Monthly Archives: October 2011

On the Other Hand..

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Ubu Roi

It’s not enough to make me deliriously happy, but I was tickled to notice that Netflix is now streaming MST3K

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Well That Just Sucks

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Ubu Roi

I really, really, really wish I’d read the system requirements for Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter, you know, before I spent $40 on it. Required: Windows Vista 32 bit. Yeah, yeah, don’t give me crap about XP … Continue reading →

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Speculative Sequels

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Ubu Roi

In which I engage in sarcasm inspired by Steven’s snark “Someone owes us a final chapter for three or four other series I can think of. For instance, UFO Princess Valkyrie, in which Val is legally declared to be insane … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Know What To Title This Article

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Ubu Roi

So make one of your own up. Every season, there’s always that one show that I say “no way I’m going to watch that.” And then not only do I try it, I end up enjoying it. Well, this season, … Continue reading →

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Now That’s What You Call A “Point Failure”

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Ubu Roi

It’s already over with by the time I noticed but this couldn’t have been good: Research In Motion (RIM), the company that owns Blackberry, has experienced a worldwide infrastructure problem. RIM identified a core switch failure and noted that their … Continue reading →

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Guilty Crown — the Stupid, it Burns!

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Ubu Roi

I pretty much gave up on it when the stormtroopers showed up to stomp/arrest little miss secret agent/idol singer, but couldn’t be bothered to search the room or even question the male lead for the macguffin. Hello? Right there in … Continue reading →

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Majikoi vs. Horizon

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Yet another in a long series of articles that started out as a comment at Steven’s, and had to be moved here. In this case, as the title suggests, I am talking in part about another series, and wanted to … Continue reading →

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