The New Vaquero

October 30, 2006

I've been longing for a nice single-action wheelgun for quite some time. Why? I couldn't tell you. Part of it would be the simplicity and romance of it. It's a design that's endured since the 19th century, and it's got a certain charisma to it.

Noein lands Stateside.

October 29, 2006

One of the nice things about Bittorrent and the DVD format in general is that obscure television series and movies are available all over the world, as opposed to just the countries in which they were broadcast.

56k: still a consideration?

October 27, 2006

On most forums, folks are courteous enough to post warnings on threads that are image-heavy and therefore very resource-consuming to people on 56k and slower connections.The only problem is, if you look at what the Web has become, it seems like a pretty unnerving and plodding ordeal for people on dial-up. I'm running on a spritely cable connection, and some of the stuff out there takes awhile to load up for me, so I can't imagine how heinous it must be for someone on a modem.

Clark: Body Riddle

October 20, 2006

This one came in under the radar for me. In the initial announcement from Warp, it was somewhere in the middle of the list, and since it wasn't immediately identified as the new Chris Clark record (apparently he's just …

Snow White, and the end of the world.

October 15, 2006

I finally finished the Melancholy of Suzumiyu Haruhi, and what a ride it was. It still remains to be seen if this show will ever see a stateside release, but judging from reactions and sales in Japan, …

Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu

October 5, 2006

Somebody tell me what's going on. Please?

I usually hate this sort of series, but two minutes into the first episode, my jaw was hanging open …