Author Archives: Dave

Five Songs: Fleet Foxes, Tiamat, Dance for the Dying, Paradise Lost, Bastille

Posted on April 18, 2014 by

Way back in October I asked folks here, on Twitter, and on Facebook, to supply me with five songs they want me to listen to. I dutifully collected the lists and then ignored them for months. A couple of people … Continue reading →

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Have I Ranted About Nerds Yet This Year? I Have? Oh Well.

Posted on April 17, 2014 by

Once again it’s time to tell the men of the Internet not to threaten to rape and murder people. You’d think that this only needs to be said a few times, if at all, but nope, the message still hasn’t … Continue reading →

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This is What Passes for Political Engagement in America

Posted on April 16, 2014 by

This is a friend of a friend, talking about that Nevada Rancher nonsense. “It’s called Civil Disobedience, and it’s protected under the law.”

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If a Game Doesn’t Let You Adjust Blade Tang on Swordsman Units, Is It Really a Civilization Game?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by

The game I have been playing lately on the iPad is Civilization Revolution. This is a big honkin’ deal for me. Back in college, I gave the original Civilization computer game a spin, but I was terrible at it. Once … Continue reading →

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Justified Season 5 Wrap-Up (Spoilers Galore!)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by

Left to Right: Interesting character pointlessly killed, interesting character pointlessly killed, Boyd Crowder. About halfway through this season of Justified I was thinking it was going to go down with season two as one of the best ever. My prediction … Continue reading →

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I Had That! #11: Beyond Earth: Man’s Contact With UFOs

Posted on April 13, 2014 by

Like any nerd growing up in the 70s I was fascinated by UFOs. The decade’s love for all things woo, coupled with books from Eric Von Däniken had resulted in a resurgence in the phenomenon, resulting in all kinds of … Continue reading →

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This Delicious Week

Posted on April 12, 2014 by

Shared bookmarks for delicious user legomancer The Heartbleed Hit List: The Passwords You Need to Change Right Now This is worth changing your passwords over. Tagged as: [security tech web] Wikipedia-size maths proof too big for humans to check – … Continue reading →

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Dave Finally Watches: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Posted on April 11, 2014 by

I say “finally” watches because this has been in the theaters for a couple of weeks now (I was surprised that it hadn’t been shoved out to open up another screen for Captain Hobbit: The Hunger Transformer) and I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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