Category Archives: Random Nonsense

Just whatever comes to mind.

On Terrorism and the American Character… and Media

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Ubu Roi

This belongs at Houblog, but it’s currently broken and I’m not going to fix it right now. Boston Marathon bombing, Chechen brothers, yadda, yadda, yadda What’s interesting about this is the stark difference between “home-grown” terrorists and the terrorists of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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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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They Did It… They Really Did It!

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Ubu Roi

You knew it had to happen sooner or later. I mean, we had “mood rings” back during the 70’s. Entirely different technology, but it was only a matter of time before someone managed this kind of upgrade, what with cheap … Continue reading →

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Warn the Duck!!!

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Someone better let Wonderduck know… or is he the culprit? He hasn’t denied it; it must be true!

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Fall 2012

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Well, some folks think this upcoming season is going to be a total loss, but I’m not one of them. For that matter, some think this season is a total loss, and while it wasn’t as good as I’d hoped, … Continue reading →

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