2007-10-31
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:
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2007-10-30
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
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2007-10-26
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
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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. 
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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.
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2007-10-23
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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