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• Commented on Movie recommendations?
  A couple years ago I watched and greatly enjoyed a small film called Primer. I will not try to explain the plot (heads up for spoilers when reading about it) only to say that it's a mind-bender. Fun and very...
• Commented on Best book to movie adaptation?
  I second Keith's mention of Blade Runner. Great film, great script. Though by no means a "best," and despite its leading man, I thought Minority Report was another pretty solid Philip K. Dick adaptation....
• Posted Metal and Fantasy. Match made in...well, somewhere... to Suvudu - Discussion Forum - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games
  One of my favorite Suvudu posts is The Best Heavy Metal Songs Based on Fantasy Novels. It garnered a ton of feedback, mostly in the form of people adding to the list (Zep!). So, (queue opening riff of Ramble On)...
• Commented on Sign my book!
  Thanks for the tip, TJ. I've not heard him speak but can imagine it. Next time he's in NYC, I'll make sure to get out and see him....
• Commented on Sign my book!
  I've not Stephenson speak but I can imagine it. I will make a point of getting out next time he is in NYC....
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• Commented on Have you ever tried out Chrome?
  I *am* insane...but, yes, four browsers. Actually, five, because I use Safari on a PC to fake a Mac experience (from a code perspective -- visually you can fake it with a Firefox theme). Flock is cool. It's built on...
• Commented on Sign my book!
  I could name a few too many and it's subject to change from day-to-day but...topping the list would probably be The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson or anything by Thomas Pynchon (anyone know where he is? :)) -- just to...
• Commented on Dean Koontz's Frankenstein
  I haven't checked out the book itself but there's a new site dedicated to the graphic novel. It has a cool video that gives a flavor of what to expect. Site is here: http://frankenstein.deankoontz.com/....
• Commented on What Comic or Graphic Novel really turned you on to the genre?
  Maus was my introduction to the graphic novel. Blew my mind. Watchmen was another one. To this day, both really demonstrate what is possible in the medium....
• Commented on Have you ever tried out Chrome?
  I use Chrome as my fourth browser. IE for "application-like" web interfaces that may rely on desktop interaction; FireFox for plug-in rich experience (SEO primarily); Flock for the "social stuff"; and Chrome for "clean, fast, surfing."...