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Horrible Comic Book Movies That I Still LoveHorrible Comic Book Movies That I Still Love

The amount of horrible comic book movies is too many to count. If there is one thing they have in common it is the cheesy, typical comic book lines and characters. There are some movies which can pull it off but others fall to the waste side.

Nonetheless, I enjoy a healthy spoonful of cheese every now and then as long as it is accompanied by another entertaining aspect. What is that aspect? That depends on the movie! So let’s get on with it.

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Written on Aug 10, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

Love Civilization? Try FreeCiv

A few weeks ago I came across an open source PC game similar to Civilization I and II (I’m a hardcore fan of the series, but left my copies at my parents house on accident). I was heavenly surprised at how in-depth the game is and holds up so well as a replacement for Civilization.

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Written on Jul 15, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

Does Recycled Toilet Paper Hurt Your Bum?

Since I live in an apartment building, I am unable to receive direct electricity from wind mills or solar panels (I can and do buy some electricity from those sources through my electric company but the percent is quite small). Thus, I instead compensate by doing the three R’s as much as possible.

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Written on Jul 8, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

The Ethics of File Sharing

File sharing. This is accepted by both the nerd and youth community. For nerds, file sharing isn’t just about sharing music and movies but also sharing open source software quickly and easily by the use of torrents. Nonetheless, illegal file sharing does happen and it is accepted by many throughout the respective communities.

Because of illegal file sharing, torrents are frowned upon by the general public. Torrent sites have been shut down, sued, and even raided by the FBI. Even with this happening, the sites continue to strive and will not disappear overnight.

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Written on Jul 1, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble

How to Edit the Featured Posts CSS File

I’ve been asked how to edit the CSS file for the Featured Posts plugin in order to change the look and feel. Since I believe WordPress plugins should be simple enough for non-techies to understand, I’ll go ahead and outline exactly what each selector does and how you can change what the plugin looks like.

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Written on Jun 15, 2009 | Delicious | Stumble