Defeated by Martine in a reference-off, and having just read 'Lone Samurai' (a history of Miyamoto Musahi), I composed my pre-seppuku death poem:

"Mice, breeding cables
Endlessly curling behind.
My monitor froze"

Hurk! >:

Gaming for the win

http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/09/24/gaming-is-not-bowling-alone.html

Info about how libraries could benefit from allowing and facilitating more multiplayer computer games :D

Random - SNES

Isn't this awesome?

You have a black room and take a long exposure while spraying light around with a little torch.

I never had a SNES, I'm jealous >:(

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System

Avatar

Avatar: The Last Airbender is a cartoon that I watch in the morning while I have breakfast with my 9 year-old daughter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender

It is the best modern cartoon I've ever seen, and is, IMHO, the equal of Astroboy (for ethical grounding and action), Mysterious Cities of Gold (for the travelling and meeting new people), or Robotech (for awesome fight sequences)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imho#IM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroboy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterious_Cities_of_Gold

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotech_(TV_series)


Why? Verisimilitude.

My soapbox for fantasy is internal consistency. Avatar treats its magic as if it is real, and, as in Harry Potter, the techniques the children learn are used by the adults around them.

The quirk that makes Avatar more palatable is that it's a martial arts show, where specific styles are used and expanded upon for characters from different regions.


(POST UNFINISHED, will complete soon :)