Richard Dansky's Blog, page 67
July 24, 2009
Timing
There could have been a worse moment for the 360 to develop a bad case of Red Ring of Death, but it would be hard to think of one.
July 16, 2009
Curiosities Seen On The Road...
...zipping around the DC Beltline at 5 PM with nary a traffic jam to be found...until I got near Baltimore...
...speeding through the northernmost reaches of the Garden State Parkway while listening to a podcast of a 6-man roundtable eulogizing John Keel, the interior of the car lit only by the iPod screen, and hearing, every so often, what sounded like EVP underneath the voices. The second time I played that section, the muttering sounds were gone. It was almost certainly radio interference, of
...speeding through the northernmost reaches of the Garden State Parkway while listening to a podcast of a 6-man roundtable eulogizing John Keel, the interior of the car lit only by the iPod screen, and hearing, every so often, what sounded like EVP underneath the voices. The second time I played that section, the muttering sounds were gone. It was almost certainly radio interference, of
July 15, 2009
Foiled Once Again...
For the umpteenth year in a row, my plans to do a leisurely drive north and stop in at various spots along the way has been foiled by time constraints.
Some day, Stonewall Jackson Shrine and Historic Scotchtown, I will see what you are all about. Some day....
Some day, Stonewall Jackson Shrine and Historic Scotchtown, I will see what you are all about. Some day....
Odd Phrase of the Night
Spoken whilst trying to explain to Houseboy Ian the utter Terminator-like implacability of Mariano Rivera at the end of a ballgame:
"Trying to take a lead away from him is like trying to take cheese away from Melinda"
It got the point across.
"Trying to take a lead away from him is like trying to take cheese away from Melinda"
It got the point across.
July 14, 2009
Travel Plans
The annual pilgrimage north this year is going to be trimmed on both ends due to work concerns. That being said, I'll be heading up the I-95 corridor on Wednesday en route to Newport for the Northeast Writers Conference. I'm definitely stopping in Cranbury, New Jersey to see my grandmother. I'm hoping to make other stops in Jersey, CT, Philly and DC as time permits.
Thought for the Day
No matter who you are, you are not so smart that you cannot be marketed to.
And the moment you think you are is when they get you.
And the moment you think you are is when they get you.
July 13, 2009
Thoughts on Moon
If you like smart science fiction, see it.
If your definition fo science fiction is bounded entirely by explosions, aliens designed to sell action figures, spaceships acting like Fokker triplanes, and stubble-chinned space marines who are out for payback on the Galactic Confederation what done them wrong, you probably won't enjoy it.
Moon is smart. Really, really smart. Doesn't spell things out in exposition, but instead "leaves the clues there for you to figure out at your own pace" smart. Every
If your definition fo science fiction is bounded entirely by explosions, aliens designed to sell action figures, spaceships acting like Fokker triplanes, and stubble-chinned space marines who are out for payback on the Galactic Confederation what done them wrong, you probably won't enjoy it.
Moon is smart. Really, really smart. Doesn't spell things out in exposition, but instead "leaves the clues there for you to figure out at your own pace" smart. Every
A Thought On Reviews, And The Reading Thereof
A brief memo to readers of reviews:
First:
Just because a reviewer's take on a game, book, CD or movie disagrees with yours, it does not mean that the reviewer is automatically A)dishonest B)stupid C)lame D)old E)unqualified or F)all of the above. Any and all of these are of course possible - I've read more than a few reviews of my own work that contained howling factual errors, incontrovertible proof that the reviewer had not read the book/played the game, or a double fistful of "I like X and th
First:
Just because a reviewer's take on a game, book, CD or movie disagrees with yours, it does not mean that the reviewer is automatically A)dishonest B)stupid C)lame D)old E)unqualified or F)all of the above. Any and all of these are of course possible - I've read more than a few reviews of my own work that contained howling factual errors, incontrovertible proof that the reviewer had not read the book/played the game, or a double fistful of "I like X and th
