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To Those Who Served

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Written by Rob
Published: 11 November 2014

This is for you. (img: US Dept of Commerce)This is for you. (img: US Dept of Commerce)

A happy Veterans Day for my fellow vets out there.  Stand tall, ladies and gents…

…and don’t forget that some gave all.

Military funeral for the WWII and Korean War unknowns aboard USS CANBERRA (CA-70). (img:Wikipedia)Military funeral for the WWII and Korean War unknowns aboard USS CANBERRA (CA-70). (img:Wikipedia)

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Sci-fi Saturdays: Para Espanol, Marque Numero Uno

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Published: 08 November 2014
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“Wait? Is that Spanish? BUT THAT’S WRONG!” Uh, no.“Wait? Is that Spanish? BUT THAT’S WRONG!” Uh, no.

Note: this is a republication of an old Sci-Fi Saturdays that I did at the original Claude & Monet site.  As the upcoming relaunch will not include SFS, I’ll be copying many of my favorites here.

“Hey, how come that guy is speaking Spanish? It’s an English webcomic, write English!”
– email from yesterday

Okay, it’s questions like this that make things interesting. Of course they’re referring to Sandoval’s lapse into his native language during Thursday’s page. And though I provided a translation (as well as a translation for Monet’s Scottish slang, something I don’t expect Americans to be familiar with either), I got at least one email asking why I used a foreign language.

To which I say: really? That’s the problem? I can think of at least a couple of webcomics that use languages other than English as advertised and may or may not translate it as needed. Doubtless that there are other works in other media that I could quote as well if we sat here long enough. I see no shame in the use of Chinese or Spanish or Hindi or Japanese or whatever, so long as it’s translated.

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Pedal to the Mettle: "Metal Drift" Final Review

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Written by Rob
Published: 07 November 2014
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Highway to the Danger Zone / Ride into the Danger Zone (note: no Kenny Loggins songs were listened to during this review.)Highway to the Danger Zone / Ride into the Danger Zone (note: no Kenny Loggins songs were listened to during this review.)

As promised, here’s the final review of Blackjacket Studios’ Metal Drift.

Long and short of it, the game’s what you would have if you took Atari 2600 Combat (wow, did I just date myself there), soccer, and Wipeout.  Basically, your job is to carry a ball-like thing to the goal without getting all ‘splody.  Unfortunately, there are twelve other players hell-bent on making sure you do.  Fortunately, you have eleven other players on your side to make sure they don’t.  There’s a lot of ammunition thrown around, players juking and trying to grab the ball so they make it to the goal, and occasional powerups that let you survive or do more damage.

Basically, it’s like Congress, only with a high-tech veneer.

But how does it stack up in the end?  Read on!

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And This is What Happens When You Search at Random on Google Images

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Written by Rob
Published: 06 November 2014
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Hell, I don't even know who this is.

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  1. BOOM! "Metal Drift" First Impressions
  2. Realistic Hatsune Miku

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