Monthly Archives: November 2002

Paranoid about Fire

The strike of the English firemen is starting to p*ss me off: (I’m not saying they shouldn’t strike, but…) University buildings have been closed after 18:00 and on weekends so that you can’t get any computing work done out of … Continue reading

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Ramune

went to “oriental city” in london (previously called “yohan plaza” (sp?)). had a good time, a good meal, and finally got to play w/ my own bottle of ramune. but how on earth does one open it without making it … Continue reading

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Adjusting ClearType

I’ve written a web-page / script (using Microsoft’s ClearType control) that you can use to adjust ClearType without being online (mainly because my Compaq TFT8030 uses BGR pixel order instead of RGB, there is no documentation on how to set … Continue reading

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Geneon

I want Pioneer to hurry up releasing “Mahoromatic”. Hope they pick up season 2 as well… ^_^And while they’re at it, pick up “Haibane-Renmei (Charcoal Feathers Federation)” (if they haven’t already) and release it!

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Mental Strength

Why do I get so much new anime when I’ve got so much work to do? “Ghost in the Shell – Standalone Complex” is excellent, but so far no sign of an overall, larger story-arc. Then again, it’s called “Standalone … Continue reading

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Mediaslush Jukebox

Mediamatch Jukebox (7.1 and 7.5) suck (especially the iPod-plugin) as they are never able to sync my whole music-library to my iPod. Stick to Ephpod, which is also a lot faster and leaner…

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More Metroid

“Metroid Fusion” for the Gameboy Advance kicks butt! Just like “Super Metroid 3″ for the Super Nintendo / Famicon and “Metroid 2″ for the original Gameboy (which from a marketing point of view is probably called Gameboy Classic now ^_^), … Continue reading

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Fact of Life

why do people always swamp you in work in one foul swoop instead of giving it to you bit by bit??? argh!

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Donnie Darko

“Donnie Darko” is an amazing film. Amazing! It’s a science-fiction period-film (late eighties) about teenage angst, time-travel and just about everything else. It’s very good at creating a dark, odd mood and suspense; the music is excellent, …The R1 DVD … Continue reading

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Fruits Basket Songs

The Funimation “Fruits Basket #1 DVD” is done quite well (ignoring the fact that it’s $10 more than “KareKano / His & Her Circumstances” for the same episode count (6)). All soft subs (font is a tiny bit too small … Continue reading

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Hercule (Palm)

Something to keep your little grey cells in shape: Hercule for Palm. Give yourself and hour to learn it, and you’ll be hooked!

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Last Days of April

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