dear old that, the first thing you chuck is the dear part and probably attach the word bastard to the old […]
Wizards’ World War (s.2) Dispatch 14: London Calling Pt. III
Tweet of the Day: Do You Know the Two Ingredients in a Perfect Ending? ——- Season 1 – Dispatch (s.2) 1 – Dispatch 13 – Dispatch 15 ——- Ludgate Hill, City of London, UK, 26 July, 04:45 hrs GMT Gwen drop me off somewhere in the city hours ago. The wind whipped past me east, […]
Wizards’ World War (s.2): Dispatch 13- London Calling Pt. II
Tweet of the Day: Baldur as Old Norse Answer to Jesus ——– Season 1 – Dispatch (s.2) 1 – Dispatch 12 – Dispatch 14 ——– Whitechapel, City of London, UK, 26 July, 00:35 hrs GMT London burned. London panicked. London fought. The firestorm illuminated the dark city skyline. Made it easier to track the devastation […]
TV Tropes Monday: Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Twee of the Day: Addendum: Alberto Manguel and Immigrant Identity ——— Since February is swiftly (and mercifully) coming to an end, it is time to transition from romance tropes to something else. Enter the Wounded Gazelle Gambit. In essence this trope occurs when one party pretends to be the victim in order to solicit sympathy […]
Weekend Roundup: January 15-21
Tweet of the Day: A Must-Know Tip For Slam-Blang Finales ——- Busy and weird week this one was: experiments, serials and the SOPA/PIPA protests. Mine was a white out instead of a blackout, but I think I made my point. So what happened this week: Sun: Post on Sundays? Yes, Mr. Dursley- Experimenting with Serials […]
