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And I quote

Roger Ebert:

Continuity is not everything. I grew up watching “Captain Video,” on which three rocks were rearranged to indicate they had left one planet and were now on another.

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By Gobi – Monday, June 6, 2005

Whoa, deep

From the Intelligent License trailer:

Intelligent

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By Gobi – Monday, June 6, 2005

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Kamen Rider Hibiki 19 out.
Unsubbed. Another entertaining episode.

Kamen Rider Ryuki 5 out.
Subbed. TV-Nihon’s tracker must’ve been tweaked again because I’m getting a green light now.

Hankerin’ to do some Todoroki-style riffing?
Harmonix’s PS2 music game, Guitar Hero, ships with a guitar-shaped controller.

Gone in 8 seconds. [via]
It takes that long for a Windows XP machine without a firewall to get compromised.

Tempest Blue takes a trip.
An account of a journey to a faraway, exotic land.

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By Gobi – Monday, June 6, 2005

Elsewhere on the web

Another Microman Magneforce review. [via]

Mega Bloks Mag-Warriors.
The 4.5-inch tall figures have magnemo-inspired joints and retail for US$6.99. Articulated, ornate and cheap.

A moleskine’s journey.
Disclaimer: “This website is a personal project and not connected with, nor supported, funded or endorsed by the Moleskine Company, its distributors, employees and suppliers in any way.” Just above that: “This project is supported by Kikkerland Design, Inc. U.S. Moleskine Distributor.”

Why the RIAA and MPAA are scared.

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By Gobi – Friday, June 3, 2005

Ecch TV

It’s been said television is a medium for advertisers with shows merely there to tempt viewers to absorb the ads but you’d think television stations would be a little more subtle about it.

Take a local station which I’ll misname “Ecch TV” for reasons that will become abundantly clear. Here’s a screenshot from last night:

Ecch TV

I should point out the TV set above doesn’t have picture-in-picture capabilities. That’s just how the station screens some of its shows.

The sidebar on the left is for SMS messages sent in by viewers. As hard as it must be to believe, there actually are silly twats who willingly pay money to send the most inane text seen outside of IRC to be broadcast to every television viewer.

Meanwhile, the bottom bar is for ads. Yes, ads while the show is on.

That odd sound you’re hearing? Don’t adjust your TV set. That’s me gnashing my teeth.

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By Gobi – Thursday, June 2, 2005