Rami has lived on three continents, can get by in three languages, and got a great deal on a three-for-one university degree. In his free time, he can generally be found fiddling with open-source software and websites, in which he is joined by his stuffed toy penguin Aristophanes.
articles
- A for Effort (and Explosions) Rami worries Hollywood will ruin a fond childhood memory
- Meaninglessness at 35000 Feet Rami gets to the party too late to be blinded by Oscar buzz
- Defending Avatar Rami takes a deliberately unpopular position.
- More Zombies Done Right Rami is pleasantly surprised by the latest zombie film
- Eight Plus One Equals...? Rami goes to see the new Tim Burton film. Ambivalence ensues.
- Seeds of Doubt Rami is initially dubious about Michael Cobley's Seeds of Earth.
playpen posts
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at 09:38 on 02-09-2010
I would love to read more novels which featured the same kinds of overblown corporate titles you get in real life. Deputy Vice President of Thaumaturgic and Infernal Sanitation Engineering, a...
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at 15:28 on 16-08-2010
Looks like Aquaria (and some friends) are available for my OS! And open-source! Wow, maybe I can get into games again...
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at 20:08 on 15-08-2010
I've only played Tekken a handful of times, so know nothing about the storyline, characters, or anything else. Nonetheless, I fou...
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at 08:16 on 08-08-2010
British tourists continue to fail at respect for other cultures. Sigh.
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at 11:32 on 07-08-2010
Internet posts easily manipulated by fringe groups. News at 11. Bloody terrifying, though, that size and scale of conspiracy. And that the Digg admins haven't done anything about it.
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at 10:36 on 26-07-2010
I'm amused by the reviews on Triumff's Amazon page:
“a brilliant occult-comedy-historical-adventure that's true to the best traditions of the genres”
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comments
- 20:03, 20-08-2010 on Happy New Year! Now Give Me Your Soul:
Indeed, you didn't get it from me -- not as far as I remember, anyway -- but after this review I definitely want to read it! Alt...
permalink - 19:44, 19-08-2010 on Man With Pickaxe: The Myth of Canon :
As for your cake example, I'd say what Rowling is doing is more analogous to having made a cinnamon cake, but the pe...
permalink - 20:10, 26-07-2010 on How Many Bites Until It Starts to Suck?:
I haven't yet seen it, but Toy Story 3 has supposedly bucked the trend.
Oh yes. Toy Story 3 was great :-... permalink - 10:25, 26-07-2010 on How Many Bites Until It Starts to Suck?:
It also established the tradition that the third film in any Marvel-inspired series would be dreadful.
<... permalink - 07:19, 19-07-2010 on A for Effort (and Explosions):
Hah. Someone should develop a board game about the Internet -- with similar penalties, like loss of sanity points for visiting c...
permalink - 23:45, 18-07-2010 on A for Effort (and Explosions):
seen anyone whining that they shouldn't have made her a woman except for seriously hardcore misogynists
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