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HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : A Bit Of Confusion

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:05:50 +0000

If the Deep Web were Knoebels, bitcoins would be the tickets. Or if you don't know what Knoebels is, bitcoins are the Deep Web's version of arcade tokens, except you're supposed to trade them with other people, and (I'm pretty sure) you can't trade them back for real world currency.

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : The Sound Of An Ambulance In The Distance

Thu, 9 Jun 2011 14:29:58 +0000

Ooh Wii U, killer tofu!

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : Moore's Law

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:05:51 +0000

Tony hit the nail on the head. We can go in the other direction, as well. Let's say we live 2000 years in the future, granted we haven't blown ourselves up by then (even 100 years would likely suffice). We happen to have a time machine at our disposal and are going to bring back all sorts of neat technologies with us to 2011 CE because even after 2000 years, we still aren't a particularly wise species. Even though all of those technologies can be perfectly explained using science, it would be nigh impossible for us to explain it all because our scientific advancement is so much further ahead than theirs. The people of 2011 won't have a chance at understanding those advanced sciences, so the we may as well be performing rather fancy magic. You can also think of it like this: it's similar to (though hardly alike) The Doctor trying to explain to one of his companions precisely how the TARDIS (or even time itself) works.

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : Moore's Law

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:07:29 +0000

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -Arthur C. Clarke

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : The Bovine Comedy

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:30:23 +0000

As it turns out, Soylent Cow is also people.

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : Paralleloquels

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:32:40 +0000

Or a sequel to Twister: Alien vs Cyclone.

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : Failed Enterprises

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:09:05 +0000

Elf. What in the shitcakes were they smoking when they decided airing that (TWICE!! (thankfully not in the same day)) would be a good idea? Because whatever the hell it was, I want some.

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : Failed Enterprises

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 06:00:08 +0000

That first one's more of a kick in the pants than a shitting of the pants, don't'cha think? But I will concede that maximum sadness will be had whenever (if ever) they air. Also, I don't know much (or anything, really) about Captain America, but I gotta say, the new movie is looking like it's gonna be pretty ok. Well, at least better than the Green Lantern...

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : Failed Enterprises

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:55:07 +0000

Well, I think they should be allowed to show fantasy fiction as well, not just science fiction. But I'm not talking about Elf fantasy (seriously, why the fuck was it on there?!), I'm talking about Lord of the Rings fantasy.

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : What An As Hole

Tue, 7 Dec 2010 07:56:10 +0000

Ok, I'm really not surprised so many people are so disappointed about NASA's press conference, but it's just plain silly. We just found a new species that we previously believed impossible to exist. Do you realize what that means!? We have to reevaluate everything we currently know about biological chemistry. This is bigger than finding extraterrestrial life because we were previously looking for life as we knew it. It would be cool, but kinda boring, kinda bland. "Eh, we already know how this works; it's neat we found this, and it's proof life exists on other worlds, but let's keep going, see if we can find more." But this... This is brand. Frakking. NEW. Ok, not entirely brand new, since the only difference is arsenic in place of phosphorous, but still. Arsenic? That's prephsophorous!

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : I Yam What I Yam, And That's All What I Yam

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 02:51:22 +0000

Does anyone else hear Boxcar Pete's voice as that of Captain Hector Barbossa's, or is it just me?

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : At Five Mile High Mall

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:36:37 +0000

We still get that from time to time, and I still haven't gotten my own Ring of Barahir :'(

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : I Have Found It!

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:14:57 +0000

I honestly don't think I'd have a problem with it if 1) they actually explained anything beyond "ZOMG we dun gets it, but we haz dis neet majic purply goo stuff dat maeks majic stuffs not be majics eniemorr", and 2) the two main characters didn't act like bickering four-year-olds the entire time. I know it's not the two actors because I've seen them in other shows and they did relatively well; it's the two characters themselves that are just hugenormous pains in the ass. There are plenty of other "s'mores" shows out there, though probably not currently on TV, that aren't complete, mindless drivel.

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : I Have Found It!

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:45:58 +0000

It's interesting to say the least, but I can't stand it. Don't get me wrong, I love James Callis and I think he's a wonderful addition to the show, but it is absolutely possible for them to travel back in time, again, and fix the whole situation. Remember the last time Henry tried to meddle with time so he could save Kim? He ended up nearly destroying the space-time continuum, and then he went back again, though this time Jack followed him and prevented him from destroying the universe. Again. Then he erased Jack's memories of the alternate timeline, but he never erased his own and destroyed the device used to erase jack's memories, saying "I will never forget." Obviously with this new season they either retconned the whole incident, or they arbitrarily, and entirely off-camera, had Henry erase his memories of it, which we know was extremely unlikely. (I kinda mangled the summary, but it's all right here.) So, it's been six or seven episodes this season, and I don't see the universe imploding yet. Sure, I guess it took a few in-universe years for Henry's actions to start causing the decay of space-time, but this blatant retconning of theirs really frakking irritates me. Edit: I should mention, however, that Eureka is one of my favorite shows currently on TV, and it's definitely one of the few that I watch with any sense of regularity. I think it's very well written, the characters are enjoyable, and there's a very good balance of drama and comedy (i.e. the show takes itself seriously, but not too much). My only other grievance besides the "timretcon" is Tess Fontana (played by Jaime Ray Newman) leaving the show, likely permanently (maybe, maybe not, though I'm inclined to think 'maybe' (yes, I'm a pessimist, and yes, I realize JRN may not have wanted or been able to continue with the show; I'm not completely ignorant of the realities of the world)). She was probably my favorite character, at a very close second to Fargo if it were the case that she were not first. I thought she was one of the better written characters, not to mention she was an engineer, astrophysicist and a redhead? Win-win-win in my book :)

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : I Have Found It!

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:30:37 +0000

Wait, have you actually watched Warehouse Thirteen? That show is absolutely terrible in so many different ways.

HijiNKS ENSUE - A Geek Comic : Under The Bridge Downtown Pt. 2

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:31:47 +0000

Hey, some people juggle geese. Though that seven dollar Dreamcast could easily be fixed with one of those "plugs what don't got stuff attached to 'em". Sure, I could buy a replacement online for six bucks or so, but where's the fun in that, right? And that Club of Eternal Flame may come in handy once Z-Day is upon us.

Reclaimer - An Alternate Haloverse Webcomic : 218 - Redirection

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:07:16 +0000

I'm not sure what, but something seems awfully unusual...

Reclaimer - An Alternate Haloverse Webcomic : Polls Open: Halo 3 ODST Contest

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:11:55 +0000

Bam, said the lady. The lady also said to feed the birds; feed them some pic #37. 37?! Btw, I finally joined IntenseDebate :)