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link salad

The latest fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains recalls an idea of mine: import ice boulders from Saturn’s rings, put them in Earth orbit, and drop them on fires as needed. Is that crazy? Misc links: a somewhat nerdy pun; … Continue reading

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Netflix oddities

Netflix’s subgenre “Dramas Based on Classic Literature” includes Driving Miss Daisy, an adaptation of a play first staged in 1987. A list of recommendations for me shows some surprising and even dubious inferences: Life in the Undergrowth — Because you … Continue reading

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character flaw

I’ve now watched three seasons of Lost, and am wondering a bit why Jack didn’t say to Ben, “Five minutes? I was a captive audience for two weeks; you could have told me then why ‘the good guys’ have been … Continue reading

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link repellent

I wonder whether anyone keeps track of how many times PVP has restructured its archives making old links invalid.

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romantic, pedantic

Heard on KDFC: Don’t miss this critically acclaimed production that epitomizes the pure classicism that defined the romantic ballets. Er, isn’t Romanticism generally distinguished from “pure classicism”?

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privateers in spaaace

Crimson Dark is a space adventure strip, with occasional allusions to Firefly so it can’t be all bad. It’s mostly rendered in Cinema 4D, with details like clothing added by hand. Dude’s insane.

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Schindler’s subtitles

My hearing is just poor enough that I usually turn the subtitles on when I play a DVD; I could mostly do without the help, but it’s good to have when someone mumbles. It’s often clear that whoever made the … Continue reading

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