So, at this point we all know I had surgery. I spent my morning calling several people who don't have the decency to just bill the hospital so that the hospital can bill me. That would make sense to me.
Anywho I was looking for an visually interesting monospace font I wouldn't mind staring at for long periods of time, so I searched around until I came upon "SV Basic Manual". I like it a lot except for one thing... the zero and the capital "O" look EXACTLY the same. So I downloaded FontForge and put a backslash in the zero. I debated on putting a dot in the zero, but in the end I decided I preferred a slash.
Anyway, it's really cool that I can modify my fonts now.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Surgery=$$$ & Comics
Hey, just wanted to note that my appendicitis surgery would cost me about 20 grand if I wasn't getting some charitable assistance. Surgery is really expensive.
So, I recently was shown this Punisher/Kingpin comic. I am reminded that the Punisher is an asshole. It's not the comic for me because I can't root for a guy who can't see the full spectrum of morality and has no mercy for anyone. Meanwhile the Kingpin is equally ruthless and takes his own vengeance. The difference is, for Kingpin, despite causing a lot of collateral damage trying to attain his goals, revenge is more personal for him. He has some flashbacks where he goes to great lengths to exact vengeance and it is satisfying. The writers do a good job of convincing you that his vengeance is totally just which is much harder to do for Frank when his revenge isn't limited to those responsible for his origins but for every criminal ever. A lot of "superheroes" share this, but Frank almost always takes his methods further than he should.
I will say the Punisher reminds me of Batman. Both have no superpowers when they live in a world filled with super powered folks. Because of this, their stories shine most when you IGNORE the rest of their world. When they get thrown into stories with folks that have actual superpowers they just feel out of place, and those are the stories that end up not being entertaining to me. I feel like the only reason this happens is because of their popularity.
Basically they should stick to their own mythos, and keep their noses out of other hero's business.
So, I recently was shown this Punisher/Kingpin comic. I am reminded that the Punisher is an asshole. It's not the comic for me because I can't root for a guy who can't see the full spectrum of morality and has no mercy for anyone. Meanwhile the Kingpin is equally ruthless and takes his own vengeance. The difference is, for Kingpin, despite causing a lot of collateral damage trying to attain his goals, revenge is more personal for him. He has some flashbacks where he goes to great lengths to exact vengeance and it is satisfying. The writers do a good job of convincing you that his vengeance is totally just which is much harder to do for Frank when his revenge isn't limited to those responsible for his origins but for every criminal ever. A lot of "superheroes" share this, but Frank almost always takes his methods further than he should.
I will say the Punisher reminds me of Batman. Both have no superpowers when they live in a world filled with super powered folks. Because of this, their stories shine most when you IGNORE the rest of their world. When they get thrown into stories with folks that have actual superpowers they just feel out of place, and those are the stories that end up not being entertaining to me. I feel like the only reason this happens is because of their popularity.
Basically they should stick to their own mythos, and keep their noses out of other hero's business.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Surrender Freeman
Recently, I've been playing the original Half-Life. This is a game I have never played before, actually, despite it's age (Mostly due to being a console gamer and not having a PC). I've played Half-Life 2 and it's associated bits, but it wasn't until my friend gave me a copy of the unreleased Dreamcast version of Half-Life that I've played the original.
This is a game that does not fuck around. What I mean by this is that it is a challenging game. This is okay though, because the challenge is legitimate so far. I've recently launched the Lambda satellite (DECADE OLD SPOILERS EVERYONE) and I'm still enjoying my stay in the WORLD OF HALF-LIFE.
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This is a game that does not fuck around. What I mean by this is that it is a challenging game. This is okay though, because the challenge is legitimate so far. I've recently launched the Lambda satellite (DECADE OLD SPOILERS EVERYONE) and I'm still enjoying my stay in the WORLD OF HALF-LIFE.
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