2007-10-31

Amateur Sci-Fi Favorite #1

Posted in Geek Stuff, Reviews, Web Wandering & Opinion at 5:59

Every so often, you find a web-published work of fiction which deserves print sales. In this case, I’ve got an entire collection for you. Of course, I suggest starting with these ones:

2007-10-30

Windows XP Absolute Minimum Requirements

Posted in Geek Stuff, Web Wandering & Opinion at 3:06

Ever wonder what the real minimum Windows XP system requirements are? (As opposed to usable minimums)

Now you know

2007-10-26

Inspecteur Gadget – Thème de Sophie

Posted in Web Wandering & Opinion at 21:47

Did you know that, with the french release of Inspector Gadget, there existed a theme for Penny? (under her dubbed name, of course)

Take a Listen

Fanfiction – Browncoat, Green Eyes

Posted in Fanfiction at 6:13

Available at: FanFiction.net

I wasn’t planning to post two ratings in a single day, but I was flipping through my personal “stuff I’ve read” list and I realized that I’d never rated this… so I decided to make an exception or two.

For those who don’t already get the references, Browncoat, Green Eyes is a crossover between Firefly/Serenity and Harry Potter. In fact, I’d have to say that it’s the Firefly-HP crossover. Despite a lot of searching, I have yet to find anything that comes anywhere near this quality-wise and it definitely deserves a 5/5 rating.

The basic plot is that, following the events of Serenity, the alliance goes looking for a low/no-cost way to get rid of the embarassment that River Tam has faded to and they end up waking up a roughly 150-year-old Harry Potter who put himself into stasis before Earth was abandoned. The first chapter starts two years later when an unusual green-eyed fellow signs on to be Serenity’s backup pilot.

The story is extremely well written with a captivating plot and very entertaining character interactions. Unfortunately, I don’t want to spoil things, so all I can really do is say that Harry is searching to figure out why he is seemingly the last wizard in the verse… and provide you with a few of the shorter, less-revealing quotes:

Oh yes, it’s all fun and games until someone gets mauled by a poodle.

“Good plan,” Jayne frustratingly admitted, still smarting over the lack of support for stealing guano china.

“Yup,” Harry explained. “Those aren’t conjured food either. That’s real sustenance. A never-ending pouch of ham cubes. I used to have a never-ending pouch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but that was before I went to sleep.”

Oh, and don’t forget the squirrel jerky. :P

Fanfiction – Naruto: The Rival

Posted in Fanfiction at 2:10

Available at: FanFiction.net

Like Naruto and looking for a laugh? “The Rival” is a poetic look at Gai from Kakashi’s perspective and, as the name vaguely suggests, it’s a parody of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven”. It has it’s flaws, but it’s quite amusing.

I think it deserves a full 5/5 on my new rating scale.

2007-10-23

mod_rewrite Cheat Sheet

Posted in Geek Stuff, Web Wandering & Opinion at 20:20

Now that I’ve finally got my blog URLs the way I’d like them, I thought I’d share one of the things which proved invaluable in accomplishing that goal: The mod_rewrite Cheat Sheet

As usual, enjoy.

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