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Mordor

Posted by Robyn on Sep 30, 2009 in General

Need I say more?

 
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Gamer

Posted by Robyn on Sep 5, 2009 in Movie Reviews

Justin and I saw Gamer last night, and it wasn’t what either of us thought it would be. If you’re thinking of seeing it, this review is spoiler-free, and worth looking at before you hand over your ten bucks.

The main problem was that I was in the mood for a mindless action movie, but that’s not exactly what Gamer was. There’s plenty of action, but it’s got a lot of psychological sub-themes having to do with control of other people and the whole gamer psyche. The filmography is also jerky and designed to make you feel uncomfortable the whole time.

The action parts are well-executed, which is probably why that’s all you see in the previews. The rest of it comes out as idealistic film-school-student psychological mush, even though some of the ideas explored could be interesting if they unfolded more slowly and deliberately.

The film had a great cast, but none of the characters were developed, even though they could have been interesting if further explored. Overall, the movie had too broad a scope for film, and came off feeling rushed and unpolished as a result. It would have made a better TV series.

 
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Zombie Plans

Posted by Robyn on Aug 11, 2009 in General

Okay, so everyone just loves to talk about their zombie plans. What’s your zombie plan, Robyn? Well, I have come up with the perfect plan.

BECOME A VAMPIRE.

I will begin searching for a friendly vampire to bite me immediately. And when all you idiots are running from the zombies, I’ll be walking around, unharmed, and in full possession of my brains, thank you very much. Hell, I may even side with the zombies, so watch your back!

That’s about as realistic a zombie plan as I’ve ever heard.

(Relevant picture of Vampire Bella is relevant.)

 
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Married

Posted by Robyn on Aug 2, 2009 in General

 
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13″ MacBook Pro

Posted by Robyn on Jun 6, 2009 in Technology

We’re at the Apple store, looking at the new 13″ MacBook Pro! I can’t wait until someone buys our current laptops, so we can pick up a couple of these. The new LCD screen really is amazing. I hadn’t given it enough credit until I saw it in person. Viewing angles are awesome!

 
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Twilight

Posted by Robyn on Apr 30, 2009 in General

I read this book last night. It far exceeded my expectations. It started out slow, but about a quarter of the way in, it picks up and just grabs you. I can’t wait to get my hands on the rest of the series.

FYI, “Twilight” should not be taken as a recommendation for when you should start reading this book. It’s rather long, and it’s impossible to put down until you finish it. I went to bed at 7 AM. If it hadn’t been my day off, I’d have had to leave for work with no sleep!

 
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Attention Universe

Posted by Robyn on Apr 17, 2009 in Technology

If I wanted your software, I would go looking for it. Really, I’m a big girl. I can find applications for myself.

Microsoft: Please do not install random crap with Windows Update. And why must I LOG IN to Messenger before I can stop it loading on boot!?
Sun: No, I do not want Open Office with my Java Update for Chrome! Why would you even ask me that?
Apple: No, I do not need or want the Mobile Me control panel. I use Exchange. Thanks.

Seriously.

 
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Political Debates are Fun…

Posted by Robyn on Mar 23, 2009 in Politics

… but that’s not what I’m doing here. I’m actually saying that neither side is really looking at this issue the right way.

The liberals been trying to get all of us to “save the planet” for decades, so when they realized they had finally convinced nearly everyone that global warming was real, they started tripping over themselves to make environmental practices the solution. Meanwhile, conservatives have been fighting regulations for so long that once they realized there wasn’t any rational argument against the reality of climate change, they started trying to convince people it wasn’t humans that caused it.

Here’s how that whole thing is going to play out.

The right wing is beginning to realize that so-called “environmental” policies aren’t such a bad thing. There’s big money to be made in new energy development, and most “sustainable” practices are actually good for the bottom line. At the same time, the left wing is kind of like the unpopular kids finally realizing they outnumber the popular kids. By a lot. So, environmentalism is becoming very “fashionable”, not to mention a whole lot easier, and usually cheaper, too.

And that’s what I’ve been saying all along. Most people want to do the right thing, but we’re also very lazy and very greedy. If you make “doing the right thing” difficult and expensive, then we’re going to do the easy thing. If you force us to “do the right thing” through regulation, then we’ll get really mad. But if you make “doing the right thing” easy and profitable, then we’ll do it all day long.

And love it.

And again, that’s great. I’m all for living sustainably. But none of that is really to the point. I don’t care if the primary cause of climate change is carbon emissions, sun spots, deforestation, the tilt of the Earth’s axis, or your deity of choice declaring his or her wrath on humanity. Whatever the cause, let’s figure out what we can do to stop it. Because it’s not the planet that’s in peril, it’s us.

Somehow, I don’t think buying a hybrid is the solution, but some scientists already have the right idea.

 
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The Whole Global Warming “Debate”

Posted by Robyn on Mar 23, 2009 in Politics

Imagine there was a giant asteroid headed for Earth. It’s not the first asteroid of this size to strike Earth, but it’s the first one since humans have lived here. This particular asteroid is not big enough to destroy the planet, but certainly big enough to do serious damage to the humans who live here, especially if it strikes in a populated area.

Now, imagine there was a huge debate over whether this giant asteroid had been knocked towards Earth by a piece of space junk created by humans. Some people think we caused the problem, and others think we didn’t. They like to argue about it a lot. Meanwhile, I’m over here thinking…

HEY! LOOK AT THAT GIANT ASTEROID! SHOULDN’T WE MAYBE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!?

Global climate change is real, and to be frank, it’s not “saving the planet” we should be worried about. Planet Earth has survived far worse, and it’ll probably be here long after we’re gone. We should be worried about how our coastlines will be flooded if any more ice melts.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for living sustainably. Reducing carbon emissions, recycling, and conserving energy are all fantastic things for us to do. But those are also money-saving things that we should be doing anyway, for our own sakes. Sure, taking those actions may have an impact on climate change, but it’s probably too little too late at this point. When it comes to climate change, we should be building sea walls around New York and LA.

I’m just saying.

 
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Attention Firefox

Posted by Robyn on Mar 21, 2009 in Technology

BE A FOLLOWER

One of the main things I love about webkit browsers (Safari and Chrome) is the tabs being on top. Having the ability to detach tabs and create new browser windows is also cool. This makes it so easy to switch between tabs, and also solves another problem: bookmarks.

In Firefox, I am constantly hitting a bookmark on my toolbar, rather than clicking the tab I want to switch to. This is very annoying, and I’ve been living with it for years. As a temporary fix, I have moved my navigation buttons and address bar down to the bookmarks toolbar, and put the bookmarks further up. It more or less solves the problem, but it looks stupid.

By comparison, here is how the same window looks in Chrome.

See how much cleaner and prettier that is? So yeah, Firefox. Be a follower. Nobody will blame you.

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