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Order In 12/07

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Yeah, it’s a boring and ordinary title. So I wasn’t feeling too inventive tonight, so what? The Third:The Girl With the Blue Eye, Vol #3. Obligation buy, but I definitely don’t mind. Witchblade,Vol #2. I had stopped watching this series … Continue reading →

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Churchill as Kamina? Kamina as Churchill?

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Ubu Roi

It seems that the secessionist sentiment* in parts of the UK (probably a backlash against the EU, but let’s not go there) resulted in the Telegraph taking open submissions for a new flag design. After that, they took the “top … Continue reading →

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December Doldrums

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Watching The Third again, this time on DVD. Bought the first two as an obligation buy; I’ll be finishing the series purchase as it comes out. Definitely worth it. I decided to post some disjointed thoughts, rather than try to … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul’s spambot

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Ubu Roi

This is one nasty spambot. I had wondered at all the Ron Paul supporters coming out of the woodwork on blogs; I hadn’t gotten any of the e-mail spam this story mentions. Of course, the big question is “Who ordered … Continue reading →

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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagen

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Ubu Roi

I think I made a mistake. I think I made a really big mistake. It’s like this. Take a ridiculous robot show that pulls in just about all the clichés: shouting attacks, combining robots, “powering up”, you name it. Overdo … Continue reading →

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Die! Die! Die, DRM!

Posted on December 3, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Oh, hell yes! Wal-Mart Joins Amazon to Push Labels to Ditch DRM Once and For All Even if the remaining major labels who have yet to ditch DRM are dragging their feet on the road of inevitability, major online retailers … Continue reading →

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Snap thoughts: Goyshusho-sama 9 and Shana II 9

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Ubu Roi

Goyshusho-sama may be trying to develop a plot after all. It’s doing it in fits and starts, and I don’t know whether to believe it or not after that last head fake. Moreover, I don’t know if I should consider … Continue reading →

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