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No Country For Old Men

Just watched No Country For Old Men. Wow. I like dark and I like it well done.

Sometimes I go a while without seeing a really good movie and forget how good they can really be.

Some people criticize movies like this. A lot of people don't like movies without tidy endings and full explanations. I think it's the same group of people that don't like poetry that doesn't rhyme, or jokes with no punch lines. Songs with no catchy chorus. I just can't relate.

Will It Blend

I bought Mel a Blendtec blender for her birthday. It should arrive within a week. I don't think she'll let me blend my cell phone :(

By the way, Mel's blog is named The Vegan Monologues which I think is downright clever.

Advice for Judges hearing RIAA cases

Famed /. user NewYorkCountryLawyer (author of the blog Recording Industry vs. The People) posted an excellent article to educate judges on RIAA litigations.

Large Record Companies vs. The Defenseless: Some Common Sense Solutions to the Challenges of the RIAA Litigations

Savory!

Danny Dupre RIP

A kid I grew up with, Danny Dupre (now Marine, Staff Sgt. Daniel P Dupre) was killed in Iraq by sniper fire.

Tile Turn-Based RPGs

With the recent Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (A2) and the new 4th edition D&D rules, I've been thinking a lot about tile and turn-based RPGs.

First off, I like 'em. Depending on how they're balanced, they can make character stats or dice rolls really matter. Whereas in an action game, a level one stablesweeper could defeat Bad Horse (Thoroughbred of Sin) if the player had enough skill.

There are a few things I don't like about tile games. It seems every turn characters will try to reflank each other, and the resulting tumble of combat is not very realistic. You could make facing not matter (as in Roguelikes) but I don't know if that's a good trade.

Anything you like/dislike about tile turn-based combat?