Monthly Archives: March 2007

The Eight-Sided Hexagon?

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Ubu Roi

This is a cute idea for a contest involving one of the weirdest features in the solar system – one that proves there’s an exception to every rule, even “Nature abhors a straight line.” The thing that bothers me is … Continue reading →

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Code Geass, ep. 22

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Ubu Roi

I don’t have much to say on this, except: You know its going to go wrong from the moment Lelouch agrees with Euphie… but Oh. My. God. I didn’t expect it to go that wrong. Of all the things I … Continue reading →

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Vindication II

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Ubu Roi

I originally posted this as an update to the earlier post, but changed my mind almost immediately and moved it to it’s own post, because the thought kept developing. In a response to the original article, I said: Sure, the … Continue reading →

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Posting’s Really Going to Slow Down Now…

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Ubu Roi

I have been seduced by the Horde side. I’ve only played a couple of nights so far, but WOW looks like a pleasant enough diversion until I can upgrade to a system that can handle Vanguard:SOH. And $15 a month … Continue reading →

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Heh. Vindication.

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Ubu Roi

And some people wonder why I’m retro about Microsoft and won’t allow any automatic updates of any software on my system, let alone the O/S. 20070325.1520: Oh, the joy that is Microsoft. Metafilter is down right now because an “automatic … Continue reading →

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Amaenaideyo, Season 1 Review

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Loser guy with secret power lives under the same roof with (multiple) total hotties, who consider him a pervert and often abuse — what? You say I should have stopped at "Loser"? … Continue reading →

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I Hate My Brain

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Over at Steven’s: 20070320.1915: How neat is this? Michael Dorn owns a flyable F-86 Sabre, one of the coolest of the early combat fighter jets. First thing that occurs to me: “Today IS a good day to fly!” You’d think … Continue reading →

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