(They download stuff for people who are too lazy or tech-challenged to
do it themselves, apparently. Exactly why this service would be
necessary isn’t clear.)

Wasn't there a "talking cat that’s actually a sophisticated AI" in Accelerando, by Charles Stross?
(Rhetorical question: yes there was.)
(Also, free download of Accelerando here: http://www.antipope.org/cha…

Personally, I think Going Postal is up to the standards of the best Discworld books.

I can see where Kate Micucci's character could be hugely popular with the characters (and the core nerd demographic); her face is two millimeters away from being an anime character's.
And I mean that in a good way.

According to the DVD commentary on NoM:2, the third film will be a remake of Smokey And The Bandit, in which they have to truck a reanimated mammoth across state lines (or something). I don't recommend that idea, but I do recommend the commentaries on NoM:1 and NoM:2.

I love the Jane Siberry version so much, I listen to it in June. Unironic goodness.
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

I love the Jane Siberry version so much, I listen to it in June. Unironic goodness.
http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Logically, you can't have three [model] trains. Since the cars and tracks are modular, you would have in essence one very large train. Unless each train set was a different gauge, which is just silly.

Logically, you can't have three [model] trains. Since the cars and tracks are modular, you would have in essence one very large train. Unless each train set was a different gauge, which is just silly.

When the motive for King Candy's anti-Vanillope plot was revealed, I went "Aha! That's why his castle is pink!"

When the motive for King Candy's anti-Vanillope plot was revealed, I went "Aha! That's why his castle is pink!"

I saw Iron Giant, but not recently. The connection did not occur to me when I saw Ralph. I think rather than Ralph copying Giant, they both are part of the larger 'noble death' trope.
What I liked about the Giant Fist Of Death Self-Sacrifice scene was that the affirmation speech had the same words, but an utterly…

I saw Iron Giant, but not recently. The connection did not occur to me when I saw Ralph. I think rather than Ralph copying Giant, they both are part of the larger 'noble death' trope.
What I liked about the Giant Fist Of Death Self-Sacrifice scene was that the affirmation speech had the same words, but an utterly…

Sailor Moon Is A Harsh Mistress

Sailor Moon Is A Harsh Mistress

That's why we need the day to be consistently 2 digits and the month to be consistently 1 digit. Of course, that means the month will have to be in hex, but it's worth it. So the Fourth of July would be 7/04/2013 or 04/7/2013, and November 9th would be B/09/2012 or 09/B/2012. Perfect.

That's why we need the day to be consistently 2 digits and the month to be consistently 1 digit. Of course, that means the month will have to be in hex, but it's worth it. So the Fourth of July would be 7/04/2013 or 04/7/2013, and November 9th would be B/09/2012 or 09/B/2012. Perfect.

"[T]he sound design… that clearly cost more than any other part of the movie" in Paranormal Activity? I don't think so. They were using Audacity, and that's a free download ;)
http://audacity.sourceforge…

"[T]he sound design… that clearly cost more than any other part of the movie" in Paranormal Activity? I don't think so. They were using Audacity, and that's a free download ;)
http://audacity.sourceforge…

[Scott/Woody] says, "Don't [increase the frame rate of/colorize] old movies! That's the way the auteurs wanted those films to look!" However, since the original filmmakers didn't have any technical alternatives, you can't say [24fps/black and white] was a conscious choice, or any choice at all. (With rare, arty…