So according to internet legend, Troll 2 was made with an American cast by an Italian director who barely spoke English and insisted the lines be read verbatim from his script. That maybe begins to explain this insane and insanely-bad film, but can’t fully account for the ludicrous acting, amateurish “monster” effects (burlap sacks and…
Author: Eric, your haikuist
“So​ ​You​ ​Think​ ​You​ ​Have​ ​a​ ​Power​ ​Law”
This article about the power law isn’t new, but it’s been making the rounds at Worio. I really wish I could write like this — it makes an interesting and important technical point and it does so with wit and enthusiasm. Whenever I try to start writing something interesting about my research, I invariably decide…
make us dance, fat man
the unmoving dance of shame, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. Dan Deacon took over Richard’s on Richards last night and put on what may well be the show of the year (well, for me — I don’t go to all that many shows). Vancouver hipsters are legendarily reluctant to shake it at on the…
“Congratulations, mortal! In return for thy service, I grant thee the gift of Immortality!”
"Congratulations, mortal! In return for thy service, I grant thee the gift of Immortality!", originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. More than 10 years after I started playing Nethack — probably the deepest computer game evar — I finally beat it! That’s a 6,139,426-point Valkrie win right there, homeboy. If you don’t know Nethack, you’re…
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977)
I’ve been on a big Patton Oswalt kick lately, and on his album Werewolves and Lollipops he talks about this movie at length. So, you know, go follow that link and listen to the bit. It’s hilarious. And then doing a little research on the internet, I found that this movie has a whole elaborate…