Monthly Archives: June 2009

Retirement of the Router From Hell

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Random net storms. Super-slow download speeds, worse than a basic 54k phone modem. Pings of 200 to 1,000. Disconnects, where it just decides it’s not going to talk to the DSL modem at all, requiring multiple restarts, resets, and reentry … Continue reading →

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I’d Pay to See THAT in Theaters!

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Ubu Roi

I had a really, really silly thought this morning. Why doesn’t someone do a Lord of the Rings parody…

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RahXephon, just a note

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Ok, I really started getting hooked about the middle of the series, and blew through the last four disks in one night; staying up until ridiculous in the morning doing so. Anyone who read the complaint about Haruna, and the … Continue reading →

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Things I Learned From the First Episode of RahXephon:

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Never, ever take the subway anywhere. If you don’t run into a great big pile of rocks, you might just end up in a strange alien temple.

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Corpse Princess; er, Princess Resurrection

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Ubu Roi

This was supposed to be just a short little comment at Chizumatic, but it got away from me, so there. (Edit: and then I got two similar titles mixed up.) Corpse Princess Princess Ressurection is not a bad little story. … Continue reading →

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