Time Dilation Visualized
Or what they leave out of Project Hail Mary.
Reviews
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Gladiators weren’t the NFL of Rome. “I think that’s part of the underlying fundamental problem with this film: it needs Rome to be about gladiators and thus for the Colosseum to be the symbol of Rome and the utmost expression… Read More »Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part II
Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
We tend to forget that history is long. “It makes about as much sense for Rome to be invading ‘Numidia’ (which, again, the film treats as a town and not a large region) in 200 A.D. as for a film… Read More »Collections: Nitpicking Gladiator II, Part I
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Yakuza 3 reviewed by Yakuza
Love this game series. “A real fight–it’s short and it’s brutal. Over in a minute. Nobody goes around trading blows and crap like that. Usually the first guy to punch wins.” https://boingboing.net/2010/08/10/yakuza-3-review.html
The Meaning Of: Snow White
An interesting interpretation. [The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast] 558. The Meaning Of: Snow White #theJordanBPetersonPodcast https://podcastaddict.com/the-jordan-b-peterson-podcast/episode/203885010 via @PodcastAddict
Collections: Total Generalship: Commanding Pre-Modern Armies, Part I: Reports
“Rarely does one get a battle scene in which all of the decisions of import were made at a council of war in the early, pre-dawn hours with the battle then left to simply play out according to plan and… Read More »Collections: Total Generalship: Commanding Pre-Modern Armies, Part I: Reports
My 2025 in Movies
I do not watch as many movies as I used to, but I have still managed to see some great last year. Here is my top 10.
My 2025 in Books
Let’s start with some numbers. My shortest book was Death and What Comes Next by Terry Pratchett (1 page) and longest was The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (815 pages, even tough it is more like… Read More »My 2025 in Books
Plochozemci (Gunagu)
Plochozemci sú pokusom o poukázanie na to, ako ľuďom jebe, ale žiaľ toto šlo za mňa vedľa. Asi prvý krát som odchádzal z Gunagu sklamaný. Boli tam niektoré úsmevné momenty vďaka dobrým výkonom hercov, a aj pár miest na zamyslenie,… Read More »Plochozemci (Gunagu)