I Have Seen: Speed Racer

I Have Seen: Speed Racer

Speed Racer has gotten a bad rap. Sure, it’s not for everyone, but if you go into the movie with certain expectations, then you might find, as I did, a very satisfying experience. With that, here are my top four reasons why you should watch Speed Racer.

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New Clone Wars Trailer

New Clone Wars Trailer

This trailer is a lot more atmospheric than the last one. I like it.

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Guide to Installing Fallout 1 and 2

Guide to Installing Fallout 1 and 2

For those of who wish to enjoy the long overdue pleasure of playing Fallout 1 and 2 (I’m looking at you Phokal) or want to relive it, you may not be aware that, since those long ago times, some dedicated fans have taken it upon themselves to fix up unpatched bugs and even add deleted content. The mass of fan patches and mods can be bewildering, so here, I’ll present the instructions to getting what I believe to be the best and purest Fallout experience.

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Invasion of the Moon Nazis

Invasion of the Moon Nazis

New movie from Finland called Iron Sky. Two words: Space Nazis.

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Steampunk (and other) Action Figures

Steampunk (and other) Action Figures

“Imperialist and steel baron, Anthony Edward Stark, while overseeing construction of a new steam powered weapon. was taken prisoner during the Mexican American War. He was instructed to build the weapon for his captors. Instead, he built a suit and escaped. He later refined the suit to a more formidable weapon.”

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Steampunk Laptop

Steampunk Laptop

This guy turned his laptop into a steampunk-themed contraption. It even turns on with a clock-winding key. Cool.

Planescape: Torment: The Book

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Planescape: Torment: The Book

Inspired by detnap’s assertion that the story in Planescape: Torment “just isn’t dense enough” and that “if we put all the pages of a video game story together, at the end, it might be 100 pages, but it’ll take 60 hours to tell the story,” I would like to point out a novelization that takes much of the game’s text and dialogue and edits it together into a narrative. Continue reading

Building a New PC

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Building a New PC

Phokal and I, mattlindh, are planning on building new PCs and we would appreciate some assistance as to what parts to get. Below are our current ideas with the asterisked parts already decided. Would you kindly help us out?

**Updated with nearly finalized parts 1/20/07:

**Purchased 1/31/07:

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