Fanfiction Reviews, Interesting Links, and General Geekery
Well, I didn’t want to leave you guys with nothing, so here’s a quick poetry post. Jabberwocky from Lewis Carrol’s “Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There”. If you’ve seen Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, you’ll probably recognize the part I’ve quoted.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Huffington Post - Is “Canadian” A Racist Term?
In essence, the article says that some people in the southern United States are using the word “Canadian” as a replacement for racist slurs describing black people in their communication. As a canuck, I find this amusing, disturbing, and puzzling.
Shinji and Warhammer 40k by Charles Bhepin
Length: 20 Chapters, Ongoing
Sources: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Warhammer 40k
Rating: 5/5
Adjusted timeline, skewed loyalties, a well-written original character or two, philosophy, and psychology. This story has it all. In fact, I think it’s now tied with “The Wild Horse Thesis” for first place in my personal Evangelion favorites lists. (Different desirable qualities make it an apples and oranges comparison between the two and yes, I have started constructing such lists. It helps me keep track of what I might want to re-read.) I’d say this has more in common with Innortal’s True Angel but True Angel falls just a hair short. It’ll probable waver in and out of another tie as my tastes change.
Mercury 2.0 by Tirsis
Length: 3 Chapters, Ongoing
Sources: Sailor Moon, Tron
Rating: 4.5/5
One thing which I think the world needs more of is Tron crossovers. I’ve always enjoyed seeing how various characters react to the discovery of the world inside a computer and, in some cases (such as Ranmatronic), how the Tron characters react to the realization that their view of things is wrong or incomplete. (In Ranmatronic, the MCP starts going insane because Ranma’s curse contradicts hard-coded rules)
This is one of those sites that everyone should take a look at. As the title would suggest, it’s got explanations of various sorts. Some math, some computer programming, and a few other things too.
I found it through a link to a computer explanation, but I love the math explanations. They’re the kind of thing that can turn a fence-sitter into a “casual” math geek and I’m finally starting to understand imaginary numbers and logarithms.
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