tribblehead

Sat, 09 May 2009 07:54:54 GMT

The new Star Trek movie sounds uninteresting though pretty. I don't think I'll watch it unless someone directly asks me to.

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:34:59 GMT

Speak in the terse simplistic manner of old. It'll probably help a bit.

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 02:00:11 GMT

Loud noises outside for least an hour. Should look up what happened tommorow. Maybe something to do with Iranian president visiting?

Wed, 30 May 2007 04:23:59 GMT

Met up with Jenny and Azrael to have Shabu Shabu in Minis. Split up around 11:40ish when they took the bus and walked up union just for the heck of it, and to check out the deli. Old Korean lady asked for help finding a bag with an "important bill" but couldn't help much. Got a 25 cents Doritos Fiery Habanero, very tasty. Found dollar bill while walking home.

Tengen Gurren Lagan ep6

Thu, 10 May 2007 14:44:19 GMT

aka Kamia isn't gay, and some shit happened ep

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:16:57 GMT

Finally got a 5 rated comment in slashdot. Kind of makes me happy.

Communal sacred canon FTW!

Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:53:07 GMT

Hmm... a wiki project where a community can create a holy text is odd. That they actually bought ad space on somethingpositive makes this post worthy.

BSG the anti-Voyager?

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:49:20 GMT

After the escape from New Caprica (to be honest I found that a wee bit too convient) we've... character xyz have issues and they're resolved (and rare uber cool scenes in the Cylon ships). On the human side, while I like these types of character devlopments I find that it's the only thing on right now, and there're precious few sci-fi moments making the show too unvaried for my pallet.

The polar opposite of ST: Voyager this show has too much character interaction and not enough pretty exciting cg moments. I suppose with the one group of villians in the series not wanting to fight, and the human conflicts mostly resolved there's very little to happen in the series, making this a very dull season. In short imo they better find earth soon cause the only reason I still watch the show is for the Cylon baseship scenes.

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:56:44 GMT

http://doobl.comicgenesis.com/d/20060623.html ... holy crap this one is fucked up. From reading his news entries this is either a Christianity hating person playing games, or a incredible coincidence. Considering the lack of direction the early comics had being little more then variations of I love god, and how things picked up after the alleged disillusionment I'm inclined to believe in the latter. Well real or not that was one impressive breakdown, no?

Might as well jot this down...

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:41:32 GMT

During the ride to the Manor wedding dad probably out of a necessity to not sit in silence told a abridged story of his life. Basically, he was the mid child and was also the one with the most ambition so in his elementary school years he spent time in the library studying. Later not having a life direction, he bummed around a bit doing odd jobs and wandering until he hit Seoul, andl a aunt of his made some money with a hair salon and agreed to pay for his tuition which he's really grateful for. He attended for a year I think before his aunt couldn't support him.. and blank in memory but he managed to self study enough (supposedly only slept 3 hours a day) and got into Korea U. Again dropped out due to lack of money, but this time raised enought tuition money himself by going to army, (which payed in U.S bills at that time) I think before but very close to the Vietnam War which Korea participated in and made a bit more by being a translator. After x years in the army he went back to school took French Literature as his major stating he wanted to finish quickly to save time/money (but did outside studies) and attempted to get a job as a diplomat, but failed the test which he'll probably regret until death. So, finally he got a job as a airplane pilot, and married at age 35 through an arranged marridge. From what I understand he was singleminded in his life and ultimatly did not make nor does not have any significant friends of either sex though I suppose he'll take the 18+ material to his grave stupid asian modesty...

wtf is NHK about?

Sat, 04 Nov 2006 05:08:46 GMT

Currently we've met individuals around my age who while financially stable seem to have their own fun sets of neurosis all of which seems to come from pessimism on various aspects of human relationships (people/society is greedy, or out to get me). Hell now that I think on it the only character who doesn't seem to follow this trend is the odd anti-hikkimori girl who instead suffers from low self esteem (cares for Satou only cause he's "the lowest of low," and is therefore the most important person to her), and was/is physically abused.

