Monthly Archives: October 2007

Another day, another Vista hack on some compy from a big box store. “So why can’t I install this [15 year old] program on the new computer?” “It’s too old and Vista won’t run it. I mean, I says you … Continue reading →

It might look like a still from a movie, but this is the real Federal Council of Switzerland, the executive branch of that country’s government. The stylish lady in the centre is the current Council president and essentially the nation’s … Continue reading →

“Still Alive” is the demented little song the demented research computer sings to you (after having tried to kill you for the whole game) when you complete Valve’s Portal while you watch the end credits. It is brilliant and hilariously … Continue reading →

I needed to get a new vacuum for the shop. We have an old Shop Vac that works, but its floor attachment is small and it takes a while to do a floor with it. Shop Vacs are also not … Continue reading →

[part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4] Alone In The Dark Alone in the Dark is another survival-horror game, I’ve never played it personally, but it has legions of fans. I’d heard about the film, of course, but went … Continue reading →

[part 1] [part 2] [part 3] Lara Croft: Tomb Raider The Tomb Raider game is so famous that even people who don’t own computers have heard of it. It’s got guns, a busty heroine, exotic travel, grave robbing… how couldn’t … Continue reading →

[part 1] [part 2] Resident Evil: Apocalypse Scarcely believing that Resident Evil could have spawned two sequels, I decided to watch Resident Evil: Apocalypse to see if it was any better. I am pained to report that it is not. … Continue reading →

[part 1] Resident Evil Resident Evil is a wildly popular, story-driven shooter. Because the producers loved the game and its fans so much, they decided to make a movie vaguely-sorta-kinda based on the first game in the series, BUT… with … Continue reading →

And these aren’t ordinary movies, oh no, these are all movies based on video games! One of the problems with most story-driven video games is they are either deliberately or inadvertently based on movie stories. So with a movie based … Continue reading →

You have all day to do it. If you can’t decide on one of the big three parties, vote for the Green Party, it makes them feel loved. Remember, a failure to vote not only means you are a chump, … Continue reading →