Archive for the 'Review' Category

Breakdancing Ensues!

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

On Friday night I rediscovered an old favourite movie – Breakdance (imdb link). I purchased this in a bargain bin about 12 months ago for the princely sum of $5.
Breakdance is the story of a young woman, Kelly, whose world of Jazz Ballet, legwarmers, pink spandex, and a day job in a down-market LA [...]

Book Review: Expert C Programming, By Peter Van Der Linden

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

In an effort to add cheap content, I’m recycling old stuff. Huzzah!
Anyway, here’s my short Amazon review of “Expert C Programming” By Peter Van Der Linden. I’m particularly proud of my analogy between Spanish art history and computer programming.
It is still a useful book. How? One example: every C/C++ programming test (for the purposes of [...]

If you haven’t seen Serenity/Firefly yet…

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

Follow these simple steps:
1. Call in sick at your local place of employment.2. Go directly to nearest JB Hifi or purveyor of non-downloaded media products.3. Purchase Firefly series for a measly $39.95.4. Go home, lock doors, rip phone from socket, void bowels and bladder (in the toilet you slob).5. Watch *all* 14 episodes of Firefly.6. [...]

All Japanese People Are On Drugs All The Time

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Now, I’m not one to draw sweeping conclusions based on minimal evidence.
However, sometimes the evidence is so compelling, so evident ; that to look at it is to gaze upon the naked face of Truth herself.
Behold!

Consider the above illustration before reading on. Now continue:
Firstly, this “food” product of Japanese origin is available freely in the [...]

Album Review - Arular, by M.I.A

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Arular is the debut album by M.I.A, aka Maya Arulpragasam, a London based woman of Sri Lankan descent. A quick google for her story of yields the following (and you couldn’t make this stuff up):
1. She’s a west London girl (Hounslow innit?) - and the daughter of Tamil Tiger activist.2. She worked on Elastica’s [...]