She slid between the sheets with a hiss of silk against satin."Lights out," she murmured, and the apartment computer complied,obedient, faithful.Faithful.For years, GENOM has been her creed, her catechism, her god. She had been its good and faithful servant, and had been rewarded with paradise on earth.In the dark, as she drifted into the threshold between wakefulness and sleep, Kate could admit to herself that it was no longer enough. Her faith was dead. Her god was a hollow idol.And what had seemed Paradise was as much a prison.And even though she could never acknowledge it while fully awake, not even to herself, she didn't care any more.Absolute good.Absolute evil.When it came time to make a choice, she knew what side she would be on.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

In case you haven't noticed, I've added a forum for discussing anime music videos to the General area. In setting it up, I also moved the AMV topic from General/General to AMVs, although I've left a "shadow" behind so folks won't wonder where it's gone to.
Okay, people, go to town.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

This area is dedicated to the discussion and analysis of fan-made music videos featuring elements from anime. Trading and searches are welcome, as are discussions of legal, technical and stylistic issues.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

220K today -- the excitement is building...
Out of curiosity, if you're willing to say, how much of what you have planned for Episode 13 is left to do? That is to say, do you have a guess of what the total final size will be?

Move slowly
Beyond the colors of my eyes
Move slowly
Into the corners of my mind
Rising like the Pegasus
Each and every one of us
Released
Islands in the sea of dreams
Always searching harmony
And peace
All we find
Reject our mind
Don't you wonder why
If the war by heavens gate released desire
In the line of fire someone must have known
That a human heart demands to be admired
Cause in the Center of the Universe
We are all alone
Show me sign of paradise
A place we all would like to go to
Tell me what to sacrifice
So there's a chance for me to want you
All I find
Reject my mind
And I wonder why
If the war by heavens gate released desire
In the line of fire someone must have known
That a human heart demands to be admired
Cause in the Center of the Universe
We are all alone
I have a tale to be told won't you listen tonight
Follow me into the core of the fountain of light
Try to imagine that hope is our ship for the soul
[Over the ocean the quest of your life lies ahead]
Maybe together we'll find there's a place for us all
[Follow the star in your mind, sail along sail along]
If the war by heavens gate released desire
In the line of fire someone must have known
That a human heart demands to be admired
Cause in the Center of the Universe
We are all alone
Cause in the Center of the Universe
We are all alone
We're alone
We're alone
-- Kamelot, Center of the Universe
(If you don't know this song, and want to find out what it sounds like, you can download a free MP3 of it from the band's website on this page.)
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

I made one other discovery that day, not long after lunch ended. Among the CAD files for the brain designs were the masks used for burning the circuits of every electronic component in the design. Several were relatively new -- newer than most of the other filesthat collectively made up the brain designs; not by coincidence were they also the extra control circuitry that had been addedto the brain by GENOM. But those that didn't lay out GENOM's additions were among the oldest files in the set, suggesting that they hadn't changed since the original designer had finalized his prototype. I had been running a simulation of one of these chips, displaying its results using both a schematic and a projection of the final physical circuit. I was tracing the path of a particularly osbcure signal when something caught my attention out of the corner of my eye -- something that had gone by a little too fast for me to actually see what it was, but not so fast that I couldn't realize that I had just seen something that seemed out of place.I suspended the sim and then stepped backwards through the signal's path until I saw it again -- a couple of little swirls in the circuit material, bright against the dull black substrate on which they rested, and unconnected to anything else. I dragged a zoombox over it and maximized the selection. Yeah. Just what I thought they were.Two romanji letters, in a cursive font, written in (virtual) precious metal: "KS"."It would appear," I said to the silent and empty lab without looking up from the screen, "that our mystery genius signed his work."Then I sat back from the monitor array and wondered what manner of interesting information that little tidbit might lead me to.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

In another thread, Drakensis wrote:

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Those are two of my favorite AMVs, in fact the 'Right Now' AMV was what introduced me to van Halen of which I am now a fan. Others on my HD include:
Anime Lord of the Rings (a Fellowship of the Ring trailer: Kurillin as Frodo, Master Roshi as Gandalf, other scenes from Escaflowne, Princess Mononoke, Legend of Lodoss War...)
Killer Rabbit & Holy Handgrenade - the Monty Python skits set to scenes from Bastard!!!
The K Team (A-Team opening with scenes from Bubblegum Crisis 2033)

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Evangeli-horn (The Last Unicorn using scenes from End of Evangelion)

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Excelmaniacs (Excel Saga to the opening of Pinky and the Brain)
Gunsmith, PI (Gunsmith Cats to the opening music of Magnum PI)

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It occurred to me that if Doug hadn't used 'With A Little Help From My Friends to summon the (simulated) Warriors to him, then this one might have had a similar effect. For a nasty twist, the last verse might result in him getting home dimension-wise - but only if he dies in battle while singing it.

Here our soldiers stand from all around the world
Waiting in a line to hear the battle cry
All are gathered here victory is near
The sound will fill the hall bringing power to us all
We alone are fighting for metal that is true
We own the right to live the fight we're here for all of you
Now swear the blood upon your steel will never dry
Stand and fight together beneath the metal sky
Brothers Everywhere
Raise you hands into the air
We're warriors
Warriors of The World
Like thunder from the sky
Sworn to fight and die
We're warriors
Warriors of The World
Many stand against us but they will never win
We said we would return and here we are again
To bring them all destruction suffering and pain
We are the hammer of the Gods we are thunder wind and rain
There they wait in fear with swords in feeble hands
With dreams to be a King first one should be a man
I call them out and charge them all with a life that is a lie
And in their final hour they shall confess before they die
Brothers Everywhere
Raise you hands into the air
We're warriors
Warriors of The World
Like thunder from the sky
Sworn to fight and die
We're warriors
Warriors of The World
If I should fall in battle my brothers who fight by my side
Gather my horse and weapons tell my family how I died
Until then I will be strong I will fight for all that is real
All who stand in my way will die by steel
Brothers Everywhere
Raise you hands into the air
We're warriors
Warriors of The World
"How can I be this kick ass strong?! Powerful! Handsome! Charismatic! Gorgeous! Oh, Gods... Why do you burden me with such a heavy karma!"
- Dark Schneider, Bastard!!! #20
D for Drakensis

You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.

Pointless chatter you -get-!
Anyway, this is driving me crazy, folks so here's the only clue I've got - Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to identify the Cowboy Bebop AMV that used a second or so of looped footage to make it look like Faye was tapping her fingers in time with the music.
I -think- it was an instrumental, but I won't swear by that.
Sorry, that's all I remember.
Blessed be.
-n
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."

As you can see from the message under the banner on the main pages, Chapter 13 is about to hit 200K... If things go as I plan, I might -- might -- have the chapter done by the end of next week or the beginning of the one after that. At this point I certainly expect I'll be able to meet my earlier projection of distribution by the end of September.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.