Reloaded in Wonderland
Mar 11th
So since it was my birthday yesterday (yes yes, insert random birthday song for the crazy EVE and Anime geek HERE! 
), I was invited by my cute and beautiful friend (it’s a girl a’ight? ), to the cinema, and we picked Tim Burton’s latest and greatest flick. That one is, as you may or may not know, nothing other than a re-make of one of Walt Disney’s more unique films, “Alice In Wonderland”.
The story should be common knowledge to most. Young Alice follows a rabbit she believed to have seen, one even that wears a jacket and tie. Once she finds what she believes is the home of that rabbit, she goes into the whole – and suddenly is in a completely different reality… one she refers to as Wonderland. There she meets new friends, also new enemies, and ultimately sets out to defeat the Red Queen.
I have to say the graphical experience is pretty unique and unlike anything else, in other words, pretty damn impressive. All the elements of Wonderland have been converted well into a live-action movie, all characters do look like something everyone had in mind when reading the books. Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter. If my friend didn’t tell me that it is Johnny Depp, I wouldn’t have known. You can not recognize him. Which I think is a pretty positive statement to make, considering that this is Alice In Wonderland.
Since this is Tim Burton material, I do not recommend to let your little kids see it. Wait until they are like 16 or so, I guess then it’s alright. But if you have kids that are really young, just wait. This is not children material – interesting considering that this is a Walt Disney-distributed movie.
It is impressive all right. Worth its money, and you should go and see it. If you can in 3D, which is what I did, you will not regret that experience.
Keeping it RE-L: Ergo Proxy
Mar 6th
It is a time in the future, and we managed to plunge ourselves into a global disaster. And by the looks of it, we are looking at a still on-going nuclear winter. It is a pretty darkened sky. Pockets of civilization live in domed cities, and our story begins in one named Romdo.
The story of Ergo Proxy begins with a strange series of murders and a wave of AutoReivs (androids programmed to serve its owner, referred to as Entourage or Companion) infected with a virus rendering them self-aware. RE-L and her Entourage, Iggy (who is not infected), are assigned to the case. However everything goes out of control when RE-L encounters a monster in her apartment, which she later comes to know as a Proxy. Determined to find out the truth, she sets out on a journey to find answers.
When RE-L becomes witness to an rampage run of a so-called Fellow Citizen named Vincent Law in a shopping mall, she pursues him. Only to find that he intends to end his life. However he is mysteriously saved and seeks RE-L, to find answers – with her. The government wants to shut her up already because of the Proxy she encountered, so she decides to leave. Much to the surprise to both, people do live outside the dome cities despite the warnings of a toxic atmosphere.
And so they set out on a journey to find answers to Vincent’s past. It is set in a very dark atmosphere, with a very unique way of storytelling. Sometimes confusing but always clear in the end. One could say “Noir” meets “1984″. I enjoyed the setting of the show very much so. As well as the way the story was told.
All in all I think this is a very unique experience to all kinds of anime fans out there. The setting and atmosphere are certainly different from most other animes out there, and if you’re into film noir, as well as mystery, then this is most likely for you. Having seen the end, it all makes sense and despite what you might think after, say, 15 episodes, it does make sense after all. It has been a very memorable ride. You should watch this one right now.
Ergo Proxy
Genre: Cyberpunk, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Mystery
Director: Shukō Murase
Original run: 25 February 2006 – 12 August 2006
Episodes: 23
Ergo Proxy opening song in full length, made as full intro video
Monoral
Kiri
Turbulence
Thank you, EVE Dominion [NSFW]
Mar 5th
Thanks to the built-in Chrome-based browser now in EVE Online: Dominion, you can look at anything except Flash.
Therefore, you can also see the below… extremely useful for long journeys.
Thank you, Dominion
Maple Leaf
Mar 1st
From El Cazador de la Bruja, Episode 14 – “Maple Leaf”.
Yuki Kajiura feat. Emily Bindinger
Forest
El Cazador OST 1
Captain’s Log…
Feb 27th
…supplemental. The Kusanagi has entered orbit around Jel III to work out a long-term strategy to maximize efficiency of harvesting ore from asteroids with as little investment as possible. Orbit is maintained until a strategy is determined.
[Log entry end].
State of the ’step
Feb 26th
Just a very brief update on my project. Right now I’m working on Milestone Build 1A115, which is the first one to provide a graphical login service. From there you can click on your user, enter password, and you’re in – the usual. As with most systems out there, even on Mac, LoginWindow.app can never ever terminate. If that happens, well, your desktop and everything in it and on it crashes with the service.
That way my Desktop can connect to the login manager and give the instruction to log the user out. LoginWindow.app therefore effectively links the most vital components – which is why 1A115 is a milestone build. As some developers might want to develop widgets (Cosmoids) that allow you to log out with one click, the API to connect to LoginWindow is obviously open to anyone to implement.
In case you were wondering about my versioning… First is the version of the system, in this case 1. The letter that follows describes what it is. A = Alpha – B = Beta – F = Final. A in this case. The last digits are a steadily increasing number. The higher the version, the more improved the code is.
Above The Asteroids
Feb 25th
“It could be said the world is almost completely full of honest people. But I prefer to say the world is completely full of almost honest people.”
DJ AlienHand
Above The Asteroids
Special Mix for EVE FanFest 2008
If Farmville were a country…
Feb 24th
“Farmville boasts 118 million total installs. It has more monthly active users than the population of France.”
“Zynga’s top title, FarmVille, is played by an estimated 75 million people each month — roughly equal to the number who have played the classic arcade and desktop game Tetris during its entire existence.”
CNN: The Facebook games that millions love (and hate)
In the comments, one person says it best:
Tomoyo – No plot. No characters. No prizes. I don’t get it. I just don’t get it. It’s like throwing time right into the trash can.
At this point, may I make some suggestions as to what real games are please:
Ice Ice Baby
Feb 24th
Sometimes, when you travel through space, you find these little gold mines. I found one yesterday. In EVE, blue ice is amongst the most valuable raw ores as it is used to fuel player owned stations (or POS) for the most part. In the outer rims of space it isn’t so hard to come by – but you can always get shot. At this place however, which is in a protected area, shooting you is not that easy.
What I saw made me open my mouth wide and long. I have never EVER seen so many Hulks, Covetors, Retrievers, even Orcas (the super uber mining ship), and other transporters, in one place. Also, note the yellow diamond-shaped things floating around the rocks… They are all giant containers, minimum distance between them is 5 kilometers.