I've no idea where the show is going currently. My only guess is that the mangaka/anime is trying to point out all personal social problems comes from fatalistic views on humanity which we all have in one form or another, so we shouldn't look down on hikkis cause we're somewhat similar?

Eh, I should visit anime boards more often.

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:31:56 GMT

Halloween hell houses, judgment houses and revelation walks Sounds uber fun no?

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:25:05 GMT

It appears after reviewing last nights conversation with Jenny I too don't argue to the best of my abilities. I should've possibly focused on how she was being a hypocrite using her pessimism as a superior standing to my stance of possible.

I'm not sure if this was done due to laziness or some desire not to be offensive.

Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:41:31 GMT

Wedding was a Catholic mass with 5mins of vows. Odd how the brides friend sang eyes on me as a tribute song. Sang a bit too forcefully imo.

BTG some random thoughts

Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:12:27 GMT

Might be I'm biased cause of Asimov's books, but I've always thought robots should be a bit smarter then humans. At the very least I hoped the Cylons wouldn't make stupid mistakes that are probably covered in a "My First Fascist Dictator's Kit". Sadly, they're acting like a bunch of newbie occupiers. It's odd how all relevant histories of fascist states seems to have been forgotten, or ignored. Makes me wonder what the Cylons especially Boomer, and Caprica Six are thinking about this whole mess. Then again Cylons acting logically, subtly assisting the survivors like giving supplies, and using their remaining hidden operatives to manipulate the colony in a positive direction (possibly reinstating Roslin) does't make a fun story. Then again if the intent was peace I'm sure they would've been a bit more sutle, say land outside the settlement, or er... open hailing frequencies?

The Kara thing is interesting. Considering she was abused as a child, having her alleged child be an Achilles Heel for love made sense I guess. I'm hope the actual identity of the baby will be left ambiguous. The Cavil(s) being apathetic, amoral, hedonists was surprising, but shouldn't have been in retrospect. He also reminds me too much of a smart assed nihilistic teen.

I guess ultimately this is making statements about humanity by having newbie sentients make all the stupid mistakes we are struggling with today. In that sense I guess it's like Star Trek only way more pessimistic.

Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:04:17 GMT

Got data from old laptop drive via Bart's Preinstalled Environment (BartPE) bootable live windows CD/DVD (aka: LiveDistro) and recieved Supercollider a webcomic mash-up. Not a bad day i guess.

Steve Irwin Dead

Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:49:14 GMT

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday September 04, @01:37AM
from the fighting-muffin-to-the-chest dept.
mkosmo writes

"News.com is reporting that Steve Irwin was killed in a freak accident while filming one of his well known documentaries. Surprisingly it wasn't a crocodile, it was a sting-ray."

Well truth be told it would've happened sonner or later. Oddly though

by Americano (920576) on Monday September 04, @02:10AM (#16036012)
IANASE (... not a stingray expert), but according to this article: [potamotrygon.de]

Stingrays are generally non-aggressive and intelligent creatures. They have been called the "pussycat of the sea," and devotees of diving programs on educational TV are often treated to images of scuba divers hitching a ride with some of the larger forms. This is a precarious activity at best, however, since the stingray's spine is in a perfect position to inflict injury to a human pressed against their dorsum. And if frightened, roughly handled, or captured, they react quickly by using their tail to place the sting in close contact with the object of their discomfort. Stingrays cannot raise or lower their stings voluntarily. The wound they inflict comes from the arching forward flick of their muscular tail. Envenomation occurs when the tip of the spine penetrates the ray's integumentary sheath and lacerates the skin of the victim simultaneously.

