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Dear Mojang:

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Ubu Roi

If you want me to consider buying Minecraft, put the freaking price on your website. Don’t hide it; don’t force me to register just to learn whether your “charmingly blocky” game is worth throwing money at. Because if you have … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming, Online | 2 Comments

Get Well Cards for SDB

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Bob at RACS has volunteered to forward get well cards & the like to Steven Den Beste. Address and stuff at the linky. Or below the fold Update: Bob asks that we not spread this outside the anime community, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Nonsense | 2 Comments

Dog Days Gets 3rd Season, and Other News

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Yay! Just spotted on Crunchyroll: As tweeted by Dog Days manga illustrator Fujima Takuya during FlonyaFestival 2012, a Dog Days event held last night in Tokyo, it was announced that the anime Dog Days will be getting a 3rd anime … Continue reading →

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So Am I Bad Luck?

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Ubu Roi

It might be a bad idea to be my BFF (Blog Friends Forever). Ok, I’m not really that close to Steven, but damn, from hiccups to a stroke? Not good, as I can attest. On the bright side, it sounds … Continue reading →

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iPhone has a Flaw

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Ubu Roi

So I’m taking pictures and movies with my iPhone on a trip this last weekend, and I don’t do that much. As it happens, I (re)discover one really major flaw with its camera, either still or video. It lacks a … Continue reading →

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Sword Art Online, Reflections from ep. 17

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Ubu Roi

I started to type this as a brief comment over at Brickmuppet’s place, but there’s a minor glitch in which it thinks I’m banned. It’s happened before; not worth bothering Pixy about. And then I got wordy…. Suffice to say, … Continue reading →

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Busou Shinki

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Angelic Layer meets moé. Even the battle animation is just copy/pasted from Infinite Stratos. There’s nothing I see worth watching, unless you like seeing cute dolls doing cute things. That is all I have to say about it. I’ve got … Continue reading →

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