Superheroes and reality television: http://americanhero.wildcardsbooks.com/

It is a promotional site for the new Wild Cards novel, Inside Straight. The actual novel's website is located at: http://www.wildcardsbooks.com/
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV

If you can justify spending over $50 on a single figure, http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.htm ... EOSL-12546]this meido just might be the one to get. (Order it quickly if you want it; it might not be available in June...)

 
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

A version of Legend of the Galactic Heroes with modern computer muscle behind it would be jaw-dropping, I think. Even if just a highlights reel...
So, what old show would you like to see reanimated?
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."

Star - The Dub Trailer

 
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

"In 1901, twenty-one year old college student Helen Keller, with the aid of a fantastical device invented
by her friend and mentor Alexander Graham Bell, regains her sight and hearing as well as near super-human strength and agility. Helen is enlisted by the Secret
Service to protect President William McKinley, who has been targeted for assassination by anarchists."

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =311082465

I would totally buy it.

Edit: still not used to Yuku. urgh. Anyway, additional links to cleaner pages:

http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2008/02/ ... iller.html

http://lohcacb.blogspot.com/2008/02/this-just-in.html

And a more detailed summary.

Blind and deaf since contracting a fever at the age of two, Helen was
eventually taught to communicate by Anne Sullivan. She was accepted to Radcliffe University (now a part of Harvard) in 1900. When we pick up our story, Helen
is a sophomore in college, enjoying the rigors of University life and her budding fame as a lecturer and author.

What the public doesn't know is that she has secretly agreed to test a device developed by her lifelong friend and mentor
Alexander Graham Bell, which allows the blind and deaf to see and hear. The device is a success, however along with restoring Helen's lost senses, when the
device is active she is endowed with superhuman strength and agility. In addition, she can see into a man's soul and determine if he intends to commit
violence. When her abilities come to the attention of the secret service, Helen is enlisted by the Secret Service to protect President McKinley from
assassination by Anarchists. Fearless and patriotic, Helen quickly signs on for the mission.

But the true danger may come from within Helen herself. The black secret of the Omnicle is while it does grant Helen with
amazing powers, it also increases her rage and violent tendencies. If unchecked, Helen could become a danger to those around her. Her struggle to maintain
control is at the heart of her journey. With or without her enhanced powers, Helen is an amazing young woman, beautiful, intelligent, brave and funny.

The RIAA's latest well-reasoned and sensible suggestion for guaranteeing their eternal cash flow is to force every personal computer to have filtering software designed to scan every byte of data going in and out of the machine in order to intercept and block anything copyrighted. That's not so much to ask in order to keep the executives of the big five labels in champagne and hookers, now, is it? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/08 ... end_users/]Article from The Reg here.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

So I downloaded a sub of Rebuild of Evangelion 01 here (search for
evangelion_rebuild) and ran into problems almost immediately.

It seems that the subtitles are designed to be read using Windows Media Player, but I don't have whatever codec would make this one work and also have no
clue as to how to figure out which one to get. (I thought I was up to date, but it would appear otherwise.) It'll play under VLC Media Player, but the
subs are all wonky and in many cases completely illegible -- black text on black background, yay.

Can anyone assist with this conundrum? ^.^

--Sam

"Well that guy's nekkid."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfKA4b5SFq4

I liked the guitar part.
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Into terror!,  Into valour!
Charge ahead! No! Never turn
Yes, it's into the fire we fly
And the devil will burn!
- Scarlett Pimpernell

For those interested in commissioning art of their characters, Jeff Moy has opened his
waiting list again.
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."

Over in the http://drunkardswalkforums.yuku.com/topic/3765]Persona 3 thread...

Ayiekie Wrote:Even if you happen to know what they mean, most people who say they do don't. Therefore, they're not translated at all in the sense of conveying the
original meaning - and for regular people who would like an actual English translation in their English game, even more so.

However, this isn't really what this thread is about, so I'd rather not continue the digression on an off-hand comment.