Human injuries also occur during stingray capture, when people attempt to haul them into a boat. Another common scenario is for the victim, wading in shallow water, to accidentally step on a stingray buried just beneath the sand. In these instances, the ray flicks up its tail, usually lacerating the leg. Contrary to popular "nature documentaries," it is extremely hazardous to swim directly over, or in close proximity to, a stingray. A flick of the tail is apt to pierce a person's body, and a serious, even potentially fatal, situation is in the offing.

The same article goes on to say [potamotrygon.de]:

Stingray injury has two aspects: 1) immediate physical trauma from the powerful penetrating action of the spine, and 2) envenomation at the site of the wound with the contents of the ray's integumentary sheath. Although venom is not always deposited during a "sting incident," these two insults often work in dangerous synchrony.

Most traumatic injuries inflicted by rays occur to the lower limbs of bathers and boaters, and to the hands and arms of fisherman, hobbyists and other handlers. If a major blood vessel is lacerated, hemorrhage can occur and could even be fatal. There is at least one case in the literature of a victim whose femoral artery was pierced by the spine of a stingray; the victim bled to death. In about 5% of such injuries, the spine is broken off and remains in the wound, especially when the fish is pulled off the victim. Penetration of any part of the trunk (chest, abdomen, groin) is a serious medical emergency. Introduction of the ray's necrotizing venom directly into the body cavity of a person has been known to cause insidious necrotizing effects on the heart and other internal organs, and death is often inevitable.

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:48:44 GMT

Finally found what I think is the 1st anime I've seen (it's either this or Dragon Ball): "Madoh Oh Granzort", and it took me what... 7 minutes to find the data? Geez... even found some clips on youtube. One wonders why I didn't do it sooner.

Damnit Jim, I'm a doctor... hmm well kindof?

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:20:03 GMT

Watched 24 episodes of Mushishi. I like the series, but it doesn't try to break new grounds, fairly standard non-standard fare. I do love the main character to death (though why in gods name does he look like a SD Seras), but too many of the episodes feel like "Star Trek: The Next Generation". Either the character solves his Mushi problems with techobabble or they're used as a plot device to explore the human psyche etc, etc. This show is all about it's character interactions and it does do well there. Ginko is cool, and the extras are believable in a quiet subtle way. Still the episode where the moral was "treat first encounters cautiously”... ack goddammit stop channeling Spock already!

Harumi, I'm sorry but watching a crappy home movie/anime parody with MST3K is not fun. Nor is it an insightful critique on Japanese anime when it's nothing more then pointing out plot inconsistencies that any TV viewer with a brain would notice. Unless one wants to go and say MST3K parodies of Star Trek or 80s actions movies are insightful/deep look into American Sci-Fi and Films respectively.

Wed, 03 May 2006 03:46:18 GMT

Pyramid Head porn... I know theses things should stop surprising me, I know odd fetishes exist. But still, your playing a creppy bloody game, you see a guy with a block on his head, and the thought is omg sexxorz... It's like watching Passion of Christ and getting horny over the torture scenes. Though in retrospect I'm sure that subgroup exists too. Hmm, Passion as porn suddenly... my life feels a bit better.
(link soon to die with pics http://orz.4chan.org/y/res/91152.html)

Sergeant Dog

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:32:54 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_Stubby cute but oddly somewhat disturbing.

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:53:55 GMT

http://gamepolitics.livejournal.com/248936.html was an odd and disturbing article. Partially since according to Jenny QC students have also done this in the gym and we only got a disgruntled janitor to deal with... so strange.

Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:04:54 GMT

From dictionary.com

Goth·am
New York City. The nickname was popularized by Washington Irving and others in Salmagundi, a series of satirical sketches (1807-1808).

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:08:59 GMT

Turns out I can siphon internet access from my neighbors wireless connection. Really disturbed that they don't know anything about wireless security, they haven't even changed the router's default password. Hmm wonder if I should tell them. Guess this'll make things alot easier if I try to do p2p

Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:00:55 GMT

got accepted as a shriner for rpgclassics... i apply for this about 2 months ago and now they respond?